Omar Waleed

South Asia Times

Omar Waleed is of Middle Eastern origin and an independent geopolitical analyst with a professional background in leadership and business transformation across the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Having lived and worked across multiple regions, he writes on strategic developments in the Middle East with a focus on regional power dynamics, security, and long-term geopolitical trends.

Smoke rises after a series of explosions in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026.

Diplomacy & geopolitics

The Iran Paradox: Why the US and Israel Avoid an All-Out Military Offensive

If Iran is one of the United States’ and Israel’s most persistent geopolitical adversaries, a simple question follows: why has the Western playbook of overwhelming

Omar Waleed