
The Mecca Pact Wasn’t Really About Iran: Here’s Who’s Actually Losing Sleep Over It
"The Mecca pact never named a target but Iran, Israel, and the UAE all reacted like it was aimed straight at them, for three very different reasons."
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"The Mecca pact never named a target but Iran, Israel, and the UAE all reacted like it was aimed straight at them, for three very different reasons."

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