US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to begin a diplomatic tour of Gulf countries to defend Washington’s emerging Iran agreement. The visit comes as key US allies in the region express concern over the terms of the deal. The development is significant because it could reshape long-standing security and energy alignments in the […]
President Trump is defending America’s tentative deal with Iran, claiming that the U.S. is not “investing any money.”
Trump told reporters at the G7 summit in France Tuesday morning that unlike with 2015 JCPOA agreement with Iran, the U.S. was not transferring cash to Iran, ignoring the fact that reports of the still-unpublished deal include Iranian access to $300 billion in reconstruction funds…
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) accused Iran on Thursday of an “egregious ceasefire violation” for firing a ballistic missile at Kuwait and launching “five one-way attack drones that posed a clear threat in and near the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Saudi Arabia and Spain have moved to significantly broaden bilateral cooperation through the establishment of a new Saudi–Spanish Strategic Partnership Council, reflecting accelerating Gulf-European engagement across infrastructure, defense, investment, logistics and regional diplomacy at a time of mounting geopolitical and economic transformation. The agreement was signed during Saudi Foreign…
For decades, Gulf rulers mistook access to America for influence, but now, with the Iran war, they finally see they are viewed as disposable on the front lines of the U.S. empire.
CAIRO — Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders have firmly rejected any attempt to impose transit fees on vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, while accelerating regional infrastructure projects to reduce reliance on the strategic chokepoint, following a high-level summit in Jeddah chaired by Mohammed bin Salman. The meeting, attended by regional leaders including Hamad bin Isa Al […]
The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC has rocked the region, underscoring how the country, at odds with Saudi Arabia, is increasingly charting its own course.
The Gulf government has long complained about the group’s quotas, which officials believe unfairly limited its exports. Its departure is expected to weaken OPEC’s influence.
Middle East-based Avientek will take on combined assistive listening portfolio across Gulf Cooperation Council region, with sole rights to the Auri assistive listening system
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Trump faces a disaster of his own making in Iran. He had no plan to address Iran's predictable retaliation, including closing the Strait of Hormuz, but even if he did, he faces another problem: Israel, his disastrous choice for a partner in crime.
“To counter these [Iran’s] asymmetric threats, Gulf states are compelled to accelerate military modernization, prioritizing advanced air defenses like Patriot and THAAD upgrades,” said a retired Kuwaiti air force officer.
The government of Saudi Arabia held a large ministerial-level meeting in Riyadh with representatives of other victims of Iranian bombings in the past month, issuing a joint statement condemning Tehran for widespread drone and missile attacks on civilian sites in over a dozen countries.
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Iran’s retaliatory attacks on its neighbors, and the U.S. failure to plan for them, are forcing the Gulf Cooperation Council states to reconsider their regional strategies and their relationship with Washington.
Qatar said on Tuesday it disrupted two sleeper cells working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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The Islamic Republic is aiming to draw out the conflict and broaden the fighting. That would force President Trump to risk more casualties and more political capital.
Washington’s allies in the Persian Gulf have found themselves in a position they have long sought to avoid: on the front line and bearing the brunt of a widening Middle East conflict. Having been dragged into a war of choice by the U.S. – one which many around the world are calling a war of […]
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“If Iranian attacks continue throughout this week, I would expect the Gulf Arab states to eventually participate in counter-attacks on Iran,” one defense expert told Breaking Defense.