# The cost of Iran’s regional leverage

- Published: 2026-09-18T14:30:27.460Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T14:30:27.460Z
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- Topics: Conflict, war and peace
- Involves: 2023 Beijing-brokered agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jizan and Najran, Bahrain, Oman, Tehran, a shift in Gulf politics away from confrontation and towards managed coexistence, coordinated wave of drone and ballistic missile attacks, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the escalation

## How it developed

- 2026-09-18T14:30:27.460Z - Al Jazeera English: [The cost of Iran’s regional leverage](https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/9/18/the-cost-of-irans-regional-leverage)

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