Tag: GulfStates
Iran Rejects Oman’s Hormuz Strait Plan
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi rejected Oman's proposal for joint management of the Strait of Hormuz, saying on Iranian state television that it failed to address Tehran's security concerns, according to IranWire. Oman had proposed splitting the shipping lane evenly, with half under Iranian control and half under Omani…
Pakistan Is Useful Again. Can That Last?
A few years ago Pakistan was slipping out of international view. Relations with the West had deteriorated, domestic politics were consumed by the confrontation surrounding former Prime Minister Imran Khan, and an economy close to default left Islamabad dependent on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and on emergency support from…
A New Gulf Order Emerges Under Fire
The US-Iran war is achieving what decades of summits and declarations could not: it has handed the Gulf monarchies a single, immediate security problem. Iranian missiles and drones have repeatedly struck Gulf territory. Reported strikes on Kuwaiti electricity-generation and water-desalination facilities took generating units out of service. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis…
Saudi Arabia, UAE Signal Renewed Unity
Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman and UAE Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed. @Turki_alalshikh/X.Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have staged a coordinated show of unity, an effort to contain a widening rift between the Gulf's two most powerful Arab states.Saudi Media Minister Salman…
Qatar Says Iran Strikes Cross Red Lines
Qatar issued a formal condemnation Saturday of Iran's renewed strikes on Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait, calling the attacks a serious breach of international law. Qatar's Foreign Ministry said it "condemns in the strongest terms the renewed attacks launched by the Islamic Republic of Iran" against the three countries, describing them…
US Strikes Iran for Seventh Straight Night
The United States carried out strikes on Iran for a seventh consecutive night on Friday, according to Euronews. US Central Command said its forces hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities, while continuing to enforce a naval blockade of Iranian ports.Iran responded in kind. Iran's…
Iran Ceasefire Unravels as Grid Losses Mount
The US-Iran ceasefire that took hold in June is collapsing, with Iranian strikes on Gulf states and mounting damage to Iran's power grid marking the most serious escalation since the truce began.The US and Iran signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding on June 17, establishing a 60-day framework to negotiate…
