Pravin Sawhney, one of India's most respected defense analysts, has been tracking this shift since Day 1 of the war, and his read is sobering:
Pakistan is quietly becoming the security anchor of the entire Gulf, filling the vacuum the U.S. is leaving behind, with Saudi, Kuwait and soon Qatar all seeking the same arrangement.
Essentially, Article 5 for the Middle East: an attack on them is an attack on Pakistan
On the MOU: "This is a consequence of war, a war that Iran has won, and I expect the Iranians to go further, to get more rigid, to bring in Gaza, to bring in Yemen."
On the House bill merging U.S. and Israeli military command in the theater: "What it means is that as far as West Asia is concerned, the commander in chief of CENTCOM will be the PM of Israel and not POTUS."
On where both wars end: "There is no way that either Russia or Iran will lose, it will be a prolonged war, but the sufferers will be the American empire and the EU."
A fascinating perspective from someone who has been right about this conflict at every turn.
Thanks for coming on again, @PravinSawhney
