A much-changed Middle East prepares for Trump 2.0

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : "The feeling here is 'We know who Trump is, we know how to deal with him.
40% : Trump has said he intends to expand the accords, and the main prize would be Saudi Arabia, which at one time appeared open to a deal with Israel that would also include a defense pact with the U.S. and support for the oil-rich kingdom to build a civilian-use nuclear reactor.
40% : "At the same time, Israel may be less willing to bargain, especially with Trump in the White House, if his first time is any indication.
37% : The Middle East is a vastly different place since Trump left office in 2021.
37% : "Trump has repeatedly expressed his aversion to foreign adventures, claiming that his first administration did not embroil the U.S. in conflicts abroad and that neither the war in Ukraine nor Gaza would have started under his watch.
34% : He also took a more belligerent tack with Israel's regional nemesis Iran, pulling out of the 2015 nuclear deal, levying wide-ranging sanctions and assassinating the country's top general, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani.Israeli leaders appeared jubilant when Trump won the U.S. election this month.
34% : Meanwhile, Trump has chosen hard-line pro-Israel figures to key diplomatic posts that would deal with the Middle East.
30% : "As president the first time, Trump found common cause with many Middle Eastern potentates, forgoing criticism of their human rights records.
30% : He pointed out that Biden didn't reverse any of Trump's Israel policies or manage to bring about a lasting cease-fire -- and that Trump might try to wield his leverage with Netanyahu in a more forceful fashion to bring an end to the fighting.

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