How the US-Israel-Iran War Is Redrawing World Politics

The Iran war has reshaped global geopolitics by weakening U.S. credibility and the liberal world order, intensifying regional instability in the Middle East, disrupting energy markets and economies, and accelerating the shift of global power toward emerging alliances led by Russia and China.

Global Disruption and the Shifting World Order

Regional Security Breakdown and the Gulf Response

Among all of the implications of this war, the most significant one is the Iranian retaliatory attacks on the Gulf nations housing US military bases, especially the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, which also hit the energy and civilian infrastructures in some cases. This Iranian strategy shattered the perception of the US military’s strong capabilities. It also undermined the efficacy of the US security umbrella, coercing these nations to explore alternate options, including Russia, China, Pakistan, and India, to enhance their defenses and ensure their sovereignty. In this quest, some of these nations, like the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have enhanced collaboration with Israel. The latter deployed the Iron Dome air defense system and sent several troops to operate it in the UAE. Israel thwarted numerous Iranian drones and missiles through its........

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