Indeed, intra-regional dynamics in the Middle East today are driven by three states, none of which is Arab: Israel, Iran, and, increasingly, Turkey. In recent years, Turkey tried to mediate between Israel and Syria, Israel and Hamas, opposing factions in Lebanon, and lately between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany.
实际上，今日中东地区的内部动态主要由三个国家推动，其中哪一个都不是阿拉伯国家： 这三个国家是以色列、伊朗，而且土耳其的影响越来越大。 最近几年，土耳其试图在以色列和叙利亚、以色列和哈马斯以及黎巴嫩各对立派别之间充当调停角色，最近又试图为伊朗和加上德国的联合国安理会五大常任理事国进行调和。