Paradoxes abound, as the United States’s traditional Middle East allies (Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey, Egypt, and the Gulf states) have taken opposing – and sometimes seemingly contradictory –&#160;positions on the region’s key conflicts. And, in all of today’s hotspots, the assertion of interests by neighboring or nearby countries has complicated matters further.
奇怪的是，美国传统中东盟友（沙特、以色列、土耳其、埃及和海湾国家）在地区关键冲突中采取了反对——有时似乎是矛盾的——立场。而在当今所有热点中，邻国或周边国家的利益主张让情况进一步复杂化了。