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The fall of the Assad regime in Syria may have been a geopolitical loss for Iran (and Russia), but the fact that Islamists have overthrown the regime threatens both Iran and Arab states, creating prospects for their cooperation in the near future and minimising whatever gains the ‘winners’ of this ‘end-game’ many have made.

With news of the formation of a new three-party alliance between Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea, there has been an increasing consolidation of “anti-Ethiopian” forces in the Horn of Africa.

Increased sanctions on Iran due to its support for proxy forces, its anti-West policies, and heightened threats from Israel, suggest that peace with Arab states could lead to the country’s peace and stability.