Egypt’s Role in Countering the Houthis: Supporting Saudi Arabia and Managing Escalation
The Recent OIC Meeting in Baghdad: Outcomes and Challenges
Makkah Alliance Meeting in Iran: Limits of Contributing to Regional De-escalation
Europe’s Autumn of Protest: Rising Costs, Social Discontent and Political Uncertainty
Categories
Latest entries
Crime Rates Surge as Security Declines in Iran
The Iraqi Prime Minister’s Visit to Riyadh: Messages and Significations
IRAN IN A WEEK (October 15-21, 2026)
The Reasons Behind the Iranian Oil Minister’s Resignation
Ukraine’s Refinery Offensive Meets Midterm Politics in the United States
Strategic Implications of the US-China Summit
Solidarity Affirms Saudi Arabia’s Standing and Thwarts Disinformation Campaigns
The Iraqi Scene Post-US Military Withdrawal
The Rationale and Implications of Iran’s Janfada Campaign
Crunch Time for Iran’s Nuclear Gamble
Defiance and Diplomacy: Iran Takes Center Stage at the 81st UN General Assembly
IRAN IN A WEEK (September 24-30, 2026)
How the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Adapts to a Changing Global Order
IRAN IN A WEEK (September 10-16, 2026)
US Envoys’ Recent Visit to Moscow and Attempts to Break the Deadlock
The Battle for Hormuz: Iran’s Expanding Maritime Escalation Strategy
IRAN IN A WEEK (September 9, 2026)
IRAN IN A WEEK (August 27 – September 2, 2026)
Iraq’s Struggle Amid the Disarmament Campaign and Iran’s Responses
Trump’s Iran “Endgame:” Total Economic Isolation, Limited Strategic Options
The Bab al-Mandab and Iran’s Regional Calculations: The Houthis Between Local Interests and Iranian Strategy
IRAN IN A WEEK August 20-26, 2026
IRAN IN A WEEK August 13-19, 2026
Syria Between Iranian Moves and Internal Challenges: Timing, Objectives and Limits of Confrontation
Iran’s Military Reshuffle: Dimensions and Significations
Hamas Disarmament Framework: A Necessary First Step, but Still far From a Comprehensive Peace Settlement
In Pursuit of Peace: The Makkah Joint Defense Agreement
IRAN IN A WEEK August 6-12, 2026
The Makkah Pact and Forming a New Stabilizing Alliance in the Region
IRAN IN A WEEK July 30 – Aug 05, 2026
Significations and Potential Outcomes of Pezeshkian’s Visit to Qom
The Situation Inside Iranian Prison Cells Amid the US-Israel War on Iran
Implications of the Ukrainian Attack in the Caspian Sea
The Causes and Impacts of the Recent Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia
The US-Iran Deadlock: Why Neither Diplomacy nor Military Force Can Deliver a Decisive Outcome
IRAN IN A WEEK July 16-22, 2026
Iraq’s New Government and the Challenges of Fighting Corruption
Iran Post-Khamenei: Navigating Between Pragmatism and Greater Defiance
IRAN IN A WEEK July 9-15, 2026
IRAN IN A WEEK July 2 – July 8, 2026
IRAN IN A WEEK June 24 – July 1, 2026
Assessing the Russian Strategic Dilemma Following the Islamabad MoU
From War to Negotiations: Can the Bürgenstock Talks Transform US-Iran Relations?
The Limits of the US–Iran Agreement and the Gulf States’ Concerns