{"id":33742,"date":"2026-01-05T20:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=33742"},"modified":"2026-01-05T21:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T01:03:30","slug":"lebanese-orient-le-jours-co-editor-in-chief-mr-anthony-samrani-thanks-for-your-thoughtful-overview-entitled-after-maduros-fall-what-are-the-impacts-for-the-middle-east-apres-la-chute-de","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2026\/01\/05\/lebanese-orient-le-jours-co-editor-in-chief-mr-anthony-samrani-thanks-for-your-thoughtful-overview-entitled-after-maduros-fall-what-are-the-impacts-for-the-middle-east-apres-la-chute-de\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese L&#8217;Orient Le Jour&#8217;s Co-Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Anthony Samrani: Thanks for your thoughtful overview entitled &#8220;After Maduro&#8217;s fall, what are the impacts for the Middle East?&#8221; [Apres la chute de Maduro, quels impacts pour le Proche-Orient?]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LebanonWorrisome-1024x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29239\" style=\"width:505px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LebanonWorrisome-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LebanonWorrisome-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LebanonWorrisome-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LebanonWorrisome-1536x432.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LebanonWorrisome-2048x576.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/LebanonWorrisome-1200x337.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Apr\u00e8s la capture de Maduro, quels impacts pour le Moyen-Orient ?\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lX6Jo79THlM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost countries in the region remained silent after the US coup in Venezuela\u2014with the exception of Israel, which warmly congratulated its American ally, and Iran, which strongly condemned it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet the region could be directly affected by this event, and for several reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first is that the attitude of the American superpower could encourage local predators: Israel, Iran, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the Middle East has always been a jungle, this characteristic could be reinforced in such an international configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second is that by taking control of the country with the largest oil resources in the world, Donald Trump could threaten in the long term the position of the Gulf countries and their special relationship with the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the third point is that the Iranian regime, which has been facing protests for over a week now, could well be the target of the adventurism of Donald Trump and his ally Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it is perfectly understandable that some are now celebrating the fall of dictator Maduro, the weakening of the &#8220;axis of resistance&#8221; and the fact that Khamenei could be next on the list, it is important to understand what this &#8220;new world&#8221; means for the region, but also for countries like Lebanon which, without the protection of a foreign patron, will have a very hard time surviving in this jungle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The lion sleeps tonight - Birizoo - English \u2013 kids songs\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YRsKJ61dV6E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/heart.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/heart.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/heart-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMost countries in the region remained silent after the US coup in Venezuela\u2014with the exception of Israel, which warmly congratulated its American ally, and Iran, which strongly condemned it. 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