Middle East Tensions: Iran at the Center of Conflicts and Threats

South Africa

1 SOURCE

Single source

Global South neutralist bloc · 4 of 24 countries

Nuanced geopolitical analysis prioritising Iranian institutional complexity

Germany

STATE MEDIA

3 SOURCES

Pragmatic Euro-economic bloc · 5 of 24 countries

Economic impact of the conflict and measured critique of American unilateralism

Argentina

1 SOURCE

Single source

Aligned Atlantic bloc · 4 of 24 countries

Western alignment justified by memory of terrorist attacks

Australia

2 SOURCES

Aligned Atlantic bloc · 4 of 24 countries

Regional economic impact and Western power calculations

Canada

incl. 1 state outlet

3 SOURCES

Strategic caution amid American pressure and conflict costs

China

1 SOURCE

Single source

Sino-Russian contestatory bloc · 3 of 24 countries

Diplomatic mediation in response to destructive Western unilateralism

South Korea

2 SOURCES

Securing energy supplies amid geopolitical turbulence

Egypt

1 SOURCE

Single source

Egypt as regional mediator facing Iranian actions threatening global economy

Spain

1 SOURCE

Single source

Pragmatic Euro-economic bloc · 5 of 24 countries

Economic impact on Spain from Middle Eastern tensions

United States

2 SOURCES

Aligned Atlantic bloc · 4 of 24 countries

Security justification with growing strategic concerns about entanglement

France

incl. 2 state outlets

6 SOURCES

Pragmatic Euro-economic bloc · 5 of 24 countries

Economic and energy impact of the conflict balanced with French diplomatic caution

India

2 SOURCES

Global South neutralist bloc · 4 of 24 countries

Global economic impact and protection of Indian energy interests

Iran

1 SOURCE

Single source

Sino-Russian contestatory bloc · 3 of 24 countries

Diaspora narrative of popular resistance against an oppressive regime in decline

Israel

2 SOURCES

Aligned Atlantic bloc · 4 of 24 countries

Military success and preemptive defence against existential Iranian threat

Malaysia

2 SOURCES

Global South neutralist bloc · 4 of 24 countries

Economic impacts of the conflict on regional energy stability and trade

Pakistan

2 SOURCES

Global South neutralist bloc · 4 of 24 countries

Neutral positioning amid a conflict threatening regional and economic stability

Netherlands

1 SOURCE

Single source

Pragmatic Euro-economic bloc · 5 of 24 countries

Consumer impact: Middle Eastern tensions viewed through a Dutch tourism lens

Qatar

incl. 1 state outlet

2 SOURCES

Qatar as collateral damage in a conflict threatening global energy stability

United Kingdom

4 SOURCES

Pragmatic Euro-economic bloc · 5 of 24 countries

Domestic economic impact and British diplomatic marginalisation

Russia

STATE MEDIA

2 SOURCES

Sino-Russian contestatory bloc · 3 of 24 countries

Russia as responsible mediator confronted with American-Israeli irresponsibility

Serbia

1 SOURCE

Single source

Critique of American improvisation and scepticism toward Western interventionism

Singapore

2 SOURCES

Geoeconomic impacts and risks to Asian shipping routes

Turkey

STATE MEDIA

1 SOURCE

Single source

Critique of US-Israeli hegemony with positioning as a balanced regional mediator

Ukraine

incl. 1 state outlet

2 SOURCES

Leveraging Iran-US tensions to maintain Western support for Ukraine