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Zaidoon Alhadid is a journalist and political commentator based in Amman.
Since forming his government on September 18, 2024, succeeding the government of Bisher Al-Khasawneh, Prime Minister Dr. Jafar Hassan has appeared to be pursuing a different approach to managing his ministerial team.
I was surprised by the latest cabinet reshuffle in Prime Minister Jafar Hassan’s government. It was markedly different from what had been anticipated in the days leading up to it. Newspapers, news websites, and even social media platforms claiming to be “reliable” had been awash with lists of names and predictions of a sweeping reshuffle affecting key portfolios, with names being floated from every direction. Yet the official announcement from the Prime Minister’s Office turned those expectations on their head: the reshuffle was limited in scope and tied to a constitutional requirement, focusing instead on strengthening the roles of two deputy prime ministers to directly oversee the economic and services files.
There is a fundamental difference between a state and militias. A state possesses institutions, legitimacy, the rule of law, an army, allies, and a people who understand that the survival of the state is the survival of everyone.
The debate is no longer centered solely on the possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz, It has shifted to a far more consequential question: who has the right to control one of the world's most strategic maritime corridors?
Whenever the region believes that the specter of war is receding, Washington reaffirms that the military option has never been off the table, as the recent leaks reveal discussions within the White House about resuming the war on Iran do not suggest that peace is closer, but rather reveals that diplomacy itself has become part of the pressure game, and that the war has not been canceled, but postponed for a while.
It appears that the United States and Iran are working to consolidate their emerging understandings and turn them into a political and security reality in the region, while Israel seems to be the most skeptical party regarding the outcomes of this process. This raises serious questions about the agreement’s ability to withstand field complexities and regional tensions.
Every time we approach a new weather depression, unfortunately, we find ourselves facing a state of confusion and contradiction in weather-related news. As any low-pressure system approaches, this confusion becomes more noticeable, leaving citizens uncertain.
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