In an interview with the website of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Jafar Ghanadbashi stated: “The United States, through indirect channels and relying on its Arab allies, seeks to redefine the position of the Israeli regime in the new regional order; however, field realities have prevented the realization of this goal.”

The Transformation of America’s Role in West Asia
Ghanadbashi emphasized that over the past decade, the United States has shifted its role in the region from direct military engagement to indirect management through regional partners. Washington is trying to place the burden of the security costs of the Israeli regime on its Arab allies instead of a costly military presence.
According to him, the continuation of war and tension in the region prevents the United States from utilizing the region’s energy and trade capacities in the short- and medium-term.
He added: The increasing competition of the United States with China and Russia in geo-economic domains has provided an additional incentive for Washington to maintain its influence in West Asia. Reduced control over energy resources and their transmission lines has a direct impact on the United States’ global position and could affect its capabilities in crisis situations, such as those involving Taiwan and Ukraine.
Ghanadbashi also pointed to the civilizational and ideological dimension of America’s confrontation with Islamic West Asia and reminded: Since the 1990s, American think tanks have described the growth of Islamic civilization as a threat to the legitimacy of the American presence in the region.

From the “Deal of the Century” to the “Abraham Accords”: An Effort to Consolidate the Israeli Regime
Ghanadbashi noted: The Trump administration, with the ultimate goal of consolidating the position of the Israeli regime, is trying through programs such as the “Deal of the Century,” the “Abraham Accords,” and the “Trump Peace Plan” to end the crimes in Gaza, to encourage Arab countries to normalize relations with Tel Aviv, and to bring the Israeli regime from the margins to the center of regional political interactions.
He added: Washington is striving to rebuild the relations of the Israeli regime with Arab countries, but the widespread massacre of the people of Gaza and the reaction of public opinion in the region have made such an outcome impossible. No government is willing to host the prime minister of the Israeli regime, and this wave of hatred has been recorded in the historical memory of the Arab and Islamic world and global public opinion. Even the heads of state hosting regional summits, including Erdogan and El-Sisi, avoided direct meetings with officials of the Israeli regime.

The Post-Gaza Order: Reaction to Crisis
Ghanadbashi emphasized: The post-Gaza war meetings, especially the Sharm el-Sheikh summit, were neither a political and diplomatic turning point nor a sign of the formation of a new order in favor of America or the Israeli regime; instead, they were an emergency reaction to prevent the collapse of Netanyahu’s cabinet and instability in the Western camp. The hasty presence of Western leaders there was for the same reason.
He added: Historical experience shows that the end of failed wars in West Asia often marks the beginning of new political crises in the aggressor countries; similar to the military defeat of the Israeli regime in the 33-day Lebanon war, which led to political developments in Tel Aviv. Now the Israeli regime is trapped in a quagmire of legitimacy crisis and military failure and has no capability or desire to start a new war.

Iran’s Position in New Regional Equations
Ghanadbashi stressed: Iran is the focal point of Washington’s deterrent policies in all these equations. From the beginning of the victory of the Islamic Revolution until now, the United States has not achieved any lasting victory in confronting Iran and is seeking to redefine relations through the path of combined pressures and seemingly peace-seeking plans.
He added: Iran, by expanding strategic relations with Russia and China, has created a new atmosphere of regional and international cooperation.
Ghanadbashi emphasized that Iran’s strategy is based on maintaining a balance of power, strengthening the Axis of Resistance, and maintaining an active presence in geo-economic equations. The new American security engineering, despite efforts to rebuild an order dependent on Tel Aviv, faces popular resistance, field realities, and emerging regional alliances that will not allow its full realization.
In summary, Jafar Ghanadbashi emphasized: The new American regional engineering is more an effort to rebuild domination than a project for peace. Recent developments have not only failed to strengthen the Israeli regime but could further highlight the position of the Resistance and Iran’s role in the security equations of West Asia.