How the U.S. Manages the Iran-Israel Rivalry While the Arabs Fade into Silence
✍️ By Arius – Political Essayist & Symbolic Thinker
In a world clouded by misinformation and layered agendas, the Iran–Israel conflict may appear to some as just another choreographed drama. But it is not. It is an existential showcase—each party asserting its right to persist, to be seen, to shape the narrative. And behind this dance of power, the United States conducts the orchestra, while the Arab world slips quietly offstage.
The United States: The Grand Strategist of Controlled Tensions
Washington no longer seeks resolution—it seeks management.
Not victory, but continuity. Not peace, but calculated imbalance.
By carefully sustaining tensions between Iran and Israel, the U.S. preserves its indispensable role: the sole broker, the indispensable presence, the ceiling of the region’s volatility.
And for that purpose, it needs both players in the game.
Why the U.S. Needs Iran
Despite decades of sanctions and isolation, Iran remains a civilizational project—not just a regime. It operates with:
- Historical depth
- Cultural continuity
- Ideological coherence
Iran offers resistance not as a slogan, but as a structure. It balances against Turkey, offsets Sunni dominance, and prevents a strategic vacuum in the region.
To the U.S., Iran is both a problem and a guarantee: a reliable antagonist that keeps the game alive.
Why the U.S. Needs Israel
Israel, meanwhile, is not merely an ally—it is a narrative anchor in the Western psyche:
- A technologically advanced state under perpetual threat
- A symbol of Western presence in the Eastern world
- A node of intelligence, diplomacy, and deterrence
For Israel to remain viable, it must remain in crisis.
Security is not its only concern—survival must feel dramatic.
And America ensures it does.
But the U.S. Will Never Let Them Reconcile
Should Iran and Israel reach genuine accord—military or ideological—it would threaten the entire architecture of American influence.
- Peace between them = end of America’s mediator role
- Peace = strategic autonomy
- Peace = freedom from dependency
Therefore, managed hostility is the ideal scenario:
No full war.
No real peace.
Just perpetual heat.
This Is Not a Theater. It Is a Trial of Existence.
- Iran proclaims: I am a sovereign civilization, rooted and rising.
- Israel declares: I am the lone power in the Middle East—resilient, responsive, unafraid.
- Both speak the language of power.
- Neither begs for rescue.
- Both demand relevance.
- Each needs the other to reflect its own legitimacy.
The Real Losers? The Arabs.
While the U.S. fine-tunes the game and Iran and Israel perform their parts, the Arab world has:
- No vision
- No shared political project
- No civilizational narrative
- No autonomous positioning
They are not participants.
They are terrain—the battlefield, the audience, or worse, the forgotten décor.
In Conclusion:
In geopolitics, presence matters more than victory.
To be heard is better than being right.
And to be useful is more important than being justified.
Israel and Iran assert themselves before the world.
The U.S. remains the architect behind the curtain.
And the Arab world? Tragically silent—unwritten, unseen, unseated.