foreign media analysis: the situation in the middle east escalates and biden is “powerless”
2024-10-03
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reference news network reported on october 2the british "guardian" website reported on october 1 that iran's large-scale missile attack on israel not only brings danger to the middle east, but may also have a major impact on american politics. we are five weeks away from an unpredictable u.s. presidential election in which republican presidential candidate donald trump has sought to portray the administration of biden and harris as incompetent on the world stage.
according to reports, the united states has been unable to broker a hostage-for-peace agreement in gaza for months, and its efforts with france to negotiate a ceasefire in lebanon during the united nations general assembly last week also came to nothing. on september 27, shortly after israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu delivered a speech to the united nations in new york, israel responded with an air strike in which hezbollah leader nasrallah was killed.
since the gaza war broke out on october 7 last year, biden administration officials have claimed that they prevented violence from turning into a regional conflict. this argument is no longer convincing.
according to reports, the restraining power in the middle east is weakening day by day. politically speaking, the biden administration cannot be seen as tying israel's hands in the face of iranian attacks on israeli cities. the iranian regime (particularly the islamic revolutionary guard corps) is feeling pressure to show its regional proxies and allies—from hezbollah to yemen’s houthis—that it is not a weak state but a capable one. a powerful regional power.
netanyahu, meanwhile, has greater freedoms. with iranian missiles flying over tel aviv, it will be harder for washington to try to influence his actions and for his opponents to call for his resignation.
according to reports, in such dangerous times, the region has always looked to washington to contain and reverse escalations. but the current occupant of the oval office is a lame-duck president who has been ignored, even to the point of humiliation, by america's closest allies in the middle east in recent months.
according to a previous report by the russian satellite news agency, russian foreign ministry spokesperson zakharova also stated after iran attacked israel with missiles that the u.s. biden administration has completely failed in the middle east, and the white house's statement shows that it is completely incompetent in resolving the crisis. (compiled by wang haifang)
