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The U.S. allies in the Middle East may need to rethink their strategy of how to deal with Iran

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Newell Normand

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Sep 22, 2026

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1175

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Summary

As regional tensions escalate across the Middle East, Tehran continues to project power through its network of regional proxies while recalibrating its strategy in the Levant and the Gulf. Ahmad Sharawi, Senior Research Analyst with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins Newell to explain Iran’s latest military moves, its foreign policy calculations, and what this means for U.S. national security.