An Alliance against Iran
Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
(Germany) on 7 August 2026
by Nikolas Busse (link to
original)
Trump may tell himself (and his voters) that he has achieved a great victory in the Gulf. Saudi Arabia, Pakistan,and Turkey know the truth.
Iran is standing up well to American pressure so far, but it can’t change its geopolitical situation. In a textbook move, the three most important powers in the region are now joining forces to create a counterbalance to Tehran’s growing power that is threatening to end Donald Trump‘s foolhardy war.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have already been collaborating on defensive measures for some time, so Turkey’s participation is demonstrating above all what is at stake. There is concern about a long-term threat from Iran, which has not relinquished its ideology or lost its shadow armies and now likely has the Strait of Hormuz under its permanent control.
1 Partner Is a Nuclear Power
Trump may continue telling himself (and his voters) that he has achieved a great victory in the Gulf. Three of his allies, including one NATO member, have a more realistic view: Iran will continue to cause disruption in the Middle East for the foreseeable future, and it is better to fight it together.
The three collaborating partners include a nuclear power. The widespread notion that Saudi Arabia in particular will simply buy its nuclear bomb in Pakistan one day is not very realistic, but in this respect, too, Trump has, as of now, achieved the opposite of what he supposedly wanted. His attack not only reinforced the value of nuclear weapons to Iran, but also to the other countries in the region.
Iran is standing up well to American pressure so far, but it can’t change its geopolitical situation. In a textbook move, the three most important powers in the region are now joining forces to create a counterbalance to Tehran’s growing power that is threatening to end Donald Trump‘s foolhardy war.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have already been collaborating on defensive measures for some time, so Turkey’s participation is demonstrating above all what is at stake. There is concern about a long-term threat from Iran, which has not relinquished its ideology or lost its shadow armies and now likely has the Strait of Hormuz under its permanent control.
1 Partner Is a Nuclear Power
Trump may continue telling himself (and his voters) that he has achieved a great victory in the Gulf. Three of his allies, including one NATO member, have a more realistic view: Iran will continue to cause disruption in the Middle East for the foreseeable future, and it is better to fight it together.
The three collaborating partners include a nuclear power. The widespread notion that Saudi Arabia in particular will simply buy its nuclear bomb in Pakistan one day is not very realistic, but in this respect, too, Trump has, as of now, achieved the opposite of what he supposedly wanted. His attack not only reinforced the value of nuclear weapons to Iran, but also to the other countries in the region.
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