But it is the leading regional powers – Iran and Saudi Arabia – that have the greatest potential to transform the Middle East. The question is whether they will continue their competition for regional dominance, regardless of its destabilizing impact, or become pillars of a new regional security structure.
但最能改变中东的还是主要地区势力——伊朗和沙特阿拉伯。问题在于它们是将继续不顾破坏性影响竞争地区主导地位，还是蜕变为新地区安全结构的基石。