{
  "id": 9532921,
  "title": "A quarter-century after the 'war on terror' began, the American Middle East is over",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/a-quarter-century-after-the-war-on-terror-began-the-american-middle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T09:34:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/quarter-century-after-war-terror-american-middle-east-over"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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 Antiwar protests in Washington, DC, demonstrate the growing discontent with the outdated order.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.",
  "summary": "A quarter-century after the 'war on terror' began, the American Middle East is over Submitted by Hesham Gaafar on Wed, 09/23/2026 - 14:47 The US-built regional order is not collapsing in a single dramatic moment. It is fading quietly into the background - until one day people wake up to an entirely new reality Antiwar demonstrators hold signs as they gather near the White House in Washington, DC,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "UNGA: Netanyahu, Abbas to speak as Middle East dominates day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/unga-netanyahu-abbas-to-speak-as-middle-east-dominates-day",
        "published": "2026-09-24T11:46:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}