What the US-Israel war on Iran will not change in the Middle East

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The US-Israel war on Iran, while redrawing alliances and power balances, will not alter the Middle East's enduring realities of strategic geography and the centrality of the Palestinian issue. Despite predictions of a new regional order, fundamental geographic choke points like the Strait of Hormuz and the Suez Canal will remain, as will the Palestinian cause, which predates and transcends Iranian influence. The conflict's outcome will not erase these foundational elements of the region's destiny.

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The war may redraw alliances and shift balances of power, but geography, Palestine and political identity will endure.

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