A new order is emerging in the Middle East. For decades, Iran wielded influence across the region by cultivating a network of proxies that created instability in several Arab countries, from Lebanon to Yemen. Today, however, Iran’s regional status is drastically diminished. In contrast, Saudi Arabia is establishing itself as the most influential power in the Arab world. With Donald Trump’s administration back in Washington, Saudi Arabia and the United States can strengthen their partnership to neutralize the threat of destabilization by Iran and alter the balance of regional power for a generation.
How Saudi Arabia and the US might reset the Middle East
A diminished Iran and its weakened proxies offer Riyadh and Washington a long-awaited opportunity to alter the regional balance of power – but Trump’s team must be careful about the deal it is pursuing with Tehran, writes Lina Khatib.
