... their foreign policy in the region and penetrate the Arab societies albeit in this era, Iran and its regional allies under the so-called the axis of resistance took the place of Egypt of Nasser. Indeed, since the establishment of the US hegemony in the Middle East in 1991, Iran was under a grave risk of regional isolation. Indeed, the Israel lobby has invested heavily in Washington to manipulate the US foreign policy in the Middle East to isolate and encircle Tehran. Although Iran opened its airspace to the US Air Force ...
The goal of the round table was to discuss the dynamics of quadrilateral cooperation in the context of regional trends in the Middle East. The meeting was attended by leading experts from Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria
On October 18, 2023, a closed round table “Cooperation between Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria in the Context of Regional Dynamics” was held. Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with Institute for Iran ...
... would unlikely have any realistic prospects, even if they reject the American jackboot. Their interests concur with those of the U.S. in various areas. The messianic plans of the Biden administration to create an “alliance of democracies” in the Middle East seem unfeasible, too. Understanding this would make it much easier for Russia and the major regional players – Egypt, Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia – to make their constructive contribution to the solution of global problems.
... security architecture in the Gulf, which would include various mechanisms to control military activities and information exchange. Notably, a sustained Saudi-Iranian détente would call into question the U.S. project to create an Arab-Israeli coalition for Iran deterrence. The emerging rumors about Israel’s cancellation of an arms deal with a Middle Eastern country (presumably the UAE), at least a billion U.S. dollars’ worth, seems to be an indication of the nascent trend.
New role for China
Aleksandr Aksenenok:
Twelve Years into Syrian Conflict
It is fair to say that the Saudi-Iranian ...
... assistance of The Shaikh Group political consultancy, the ordinary virtual expert meeting on security issues in the regions of the Middle East and North Africa took place.
Experts from Russia, the USA, a number of European countries, China, and India took part ... ... discussion focused on the consequences of the implementation of the agreement on restoration of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, reached through the mediation of China, in particular, possible progress in resolving civil conflicts in ...
... numerous commentators suggesting that the Russian leader’s visit to Iran was a “response” to the initiative of the American president, there is no real substance to this argument. What Biden’s trip does do is place the trilateral meeting in the Iranian capital into a wider context.
The Middle East is one of those regions where the presence of the United States and Russia matters, although the dynamics of their engagement are diametrically opposed to one another. While Washington is gradually pulling out of the region that holds less ...
The GCC countries expect Moscow to influence Iran, limiting the dangers it poses
“The US’ withdrawal from the Middle East has strengthened GCC countries’ desire to create intraregional coalitions and to look for an external security provider. Russia might fit the bill, though the conflict in Ukraine throws this into question.
The GCC countries expect Moscow ...
... North Africa took place.
High-level experts from Russia, the U.S., France, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, China, and India took part in the discussion. The discussion focused on the attempts of the leadership of Iraq to mediate in negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, as well as the potential impact of the change of power in Afghanistan on the balance of power in the region and the prospects for strengthening security in the Middle East.
Irina Zvyagelskaya, RIAC Member, Head of the Center for the Middle East Studies at RAS IMEMO, Professor of the Department of Oriental Studies at MGIMO MFA, Senior Researcher at the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at RAS Institute of Oriental ...
... aligning China with itself over Iran. The likelihood of recognition by such an array of important stakeholders in Middle East affairs of Israel’s desired regional
status quo
hedges against the prospect of Chinese hesitancy in accepting such a ‘post-Iran’ Middle East as a major BRI hub.
Lim
refers
to such a consensus favoring Israel over Iran as a
‘critical mass of shared diplomatic, economic, and military interests in the Middle East opposed to Iran’
which China may in turn acknowledge as a dominant ...
... discussed. The dialog group brings together a core group of American and Russian experts in the regional studies, who represent different research centers of the two countries.The current meeting was devoted to the results of the presidential elections in Iran and the possible consequences of the elections for the situation in the Middle East region. Russian side was represented by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General; Irina Zvyagelskaya, RIAC Member, Head of the Center for the Middle East Studies at RAS IMEMO, Professor of the Department of Oriental Studies at MGIMO MFA, Senior ...
