# Multipolarity

Washington’s Suez Moment? How the Strikes on Iran are Fracturing the Middle East Order

The U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran has triggered a fundamental realignment in the Middle East, eroding American credibility and forcing Gulf states to seek strategic autonomy. As military force replaces diplomacy, observers suggest this conflict may mark the definitive end of U.S. regional hegemony, akin to Britain's Suez Crisis.