Publication

This publication reflects on geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Key insights include 1) that Iran has recently built up large forces in Syria and Iraq, as Tehran believes that it is there that a direct clash with Washington will take place; 2) Tehran has started to hint about the possible use of nuclear weapons against the US and Israel if the confrontation in the Persian Gulf escalates; 3) for other Middle Eastern states, this crisis constitutes to be a distraction from the real key regional development, the threat stemming from the entente between Iran, Turkey and Qatar, and more.