Near and Middle East
Refers to the combined region of the Near East and Middle East, often used in geopolitical or historical contexts.
中近東の情勢は複雑だ。
The situation in the Near and Middle East is complex.
中近東 looks and sounds similar to 中東 and largely overlaps with it, but 中近東 explicitly includes the Near East as well, making it a broader, more old-fashioned diplomatic term.
Compound of 中 (middle), 近 (near), and 東 (east), directly translating to 'Middle and Near East'.