Critics feared it would plunge the Middle East into a wider war. That doomsday scenario has not come to pass, at least for now: Iran made only symbolic retaliation against America; soon after, a ceasefire ended the fighting between Iran and Israel.

There is no Palestinian, Lebanese, Syrian, Yemeni or Iranian problem — but there is undoubtedly an Israel problem,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at an Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit.

A direct Iran-Israel war has shattered old balances, forcing Middle Eastern capitals and global powers to reassess strategies as nuclear fears and shifting alliances reshape the region’s future.