The coming weeks will offer clarity about whether President Trump’s claim – “China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran” – signals an informal recalibration of Washington’s Iran sanctions strategy or a tactical feint without lasting repercussions.
Payments by Aramco are still the key driver of government revenue in Saudi Arabia despite the notable increase in non-oil revenue, particularly from the value-added tax, in recent years.
Baghdad is weaponizing economic levers to punish the Kurdistan region for signing energy pacts with U.S. firms and for aligning with President Trump’s commercial diplomacy.
في حملة عسكرية دقيقة نفّذتها إسرائيل والولايات المتحدة على مدى عام، تم تدمير المنشآت النووية ومخازن الصواريخ والشبكات الوكيلة لإيران، واغتيال كبار العلماء والقادة، ما أسفر عن كشف هشاشة استراتيجية الردع الإيرانية، وعزلة دبلوماسية، وأزمة ثقة داخلية حادة متعددة الأوجه
The International Monetary Fund continues to endorse the direction of economic reform in Saudi Arabia but notes that risks from oil price uncertainty and strong credit growth will need to be carefully managed to keep the economy on a strong growth trajectory.
