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2024-09-10

Responsibilities of Regional Stability

The Middle East is currently experiencing rapid events, making the region prone to further unrest and instability. It could potentially even move into a dangerous phase of conflict, especially against the backdrop of escalating tensions between some regional countries, particularly between Iran and Israel. What makes this situation even more dangerous is the presence of extremist groups and terrorist organisations, which only exist and thrive in an environment of disorder and instability.

It is well-known that Iran has consistent positions regarding Israel and the Palestinian issue, but these positions have always been more rhetorical than political or actionable.

On the other hand, Tel Aviv considers that there is an Iranian project posing a direct threat to Israel’s security, particularly regarding Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

However, successive Israeli governments have not taken any concrete actions to prevent or disrupt the Iranian nuclear programme, which has been ongoing for over three decades since Tehran initiated its nuclear ambitions in an Iranian-Russian agreement in 1992. During this long period, Israel has merely monitored the growing Iranian threat and its expanding reach.

The U.S. has taken on the task of addressing Iran’s regional rise. While Washington has successfully secured Israel, Iran’s negative actions have affected the stability of the broader Middle East region, as well the cohesion and development of some of its countries.

Although the current tension between Iran and Israel is still below the threshold of a full-scale confrontation or open war, the media warfare, political escalation, and military signals exchanged—since the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas political bureau, on Iranian soil, and earlier the assassination of Fouad Shaker, a leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah—have caused harm to some of the region’s economies and disrupted financial and business markets. Additionally, it has led to political and military alertness in several regional countries.

Given that the interconnectedness between Middle Eastern developments and their regional implications is a fundamental characteristic of this area, any regional tension will likely have adverse effects and broad repercussions on various regional states.

In this context, major countries committed to regional stability are responsible for defusing tensions and seeking solutions to crises. In the Middle East, the UAE, as one of the key countries, takes on its responsibilities and plays active roles in promoting peace and containing crises.

This is done in collaboration with Arab and global countries concerned with the stability of the region and the development of its people. While these countries undertake necessary positive tasks to ensure the region’s security and safety, the primary parties involved in any regional tension must fulfil their duties to spare the region from the dangers of wars and armed conflicts.

This fundamental responsibility falls on Iran, Israel, or any party that disrupts the region. Just as Iran has previously moved past assassination attempts on its senior leaders and officials, and as Israel has overlooked Iran’s nuclear activities, both must prioritise regional security considerations and the stability of the area over short-term, partial motives.

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