“The decision to end the conflict ultimately rests with three key non-Arab actors: the United States, Israel, and Iran.”
Browsing: Egypt
Egypt reels: pound plunges, Suez losses, gas halted, oil at $120—economy near emergency.
The Iran war is shaking Egypt’s economy; Suez revenues have plummeted and gas supplies are halted.
A $35 billion gas deal is signed, but a summit is impossible; Sisi refuses to legitimize Netanyahu after Gaza.
Egypt is waging a quiet diplomatic campaign to prevent a U.S.-Iran war, leveraging contacts with regional and international actors.
Egypt hosts 9 million foreigners, but only 600,000 are refugees; the rest are self-sufficient, dollar-paying residents boosting the economy.
Egypt is urgently mediating U.S.-Iran tensions, fearing war would devastate its economy and shatter fragile regional stability.
Egypt is alarmed by Horn of Africa instability and insists Red Sea governance rests solely with its littoral states.
Egypt is signaling a more independent role, but U.S. aid and energy ties with Israel constrain real change.
Erdoğan’s visits to Saudi Arabia and Egypt signal deepening strategic coordination, potentially leading to a trilateral alliance.