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Month: July 2019

Iran Seizure of UK Tanker Right Move to Show Off Regional Leverage

Published July 24, 2019by Guest Contributor 8 Comments

by Kayhan Barzegar The seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker by naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is indicative of Iran’s steely resolve to take reciprocal action and tackle the hostile moves by those involved in the… Continue Reading →

Iran, UK Iran, Kayhan Barzegar, Persian Gulf, United Kingdom

Mohammed bin Salman’s Yemen Quandary

Published July 24, 2019by Thomas Lippman 5 Comments

by Thomas W. Lippman The decision by the United Arab Emirates to withdraw most of its troops fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen is unlikely to end the multiple conflicts raging in that unhappy country, but it could have wider implications… Continue Reading →

Analysis, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen Mohammad bin Salman, Mohammed bin Zayed, Saudi Arabia, Thomas Lippman, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Saving the Stockholm Agreement and Averting a Regional Conflagration in Yemen

Published July 23, 2019by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

by International Crisis Group Yemen witnessed a rare moment of international coherence and focus in December 2018 when a UN-brokered, U.S.-backed accord prevented a battle for the Red Sea port city of Hodeida and staved off a likely famine. Seven… Continue Reading →

Yemen Hudaydah, international crisis group, United Nations, Yemen, Yemen civil war

How the U.S. Lost Its Game of Chicken with Turkey

Published July 23, 2019by Guest Contributor 9 Comments

by Murat Yesiltas Now that Turkey has taken delivery of the first part of its new Russian-made S-400 air defense system, we can say that the United States has lost the game of “chicken” it was playing with Ankara.

Turkey, US Foreign Policy Murat Yesiltas, NATO, Russia, S-400, Turkey, U.S. Foreign Policy

For Iranians, The War Has Already Begun

Published July 23, 2019by Guest Contributor 3 Comments

by Elham Pourtaher Not a day goes by without the Trump administration imposing a new challenge on us, the Iranian people.

Iran Elham Pourtaher, Foreign Policy in Focus, Iran, Sanctions, US sanctions against Iran

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