The war in Gaza has fundamentally re-shaped geopolitics in the Middle East. Iran and Russia (and, indirectly, China) are nursing blows to their power in the region, which has created space for the US to try to pull the likes of Saudi Arabia back into its orbit. If peace plans progress, the Gulf’s ties to the US are likely to strengthen, although an expansion of the Abraham Accords in the near future seems unlikely.
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