The Middle East: risks and challenges for Ukraine. UkraineWorld spoke to Ihor Semyvolos, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Key points – in our brief, #UkraineWorldAnalysis 1/7
Israel is trying to prevent Iran from producing nuclear weapons and delivery platforms. The strikes on Iran were aimed at ballistic missile production sites that are potentially capable of reaching Israeli territory. 2/7
Negotiations are ongoing, but the situation is unclear. Moscow and Tehran do not trust each other. Moscow has also promised Iran both planes and air defense equipment, but handing over the planes would mean a confrontation with neutral Israel. 3/7
Iran's nuclear program poses a potential danger to a large number of countries in the Middle East. The threat of a major war between Israel and Iran is real. Israel will try as much as possible to destroy Iranian offensive capabilities. 5/7
In case of such a war, it will undermine Russian capabilities in the war with Ukraine and remove a link from the axis of evil. It will also show that all countries side with Russia how dangerous this sort of cooperation can be. 6/ 7
Russia has joint plans with Iran. We are already seeing the merger of banking systems as an attempt to mitigate the impact of sanctions, as well as a North-South transport corridor. 7/7
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