Spokespeople for the "Power Race": Iran required to launch positive initiatives

Speakers at a session held in the framework of the Arab Strategic Forum on the race for power and influence in the region during the next decade, stressed the need for Iran to present positive initiatives, and millions in the region suffer from problems due to wars, which will have a role in the emergence of extremism.

The founder and president of the Gulf Research Center, Abdulaziz bin Saqr, called on foreign countries not to interfere in Arab affairs, noting that Arab countries can solve their problem with each other.

During his participation in the session, he stressed the necessity for Iran to present positive initiatives, which include abandoning attempts to acquire nuclear weapons and avoiding provoking problems. He added that Saudi Arabia stands in a defensive position, especially in Yemen, stressing that it will do everything in its power to protect the interests of the region.

For his part, the expert in Iranian affairs, and the fellow of the Carnegie Endowment for Peace, Karim Sajjadpour spoke about specifics related to the future of the region during the next decade, the first of which is the transformation of Iran from a religious authoritarian state to a military autocratic state, and is currently ruled by the Revolutionary Guards, not the religious authority, and the second is the emergence of identity Among the Arab Shiites, who have become more rejective of Iranian interference in their affairs, as in Iraq.

He added that we live in a region where millions suffer from problems due to wars, which will have a role in the emergence of extremism, pointing out that the countries of the region view America from a partner’s perspective, and not from the perspective of military power, as the region’s leaders prefer to partner with them more than China and Russia.

The consultant at the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, Alena Sup Nina, considered that Russia needed to return to the Middle East, which lies at the heart of the trade corridors of Russia, Europe and China, and then there is a need to be more secure.