Some of the major oil-surplus countries, notably Iran, Venezuela, and Russia, have been enemies of the current world order, and their wings are being trimmed. The decline in Iran’s capacity to sponsor political and terrorist movements in neighboring countries is already having beneficial effects.
但是石油生产国的遭遇并非就是坏消息。某些主要石油盈余国家，最为主要的是伊朗、委内瑞拉以及俄罗斯一直是当今世界秩序的敌人，现在它们的羽翼已经被剪除。伊朗支持邻国政治和恐怖活动的能力下降，已经产生了有益的效果。伊拉克的政治和安全局势看起来正在稳定，而叙利亚好像更加愿意谈判了。伊朗总统阿贾德不大可能在2009年重新当选。