... region would determine the future of conflicts in many countries starting from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya and the future government in Lebanon, Iraq and Algeria, Turkey and Iran
“When I thought I had already reached the bottom,
they knocked from below... ... Middle East will undergo a high risk of conflict in spheres of influence between Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey and other rising regional powers which seek to play a pivotal... ... The new Sultan of Oman is to a great extent a replica of Sultan Qaboos’ policies.
Qatar
The Qatar crisis will be not solved as the recent meeting in Riyadh for the GCC...
... Despite incessant Russian bombing and targeting of the moderate rebels in addition to the renewed push by Bashar’s and Iran’s forces on the ground, the rebels for the most part have managed to hold their ground at a great cost to the Syrian government forces
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On the face of it, and from a GCC point of view, it is clear that Russia has actively chosen ... ... estimated 2,000 personnel stationed in its bases in Tartus and Latakia, in non-combat roles, so far.
The GCC states, mainly Saudi Arabia and Qatar have made their opposition to Bashar being a part of any resolution well known. In fact both Saudi Arabia and the United ...
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It’s amazing that it’s taken us so long to realize how much our money going into Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other Gulf states comes back to haunt us: though Joe Biden recently got in... ... the top recipients of U.S. foreign aid, Obama and Americans, as was/is the case in Syria and Iraq, seems to prefer a “don’t do stupid shit” (to quote... ... pariah within the Western world.
4.) There’s a good chance for a thaw/deal with Iran in the near future.
More than any president since the Iranian Revolution in 1979...
