A quarter-century after the 'war on terror' began, the American Middle East is over

Twenty-five years have passed since the war on terror commenced, with the American Middle East slowly fading away, as reported by Hesham Gaafar. The once dominant regional order, heavily reliant on American support, is gradually losing its significance. Antiwar protests in Washington, DC, demonstrate the growing discontent with the outdated order.

A photograph in Tehran showcases a billboard depicting anti-American sentiments without drawing much attention. Marc Lynch, a political science professor at George Washington University, writes in Foreign Affairs that this long-standing order has finally ended, and the American-Israeli war with Iran marked its final blow. The collapse of the American Middle East is not a sudden event, but a gradual fading into the background, until the people begin to recognize the new reality.