The Upside Of Remaking The Middle East

USA Today reports that during the recent unpleasantness, the US convinced Turkey and Iraq to refuse fly-over rights to Iranian planes carrying arms for Hezbollah.

The United States blocked an Iranian cargo plane's flight to Syria last month after intelligence analysts concluded it was carrying sophisticated missiles and launchers to resupply Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, two U.S. intelligence officials say.

Eight days after Hezbollah's war with Israel began, U.S. diplomats persuaded Turkey and Iraq to deny the plane permission to cross their territory to Damascus, a transfer point for arms to Hezbollah, the officials said.

Now, it's clear that the "unnamed intelligence officials" are gilding the lily. Iraq has no reason to love or cooperate with Iran, it's not in a position to refuse a US military request and Turkey is functionally an Israeli military ally. But we do see here a glimmering the new Middle East, where the Arabs and Israel are not friends, but are all equally opposed to terrorism.