Antony Blinken speaks to the media before boarding his plane in Cairo en route to Jordan on October 15, 2023. Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / AFP via Getty Images On 11 October four days after Hamas’s barbarous attack on Israel, Antony Blinken embarked on what was meant to be a two-day trip to Israel and Jordan. The US secretary of state’s plans unravelled from there. Over the next six days he made 11 stops in seven countries as he traversed the region, attempting to contain the crisis. The results were mixed. In Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman kept Blinken waiting...