It is the region richest in hydrocarbons in the world, and the scene of an ancestral war of influence between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Middle East, hit by the Covid-19 epidemic, suffered as much from the health shock as the economic repercussions linked to the sudden drop in oil prices.
Destabilized on their domestic scene, Ryad and Tehran may well lower their regional ambitions. Video analysis of Georges Malbrunot, a great reporter for Le Figaro and a specialist in the Middle East.
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