Middle East Settlements and the End of the Iranian Nuclear Narrative
In the midst of the tumultuous transformations taking place in the Middle East, myths are falling one by one, chief among them the Iranian nuclear narrative, long propagated as a regional scarecrow and a strategic excuse for expanding influence into the Arab heartland.
From Netanyahu’s fiery statements about Iran’s exit from the Syrian equation to Trump’s announcement of lifting sanctions on a new Syrian regime led by “al-Shara,” not to mention the subtle normalization between Damascus and Tel Aviv, the outlines of a major settlement are becoming clearer, re-engineering the region amidst the ruins of bloodshed and militias.
Tehran no longer controls the decision-making in Syria, and Hezbollah is no longer the difficult card imposed on the table. The new image indicates that Iran has effectively exited Syria, politically and security-wise, and that the Middle East is beginning to breathe without it, if only temporarily, after being stifled by the weight of its sectarian and military project.
However, what is even more laughable than the changes in Damascus or Tehran is the level of political naivety among some who engage with Iran within Morocco. Those who still bet on a beleaguered theocratic regime and import its empty rhetorical narrative devoid of any civilizational or realistic content. These individuals, who have woven questionable cultural and media ties under the table, hiding behind resistance slogans in which they only fight their internal foes, have become unwitting tools serving the Iranian project, or perhaps are overly aware of their treasonous role.
As for Abdelilah Benkirane and his associates, they can only be categorized under “black political comedy.” Their repeated antics, oscillating between victimhood and heroism, between public insults and covert appeasement, between populist platforms and embassy doors, have devolved into a pathological state of national dissociation. There is no project, no compass, no strategic line other than a dance to the rhythm of “opposition for the sake of spectacle.”
Benkirane, who left the premiership as if he had exited a scene he did not understand, left behind a current steeped in nostalgia for populism, feeding on slogans of fear over “normalization,” while maintaining a silence as profound as the grave in the face of Iran’s intrusions and the subjugation of minds and hearts.
Today, as Iran’s chapter in Damascus folds and new pages for difficult peace equations open, masks are falling in Rabat. The reality of those who sold themselves to foreign agendas under the guise of the Palestinian cause becomes clear; they are only serving unpatriotic and un-Islamic agendas.
The fall of the Iranian nuclear narrative is not merely a political moment in the region but a true revelation for those who bet on darkness while their homeland illuminates its path with firm sovereign steps.
Morocco has been and will remain outside the axes of destruction because, quite simply, it prioritizes its national security over the tricks of rhetoric and perceives the region through the lens of the state, not through the impaired vision of outdated revolutionary illusions.
