https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middleeast/egypt-opens-border-with-gaza-temporarily-first-time-in-2018/2018/02/07/75f5f014-0c12-11e8-998c-96deb18cca19story.html?utm_term=.e2cf1c432c26
- The volatility triggered by this divide has paved the way for Iran to expand its subversive regional activity without encountering resistance posed by a unified Gulf Cooperation Council.
- The U.S. appears to have taken a neutral position, but increasingly risks jeopardizing ties to both sides as Iran continues to build momentum in its quest to form a Shia crescent spanning the Middle East. Furthermore, the dispute has required Washington to prioritize cooperating with and appeasing allies on both sides instead of focusing on resolving other pressing conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Libya and throughout the region.