Alex Vatanka: Israel and Saudi Arabia are doing their most effort to shape US policy toward Tehran
The US President Donald Trump stated that he will not assure the Congress anymore that the nuclear deal with Iran is in the interest of…
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Dmitriy Frolovskiy: For KSA, building relations with Moscow is useful in perspective of future policy-making in region
The attitude towards Saudi Arabia is very ambiguous in Russia. The visit of the King of this country, basically, is taking place in a challenging…
Kenneth Katzman: Iran perceives that it has a historic right to a major say in Gulf security arrangements
As is known, Iran is the largest country in the Gulf region, but Iran’s role in this region is often disputed by its neighbors. Tehran…
Emete Gozuguzelli: Maritime Delimitation Dispute between Turkey and Greek Cypriot Administration
The Greek side unilaterally carries out geological exploration in the waters of Cyprus, there is even information about the discovery of some gas fields. With…
Alam Saleh: Tehran has always been considering ethnic and sectarian factors in shaping its internal and external policies
As is known, Iran is a multiethnic country that is inhabited by such nations as Persians, Azerbaijanis, Kurds, Arabs and so on. However, the current…
Majid Rafizadeh: Iran benefits from Qatar crisis as a good distraction
Everyone knows that Iran and Saudi Arabia are two antagonists who are involved in proxy wars in different countries of the region. There has always…
Ilhan Tanir: The White House is unhappy with Turkey’s move to send troops, and finds the move “escalatory”
Almost immediately after a number of countries led by Saudi Arabia broke off relations with Qatar, the Turkish leadership took a rather tolerant position towards…
Robert Mason: UAE appears to be at the forefront of anti-Qatar posture in GCC
Yesterday, a number of countries have announced a break in diplomatic relations with Qatar, followed by bans on travelling to Qatar and other sanctions. The…
Theodore Karasik: Saudi Arabia seeks to put Tehran literally out of business
Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia where he had a number of meetings. In particular, it became known about a major arms deal between Saudi Arabia…
Eugene Chausovsky: Trump administration will not significantly change US foreign policy when it comes to the South Caucasus
Some circles in Russia placed hopes in Donald Trump, but 100 days of Trump showed that he is not at all ready for the cooperation…