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Morocco and Algeria, each in its own way, are having to navigate the global economic fallout of the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran.
Yasmine Zarhloule
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In The Media
Iran and Saudi Arabia’s Diplomatic Breakdown
The recent Saudi execution of a prominent Shia cleric and the subsequent attack on their embassy in Iran has heightened tensions across the Gulf.
Published on Jan 13, 2016
Source: European Council on Foreign Relations
Saudi Arabia’s execution of Nimr al-Nimr has further stoked regional sectarian discord. However, the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran has spoiled much of the political capital that Iran built with the nuclear agreement. Carnegie’s Marc Lynch joined a discussion of the regional and international implications of recent events in the region on ECFR’s World in 30 Minutes.
This podcast originally appeared at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
About the Authors
Marc Lynch
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Marc Lynch was a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program where his work focuses on the politics of the Arab world.
Christian Koch
Ellie Geranmayeh
Senior policy fellow and deputy head of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Ellie Geranmayeh is a senior policy fellow and deputy head of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. She focuses on European policy in relation to Iran, particularly on the nuclear and regional dossiers and sanctions policy.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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