Trump: “The Middle East problem can be solved after 3,000 years” — Reality or Rhetoric?

 🔸Analytical Report

Trump: “The Middle East problem can be solved after 3,000 years” — Reality or Rhetoric?

🔹 Former U.S. President Donald Trump, in an interview with OAN Network, claimed: “The Middle East problem can easily be solved after 3,000 years” and further boasted that during his presidency he “ended seven wars” and might have “reached eight.”

This bold statement, while headline-making, requires deeper historical and analytical context.

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🏛 The Middle East: A Constant Battleground of Powers

Throughout history, the Middle East has been a stage for endless power struggles:

Ancient Persia, Greece, and Rome fought repeatedly over these lands.

The Sassanid Empire and Byzantine Rome clashed for centuries over trade routes and fertile territories.

In the Medieval period, Islamic conquests, the Crusades, and the Ottoman–Safavid wars shaped the region.

After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, colonial agreements such as Sykes–Picot created artificial borders that planted the seeds of ethnic and sectarian disputes.

In the 20th century and beyond:

The Arab–Israeli wars (1948, 1967, 1973, and ongoing conflicts)

The Iran–Iraq war (1980–1988)

U.S.-led wars in Iraq (1991 and 2003)

Civil wars in Syria, Yemen, and Libya, plus sectarian clashes in Lebanon and Iraq.

⚖ Historical Roots of Conflict

1. Geography and strategic resources: Oil, gas, and vital global chokepoints.

2. Artificial borders and weak states: Colonial legacy fueled identity crises and legitimacy gaps.

3. Ethnic and religious diversity: Sunni–Shia rivalries and ethnic tensions became tools of proxy wars.

4. Foreign interventions: From the Cold War to U.S., Russian, and European influence, turning local disputes into proxy battlegrounds.

5. Economic underdevelopment: Poverty and unemployment left societies vulnerable to unrest.

6. Historical memory and sacred symbols: Old territorial and religious disputes continuously reignited conflicts.

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❓ Can “Easy Solutions” Work?

Trump’s statement is largely campaign rhetoric rather than grounded in historical reality.

Sustainable peace in the Middle East requires deep socio-economic reforms, fair border recognition, reduced foreign interference, and addressing long-standing historical grievances.

Analysts note that while temporary deals or ceasefires may occur, without genuine local participation and structural reforms, such agreements are fragile and short-lived.

📌 Conclusion

The Middle East is not “cursed” — it is shaped by the intersection of geography, history, resources, and global politics. What we see today as ongoing crises are rooted in three millennia of power struggles.

Trump may tell his audience that the “problem” can be easily fixed, but in reality, there is no simple solution to such a historically complex conflict.

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