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Geopolitical Realignment touted With Rouhani’s Visit to Oman

March 13, 2014 by KRS Leave a Comment

Rouhani’s Oman visit adds to flux in the Gulf

  • Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani visited Oman to build special ties.
  • This marks a geopolitical realignment in the Gulf owing to Arab Spring & change of  guard in Tehran.
  • Saudi Arabia is Tehran’s rival in the region and a leading heavy weight in the 6 nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of which Oman is a part. It won’t welcome this move by Rouhani.
  • Mr. Rouhani mentioned that Oman & Iran occupy either side of strait of Hormuz (which links Sea of Oman with Persian Gulf – through which bulk of world’s energy supply passes).
  • His aim is to make a new agreements in the economics and trade fields, especially on oil, gas as well as monetary and cultural issues.
  • Riyadh and Tehran are fiercely competing for influence in the Levant (especially Syria).
  • Among the Gulf petro-monarchies, Saudi Arabia & United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been targeting Muslim Brotherhood as a source of political instability.
  • Earlier, Saudi, Bahrain & UAE recalled their ambassadors from Qatar to protest Doha’s  support for Muslim Brotherhood.
  • Riyadh and its partners seem inclined to bolster Egypt as a counterweight to Iran.

Exams Perspective:

  1. Levant Region
  2. GCC

 

Filed Under: Current Affairs, International Tagged With: GCC, Levant Region

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