INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - In a commentary on July 21, Wilson Center said President Joe Biden found no listeners in his July 16 summit with the leaders of the
to convince the nine Arab leaders he met with in Saudi Arabia on July 16 that a reviving Cold War is coming to the Middle East (West Asia)
and to sign up on the side of the United States against Russia and China
Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) when the two first met on July 15 and what it signaled
brutal 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
and Israeli confrontation with Iran over its accelerating nuclear program.Biden sought to put to rest their fears that the United States is
withdrawing from the Middle East (West Asia) to deal with competition from China and with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine
as it is coming closer and closer to an ability to make one.He made no new U.S
commitment to the security of Saudi Arabia or any of the other participating Arab states, only to help them in their own efforts to that end
end its invasion of neighboring Yemen
Nor did he say anything about whether his administration will persist, or give up, its plan to sell F-35 warplanes to the UAE, which
However, he did offer its new president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, a visit to the White House before the end of this year.It is too early to
U.S.-led, Western European NATO and the Soviet Union
They are either standing on the sidelines or, more often than not, expanding their relations with Russia and China
They have refused to follow the United States and its European allies in imposing sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine
The oil producers among them, led by Saudi Arabia, continue to cooperate closely with Russia, also a major oil exporter, to keep prices high
Persian Gulf are also the most inclined to support military action against Iran, at least by Israel and the United States, even while
remaining fearful of Iranian retaliation against them if they become involved
For now, what they are doing is secretly increasing their participation in an air defense system arrayed against Iranian missiles in
partnership with Israel and the United States
retaliatory Iranian missiles
