{"id":343049,"date":"2026-05-12T21:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/has-the-iran-war-destroyed-saudi-arabias-mega-project-vision-2030-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T21:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:01:12","slug":"has-the-iran-war-destroyed-saudi-arabias-mega-project-vision-2030-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/has-the-iran-war-destroyed-saudi-arabias-mega-project-vision-2030-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Has the Iran war destroyed Saudi Arabia\u2019s mega project &#8220;Vision 2030&#8221;? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/33vP7V8Q-Hg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Has the Iran war destroyed Saudi Arabia\u2019s mega project &quot;Vision 2030&quot;? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/33vP7V8Q-Hg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia promised its citizens a new kingdom &#8211; glass cities in the desert, ski slopes in the mountains, and an economy no longer dependent on oil. But one by one, the mega projects are being scaled back, suspended, or quietly buried. Now, with the Iran war closing the Strait of Hormuz and oil exports down, the kingdom is bleeding revenue while its deficits grow. Ole Alsaker talks to Karen Elliott House, a journalist who knows the Kingdom better than almost anyone &#8211; to ask whether Vision 2030 was ever real, and what happens if it fails.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia promised its citizens a new kingdom &#8211; glass cities in the desert, ski slopes in the mountains, and an economy no longer dependent on oil. 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