'Egyptian withdrawal is a huge blow to the Arab NATO idea,' said one expert. 'The Arab NATO will properly die not far in the future.'
Egypt has reportedly withdrawn from the Trump administration and Saudi-led effort to form an “Arab NATO” to push back against Iran’s regional influence.
President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi pose for a group photo with other leaders of the Muslim world in Riyadh on May 21, 2017 MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images “MESA's success was always highly suspect. This is due to fundamentally divergent interest among its potential members,” Xander Snyder, a global analyst at Geopolitical Futures, told Newsweek. “For a coalition theoretically focused on containing Iran, some of MESA's members would have a much greater interest in actually putting skin in the game than others.”
“This move can be also seen as a blow to the Saudi government who wanted to lead it,” Al-Ahmed said, adding that “the biggest loser here is Saudi Arabia and its political weight.” President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on March 14, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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