Iran’s president hints at quid pro quo for seized UK ship
By NASSER KARIMI and AYA BATRAWY, Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Hassan Rouhani suggested on Wednesday that Iran might release a U.K.-flagged ship if Britain takes similar […]
Don’t open ‘Pandora’s Box’ in Middle East, China warns
Jun 18, 2019 By Ben Blanchard BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government’s top diplomat warned on Tuesday that the world should not open a “Pandora’s Box” in the Middle East, […]
UAE seeks Gulf ‘de-escalation’ after sabotage attacks on ships
By AFP – May 16,2019 – JORDAN TIMES UAE navy boats are seen next to Al Marzoqah, Saudi Arabian tanker, off the Port of Fujairah, UAE, on Monday (Reuters photo) […]
Could Saudi Arabia be next?
The Independent: By Robert Fisk: Never make predictions in the Middle East. My crystal ball broke long ago. But predicting the region has an honourable pedigree. “An Arab movement, newly-risen, is looming in the distance,” a French traveller to the Gulf and Baghdad wrote in 1883, “and a race hitherto […]
Swiss come into US sights again over Iran
by Jean-Michel Berthoud, swissinfo.ch The United States authorities have long been at odds with some Swiss banks, but could soon be turning their sights on Swiss-based commodity traders. At issue […]