Middle Orient

An interview between a Ukrainian journalist and a Russian Israeli oligarch led to the diplomatic incident. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have both denied assembling Iranian drones in their territories.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani faces multiple challenges and constituencies to move his agenda. The Iraqi parliament approved the new government of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Oct. 27, as the 29-page ministerial program put forth by Sudani was put to a vote and received more than 250 of 329 …

Iran played a key role in helping form the new Iraqi government. Iraq’s new government under Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani is likely to be on better terms with Iran than the previous government. The Coordination Framework, the coalition which brought Sudani to office last week, and which consists of …

MBS’s Vision of a New Nonaligned Movement On October 5, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its ten partner states agreed to slash oil production by two million barrels per day. The decision was at once predictable and shocking. It was predictable because OPEC+, under the leadership of …

Riyadh and Tehran are rivals on almost everything, but they are both supporting Russia’s war effort to give Washington a black eye. As Russia’s aggression against Ukraine intensifies, two Middle Eastern powers that are usually on opposite sides in most conflicts are aiding Moscow. Iran is reportedly delivering weapons, namely …

Despite the warning, the protests swelled, and faced an escalation in violent police raids on funerals, campuses and dormitories. As anti-government unrest entered a seventh week in Iran, the commander of the country’s hard-line Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned protesters to go home.

Iran’s judiciary chief is the latest official to call for an end to protests. The latest Iranian official to call for an end to the protests in Iran is Judiciary Chief Justice Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei. During a speech today amongst judiciary officials, Mohseni Ejei referred to the protests as …

Israeli defense chief stressed stability in the Eastern Mediterranean during his landmark visit to Ankara amid lingering tensions between Turkey and Greece. Turkey and Israel agreed to enhance “formal defense ties” during Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s Turkey visit, which he described as “historic.” Gantz met with Turkish President Recep …

Ankara’s new deals with one of Libya’s rival premiers have inflamed the country’s internal rows, bringing the north African nation closer to acquiring armed drones. Ankara’s new military deals with Tripoli show how it uses Libya’s internal rifts to make strategic gains. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Abdul Hamid …

Sweden’s steps to gain Erdogan’s approval appear not to have “cut the ice” thus far. Ankara has accused Sweden yet again of failing to fulfill its commitments under a trilateral memorandum signed in June together with Finland, whereby Turkey would ratify the Nordic countries’ memberships into NATO if they addressed …