Iran nuclear deal leaves Tehran looking stronger as so many of its neighbours fall apart - Patrick Cockburn
▻http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-nuclear-deal-leaves-tehran-looking-stronger-as-so-many-of-its-ne
In 2011 the West, led by the US and Sunni states, saw the popular uprisings throughout the Arab world as a chance to get rid of regimes with whom they were at odds. The war in Syria was an opportunity to weaken Iran by eliminating its biggest ally in the Arab world, but instead the war, and likewise that in Yemen, may end up doing more damage to Iran’s rivals such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the Gulf monarchies.