When it comes to which country in the Middle East is the loneliest, many people will think without thinking that it must be Israel, surrounded by a group of Arab countries, and the occupation of the land of the Palestinian people for so many years has aroused the universal hatred of the people of the Arab world, and they all want to get rid of it as soon as possible!
However, I would say that the loneliest country in the Middle East is Iran for four reasons.
1. Nation
Iran belongs to the Persian nation, and ancient Persia had a splendid civilization that was no less dazzling than the Arab civilization. It is completely different from the backwardness of other parts of the Arab world. Here are a few examples.
1. From 580 BC to 529 BC, Cyrus the Great destroyed the three empires of Medes, Lydia, and Neo-Babylon.
2 Darius I, who had been in 522 BC since 522 BC, established the first great empire in human history that spanned Europe, Asia and Africa.
3 The Greco-Persian Wars described in the Histories of Herodotus in ancient Greece from 492 to 479 B.C.
4. In 343 B.C., Persia destroyed ancient Egypt, which originated in the 40th century B.C.
5. Have your own original religion: Zoroastrianism, also known as Zoroastrianism or Zoroastrianism. Its prophet was Zarathustra.
2. Denominations
Most of the Arab countries in the Middle East belong to Sunnis, but Iran belongs to Shia Muslims, and the dispute between the two sects is described in the article Battle of Karbala.
3. The form of government
Most countries in the Middle East have kings, such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and other countries. Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the Pahlavi dynasty has fallen and the shah has gone into exile. The countries that retain kings in the Middle East are wary of Iran for fear that it will export the Islamic Revolution. The Islamic Republic of Iran is now a theocratic country. The religious leader and de facto head of state is Khamenei.
4. Foreign garrisons
Iran has a deep feud with the United States, and the United States has troops stationed in many countries in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait and other countries.
To sum up: Iran is the loneliest country in the Middle East.
References: 1. ** Quantang poem "A Chronicle of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - The Formation of the Modern Middle East and the Clash and Struggle of Civilizations".
2. Encyclopedia.