The Day After the Ayatollahs
What would the Middle East look like if the ayatollah regime in Iran fell – and what would happen if Israel and Iran became partners?
What would the Middle East look like if the ayatollah regime in Iran fell – and what would happen if Israel and Iran became partners?
If you look up the definition of “enemy in disguise,” you won’t find it in the lexicon of Western diplomats – but you will find it in reality, with a burgundy flag and a curved sword in the middle. It’s called Qatar.
Sometimes, it seems like history is drunk, going around in circles with a glass of raki in hand. Here, a hundred years after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the guy who wants to wear the robe is back. This time, he’s not a sultan with a turban and seventy concubines, but a politician in a suit, holding a NATO passport, and his name is Recep Tayyip Erdogan.