The Middle East powder keg: Elusive peace, growing instability and the imperative for a firm and balanced policy

The Middle East remains the epicentre of global instability
Palestinos caminando entre los escombros de los edificios destruidos, en Jabalia, en el norte de la Franja de Gaza - REUTERS/ DAWOUD ABU ALKAS
Palestinians walking through the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip - REUTERS/ DAWOUD ABU ALKAS

Gustavo de Arístegui, diplomat, ambassador and member of parliament for the Popular Party, discussed the latest developments in the conflicts looming over the Middle East with regard to Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and Israel's war with terrorists based in Gaza and Iranian proxies in the region on La Razón on 12 July 2025. 

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Miembros de tribus armadas afines a los hutíes se encuentran junto a ametralladoras durante una reunión para mostrar su apoyo a los palestinos en la Franja de Gaza y su desafío a Israel y la coalición liderada por Estados Unidos, en las afueras del norte de Saná, Yemen - REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH
Members of armed tribesmen sympathetic to the Houthis stand next to machine guns during a rally to show their support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and their defiance of Israel and the U.S.-led coalition, on the northern outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen - REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH