# Gulf Middle East

> Vertical specialist skill for AI agents working on the Gulf and Middle East — Iran sanctions, GCC financial and energy hubs, maritime chokepoint risk (Hormuz, Bab-el-Mandeb, Red Sea), sovereign wealth deployment, and regional geopolitical exposure. Produces mechanism-first, evidence-aware, role-based risk memos. Use for Iran, GCC states (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman), Iraq, maritime chokepoints, and cross-regional flows involving Central Asia, Russia, China, or the EU when they affect Gulf or Iran risk transmission.

- Skill: `vassiliylakhonin/gulf-middle-east` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add vassiliylakhonin/gulf-middle-east`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vassiliylakhonin/gulf-middle-east/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: vassiliylakhonin (https://skillmd.com/u/vassiliylakhonin)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vassiliylakhonin/gulf-middle-east

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# Gulf + Middle East Claude Code Composition

Apply both attached instruction files. The root contract is required and the Claude runtime overlay is additive.

@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/SKILL.md

@${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/runtimes/claude/SKILL.md