Is America’s Middle East Order Crumbling?

How will America’s ‘Economic D-Day’ affect the world economy? Has China benefited from the Iran war? Can the Gulf countries adapt to a post-American Middle East? In this episode of Big Picture, Mehreen Khan, Economics Editor at The Times, delves into the long-term impacts of the US and Israel’s war on Iran. The pair discuss whether the war marks the end of sanctions as a tool of statecraft, the geopolitical future of the Gulf states, and how the war has affected the US-China competition. 00:00-01:30 - Introduction 01:30-18:45 - US Sanctions & De-dollarisation 18:45 - 26:15 - Strait of Hormuz, GCC & Energy Markets 26:15-42:41- US-China competition 42:41-59:20 - A post-American Middle East? Subscribe to The Big Picture Channel for more conversations like this Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @middleeasteye   Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12pm ET | 5pm BST Got a story tip or question? Reach us at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok:   / middleeasteye   Follow us on Instagram:   / middleeasteye   Like us on Facebook:   / middleeasteye   Follow us on Twitter:   / middleeasteye