#OPINION: If #Iran wants fewer hostile foreign forces on its doorstep, more intimidation will only backfire. It must stop giving its neighbors reasons to invite them in, writes @al

#OPINION: If #Iran wants fewer hostile foreign forces on its doorstep, more intimidation will only backfire. It must stop giving its neighbors reasons to invite them in, writes @aliShihabi Link Iranian extortion does not weaken foreign influence in the Gulf. It Iran has acquired an appetite for extortion with this war.

Localisation: Tehran, Iran, Middle East
Source: Arab News
Categorie: security
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:11:09 GMT