يُختزل التوتر بين إيران وبعض الدول العربية في كثير من الأحيان في كونه صراعًا مذهبيًا بين السنة والشيعة، لكن هذه القراءة المبسطة لا تعكس التعقيد الحقيقي للعلاقات في الشرق الأوسط. فهذه العلاقة تشكلت عبر قرون طويلة من التفاعل الحضاري والتنافس السياسي والتحولات الجيوسياسية. وبين الإرث التاريخي للصراعات الإمبراطورية، والتحولات التي شهدتها المنطقة بعد الثورة الإيرانية عام 1979، والعوامل المرتبطة بالجغرافيا السياسية للشرق الأوسط، تتداخل عدة عناصر لفهم طبيعة هذه العلاقة المتشابكة. ومن هنا تبرز الحاجة إلى قراءة استراتيجية أعمق تتجاوز التفسيرات الاختزالية وتضع التوترات الحالية في سياقها التاريخي والسياسي الأوسع.
The tension between Iran and some Arab countries is often reduced to a sectarian conflict between Sunnis and Shiites, but this simplistic reading does not reflect the true complexity of relations in the Middle East. This relationship was formed through long centuries of civilizational interaction, political competition, and geopolitical transformations. Between the historical legacy of imperial conflicts, the transformations that the region witnessed after the Iranian Revolution in 1979, and factors related to the geopolitics of the Middle East, several elements overlap to understand the nature of this intertwined relationship. Hence the need for a deeper strategic reading that goes beyond reductionist interpretations and places current tensions in their broader historical and political context.
=> Iran and the Arab World - Strategic Reading (English / Arabic) <=
إيران والعالم العربي: قراءة استراتيجية في جذور
التوتر بين التاريخ والمذهب والجغرافيا السياسية
Iran and the Arab World: A Strategic Reading at the Roots
of Tension Between History, Sectarianism, and Geopolitics.
Another related article written for blueprint news can be
found here. It is about the peak of Central Asian culture
at the times when Islam reached the Sassanid kingdoms
and the ruler was honoured as a 'defender of the faithful'.
=> History of Persia - The Sassanid Kingdoms <=
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Iraq Targeted by Trump for Trade with Iran
The United States has threatened to exclude countries that continue to trade with Iran from the dollar-based financial system, and Iraq may be an example of how it implements that threat.
Washington has already imposed sanctions on a number of Iraqi banks accused of dealing with Tehran, but it has avoided taking measures that would destroy the economy of the two countries' strategic ally.
US President Donald Trump warned that any country that provides Iran with vital economic support will face dire consequences.
This may put Iran's main trading partners in the past few years, namely China, Turkey, India, Pakistan, and the Sultanate of Oman, in the targeting circle.
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Since its invasion of Iraq in 2003, the United States has exercised effective control over Iraqi oil revenues in dollars, primarily through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, giving Washington exceptional influence over Baghdad's affairs.
Iraq is a rare ally of both the United States and Iran and maintains reserves exceeding $100 billion in the United States, and relies heavily on Washington's good faith to ensure the continued flow of its oil revenues and money.
In late 2024, Reuters revealed a fuel oil smuggling network that generates at least $1 billion annually for Iran and its agents in Iraq.
Other countries neighboring Iran involved in similar schemes may similarly face US scrutiny.
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Neil Quilliam, an associate fellow at the British-based Chatham House think tank, said US pressure had raised the costs and risks of financial dealings with Iran, forcing Iraqi institutions to improve compliance.
But this pressure did not sever Iraq's economic relations with Iran, which bypass the financial system, leaving Baghdad stuck between its dependence on both Washington and Tehran.
«Countries like China or Turkey have larger economies and a broader ability to withstand pressure, Quilliam said. As for Iraq, it has much fewer alternatives and capacity for financial resilience.
[الغد on August 25]
