A new world order is forming in the Middle East. Who will come out on top?

Eight months into the war between Iran, Israel and the US, the Middle East's old order is being redrawn, while opportunities and pitfalls abound.

Geraldine Doogue and Nick Bryant ask Middle East scholar James Dorsey how Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and the UAE are navigating a world where the US is no longer a guaranteed protector, why the Houthis remain a potent force in Yemen, and why Dorsey believes a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians may now be genuinely unworkable.

Plus: new sectarian unrest in Bahrain, the shrinking autonomy of Kurdish forces in Syria and Iraq, and what the UK's decision to send air refuelling support to Saudi Arabia signals about where the region is headed next.

Guest: James Dorsey, scholar and author of the newsletter The Turbulent World

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