I saw this on Chinese social media and thought it was interesting. The Chinese commentary on social media is that the last time a country sent its historical artifacts to China for safekeeping it was from Syria before their civil war. Is this a sign Egypt is preparing for war?
The third scenario I could imagine (basically #2 but with western support) could be that the west is gearing up for a second “Arab spring,” to drive BRICS out of the region through either destabilization or regime change. I’d be surprised if that isn’t being seriously considered at this point TBH- because compliance with genocide and warmongering isn’t enough, the lackeys of the empire are expected also to sacrifice their economies and entire future as well in the name of western hegemony- and Sissi and the Gulf Arabs are increasingly seeking a better future in that regard.