The United States brokered a peace deal between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, normalizing relations between two Arab countries and the Jewish state.  This is fucking huge.  This is the only concrete step to peace in the Middle East in decades.  Oddly, it wasn’t really covered by American media.
The reason is happened, and the reason this is likely only the first in what will likely be several formal agreements normalizing relations with the rest of the Arab states in the region (I’m not a betting man, but Oman and Jordan will likely be next) is because of a significant policy shift the part of the U.S.  The Palestinians and the Iranians have had a stranglehold on the region, keeping Arab countries from even recognizing Israel.  Previous administrations have, for whatever reasons, allowed this to happen.  The new policy is for the United States to ignore the protestations of the non-starter Palestinians and the Persians, and instead get all of the Arab countries on board with normalized relations and peace, and if Iran and the Palestinians wish to continue their anti-Israel stance, they will be totally isolated, impotent, and soon completely broke.  At that point, the only option for the Palestinians, who have squandered every single chance to make peace with Israel that they’ve had,  to ever have their own country will have to be carved out of Iranian land, and the possibility of that happening are nil.  Iran, already broke, will be unable to export oil, and its straits will become truly dire.  The government of Iran, will, unfortunately, let its entire population starve to death before sitting down with the Israelis.  But the Iranian people will rise up before that happens.  The ayatollah will be literally decapitated, the Islamic government overthrown, and guess what one of the first things the new government will do?  Yep….normalize relations with Israel.  The new Iran will be welcomed into the coalition with open arms, and the country and its people will thrive.  It’s brilliant, and I’m glad it’s happening in my lifetime.

N.P.: “Big Boy’s Blues” – Yello