In short, this year Iran will be the single most problematic factor for regional stability in the Middle East and the principal macro issue for continued high global oil prices.
总之，今年伊朗会是影响中东地区稳定的最主要因素，同时也是国际油价走高的重要推手。
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One reason is that Russian economic growth, sparked by the privatisations of the 1990s and kept going by the oil-price boom, has brought rising living standards and a new sense of stability.