Search: Iran,UAE (15 materials)

 

Twelve Years into Syrian Conflict

... the work of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the end to the boycott of Syria by some of them (UAE, Jordan, Bahrain), the establishment of normal interstate relations with Syria, the maintenance of hidden channels of communication between Saudi Arabia and Iran with the assistance of Arab partners, the growing role of the UAE, Egypt and Qatar as moderators of internal conflicts in Lebanon, Iraq, Libya, and much more. Syria is almost central to this process. There is no consensus yet on Syria’s return to the Arab League, but there is some movement in this direction. The ...

02.03.2023

Assessing Iran’s Threat Potential to the UAE

... are with Dubai. “Iran remains very heavily dependent on the UAE for its already dwindling trade,” says Kevjn Lim of Tel Aviv University’s School of Political Science, Government, and International Affairs. Between January and April of 2020, the UAE was Iran’s third-largest export market at $1.2bn (just after China at $2.5bn and Iraq at $2bn); in the 2019 fiscal year the number was $2.5bn, Iran’s second-largest. According to Iran’s Trade Promotion Organisation, 60 percent of Iran’s imports originated ...

26.01.2021

2020 Forecast: Revealing the Future of the Middle East

... in order to be an alternative business hub if war erupts between Iran and the US with its other GCC allies. Furthermore, Qatar intensifies its contacts with Iran and broadens its cooperation in a bid to advocate itself later on as a mediator between Iran and other parties. And this will likely strengthen Qatari position in the region in 2020. UAE and KSA Any military intervention in the Gulf, if any, will not probably start before 2020 due to the many international events and meetings in the GCC countries. The UAE will host the World Expo in 2020, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host ...

13.01.2020

Yemen: Federalization as an Alternative to War

... enemy with the United Arab Emirates: the al-Islah Islamic party on which Saudi Arabia relies. In the summer of 2019, the United Arab Emirates began to pointedly reduce its military presence in Yemen. The south was transferred to the control of the pro-UAE STC. This allowed the United Arab Emirates to solve several problems with one move: first, it reduced tensions in the country’s relations with Iran, which finances the Houthis; and second, it relieved the United Arab Emirates of its responsibility for the civilian casualties inflicted by the coalition’s airstrikes. The leadership of the United Arab Emirates try to present these actions as ...

04.10.2019

Undestanding the Gulf States: The European Perspective

... example of quite close partnership with the EU and the new delegation to Kuwait is an indication of their relationship. The UAE too is allied to nearly all EU states. Saudi Arabia accused Qatar of supporting terrorism. In your opinion, are these claims ... ... stopping and challenging radicalized militias. Also, over the past 6–7 years, Qatar has started to work very closely with Iran, while Saudi Arabia and Iran have hostile relationships. Iran is responsible for creating great levels of instability in ...

10.09.2019

The Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Aden

... has been riveted on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. On May 12, four tankers owned by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were attacked by unknown forces when entering the Strait off the coast of Fujairah. On June 13, this time near the Iranian coast, two more tankers flying the flags of the Marshall Islands and Panama were attacked. The incidents occurred against the backdrop of another exacerbation in U.S.–Iran relations and the United States imposing more sanctions on Tehran. Nobody ...

15.07.2019

EAEU and Eurasia: Monitoring and Analysis of Direct Investments 2017

... project, Asian investors continue to increase direct investments in the EAEU. During the monitoring period (2008–2016), FDI stock originating from 12 Asian countries (China, Japan, Turkey, India, Israel, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Singapore, and Vietnam) has increased from $32 billion in 2008 to $75.6 billion in the beginning of 2017. China continues to expand its economic presence in EAEU countries and other CIS states, retaining its leadership among Asian countries in terms ...

28.12.2017

The Middle East and a New Round of Escalation of the War in Yemen

... Yemen for three weeks by the time the resolution was adopted (since March 25) was conveniently omitted from the document. One month after the killing of Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Saudis might intensify the “southern dimension” of their deterrence of Iran. Clearly, the Houthi missile launched towards the Saudi capital in November 2017 gave the Saudis yet another reason to demand compliance with the Security Council resolution. At the time, the incident led, among other things, to the Saudis intensifying ...

08.12.2017

Second Qatar Crisis: Causes and Possible Solutions

... President’s visit to Saudi Arabia in late May 2017. Washington’s stance on the issue may well have been influenced by Israel. Tel Aviv, displeased with Doha’s support of Hamas, had expressed its concerns about a possible rapprochement between Iran and Qatar, especially over their joint support for the Palestinian group. Players’ Interests and Possible Manoeuvres As far as future developments are concerned, Qatar’s opponents may have various scenarios in mind. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are probably considering a change of Qatar’s leadership, possibly via military coup with the goal of placing someone fully loyal to the idea of ‘Sunni unity’ under Riyadh’s control into power. The potential candidates would, of course, be ...

14.06.2017

Russia – GCC Relations After the Signing of the JCPOA with Iran

Despite differences over Syria and the Iranian nuclear deal, contemporary GCC-Russian relations are arguably at an apex, both in terms of shared interests and mutual understanding Russian and GCC commentators are well-acquainted with the Western views regarding the GCC region. However, Russian ...

15.03.2017
 

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