Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is working within a U.S.-led order while preparing for a post-American Middle East.

Tehran spent decades propping up and fighting for the old regime. Will it ever have influence with those who deposed it?

Washington’s partners should build on the momentum sparked by Trump’s May 13 announcement and expedite sanctions relief to facilitate the major aid operations and construction projects needed to repair the devastated country, which will likely require a budget of $250 billion to $400 billion (according to a 2019 estimate).

This is a moment of transition in the Middle East. Iran is weakened. New governments in Syria and Lebanon want to keep it that way. Gulf monarchs are keen on detente with both Iran and Turkey, their regional rivals. Mr Trump talks hopefully of a “bright new day”, a Middle East focused on commerce rather than conflict.

Incentivised Iran will find it reasonable to withdraw support to all its proxies. Imagine the hope this gives to the innocent people residing in the Middle Eastern conflict zones. Like the 25 million people living in Yemen, a country so poor that it imports 90% of its food.

In addition to addressing Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Israel must consider the threat of a mass-casualty assault aimed at its destruction with the gravity it demands

Syria opposed the formation of Israel and went to war with it following its declaration of statehood. Syria signed an armistice agreement with Israel in 1949, but a new source of friction, the demilitarized zones around the Sea of Galilee, triggered armed skirmishes in the 1950s and 1960s.

NEWS ANALYSIS. In recent weeks, Benjamin Netanyahu has found himself caught off guard by the decisions of Israel's US ally. While the Israeli government remained entrenched in its hardline stances on numerous issues,

Earlier this month, British police arrested 7 Iranian nationals in two separate operations, with three men charged last week with engaging in conduct likely to assist a foreign intelligence service, in this case Iran.