Rising autonomy in the Middle East

 President Biden's trip to the Middle East is a continuation of US diplomacy there over a long period of time, including efforts to protect Israel's security and oppose Iran's nuclear program. However, there is also an urgent need for Middle Eastern oil and gas gave the global energy tensions brought on by the Ukraine crisis, particularly in Europe.

The mission of President Biden's travel to the Middle East is also pretty clear: to show that the United States is still present there and to issue a warning to his "competitors" about trying to increase their influence there.

Objectively, President Biden's trip to the Middle East did not produce any notable outcomes. In truth, there are significant gaps between current US views on Saudi Arabia, Israel, the JCPOA resurrection, and other topics, which severely limits the impact of President Biden's visit.

In conclusion, despite the tardiness of President Biden's journey to the Middle East, it is obvious that Washington is not entirely prepared for it. National development in the Middle East is currently the region's top priority, but Washington still does not give it enough attention.

The Middle Eastern nations are increasingly placing a high priority on national development. The recently ended trilateral or bilateral summit between Iran, Turkey, and Russia made this clear.

The July 19 summit between Russia, Turkey, and Iran were held to discuss the Syrian situation, but Iran, as the host nation, placed the greatest emphasis on economic cooperation in its bilateral discussions with Russia and Turkey. Additionally, an agreement for up to 40 billion US dollars in energy cooperation between Iran and Russia was also revealed. Additionally, an agreement for extensive long-term strategic collaboration between Iran and Turkey was reached.

It is important to note that Middle Eastern nations have become more assertive in the face of global forces, whether during President Biden's visit to the region or President Putin's visit to Iran. The traditional energy powers in the Middle East, in particular, which have been severely hit by the "new energy" in the world, are quickly recovering and improving.

The influence of foreign powers on the Middle East is waning as a result of the constantly awakened countries in the region actively eliminating or curtailing their influence there.

As a result, President Biden's caution to Russia and China not to fill the "vacuum" left by the United States' partial withdrawal from the Middle East has amply proven that there are severe issues with how the Middle East is currently perceived in the United States. The United States' partial departure from the Middle East is the consequence of intentional or passive dual motivations, and the so-called "vacuum" that remains is being filled by the nations and people of the region, not by "competitors," as some have suggested.

It is time for major world countries to look again at the Middle East. Contrary to what foreign news portrays, the Middle East is not quite as chaotic, backward, and in need of rescuing. Middle Eastern nations with their particular operating procedures should likewise be respected. Naturally, Middle Eastern nations need to improve their collaboration with one another during this process. Middle Eastern nations are already doing this, as seen by the recent diplomatic achievements of Turkey, Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and other [P]GCC nations.

In short, the Middle East is changing, and the countries in the region are mostly responsible for the changes.

In these conditions, an effective Middle East diplomacy for outside powers must be one that aggressively addresses the development goals of Middle Eastern nations. The degree of assistance the world powers can offer to the development of Middle Eastern countries will become a crucial factor for them to prevail over countries in the region if "great power competition" does indeed emerge in the Middle East in the future.