Washington Speaks with Two Voices on Qatar Crisis. Doha’s Elders Take Charge
Three weeks into the Gulf dispute sparked by the decision of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE to impose
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Trump & Netanyahu agree: Israel-Gulf peace first
“One state, two states, I like this state,” Donald Trump joked, turning to visiting Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu when they
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Clinton and Trump offer diverse ME scenarios
Whoever is elected US president on Nov. 8, he or she will land in the middle of a foreign policy
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US coalition against ISIS is fraying. Gulf Arab partners mull withdrawal over Iran’s involvement
The group of nations US President Barack Obama assembled last September for an air offence against ISIS inroads in Iraq
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Iran pushes for Saudi isolation in the Gulf amid military buildup in Hormuz
Two landmark events in the Persian Gulf this week attested to Tehran’s confidence that it has escaped the threat of
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Iranian Minister Sets out to Wean Gulf Emirates from Saudi Embrace
Javad Zarif was the first Iranian foreign minister to go a-wooing of the Arab emirates of the Persian Gulf. He
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Riyadh to Give Syrian Rebels the Heavy Anti-Aircraft, Anti-Tank Weapons Denied by the West
The US media suddenly discovered Tuesday Oct. 22 that Saudi Arabia had a serious bone to pick with US President
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Israel and Saudi Arabia are coordinating policies to counter US détente with Iran
Associates of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Wednesday, Oct. 2, leaked word to the media that high-ranking Gulf emirate officials had
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Obama frowns on Egyptian army’s alignment with Gulf regimes, coming crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood
After US Secretary of State John Kerry was filmed vacationing on his yacht at the peak of the Egyptian crisis,
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Saudis, Gulf emirates actively aided Egypt’s military coup, settling score for Mubarak ouster
The lightening coup which Wednesday, July 3, overthrew President Mohamed Morsi put in reverse gear for the first time the Obama
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