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Biden's upcoming visit to the Middle East reveals Washington's dissatisfaction

  • Sheaito Mussallam Sheaito Mussallam
  • Source: Al Mayadeen English
  • 5 Jul 2022 15:32
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We can all see that before Biden's visit to the Middle East, US diplomacy failed to build a "road map" of actions acceptable to Washington.

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  • Joe Biden's Upcoming Visit to the Middle East Demonstrates Events Unfolding in an undesirable scenario for Washington
    Joe Biden's Upcoming Visit to the Middle East Demonstrates Events Unfolding in an undesirable scenario for Washington

The practice of international relations shows that military associations created under the auspices of the United States do not aim to maintain global security. Their main goal is to put pressure on states that are objectionable to Washington. NATO was created to contain the USSR and now Russia. AUKUS is a counterweight to China. In the Middle East, the US and its allies are trying to bring down Iran. The emergence of another US-controlled structure will only lead to an escalation of tensions in the region. The withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the conflict in Ukraine have shown the world that members of military groups under Washington's control sacrifice their interests and the living standard of their citizens to achieve the goals of their "American partners". The Middle Eastern countries will repeat the fate of the NATO countries, attaining reduced living standards and broken relations with other states instead of preserving their interests.

This is the syndrome of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and shifting its main focus to Asia, especially China. As a result, the countries of the Middle East have become closer to Russia, which is in the process of diversifying its policy in the region. Therefore, is getting increasingly difficult for Washington to knock on the doors of the oil-rich states of the Middle East, and Biden's visit has no chance to fill the resulting "vacuum of geopolitical certainty." All the US speculation about creating an "Arab NATO" in the region is a figment of the political imagination of American strategists. At the same time, Biden's visit is of interest because it will test the stated political diagnostics. Let us outline its main contour, keeping in mind, in particular, the energy sector: The June 2 decision of the OPEC+ group regarding oil, which involved Russia, will be preserved, as well as Moscow's partnership with Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman, who visited the Russian Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, called Russian-Saudi relations as good "as the weather in Riyadh". Moscow will continue cooperation within OPEC+ beyond 2022; this is the first issue. The second is the fact that the work of OPEC+ will not change until the US midterm elections in November. Everyone is waiting for changes while maintaining the prospects for further partnership. Another thing is that the Americans may try to use their "punitive tools". Biden has previously blamed Russian and Saudi oil "restraint" for the surge in oil prices. 

We can all see that before Biden's visit to the Middle East, US diplomacy failed to build a "road map" of actions acceptable to Washington.

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Even though the State Department is making unprecedented efforts to organize in the region either a bilateral or a multilateral summit with the countries of the region. The problem is not to get the invited leaders together, but to "set an agenda acceptable to everyone, to make some decisions so that Biden's visit does not look like a failure." Nevertheless, so far, events are developing according to a scenario that is negative for Washington. But so far, events are developing in an undesirable scenario for Washington. It is worth noting that US activity in the Middle East can be explained by the fact that events in Ukraine are not exactly unfolding according to its plans. They are not properly able to organize the defense, fixing the front line to contain Russia. That is why they are now shifting their activity to the Middle East trying to create another hotbed of tension for Russia and thereby weaken Russia's pressure in Ukraine.

The US is now trying to stop Russian energy deliveries to Europe and weaken Russia economically, but it will not succeed. Because over the past decade, Russia has developed a good system of import substitution within the country and set up good relations with the East, Asia, and other countries. What we read in the news these days shows that today both the US and Europe are hysterical and do not know what to do. An example of this is even the latest news that Macron's representatives posted his conversation with Vladimir Putin online, which violates all legal and diplomatic frameworks.

I will also add that Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al-Safadi denied reported plans to create a new military alliance in the region involving "Israel" during the upcoming Middle East tour of US President Joseph Biden.

Al-Safadi stressed that during the visit of King Abdullah II of Jordan to Qatar, the monarch, speaking about the possibility of creating an Arab military union, characterized it as a defensive mechanism to counter common security challenges.

In response to a question about plans to create a new military alliance in the region during US President Joe Biden's Middle East tour with "Israel", Al-Safadi said: "There are no proposals of this kind, and we have not heard any suggestions in this context."

However, I am sure that the United States will continue its provocations, and make further attempts to weaken Russia in the Middle East, as it already did in Syria with the help of "Israel", which is now bombing Syria where the Russian military bases are located. It is also working to extract gas from Lebanese territorial waters with the protection of US warships. But as history has shown many times, Russia cannot be defeated, therefore, in my opinion, the United States needs to learn these important lessons of history, draw the right conclusions and come to terms with the new world order, which will no longer be ruled by the US.

The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect Al Mayadeen’s editorial stance.
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Sheaito Mussallam

Sheaito Mussallam

Founder and chairman of the Russian-Arab Cultural Center in St. Petersburg (R.A.C.C.).

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