Vantage Middle East · Regional atlas
Eleven country profiles, one regional vantage.
Click a marker on the map to open a country’s profile, or scan the typographic list below. Each profile is a complete reading — geography, demographics, history, political system, economy, foreign policy, allies and rivals, key figures, internal regions, cultural concepts, and the contested files of May 2026.
Eleven countries
Lebanon
Aoun-Salam government, post-2024 war, Hezbollah recalibration, the Cedar economy in convalescence.
Syria
Ahmad al-Sharaa transitional government, March 2025 Alawite reckoning, Russian-base conversion, sanctions lifting.
Israel
Netanyahu's 60-seat coalition, post-Iran-war posture, Hamas and Hezbollah ceasefires, Abraham Accords expansion.
Jordan
Hashemite balancing act, post-Gaza Israel treaty strain, Syria normalisation, IAF gains, refugee economy.
Iraq
Amedi-Zaidi government, Trump-vetoed Maliki, post-strike Iran-aligned militia recalibration, oil-revenue politics.
Iran
Mojtaba Khamenei succession after February 2026 strikes, post-strike economic shock, regional axis recalculation.
Saudi Arabia
MBS Vision 2030, post-2017 settlement, Sudan-axis divergence with UAE, post-strike normalisation track.
Egypt
Sisi's third term, IMF stabilisation, $35bn Israel gas deal, GERD completed, Sudan war role, Gaza mediation.
Turkey
Erdoğan's third term, post-Assad Syria role, PKK dissolution, Şimşek economic stabilisation, İmamoğlu prosecution.
Yemen
Houthi-controlled north vs PLC-administered south, post-strike degradation, STC dissolution, Saudi-Houthi talks.
United Arab Emirates
Abraham Accords defense integration, Sudan RSF backing, G42 AI strategy, Saudi divergence on Sudan/Yemen.