Arab states, once neutral on Ukraine, are increasingly favoring Moscow, disillusioned by Western double standards over Gaza.
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Iraq’s election is quiet, but the next prime minister faces monumental challenges: water, U.S. demands, and U.S.-Iran entanglement.
Iraq ignited a Gulf firestorm by depositing maritime boundary maps that Kuwait says infringe on its sovereignty.
Nasrallah’s assassination was a blow from which Iran and Hezbollah cannot recover; an era has ended.
Russia has pivoted from patron of Assad to partner of Syria’s new government, positioning itself to thrive.
Egypt is waging a quiet diplomatic campaign to prevent a U.S.-Iran war, leveraging contacts with regional and international actors.
Turkey views Iran’s stability as a national security imperative, fearing collapse would trigger mass migration and empower Kurdish separatists.
The Trump-Xi rapprochement threatens to relegate Putin’s Russia to a secondary player; Beijing now has more to gain from the West.
Türkiye and Iraq are deepening ties through security cooperation against the PKK and the multibillion-dollar Development Road Project.
Israeli strategists now warn that Turkey, not Iran, may become its next great rival—a NATO member with economic heft and Ottoman legacy.