As Tehran shifts tactics and rewires its regional proxy network, are Arab nations finding that pragmatic diplomacy is no longer enough to keep them out of the crosshairs? Ahmad Sharawi, Senior Research Analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins Newell to break down Iran’s evolving strategy in the Levant and the Gulf, what it means for U.S. security interests, and why regional neutrality may no longer be an option.




