For decades, the United States called the shots in the Middle East. A single nod from Washington could trigger wars, topple regimes, or forge fragile peace deals. But in the last two decades, the tides have turned dramatically. From Obama’s cautious diplomacy and the Iran Nuclear Deal to Trump’s maximum pressure policy and the Abraham Accords, U.S. leadership has shifted from dialogue to dominance to gradual irrelevance. In this episode of Stories Untold on Molitics, Hemant dives deep into the rise and fall of America’s dominance in the Middle East. We trace the strategic blunders, shifting alliances, brutal wars in Syria, Yemen, and Libya, and the shadow games involving Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. As Russia and China fill the power vacuum, even long-time allies like UAE and Saudi Arabia are rethinking their loyalties.