The World Divides: How America’s Allies Are Navigating the Iran Crisis

Europe hedges, Gulf states panic, and Russia-China seize opportunity—how the world is really responding to Khamenei’s death

By US Daily Letter

March 1, 2026

The joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader have exposed fractures in the international order more profound than any crisis since the 2003 Iraq invasion. Forty-eight hours after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, the global response reveals not just diplomatic positioning—but a fundamental realignment of …