Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has proposed a security strategy for the Gulf, variously known as “Coalition of Hope” and “Hormuz Peace Initiative”. Middle East expert
President Donald Trump does not want war with Iran. America does not want war with Iran. Even the Senate Republicans are advising against military action
The Yemeni Shiite group’s spectacular attack on Abqaiq raises the distinct possibility of a push to drive the House of Saud from power. We are
Despite Washington’s pleas that UK/Gibraltar authorities refrain from releasing the Iranian-flagged Adrian Darya-1 tanker over concerns that it would deliver its 2.1 million barrels of
Japan will not join the United States in a security mission to protect merchant vessels passing through key Middle Eastern waterways and will instead consider
The diplomatic manoeuvrings over the situation around Iran are entering a crucial phase with an Iranian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi leaving
The United Kingdom is considering to beef-up its naval operations in the Persian Gulf by deploying drones, Sky News reported on Monday. Since the seizure
Last week’s G7 meeting in Biarritz was notable for hypocrisy about the Amazonian fires. Brazil’s pyromaniac president, Jair Bolsonaro, is certainly a serious problem and
The Israeli army has launched several Farsi language social media accounts against the backdrop of mounting tensions with Iran. In a press release yesterday, the
Tehran revived a project aiming to export oil from Iran through a pipeline running through Iraqi territory to the Syrian port of Baniyas on the
President Donald Trump, who canceled a missile strike on Iran, after the shoot-down of a U.S. Predator drone, to avoid killing Iranians, may not want
Iran has dispatched a destroyer and a helicopter-carrying support ship to the Gulf of Aden “to provide security for Islamic Republic vessels in international waters”,
Sweden has received “very strong indications” that a British oil tanker seized last month by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz is to be released
The White House policy of taking Iranian oil exports to “zero” still has a long way to go, thanks in no small part to China, and
When Washington announced a few weeks ago the formation of a maritime “international coalition” to “protect shipping” in the Persian Gulf, many observers were skeptical.
Earlier, UK media reported that the British territory’s administrators would not be renewing the order to detain the Panamanian-flagged tanker, which was boarded by Royal
Complex doesn’t even begin to describe the positioning of Iran-Russia in the geopolitical chessboard. What’s clear in our current, volatile moment is that they’re partners,
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo tweeted on Monday a ticking clock, depicting the time “remaining before the UN arms embargo on Iran expires”. According
Two major NATO allies, Germany and France, turned their backs on the United States. Berlin and Paris refused to form a coalition against Iran and
Top security firms have removed British guards from ships travelling in the Persian Gulf due to fears that Iran could attempt to capture ships with
The US has called on the merchant ships passing through the Persian Gulf: “to send their plans in advance to Washington and London, and not
On Tuesday, Israeli media reported that Foreign Minister Israel Katz had agreed to take part in the US-led maritime security pact against Iran in the
The Persian Gulf with its Strait of Hormuz is considered the vital area for the global economy because it is the main marine corridor for
Russia is meticulously advancing Eurasian chessboard moves that should be observed in conjunction, as Moscow proposes to the Global South an approach diametrically opposed to
We detailed days ago how last month Trump secretly reached out to Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, inviting him for direct talks at the White House via a
