Re-shaping the Middle East? Israel-backed UAE-Saudi Alliance
The UAE and Israel’s discomfort towards these demands and anti-Iranian notions have transformed into a synchronized foreign policy vision that support each other.
The End of US Hegemony in World Politics? Trump’s Security Doctrine
The most prominent challenge is the shift in the international security paradigm – especially the discussions surrounding NATO’s waning functionality, Europe’s attempt to establish its own army and the formation of trade-off alliances, such as the one between Turkey, Iran and Russia, which has resulted in new dynamics in world politics.
A Pending Threat for the West: Foreign Fighters in the YPG
While the vast majority of foreigners within the YPG are Turkish, Iraqi or Iranian citizens of Kurdish origin, Kurds living in the West have also joined the militia.
Turkey’s Hunt for the PKK in post-referendum Iraq
ollowing the independence referendum proposed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq on September 25, 2017, the governments of Turkey, Iran and Iraq have come closer to an unprecedented degree.
Gulf States silence media on Jerusalem
Under the condition of anonymity, the sources added that the directive ordered the media to "take aim at Iran and other regional countries" instead.
Post-Saleh Scenarios in Yemen
While Yemen has simply become territory contested between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the interventions made by the US over al-Qaeda serve as a catalyst in this situation.
Mr. Trump, Jerusalem is a red line for Muslims
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei, while still being in an unresolved dispute with the Saudis, made clear that Tehran is against the plan of the US, coming to mutual grounds with its foe.
The post-Kirkuk Operation KRG–Baghdad Relations: The Future Status of Barzani
Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Quds Corp, who planned and executed the Kirkuk Operation (October 16-20, 2017), had made a secret deal with leading members of the PUK in order to divide and eventually overrun the KRG.
Turkey and the UAE: Economic Allies but Regional Competitors?
Before the Arab uprisings in 2011, the UAE had invested in relations within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and even tried to solve its dispute with Iran over three islands with diplomacy in order to avoid a political crisis with Tehran.
Yemenis to prepare for long spell of violence after ex-president’s killing
Yemen’s current President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Monday called on Yemeni people to rise up against Houthi rebels, who are mainly supported by Iran to counter Saudi influence in Yemen.
Zarrab turns into a foreign policy tool for the US
he Turkish government charges on the United States on many issues related to national security, including the extradition of Fetullah Gulen, the leader of the FETO criminal cult, which carried out the July 15 coup attempt, support for YPG/PKK and recently Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab episode.
Ex-SDF leader explains Russian-US proxy war in Syria: serious implications for Turkey
Every contending power - the US, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran - including their regional allies have the same claim.
Who is Responsible for ending the American Dream, Only Trump?
It’s a mechanism that is full with pitfalls created by its own defense policies, that has power struggles between different institutions that eclipse state policies and which love to ask questions like “who lost Iran?” or “why don’t they like us?” after foreign policy crises.
The Latest on the Syrian Civil War: The Victors and the Defeated
With the aim of being as cooperative as possible during the Geneva Talks, Turkey, Russia and Iran first came together in Astana and then in Sochi, bringing their positions closer together.
Reza Zarrab to stand as witness in US case
Lisa Palluconi, a sanctions coordinator on Iran in the Foreign Assets Control Office of the US Treasury Department, gave information about US sanctions on Iran's financial and banking system as the prosecution's second witness.
The new Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline to send 1M bpd to Turkey
Iraq is the second largest crude oil producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) after Saudi Arabia, and holds the world's fifth largest proven crude oil reserves after Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and Iran, according to the U.
US judges the violation of self-imposed sanctions
he Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab, who was detained by the US last year on charges of violating the US imposed sanctions against Iran, has been exonerated from facing trial by the US District Judge Richard Berman on Monday.
Turkish Premier visited London
The Astana process has been an initiative by Turkey, Russia, and Iran to look for a sustainable peace deal in Syria.
Lebanese PM: Hezbollah needs to remain neutral in the region
n Monday Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said that the Iran-backed Hezbollah must stop interfering in the affairs of neighboring countries, and accept a "neutral" policy in order to bring an end to Lebanon’s political crisis.
EU-Turkey Deal: A Dead-Duck
If the EU insists upon the revision of Turkey’s anti-terror laws, while the country is fighting against terror groups such…
