The Sykes-Picot Treaty divided the Middle East between the British and the French.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Multiple independent sources (Britannica, BBC, Smithsonian, Times of Israel, Army.mil, Wikipedia) confirm the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret pact between Britain and France that divided the Ottoman Middle East (Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine) into British and French spheres of influence.
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… It's like trying to picture the universe; you just can't do it. The instability, well, first of all, at the time, there were very few independent Arab states. This was a colonial realm, if not from the Ottomans, then later the British and the French. The Sykes-Picot Treaty, I forget the year, divided it between the British and the French, had their lines of demarcation so they wouldn't butt heads. The French were no more excited about Zionism than the British were, at least in the 1940s, and still, I guess, they're still a reluctant partner in this. You know, we're against the Iraq War and all the rest of it. …
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Supports. The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a 1916 secret treaty between Britain and France, with Russian assent, defining spheres of influence in the partition of the Ottoman Empire.[1][2][3]
Supports. The agreement divided Turkish-held Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine into French- and British-administered areas, matching the claim that it divided the region between the two powers.[1][3][4]
Supports. Smithsonian and Times of Israel reporting describe British and French zones (red and blue areas) carved from the Middle East, confirming the division between the two powers.[5][6]
Context. Sources note the agreement was never fully implemented and Russia's role was assent only, so 'divided the Middle East' is a broad but standard characterization.[7][8]
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- 1Sykes-Picot Agreement | Map, History, & Factsbritannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2Sykes–Picot Agreement - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3KEY DOCUMENTS | The Sykes-Picot agreement - BBC Newsnews.bbc.co.uk · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4100 years later, Sykes-Picot still plays a role | Article - Army.milarmy.mil · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5The Origins of the World War I Agreement That Carved Up the ...smithsonianmag.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6100 years since Sykes-Picot: The deal that changed the Mideast forevertimesofisrael.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7A New Map For The Middle East?hoover.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 8'A kind of tapestry of plans and promises' – DW – 05/08/2016dw.com · not rated · cited for: context
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