Middle East Policy has been one of the world’s most cited publications on the region since its inception in 1982, and our Breaking Analysis series makes high-quality, diverse analysis available to a broader audience.
Karim Sadjadpour
Middle East Program Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Analysts at the Middle East Policy Council’s 67th Capitol Hill Conference titled “Israel, Turkey & Iran in a Changing Arab World” addressed how the national interests of these three nations have been affected by the ongoing political upheavals in the broader Middle East, particularly the challenge to the Syrian regime.
Karim Sadjadpour, Middle East Program Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, noted that the loss of Assad in Syria would be a huge blow to Iran’s regional influence, as is Hamas’ potential relocation from Damascus to Doha. He also argued that Iran will face competition not only from Saudi Arabia and Turkey, but from an increasingly proud and assertive Egypt.
Please see below a full video of his comments from Thursday January 5th on Capitol Hill:
Middle East Policy has been one of the world’s most cited publications on the region since its inception in 1982, and our Breaking Analysis series makes high-quality, diverse analysis available to a broader audience.
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Karim Sadjadpour
Middle East Program Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Analysts at the Middle East Policy Council’s 67th Capitol Hill Conference titled “Israel, Turkey & Iran in a Changing Arab World” addressed how the national interests of these three nations have been affected by the ongoing political upheavals in the broader Middle East, particularly the challenge to the Syrian regime.
Karim Sadjadpour, Middle East Program Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, noted that the loss of Assad in Syria would be a huge blow to Iran’s regional influence, as is Hamas’ potential relocation from Damascus to Doha. He also argued that Iran will face competition not only from Saudi Arabia and Turkey, but from an increasingly proud and assertive Egypt.
Please see below a full video of his comments from Thursday January 5th on Capitol Hill:
View the transcript of Mr. Sadjadpour’s comments.
View the rest of the conference video.