| al-Wazir, Yara 23 August 2014 | The Wire: News for the Atlantic |
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| Etheridge, Jamie 27 February 2014 | With the signature of the Iranian nuclear agreement with the five powers, Iran turned into a regional player which cannot be disregarded after years of isolation and sanctions |
It goes beyond doubt that the distinguished location of the Middle East countries which controls a series of canals, seas, and strategic water passageways enables these countries to play the role of junction point in the paths of crude oil and gas as well as raw material to industrialized countries and Super Powers.
20| In this context, it is inevitable to say that the direct Russian intervention in the Syrian armed conflict, despite of its hidden strategic objective serves in effect to confirm the Russian presence in the Middle East and to defend its vital interests in acquiring oil and gas supplies and protecting pipelines in the region stretching to the ports of exportation | Rogers, Simon; Sedghi, Ami 15 April 2011 |
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| It goes beyond doubt that the distinguished location of the Middle East countries which controls a series of canals, seas, and strategic water passageways enables these countries to play the role of junction point in the paths of crude oil and gas as well as raw material to industrialized countries and Super Powers |
Greenfield, Rebecca 12 July 2013.
| Al-Kharafi, Naeimah 12 October 2014 | Etheridge, Jamie 27 February 2014 |
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| Today, in light of the conflicts over the role in the new International reality where politics interfere with economics, we observe an intense race between Nations with the aim of consolidating their gains of raw material | Rogers, Simon; Sedghi, Ami 15 April 2011 |
Greenfield, Rebecca 12 July 2013.
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