An act of terrorism by the Iranian regime to bomb Komala party of Iranian Kurdistan’s headquarters near Sulaymaniyah was thwarted.…
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The UAE and Saudi Arabia have made an impressive contribution to recapturing Aden from Houthi-Saleh forces, building a base for…
Lauren Sukin* In March, while world leaders were scrambling to salvage the Iranian nuclear negotiations in Lausanne, Saudi Arabia signed…
Jeremy Binnie – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly The impasse in Yemen’s conflict appears to have been broken by the deployment…
and improves prospects for investment in energy, telecoms, construction Jamie Ingram – IHS Jane’s Intelligence Review Key Points Iran’s vocal…
Synopsis The Saudi military intervention in Yemen against Houthi rebels has repercussions in the kingdom amid cracks appearing in the…
“Tell People We Triumphed Over the Enemy” Shirin Karimi While Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, was cleaning up the…
Ali Alfoneh In addition to Qods Force supervision of Shiite fighters from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other countries, the IRGC is…
Sources claim Iran did not declare all its nuclear sites Shaffaf Exclusive In contrast with optimistic predictions that followed the…
by Nick Gillard,Dominic Williams Editor’s note: The above graphic provides a general overview of timelines for de-listing across various sanctions…
Amrullah Saleh, the former head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS), discusses Mullah Omar’s death. By Sanjay Kumar With…
By Clive Irving It took less than 90 days for the U.S. to turn a theoretical weapon into fearsome reality.…
PESHAWAR: In a late-night development on Thursday, some important members of the Afghan Taliban movement’s highest-ranking Rahbari Shura (Leadership Council)…
By Marcus Weisgerber The Kingdom’s request for additional interceptors could be the first of many new Mideast arms purchases aimed…
by JOSEPH TREVITHICK To help the Saudi Arabian-led coalition attack Houthi militias in Yemen, the Pentagon is sharing intelligence information…
Reports of an American and Turkish agreement to close a sixty mile stretch of the Syria-Turkey border to the Islamic…
Firoozeh Matin Merely a week after the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan, a senior official at Iran’s ministry…
By James Morone In This Review One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America Kevin M. Kruse …
By Eli Lake & Josh Rogin As the White House campaign to persuade Congress about the wisdom of its Iran…
The Saudi-backed government of President Hadi has a foothold now in Aden. It must provide Yemen’s urgent needs and restore…
Jeremy Binnie, London – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly An M113 APC of the LAF’s Support Brigade fires a TOW II…
After Two Years, Rouhani Not Fulfilled His Promises to Minorities Kaveh Ghoreishi As President Hassan Rouhani enters his second year…
Favorable poll numbers aside, Hezbollah’s adventure in Syria is raising concerns among the group’s Lebanese Shiite constituency. The nuclear agreement…
The prospect of a big payday for its regional rival, Iran, is spurring Saudi Arabia to a quicker plan of…
Gareth Jennings, London and Robin Hughes, London – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly Egypt has received its first three Rafale fighters…
The Lebanese terrorist group continues to operate in Europe despite warnings from the EU. Three years ago this month, Hezbollah…
After months of frustration the Saudi war in Yemen has won its first victory, gaining control of most of the…
By Hugh Naylor BEIRUT — During four years of civil war, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could count on the country’s…
People: Next Agreement Is On Civil Rights by Fereshteh Ghazi In their celebration of the Vienna nuclear agreement reached between…
Worries Especially Widespread in Western Europe and U.S. By Jacob Poushter As the Islamic militant group ISIS continues to entrench…
Knowing when Iran has violated the agreement is one thing; ensuring that there is a price for every transgression, no…
The agreement is a significant achievement for Rouhani, but the hardliners are already moving to ensure that it does not…
The UN’s nuclear monitors have great new sensors, but eavesdropping gear and radioactive residue will make their job harder than…
Friedman Interviews Obama: The Strengths of the Iran Deal In a conversation with Thomas L. Friedman, President Obama explains what…
The deal with Iran is finally done. Given the stakes, it should be scrutinized. It makes sense to reserve judgment…
Even with a deal now signed, the Obama administration still has many tools for countering Iran’s menacing behavior across the…
The ongoing operations in Yemen – diplomatically supported by the Erdoğan government – and prospects of a Joint Arab Defense…
Although Iran’s missile arsenal is conventionally armed, credible reports of links with its nuclear program underscore the need for limits…
As Western sanctions began to bite, Iranian government rewarded IRGC with huge contracts in oil business; the IRGC also enjoys…
Laurent Fabius, at Elysee Palace, 25 of June 2015. © Charles Platiau / Reuters Interview with François de Labarre @flabarre…
The international coalition members conducting airstrikes in Syria include the United States, Bahrain, Canada, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United…
From outside the pavilion looks like the white sails of a lost sailing ship: it was built by Italo Rotaas…
Israel, Arab States Share Unfavorable View of Middle East Neighbor By Hani Zainulbhai and Richard Wike As the June 30…
As the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States enter their final stages, one of the most salient questions…
Solid economic growth, low inflation, and comfortable international reserves offer a hopeful story line in a war-torn region, but continued…
An excellent « Public Statement on U.S. Policy Toward the Iran Nuclear Negotiations » – « Endorsed by a Bipartisan Group of American…
Endorsed by a Bipartisan Group of American Diplomats, Legislators, Policymakers, and Experts Over the last three years, members of this…
Synopsis This month’s killing of 23 Druze clan members by Jabhat Al Nusra jihadists has made Syrian Druze a potential…
Prince Muhammad’s visit to Russia will increase speculation that Saudi Arabia’s relationship with the United States is changing. On June…
Exclusive: Insiders say group has been drained of Middle East recruits and that US wrongfooted by shift in balance of…