Gulf visit of Trump; Is America losing its clutches

History and geopolitics do not accept such events that are least expected from the analytics of global dynamics. Especially actions capable of making the global momentum stagnant, violating the natural laws that govern the behavior of the world. However, these actions are not strange from Donald Trump, the president of uncertainties. To put it differently, the recent four-day Middle East visit of Donald Trump and its consequent ramifications showcase some type of “exceptionist” approach of the White House towards their hegemonic monopoly, undermining the dictatorial declaration of George W. Bush: “If you are not with me, you are against me.”

Theoretically and practically, it was impossible for one who is aware of American foreign policy to imagine an American president touring the Middle East without Israel in its itinerary plan. The relentless efforts of America for the wider acceptance of the Abraham Accords and the protectionist policy it kept for Israel in the United Nations Security Council underscore how much America was concerned about Israel. And often, the American president used to be the leg and arm of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. However, there was no mention of Israel in the last Middle East tour of the American president.

Similarly, amidst the rigid schedules of programs in the Middle East, the American president spent more than half an hour with the Syrian transitional president, Ahmed Al-Sharaa Abu Muhammed Al Julani, whose life was commodified by the FBI for 10 billion dollars. In other words, the president of a country that has been leading the “war on terror” and heavily funding anti-terrorist activities finds time for a former Al Qaeda leader, attributing it to him being an attractive guy. Moreover, he even exposes himself to global media, shaking hands with a man. Listed as a terrorist by the FBI. Consequently, within hours, the American president promises in his speech, addressing the global population, that he is going to remove the American sanctions on Syria. Fundamentally, the question here is what really prompted Trump to do so with Syria, even when America is upholding an anti-Syrian stance on the Golan Hill dispute?

Moreover, the more exciting factor in the visit was that, at the end of the day, Donald Trump also pinpointed that America wants to make agreements with Iran and expects that both of them can attain steady growth through bilateral relations. To sum up all these events and results, it denotes the dramatic shifts in the foreign policy of America. Additionally, as a descending movement of America is visible, there is an ascending tendency seen from the behavior of Saudi, and this trend is evident in the eulogies Trump devoted to Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed Bin Salman. As observed by several political analysts, the motive for Trump behind all their deeds is basically his MAGA (Make America Great Again) project for America, which is already worn out by tariff wars and Chinese rivalry. The series of agreements on billions of dollars throughout his journey in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE strengthens this view, as the White House has torn apart designating the agreements as historical.

Nevertheless, this assumption is applicable as causation for the first two questions. But when it comes to the third issue, it is even more problematic and paradoxical. Because, historically, there has been a decades-long binary between Saudi and Iran. Furthermore, America always tried to fuel the binary whenever China tried to make a consensus between them. Even some observed that Trump met with Abu Muhammed Al Julani to further isolate Iran. Because, primarily, Julani was born in Saudi and of Saudi origin. Secondly, Julani’s rival Bashar al-Assad belonged to the Alawi-Shiite sect. So, Julani hated both Shi’ism and Shiite Iran. However, at the end, the earlier statement of Donald Trump on Iran contradicts this observation.

            To conclude, beyond the historical investment agreements made between America and Gulf countries, it is sure that there would be some type of geopolitical effects for this tour. Although the prediction and interpretation of these changes are a little difficult for today’s situation. We hope for a positive change for the liberation of Palestine from Israel’s clutches.