For Much of the Arab World, Donald Trump’s Victory Is Cause for Celebration

 https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/politics-current-affairs/2024/11/for-much-of-the-arab-world-donald-trumps-victory-is-cause-for-celebration/

[T]here is an expectation, particularly in the Gulf states, that Trump will adopt a tougher stance toward Iran than his predecessor, Joe Biden. Iran’s growing confidence and that of its proxies, as demonstrated in Hamas’s October 7 attack, are seen by many in the Gulf as linked to the relatively lenient stance that the United States took toward Iran under Biden’s administration. In addition, Trump is perceived by regional countries as having close relations with the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and, more importantly, considerable influence over him, to the point of being able to impose his views on Netanyahu.