The U.S. has faced significant setbacks in the Middle East, including its withdrawal from Afghanistan, strained relations with key allies like Saudi Arabia, and a perceived failure to respond effectively to the recent Hamas attacks on Israel. These issues have undermined U.S. strategic influence in the region. As global leaders gather at the U.N., the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas, along with the war in Ukraine, are expected to dominate discussions, overshadowing other diplomatic efforts. President Biden faces mounting pressure to address these crises and salvage his foreign policy legacy.
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Four Years of U.S. Failure in the Middle East | Opinion
By humiliating itself in Afghanistan, empowering Iran, failing to protect the Suez Canal and alienating long-time allies like Saudi Arabia, the United States undermined the structure of strategic deterrence in the Middle East. Then, Washington compounded these errors by failing to respond effectively to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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Tension in the Middle East looms over Biden’s last big U.N. meeting
This is one of Biden’s final opportunities to tout his foreign policy legacy on the world stage, but the focus is likely to be on an escalating conflict.
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Wars in Middle East, Ukraine poised to dominate high-stakes UNGA: ANALYSIS
Although the U.N.'s headquarters are half a world away from the conflict in the Middle East, the chief area of concern for many of the body's members will be Israel's military campaign in Gaza against Hamas and its intensifying Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
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