AlbertBootesaz

U.S. and Middle East Expert

Oil, Sanctions and the Coming Energy Realignment

Jun 7, 2026 By: Albert Bootesaz

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.

The contours of a new regional order are forming faster than the diplomatic vocabulary used to describe them. What follows is an attempt to map the incentives, not the slogans — reading Washington, Jerusalem and Tehran as one moving system rather than three separate stories.