But with its own inefficient economy foundering, and with the GCC countries jointly wielding hundreds of billions of dollars in investment capital, it is the Arabs who now carry greater clout.

• 但是，伊朗由于低效率，经济日益衰落，而伊国内的几千亿投资资本也都攥在海湾合作委员会成员国的手中，现在看来还是阿拉伯国家的影响力更胜一筹。