The Iran War Is Uniting the Muslim World

The Iran War Is Uniting the Muslim World

A Middle East based on U.S. power and the exclusion of Iran is unraveling.

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The GOP’s midterm elections rout last week transformed U.S. politics. And the Iran War had a lot to do with it. Vice President J.D. Vance, in a social media post, placed it first on a short list of reasons why Trump supporters defected to the Democrats. Donald Trump, Jr., the president’s son and an influential MAGA voice, cosigned the VP’s diagnosis. Even President Donald Trump, to the surprise of many, has echoed Vance’s comments.

The war’s political consequences could also reshape Trump’s cabinet. The president has reportedly been asking advisors whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should keep his job. Despite public denials, NBC reported last week that Trump was considering replacing Hegseth.

But as seismic as the war’s reshaping of the domestic political landscape has proved, its most transformative effects may be felt abroad. In the Persian Gulf region and the wider Muslim world, the security architecture is shifting. It had been built on the isolation of Iran in exchange for protection from America, but both part...