With Russian-American tensions at their highest since the Cold War, Moscow is keen to exploit fissures within the bloc of traditionally U.S.-led Middle Eastern states. These Sunni states are only too keen to realign so long as American influence continues to flag and an emboldened, potentially nuclear-armed Iran remains a distinct if not growing possibility.
With its latest move, the Jordanian government seems keen on ensuring that the only thing its local Brotherhood branch has in common with the greater regional organization is a slow and steady decline.