Middle East
Why Arab states are terrified of US war with Iran
They see the military build-up and know that bombing and regime change can have consequences, especially geopolitical ones
February 21, 2026
They see the military build-up and know that bombing and regime change can have consequences, especially geopolitical ones
While Israel digs in with a new 'border' in the Strip, foreign leaders at the Doha Forum expressed urgency for a peace force and pessimism over progress
President El Sisi has called Jerusalem 'the enemy' and is renewing ties with its other neighbors. But some military and economic bonds are hard to break.
The White House again gives Netanyahu the red carpet treatment, abandoning real leverage for optics
An intensified rivalry between the two Middle East powers is not a question of 'if' but 'how'
Irreconcilable visions among Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf States, plus Israel and the US, condemn the Strip and its people to ruins
