SHEIKHS in Distress: CRISIS in the PERSIAN GULF – VisualPolitik EN

War in Yemen, war in Syria, confrontation with Iran, a diplomatic crisis with Qatar and now, to top it off, the coronavirus crisis and the collapse in oil prices.

The Persian Gulf countries have been living on the brink of a nervous breakdown for a few years.

And yet these are some of the richest countries in the world, at least given the immense fortune that the royal families that govern these countries control.

The point is that with the current coronavirus crisis and the collapse in oil prices, many of these monarchies are up against the ropes.

And that brings up several questions: What exactly is happening with the petro-monarchies of the Persian Gulf? What future do they face? Is their story of money, riches and power coming to an end? Which countries will be most affected? In this video, we’ll tell you all the details.

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Iran, also called Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. Its central location in Eurasia and proximity to the Strait of Hormuz give it significant geostrategic importance. Tehran is the capital and largest city.

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Iran’s political system combines elements of a presidential democracy and an Islamic theocracy. Iran is a founding member of the UN, ECO, OIC, and OPEC. It is a major regional and middle power and has large reserves of fossil fuels — including the world’s largest natural gas supply and the third largest proven oil reserves.

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