The Middle East Spat intensifies as enmity increases between Iran and Saudi Arabia
The conundrum in the Middle East continues to conflagrate as the two bastions of the Muslim World in Iran and Saudi Arabia ratchet-up their...
Is the Islamic military alliance already in shambles?
Zahid Mehmood Zahid | Political and geostrategic trajectories in the crisis-ridden Middle East are evolving so swiftly that US President Donald Trump chose the region...
Stepping up the pressure: Saudi strong arms Muslim nations to take sides in Gulf crisis
James Dorsey | Saudi Arabia, in a first move to pressure mostly Muslim states to join its campaign against Qatar, has persuaded six sub-Saharan African...
“The US created ISIS” says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
News Analysis | Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei has stated that America is the cause of instability in the region and its fight again...
Realignments in the Middle East: Which is the stronger bloc?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Almost a week has passed since the terrorist strikes in Tehran but Iran has not retaliated with any “surgical strike” against...
The coerced dictated definitions: Who are terrorists and freedom fighters?
Muhammad Feyyaz | Qatar is in the eye of a storm, and sectarian blocks have deepened as never before. Indeed, geopolitically, the whole edifice of...
Qatar: Another reason for the rift between NATO allies?
Mehmet Ersoy | On Wednesday, June 7, the Turkish media wrote that Parliament voted to deploy 5,000 troops in the Turkish military base in Qatar...
US intrusion in Syria: Killing government forces in the name of “self-defense”
Daniel McAdams | The United States has carried out strikes against the Syrian forces. Two such strikes were carried out last week as the Syrian...
Diplomatic breakdown in the Gulf: Is Trump the only one to be blamed?
Nasir Azeem | The diplomatic and political rifts between the Arab nations is nothing new. The Gulf States have been fighting over a variety of...
Gulf crisis: Is Saudi Arabia the only bad guy here?
James M. Dorsey | A Saudi and UAE-led campaign to force Qatar to halt its support for Islamists and militants is little else than a...
ISIS being pushed back in Syria: Is the end of the war near?
Sophie Mangal | Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continues the offensive from eastern Homs to the city of Deir ez-Zor. According to the military correspondents of...
Added conflicts and proxies: Redefining the Middle Eastern alliances
Samson Simon Sharif | For over the past hundred years, West Asia has been the theater of conflicts and proxies. Most countries in the conflict...