Mientras se acerca la Cumbre y las diferencias entre los Estados árabes afloran, hay una sensación de que Siria se está “cortando sola”.
Líbano y la creciente influencia iraní en los arab affairs son la piedra de la discordia. Por un lado, Arabia Saudita con el apoyo varios países árabes pesados; por el otro lado Siria y su único amigo Irán (que no es poco).
No debe estar muy errada la columna de Al-Arabiya:
The Arab world has lived with a failing Lebanon before, but one reason for the determination on both sides this time is that the clash in Lebanon is seen as part of Iran’s efforts to spread its influence in the Middle East, in this case through its close relationship with Hezbollah, backed by its alliance with Syria.
Those opposed to Iran’s greater influence on the ground in Arab states (which is the vast majority of Arab states) think that in Lebanon they cannot afford to give way. If they and their ally Hariri agreed to a larger role for Hezbollah in the new governing structure, they see Iran’s influence becoming too great to tolerate.
Syria cherishes its role as Iran’s only close ally in the Arab world, and has used this position to its benefit for some years. But now it is getting itself into a dead end with its pro-Iranian policy.
