The Developments in the Middle East: a Reflection of the World’s Bigger Picture

Nobody wanted to fight When the Israeli–Palestinian conflict escalated dramatically ... ... Israel and Lebanon, and, finally, by an Israeli–Iranian war, which had been looming on the political ... ... radicals and the Muslim Brotherhood movement (banned in Russia) at home, which has been driven deep underground,... ... is focused on maintaining the regional status quo. China has even less reason to welcome such a conflict,... ... Iran–Iraq War of the 1980s, with hundreds of thousands killed and millions wounded, is now a no-go: ...