The greatest danger stems from Iran, the clear beneficiary of the Iraqi power vacuum. Iran harbors hegemonic ambitions which it seeks to realize by means of its military potential, oil and gas reserves, its nuclear program, its influence over Shiites throughout the region, and its efforts to upset the status quo within the Arab Muslim world.
最大的威胁来自于伊朗，这个国家显然从伊拉克的权力真空中坐收渔翁之利。伊朗野心勃勃，要凭借自身的军事实力、油气储备、核能计划、遍布整个地区的什叶派影响和破坏阿拉伯穆斯林世界现有格局的计划来谋求自己在中东地区的霸权。