Middle East in 2022: Diplomacy and de-escalation but without optimism

**Although the world's attention in 2022 was focused on Ukraine, quite a few crucial events took place in the mediate East as well. This applies to both diplomatic movements and interior riots and crucial changes in authorities. Protests in Iran, Sadr's failed effort to seize power in Iraq, failure to reactivate the JCPOA, elections in Israel and the planet Cup in Qatar are just any of the events in this region that the full planet has lived. **