Iran and the Persian Gulf monarchies: Diplomacy remains their only option

Reconciliation between Iran and the GCC will reap vast mutual benefits, while conflict only serves those outside the Persian Gulf

US voters overwhelmingly favor diplomacy with Iran: Poll

A majority of US voters oppose any military action against Iran and favor restoring the JCPOA, while only five percent believe Washington should stay away from Iran's internal affairs

Iran FM seeks diplomacy to prevent military conflict between Syria, Turkey

The Iranian foreign minister stated that Iran hopes its mediation between Turkey and Syria will prevent a military conflict

MbS-Kushner investments could complicate vital Saudi regional diplomacy

The Saudis need to choose: Will it be regional stability with Tehran or regional cooperation with Tel Aviv? Riyadh cannot have both.

US ‘coercive diplomacy’ with Saudi Arabia

While a carrot may advance US interests infinitely better than a stick at this sensitive juncture in US-Saudi relations, all indications are that Biden will resort to the stick.

Bagheri Kani: Diplomacy is a two-way street

Iran's chief negotiator for the Vienna talks has said the US is not holding up its end of the deal

Russia provides Iran advanced digital surveillance capabilities: Wall Street Journal

Citing anonymous sources, the prominent US financial newspaper claims the sharing of cyber technologies comes amidst Iranian military support for Russia's war with Ukraine

Putin, Sultan of Oman discuss bilateral cooperation

The phone call, the first between the two countries' leaders, comes amid a reshuffling of relations in West Asia at the expense of the US

Knesset passes law to shield Netanyahu from possible ouster

Critics of the new law say it seeks to protect the premier from an ongoing corruption trial

Turkiye ‘reviewing options’ for Syria withdrawal: Report

Ankara says that the long-planned four-way meeting between Russia, Iran, Syria, and Turkiye could happen ‘within days’

In Moscow, Xi and Putin bury Pax Americana

In Moscow this week, the Chinese and Russian leaders revealed their joint commitment to redesign the global order, an undertaking that has 'not been seen in 100 years.'

Russian-Turkish ‘co-opetition’ from Syria to Nagorno-Karabakh

At a time when conflicts are increasingly interconnected, and provide tactical levers to assert pressure elsewhere, the competition between Russia-Iran and Turkiye in Syria and the South Caucasus is destined to overlap.

An Egyptian plan for Syria: ‘Arab forces’ on the border and Iran out

Arab states pursuing reconciliation with Syria aim to achieve what was unachievable during the war: Breaking Syria's alliances and placing Arab troops on Syrian soil.

Syrian quake triggers Arab debate on defying US sanctions

The recent earthquake in Syria has opened up opportunities for Arab states to reconcile with Syria. But will those with US leverage - like the UAE and Saudi Arabia - be willing to take the ultimate friendship test and bypass Washington's sanctions? 

Switzerland eases Syria sanctions due to earthquake

Western sanctions prevented humanitarian assistance from reaching Syria in the days following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake

Israel to open embassy near Turkmenistan-Iran border

Israel's opening of an embassy in Turkmenistan is meant to send a message to Iran that Israel is a present and growing influence in the region

US defense secretary bound for West Asia to meet with regional leaders

The visit aims to reaffirm regional allies of the US's commitment to security and economic development

Gazprom CEO visits Tehran to advance $40bn oil and gas deal

Last year, Moscow signed an agreement to develop several of Iran's oil and gas fields and build LNG pipelines in the country

Update: Taliban takes control of Afghan embassy in Tehran, Istanbul

Iran said it had not handed the embassy over to the Taliban and that control of the diplomatic office was an 'internal matter'

Iran’s pursuit of soft power in the Balkans

The Balkans presents a crucial junction for Tehran as an access point to Western Europe and an avenue for advancing its regional political and economic interests.

US pushes Israel, Saudi to develop closer ties, obstacles to normalization remain

Saudi leaders cooperate closely with their Israeli counterparts in support of US foreign policy goals, but have so far resisted full normalization of ties due to the Palestinian question

Western media declares earthquake devastation a ‘boon’ for Syrian president

Corporate media outlets have been breathlessly warning of the 'dangers' posed by coordinating humanitarian aid deliveries with Damascus

Clashes erupt between Syrian army and HTS in Latakia

The clashes erupted a couple of days after the end of a recently launched, Kurdish-led anti-ISIS operation in Syria’s northwest

‘Palestine reliving events that led to Second Intifada’: CIA chief

Washington has been pressing Tel Aviv to ease tensions in the occupied territories, offering help in covert operations against Iran and in normalizing ties with Saudi Arabia

Tanks for Ukraine will only prolong war, line pockets of arms dealers: Erdogan

The Turkish president has also doubled down on his opposition to allowing Sweden into NATO following Quran-burning protests in Stockholm

Turkiye torpedoes trilateral meeting with Sweden, Finland

In response to the indefinite postponement, the Swedish PM stressed his country wants to 'restart dialogue' with Turkiye in order to ratify their NATO bid

Turkish general election rescheduled from June to May

Over the past two years, the Turkish government’s popularity has decreased due to controversial economic policies and a surge in inflation

Israel, US, UAE, and Bahrain meet on expanding normalization

The meeting focused on 'promising new partnerships,' including the I2U2 (Israel, India, US, UAE), to discuss the food security crisis

Global South: Gold-backed currencies to replace the US dollar

The adoption of commodity-backed currencies by the Global South could upend the US dollar’s dominance and level the playing field in international trade.

Iran warns EU over IRGC terrorist designation

Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian described the EU parliament's behavior as 'emotional, injudicious, incorrect and unprofessional'