Map of Middle East redrawn after October 7
Before October 7, the US’s entire policy in the Middle East rested on normalising Israel’s presence in the region through its so-called Abraham Accords [...] Israel’s response to the October 7 attack ended that.
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Simon Speakman Cordall, “Map of Middle East redrawn after October 7,” Al Jazeera, 8 October 2026 (quoting H.A. Hellyer), https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/how-october-7-redrew-the-map-of-the-middle-east.
Cordall, S. S. (2026, October 8). Map of Middle East redrawn after October 7. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/how-october-7-redrew-the-map-of-the-middle-east
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