Despite Negotiations, Tensions between the U.S. and Iran Are Rising
What shows of force in Syria and the Persian Gulf mean for Israel.
August 16, 2023
Current efforts are exacerbating the problem.
While Israel has taken important steps to address American concerns about its diplomatic and economic relations with China, other U.S. allies in the region—especially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates—have appeared to move even closer to Beijing. Michael Singh argues that differing perspectives are part of the problem, and that Washington’s current policies are likely only to exacerbate it. In his view, both the U.S. and the Gulf states are being shortsighted:
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Current efforts are exacerbating the problem.
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