New Cold War could exacerbate Gulf conflicts
Arab News Tuesday . September 03, 2019 Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg In another sign that Cold War II is upon us, Poland’s Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak on Friday announced that the […]
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 […]
Britain is being punished for doing Trump’s dirty work in the Gulf – something it can expect more of under Boris Johnson
The Iranians’ trigger-happy attitude aims to nudge the Europeans out of their comfort zone. They want EU states to pressure the Trump administration to scale back some of the economic […]
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, […]
Saudi Arabia gathers Arab leaders over attacks on oil assets
May 30, 2019 – By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Marwa Rashad JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Arab leaders gather in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for emergency summits that Riyadh […]
U.S. troop move to Middle East dangerous for international peace – Iran’s Zarif
May 25, 2019 DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that the U.S. decision to deploy more troops to the Middle East in response to […]
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) […]
The mysterious ‘sabotage’ of Saudi oil tankers is a dangerous moment in Trump’s pumped up feud with Iran It is unlikely that Iran is involved – but the unpredictability of US and Saudi foreign policy has exacerbated the danger of military action
Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Saudi Arabia’s claim that two of its oil tankers have been sabotaged off the coast of the UAE is vague in detail – but could create a […]
Trump doesn’t want a war with Iran – but he might get one anyway
Today’s political climate in the United States is different from the pre-Iraq war era — but the ambitions of some of the people in Congress are the same Negar Mortazavi […]
US deploys aircraft carrier and bombers after ‘troubling indications’ from Iran
National security adviser John Bolton says any Iranian attack on US or its allies will be met with ‘unrelenting force’ Reuters Mon 6 May 2019 The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier […]
Finding ourselves playing the mediator
By Talat Masood Published: January 19, 2016 rime Minister Nawaz Sharif meets Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on January 19, 2016. PHOTO: PM OFFICE The current toxic rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is another manifestation of the deep decay that has set in the Muslim world. The two […]
US navy sailors released unharmed by Iran in less than a day
By AP – Jan 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES In this October 30, 2015, photo provided by the US navy, Riverine Command Boat 805, along with its crew members, is shown transiting through rough seas during patrol operations in the Arabian Gulf. Iran was holding 10 US navy sailors and their […]
Do you know the difference between a Holocaust and a holocaust? The Armenians do Despite what some sub-editors might think, the genocide of 1.5m Armenian Christians in 1915 was not a holocaust
BY ROBERT FISK, THE INDEPENDENT What’s in a name? Let’s start with the Persian Gulf. Or the Arabian Gulf. Or just the Arab Gulf. I’m indebted to reader (and surgeon) Ross Farhadieh for complaining to me last week about my use of “The Gulf” – bland, dull and historically anaemic […]
Tehran claims capture of US spy drone in Iranian airspace
Tehran has claimed it captured a US spy drone in the Persian Gulf after the unmanned aircraft entered Iranian airspace, Iran’s Press TV reported. The drone was identified as a […]
UAE eyes June opening for pipeline bypassing Hormuz
Monday 28 May 2012 ARABNEWS FUJAIRAH: A pipeline being built by the United Arab Emirates to pump most of its oil exports from east coast terminals bypassing the Iran-threatened Strait […]
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 […]