The Sietch will be brought offline for HPG systems maintenance tomorrow (Thursday, 2 May 2024). Please remain calm and do not start any interstellar wars while ComStar is busy.
May the Peace of Blake be with you.
Precentor Dune
Nothing lasts forever but you could well see a Persian/Iranian empire that repeatedly resurges into being, as you say like China, and without a clear strong state to its west regaining control of much of Anatolia and probably at least northern Syria. The southern Levant and Egypt itself would...