Allies taking action to blunt Iran’s attack on Israel could lead to a new phase in Middle East geopolitics. The key involves several Arab nations coming to Israel’s defense.
It’s something experts say resulted from years of work breaking down regional barriers, with a major step forward in 2020 when the Trump administration brokered the Abraham Accords. That agreement helped normalize diplomatic relations first between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain, then eventually with Sudan and Morocco.Â
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“That is one of the most gratifying things that has happened during the Biden administration, is how the Abraham accords have endured,” said the Heritage Foundation’s Victoria Coates, a former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump who played an initial role in negotiations for the agreement.Â
She says it passed a true test when Arab nations joined the West in responding to Iran’s attack, marking a “seismic shift” in the region.Â
“The action out of Iran was unprecedented, to just attack Israel directly, and so was the Arab response. But I think most notably in there is Saudi Arabia, and the
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