Iranian authorities are seeking to encourage prominent Iranians living abroad to return, with several musicians recently coming back and performing in the country. However, confirmed returns remain limited, and there is no public evidence that political figures named by...
Iran’s economic ties with the Gulf states have come under renewed pressure following the regional escalation involving the US, Israel and Iran. The UAE, which accounts for more than 90% of Iran’s trade with the Gulf, announced in August...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s 15 September visit to Cairo was officially presented as a continuation of the strategic partnership between Saudi Arabia and Egypt, but regional media and commentators linked the talks to growing security concerns over...
The escalation in fighting between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia is raising questions over whether Turkey and Pakistan would provide military support to Riyadh under the Mecca defence pact. Although the agreement includes a mutual-defence commitment described by Turkish...
Yemen has entered its most intense and deadly fighting in years, with more than 500 people, mostly combatants, killed since clashes erupted across the country. The escalation has ended four years of relative calm following a UN-brokered truce in...
Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has warned that Tehran will respond militarily if the United States intensifies restrictions on Iranian ports and oil exports. He said Iran remains in “complete control” of the Strait of...
Turkey’s peace process with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has intensified speculation that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could seek constitutional changes allowing him to remain in office beyond 2028, while pro-Kurdish politicians are also pressing for reforms to...
The ongoing US-Iran tensions over the Strait of Hormuz are accelerating efforts to find alternative routes for oil and gas exports. The waterway handles about 25% of the world's seaborne oil trade, prompting Gulf states and other regional and...
Israeli settlers allegedly set fire to a mosque, homes and a vehicle in the village of Tuwana in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron on 19 July, according to Palestinian media. Palestinian officials described the incident as a...
Iraq and Syria have signed a memorandum of understanding to rebuild the historic Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline, aiming to restore a major crude export route from northern Iraq to Syria's Mediterranean coast. The project is intended to diversify Iraq's oil...