Initial signs that Iran and the US would resume nuclear talks this week have dissipated, raising fears of a re-ignited military conflict
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The war has left the Gulf Arab countries between a rock and a hard place
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Attacking Iran on a presumption that it is developing a nuclear bomb bears many similarities to what happened in Iraq and Libya, argues Ahmed Mustafa
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Energy markets fear supply disruption through the Gulf, where a good fifth of the world’s oil is shipped.
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As the Israel-Iran conflict escalates, Gulf Arab countries are on high alert.
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After the IEA statements on Iran’s nuclear activities, Washington sent Tehran a written proposal for a deal urging it to accept or face consequences.
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Former ambassador to Damascus Robert Ford’s claims that foreign parties helped to rehabilitate the Syrian interim president prior to the fall of Al-Assad regime are stirring controversy
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Many Gulf leaders skipped this week’s Arab Summit focusing on the Israeli war on Gaza just days after welcoming US President Donald Trump to the region
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US President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Europe could change the trans-Atlantic relationship for years to come.
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As talks are indefinitely postponed, some argue that a strike on Iran nuclear sites might be on the horizon.
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The future of the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan is unclear after the authorities banned the Islamist group
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The major port explosion that rocked southern Iran this week was not far from the US-Iran talks that Israel fears may lead to a deal benefiting Tehran
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Technical discussions between Tehran and Washington on a nuclear deal start this week in Oman, yet Israel is intent on sabotaging the deal.
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Though Iranian and American negotiators are meeting again next week, a deal may not be as straightforward as first thought
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Investigating Qatari money in Israeli politics while disclosing Arab differences on the Palestinian issue might be an Israeli tactic to derail Gaza ceasefire talks
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With attacks on Yemen, Trump is warning Houthis, sending a message to Iran and appeasing Israel
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The absence of influential Gulf leaders from the Cairo emergency summit leaves the prospect of financing a Gaza Strip Arab plan in doubt, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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The Arab rejection of Trump’s plans to dispossess the Palestinians will likely be underlined at the Arab Summit meeting to be held in Cairo this month.
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The US has re-designated the Houthi rebels of Yemen as a terrorist organisation, but more aggressive American involvement is questionable
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Overcoming the deep economic crisis in Lebanon requires foreign assistance, but the oil-rich countries of the Gulf are cautious about providing it
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