Greater Israel: What’s Next After Iran?… Turkey? Pakistan?

As the US-Israel offensive against Iran reshapes the Middle East, new alliances are forming between Muslim-majority states such as Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia in response to Bibi’s ‘Greater Israel’ ambitions.

The Middle East has turned into a site of unprecedented chaos thanks to the US and Israel launching a direct offensive against Iran. The attacks that started on 28th February 2026 are still going on, with many key members of the top leadership of Iran (including the Supreme Leader) having been martyred. Trump’s ultimate aim is unknown to almost everyone – including himself – as he flips between ending Iran’s nuclear ambitions, ‘protecting the US from imminent Iranian threats’ (which are geographically almost impossible), protecting women’s rights, and ‘removing a tyrant.’ However, Bibi Netanyahu, who has been calling for the dismantling of Iran’s non-existent nuclear program since the 90s, is following through with Israel’s ultimate aim: Creating Greater Israel.

The uninitiated might think that Iran is the last bone of contention for Israel, but that’s not the case. Both American and Israeli officials are now explicitly declaring the ‘Muslim Brotherhood/Islam’ a threat to peace and stability in the region. It is pretty evident from their conversations that Israel will not stop at Iran; rather, it needs to eliminate/suppress any threat that will hinder it in completely taking over the ‘Promised Land’ of Greater Israel.

Revival of the Muslim Brotherhood

The Muslim Brotherhood ideology includes promoting Islamic laws and morals and engaging society through offering social services. It is based on bringing political and social reforms throughout the Muslim world to create a firm Islamic community. The three main pillars of Muslim Brotherhood ideology include political independence, cultural resistance to the hostile Western forces, and protection of the Islamic identity. As of today, Qatar, Turkey, and Pakistan are considered to be the major proponents of this ideology.

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Egypt initially favoured the idea of creating a solid Muslim Brotherhood – something that should come naturally to Islamic States, like an Islamic NATO – but later on banned it in their efforts to normalise relations with Israel – either for financial gains or to protect their countries from US-Israel interventions (read Iraq, Syria, Lebanon…).

However, Israel’s full invasion of Gaza since October 2023 has slightly altered these traditional dynamics. Muslim nations that were just a step away from recognising Israel, like Saudi Arabia, have now taken a step back; instead, those that had already recognised Israel,........

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