The Middle East in the eyes of Biden and Trump

Biden's strategy did not provide anything new about the Middle East, as it was generally a confirmation of what was stated in the national security strategies of previous administrations, which deal with the Middle East as a fuel tank and strategic waterways, nothing more.

Successive administrations worked diligently to change the conflict equations in the region, in order to achieve their interests and the interests of the state of the Zionist entity, after the conflict that occupies the Arab region for continuous decades was the Arab struggle against the Zionist entity in order to liberate Palestine, the entity that was considered an implanted colonial cancer in the body of the Arab region, and the strategic threat to the Arab nation;

Iran has become the enemy that destabilizes the region and threatens its peace, security and prosperity, and the Zionist entity has become a strategic partner for many Arab countries!

Biden's Middle East strategy is based on building partnerships, coalitions, and alliances to enhance deterrence, while using diplomacy to de-escalate tensions and reduce the risk of new conflicts.

The United States has only succeeded towards the Middle East in implementing its destructive plans for its countries and capabilities, in supporting the Zionist entity, strengthening its military arsenal, and dominating the region.

With the affirmation of its permanent and absolute support for it as a purely Jewish state, so it is not surprising that Biden's strategy was completely frustrating for the Arab masses whose feelings were tickled by the old president's phrases as he gloated about democracy, equality, human rights, fighting totalitarianism and tyranny, and (the international order based on rules)!!

In order to better understand the stability of the American position towards the Middle East, and to find out the reality of its dealings with its countries, we review in the following the vision of President Biden's strategy, which represents the Democrats, and the vision of his predecessor, President Trump, who represents the Republicans, towards the Middle East, and we leave you the comparison.

Biden's vision for the Middle East

Biden's strategy towards the Middle East came, in less than 900 words, and is summed up in reducing escalation and achieving integration. the long.

Within this vision, the strategy established a new framework for US policy in the Middle East based on building partnerships, coalitions, and alliances to enhance deterrence, while using diplomacy to calm tensions, reduce the risks of new conflicts, and lay a long-term foundation for stability. For this framework, it identified the following five principles:

The first principle

Support and strengthen partnerships with countries that participate in the rules-based international order, ensuring that they are able to defend themselves against external threats.

The second principle

Not to allow foreign or regional powers to jeopardize freedom of navigation through the waterways of the Middle East, including the Straits of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab.

The third principle

As the United States works to deter threats to regional stability, it will work to reduce tensions, de-escalate, and end conflicts, wherever possible through diplomacy.

Fourth principle

Promoting regional integration by building political, economic, and security ties among US partners, including through integrated air and naval defense structures, while respecting each country's sovereignty and independent choices.

Fifth principle

Always work to promote human rights and the values ​​enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.

The strategy stresses that this new framework is based on a sustainable and effective military posture that focuses on deterrence, strengthening the capacity of partners, enhancing regional security integration, combating terrorist threats, and ensuring the free flow of global trade.

The strategy stressed that the United States will continue to work with allies and partners in the Middle East to enhance their capabilities to deter and counter Iran's destabilizing activities, and to pursue diplomacy to ensure that Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon, while being prepared to use other means if diplomacy fails.

The strategy indicated that the Biden administration would combine diplomacy, economic aid, and security assistance to local partners to alleviate suffering, reduce instability, and prevent the export of terrorism, or mass migration from Yemen, Syria, and Libya, and work with regional governments to manage the impact of this vision more broadly.

Biden's strategy stressed that the United States would continue to work with allies and partners in the Middle East to enhance their ability to deter and counter Iran's destabilizing activities, and to pursue diplomacy to ensure that Iran could not obtain a nuclear weapon.

In a cursory and brief reference to the Palestinian cause and the (Abraham Accords), the strategy stated that it would seek to expand and deepen Israel's growing relations with its neighbors and other Arab countries, through the (Abraham Accords), with the United States' strict commitment to Israel's security, and it would continue to Promoting a viable two-state solution that preserves Israel's future as a Jewish and democratic state, while meeting Palestinian aspirations for a secure and viable state of their own.

Within this vision, the Biden administration will work to encourage economic and political reforms that help unleash the potential of the region, by promoting economic integration to drive growth and job creation, and encouraging energy producers to use their resources to achieve stability in global energy markets, while preparing for a clean energy future and protecting American consumers.

The strategy did not forget to indicate that the Biden administration will continue to support its democratic partners, and demand accountability for human rights violations.

In an attempt to justify its next failure in this regard, as previous administrations failed, the strategy recognizes that real reform in the countries of the region can only come from within.

Trump's strategy for the Middle East

The vision of former President Donald Trump's administration on the Middle East came in less than 700 words, as part of the national security strategy he presented in December 2017. It was not much different from the vision of President Biden's administration, as it focused on combating terrorism and achieving integration among the countries of the region to confront Iranian threat.

Trump's strategy emphasized that the United States would not allow the Middle East to be a safe haven or breeding ground for "jihadist" terrorists, nor to be dominated by any force hostile to the United States.

Trump's strategy referred to the problems plaguing the Middle East region over the past years, represented by Iranian expansion, state collapse, jihadist ideology, social and economic stagnation, regional rivalries, and terrorist organizations.

She explained that Iran, which she described as the state sponsor of terrorism in the world, took advantage of the instability in the region to expand its influence through partners and agents, proliferation of weapons, and financing, which expands the circle of violence in the region, and causes severe harm to the civilian population.

According to the strategy, Iran is the reason for destabilizing the region and preventing peace and prosperity in it, not the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, and that Israel is not the cause of the problems that the region suffers from. Arab countries have increasingly found common interests with Israel in the face of common threats. Foremost among them are the Iranian threats.

Trump's strategy believes that these challenges do not preclude the existence of opportunities to advance US interests in the Middle East, where some partners work together to combat radical ideologies and reject "Islamic extremism" and violence.

The United States believes that it has an opportunity to create great economic and political cooperation with reform-minded countries that want to partner with it.

And by encouraging cooperation among partners in the region, the United States can promote stability and a balance of power that serves American interests.

Trump's strategy identified priority actions towards the Middle East, in the following four areas:

First: the political field

Second: the economic field

Third: the military and security field

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