Can Bahrain count on Moscow to fill Washington’s shoes?
Since 2011, much analysis on Bahrain has focused on its crackdown on Arab Spring activism, the US military presence in the kingdom and Manama’s role in…
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Missiles ready for the ‘annihilation’ of Israel
The deputy commender of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said the country has over 100,000 missiles in Lebanon alone readied for the “annihilation” of Israel. Speaking…
Germany says forces in Iran trying to torpedo nuclear deal
Responding to German intelligence agency reports that Iran has been trying to acquire nuclear technology in Germany, Berlin said on Friday that certain forces in…
Why didn’t Khamenei condemn bombings in Saudi Arabia?
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been quick at denouncing terrorist attacks targeting Paris, the Boston Marathon, or 9/11. Nevertheless, Khamenei – who, as…
US aircraft sales to Iran blocked by House, jeopardising $25bn Boeing deal
The House of Representatives has passed a measure that would block US aircraft sales to Iran, potentially undercutting a Boeing deal with Tehran worth up…
Is Israel Preparing for War Against Hezbollah?
How does Israel read the Middle East these days? Few details on its national security strategy are explicitly and publicly expressed. But at the annual Herzliya…
Iran will seriously pursue Chabahar development, Rouhani tells Modi
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran will “seriously” pursue the implementation of a joint project with India on the development of Iran’s southeastern port of…
How clashes inside Iran remake regional equations?
Largely peaceful demonstrators in the Iranian city of Isfahan called recently on their government to withdraw from Syria and concentrate its efforts instead on its…
Islamic State militants paid to stage bomb attacks in Iran
A team of militants linked with Islamic State were paid 600,000 euros to carry out a bombing campaign at 50 locations in Tehran and other…
America’s Core Middle East Interests Are Already Secure
RECENT PRESIDENTS of both parties have agreed that the United States has vital interests in the Middle East. But the region has become extraordinarily turbulent….