Israel-UAE Deal: Iran And Turkey Must Form A United Front

The UAE-Israel peace agreement, which was formalised on Tuesday, will have a massive impact on the geopolitics of the Middle East in the long term.  Framed primarily as a counter against Iranian influence in the region, the first peace deal between Israel and an Arab Gulf country goes much further than that.

Unlike Israel’s previous peace agreements with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994, which remained at the formal state level and did not enable a deeper penetration of society, the rapprochement with the UAE brings Israel into the heart of the region. By developing political, economic and cultural capital in the UAE, Israel potentially gains the ability to influence events across the region, in relation to Yemen, other Gulf states, and even Iraq. -Full Report