At the same time, many places in the Middle East exchanged fire. Liang Yongchun： The United States is losing control of the Middle East
For some time, many places in the Middle East have exchanged fire at the same time, and the situation in the region has escalated rapidly, causing concern in the international community.
Who caused the chaos in the Middle East? How will the situation in the Middle East develop in the future?
What is the logic behind the melee in the Middle East?
On January 17, 2024, local time, on the border between Lebanon and Israel, after Israel shelled the Lebanese village of Blida, smoke billowed (Source: The Paper)
Affected by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the unstable situation in the Middle East and surrounding areas has intensified recently. The U.S.-British Coalition forces and the Houthi armed forces in Yemen exchanged missiles, Iran launched air strikes against targets in many neighboring countries, Pakistan launched retaliatory air strikes against Iran, and the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon intensified.
Liang Yongchun, a military observer, believes that a melee in the Middle East actually runs through three basic logical lines.
Liang Yongchun: First, non-state actors in the Middle East launched a violent counterattack against the old Middle East order dominated by the United States and Israel; Second, the United States, Israel and their allies launched a series of retaliatory actions; Third, the resurgence of international terrorism, some Middle Eastern countries in order to safeguard their own interests, in the name of counter-terrorism launched transnational military operations.
These three logical lines boil down to one point, that is, the unjust and unreasonable Middle East order led by the United States is collapsing, and the Middle East region is facing a new and greater danger of war.
Who started the chaos in the Middle East?
On January 19, local time, the Iranian military released photos of missile launches (Source: CCTV pays attention today)
At the same time, crossfire broke out in many places in the Middle East, casting a shadow over regional and even world security.
The United States accused Iran of being the "behind-the-scenes" behind the recent attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria and the attacks on Israeli-related ships in the Red Sea.
In Liang Yongchun’s view, the United States is calling for a thief to catch a thief, and the United States and Israel are the initiators of the current chaos in the Middle East.
Liang Yongchun: There are two root causes of the Middle East issue. One is Israel’s continuous encroachment on Palestinian territory, which harms the legitimate rights and interests of Palestinians. The other is that the United States has long stationed troops in various countries in the Middle East and interfered in their internal affairs.
The United States accused Iran of being behind the scenes. In fact, it was the unjust actions of the United States and Israel that angered people in the Middle East. Now the United States is not only short of troops in the Middle East, but also loses its moral appeal, and its leading Middle East order is bound to crumble. This created conditions for the resurgence of terrorism, and the whole Middle East began to fall into the law of the jungle.
America is losing control of the Middle East.
Data map: US warships launch Tomahawk cruise missiles in the Red Sea (Source: CCTV pays attention today)
Liang Yongchun further pointed out that in the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the United States has not played a systematic and constructive role in mediating conflicts and resolving crises except expressing its support for Israel and deterring it by increasing its military deployment. The United States is gradually losing control of the Middle East.
Liang Yongchun: In recent years, in order to engage in "great power competition", the United States has continuously reduced its political and military investment in the Middle East, in an attempt to let Israel and Saudi Arabia maintain the unfair and unreasonable old order in the Middle East for the United States. Facts have proved that this is entirely wishful thinking of the United States, blindly promoting "great power competition" and causing its own "backyard fire."
It is impossible for the United States to give up the strategic point of the Middle East, but now Arab countries and the United States are separated from Germany, and a large number of non-state actors are sharply confronting them. If the United States wants to regain control of the situation in the Middle East, it will face a new form of protracted war.
The United States is not afraid to fight with any country, but this time, the United States is fighting with a "shadow" that is visible but intangible.
(Yang Guangwang Military Channel Reporter: Bing Wang)