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Factors of instability in the region

Israel has plans to dismantle the countries of the region and rearrange the maps of the Middle East as it desires, starting from liquidating the Palestinian cause and displacing the population—whether in Gaza or the West Bank—at the expense of neighboring countries, including Jordan, and declaring its hegemony and military superiority over everyone. This gradually places the United States in a military embarrassment and gives Israel the opportunity or path to fill the vacuum. The plot also relies on ending the Iranian regime, which constitutes a stumbling block in its path, because it wants the Arab Gulf states to be on the front line to fight Iran on its behalf. These are states that refuse to do so because they strive to preserve their stability, security, and development, and are not party to the war against Iran due to geographical proximity and since it is not in their interest.

Not to mention maintaining the occupation of southern Syria, which expanded after the fall of the former regime, as it occupies the Quneitra Governorate, west of Daraa, and supports the secession of the As-Suwayda Governorate. Its goal is to partition Syria and revive the David Corridor as a trade route extending toward the Euphrates and then Iraqi Kurdistan, and to deny the new regime the opportunity to stand on its feet, rescue Syria from the mire of fragmentation, and build a state of security and stability. The continued Syrian occupation of west Daraa and the Yarmouk Basin poses a security threat to Jordan's northern borders and the water sources in the Yarmouk River basin. This is what His Majesty King Abdullah II warned against in his speech at the United Nations, stating that Israeli political and military behavior in the region threatens security and stability across the entire region and its countries.

The Houthis, like Iran, destabilize security and stability in the Arab Gulf region, particularly through attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the latest of which targeted the power plant in Taibah, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah. Added to this are the successive missiles targeting southern Saudi Arabia in both Khamis Mushait and Abha, and we must not forget the stances of some Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq linked to Iran that threaten security in brotherly Iraq.

The continued Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon and its refusal to withdraw under the pretext of securing settlements and the necessity of completely disarming Hezbollah—occupying more than 600 km2 of Lebanese territory—along with ongoing airstrikes and artillery shelling of many villages and towns in southern Lebanon, and preventing displaced persons from returning to their villages. In our belief, the primary factor behind the state of instability in the region is Israeli political and military behavior, which pushes the region toward continuous stumbling, compounded by supportive American policies in this regard. Everyone is awaiting the results of the Israeli and American elections and what they will yield; stagnation dominates the Iranian-American situation with no light on the near horizon, Israeli obstinacy in its positions and behavior dominates the region, and there is no horizon for resolving the existing security threats and challenges in the region.

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