Which is the most powerful country in the middle east?
405463
Area:\n1-Saudi Arabia 2-Iran 3-............ Last-Bahrain. \nPopulation:\n1-Iran 2-Turkey(Is it European!?!?)3-.....  Last- Bahrain\nMilitary(not considering NUKES):\n1-Iran or Turkey?  2- Saudi Arabia 3-Egypt ....\nNUKES:\n1-Israel 2-Israel 3-Israel .........Last- Israel!!!!\nGeopolitical Situation:\n1-Iran(Caspian Sea,Hurmoz Strait,All north of Persian Gulf,\n......)\n2-Saudi Arabia  3-Egypt .......\nU.S support:\n1-Israel  2-Egypt  3- Jordan  4- Saudi Arabia.........Last-Iran!!!\nInfluence on other people or countries:\n1_Israel  2_Iran  3- Egypt ....\nSo I think If we consider Nuclear weapons and U.S support the most powerful country in the region is Israel(U.S!)\nBut without considering that we may conclude Iran is the most powerful.
462017
The middle east's revenge on us for blasting their countries.
477591
1- Petrol\n 70% of the world's production and 90% of it's reserves is to be found in very primitive arab countries (like Saudi Arabia, Quwait, Emerates, Qatar and Lybia). Those so called countries who are not even mature enough to be considered nations are very close to other more important, far more developed, and highly cultured arab countries (like Iraq, Egypt, Syia and Morroco).\n If any super power (let it be the UK or the USA or whoever) wants a steady and secure supply of petrol, then it must make sure that the more developed arab countries will not form a united front (pan arabism) and control the production and sales of the most important resource ever(The commodity that makes armies move, factorys work, etc)\n\nThus, a nation has to be forged to prevent arabs from working as a team by casuing enough trouble to the more developed arab countries, all under acceptable moral cover of course.This nation was Israeil.\n\n2-The Egypt-Syria axis\nAlong history, especialy the past 1000 years,any attempt to unite the arab world had always started by uniting Egypt and Syria(The brain of the arabs). The presence of Israeil right in the middle between the two nations makes such union impossible.\n\n3-Suez Canal\nHe who control the suez canal controls a large percentage of the maritime movement from west toeast and from north to south and vice versa. It is important to have a nation near the canal that can cause trouble to the nation who would missuse it.
311681
Um...Panama, since the canal. Everything in the middle east is just a matter of definition, as is such with Panama. It depends on if you are thinking a continent as the named regions, or seperated landmasses.
679835
The strongest force in Lebanon is Hezbollah, which has a strong Shi'ite support internationally. Hezbollah was formed as a reaction to Israel's violence (killing 20,000+ people) and will remain as long as Israel threatens the population of Lebanon.
1115020
Most people who say "gulf countries" are refering to the Persian Gulf:\n\nThe eight Persiand Gulf countries are Saudi Arabia(Riyadh), Qatar (Doha), Iraq (Baghdad), Iran (Tehran), Kuwait (Kuwait City), Bahrain (Manama), the UEA (Abu Dhabi), and Oman (Muscat).
875802
The USA,UK and ISRAEL. It appears certain that these countries are conspiring to either wipe out or control, the entire ARAB population and steal their assets by any means necessary. What ISRAEL did in palestine is tantamount to GENOCIDE.
393252
Hows about i start the ball rolling by saying. Iran,Iraq,Syria,Palestine, \nBut if i did say those countries i would be lie'ing its not the countries.\nits the Fanatical brainwashed Religious nutcases that inhabit these countries.that are the cause of so much hate and violence.
66364
from the middle east country who is blessed with it
618938
Middle east is one of the richest parts of the world, when you consider its natural wealth(like oil). Because of this, I don't think that government like Britain and USA let the people choose. They want to control the governments of the middle east countries. If you don't believe, look at Iraq and Afghanistan. Tell me who made Taliban for preventing communism to spread to Afghanistan? Mr. Bush(the father) did. And who helped Saddam to attack Iran? USA, Germany and UK for sure.\nI think there is only one for middle eastern people, and it is ``not trusting foreign powers like US and UK''. I think that many of people now agree with this, and I hope a peaceful middle east, without aggressive foreigners.\nI hope someday Americans come to middle east as a tourist, not as a terr0ri$t.
411717
The President, and not just America.  The president is the most powerful person in the world.
722861
The middle east is mostly arid. The other three have widely contrasting terrains.
191141
Most... United States of America...\n\nLeast... China...
605174
The United Arab Emirates (also the UAE or the Emirates) is a Middle Eastern country situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, comprising seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajmān, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Qaiwain. Before 1971, they were known as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, in reference of a nineteenth-century truce between the British and some Arab Sheikhs. It borders Oman and Saudi Arabia. The country is rich in oil.
1039386
The US is although it can still have problems as we are seeing in Iraq.\n\nApproximately 1.4 million personnel are currently on active duty in the military with an additional 860,000 personnel in the seven reserve components (456,000 of which are in the Army and Air National Guard). \n\nThe United States Military is considered the most powerful military in the world because their power projection capabilities are maintained significantly higher than any singular nation (e.g. France, United Kingdom, People's Republic of China, Russia, India) or organization (e.g. the European Union). The United States Department of Defense is the controlling organization for the U.S. military and is headquartered at The Pentagon. The Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military is the President of the United States. With a strength of 2.26 million personnel (including reserves), the United States armed forces are the 2nd largest in the world behind China. The CIA  World Factbooknotes that the US spends 4.06 per cent of GDP as compared to China with 4.3 so as China's GDP grows, its relative military strength will as well.
293533
Russia stretches all the way from Europe to Asia. The "middle east" is not stricty defined in Geography but basically means those countries stuck in the middle between asia, europe and africa; maybe that's why they are always fighting!
487413
Ask the following question: who's the ONLY nuke power in the mid-east, has a former superpower as a lapdog and doesn't want any other nuke power in the mid-east?