ABSTRACT
The EU has been supporting Middle Eastern countries- including Iraq, Iran, and Yemen in their ight against COVID-19 since day one of the global out-break, using a whole range of multidimensional tools in the broader context of pursuing its lagship efective multilateralism policies combined with the com-prehensive approach promoted by the EU Global Strategy. From an unprece-dented network of air-bridges to various forms of assistance addressing diferent aspects of humanitarian crises, very oten exacerbated by diverse, complicated internal and regional challenges, the EU's robust engagement and initiatives have resulted in the overall strengthening of its position as a reliable and trustworthy strategic partner in mutually beneicial co-operation for the broader neighbour-ing region as well as a major global player capable of providing meaningful sup-port in an efective Team Europe spirit despite objective limitations resulting from the course of the pandemic. he aim of this chapter is to analyse speciic initiatives undertaken by the European Union in the context of supporting the eforts of Iraq, Iran, and Yemen in their ight against the pandemic. © Peter Lang GmbH Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Berlin 2022. All rights reserved.