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Politics · International diplomacy · published 2026-08-31 · via Foreign Policy

Jordan's Elite Worry More About Israeli Annexation Than Iran War

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Despite enduring nearly 300 Iranian missiles and drones during the Iran war, Jordanian officials and commentators express greater existential concern about Israel's accelerating drive to annex the West Bank. The Iran conflict has caused real frustration, but the potential Israeli claim over the West Bank is seen as a more fundamental threat to Jordan's stability and identity. This perspective contrasts with Western anxieties about popular unrest weakening the monarchy.

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The Oslo framework, established in the 1990s, created a three-tier administrative structure for the West Bank. Areas A and B house most of the Palestinian population under partial or full Palestinian Authority governance, while the larger Area C remains under Israeli military control and hosts the bulk of settlement construction. Jordanian analysts view any annexation scenario as potentially destabilizing, whether through immediate population displacement or gradual territorial encroachment that renders Palestinian cities unlivable.

Jordan's demographic composition already includes a substantial Palestinian-origin population, and the monarchy has long navigated tensions

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