The Iranian based Tasnim news agency reported that Iran is sending two warships, an Alborz destroyer and a Bushehr logistics warship to Oman on Sunday. They will depart from the port city of Bandar Abbas. The move comes as tensions…
Arguably, Qatar’s role in undermining the stability of the Islamic world has been second only to Iran’s. President Donald Trump has been attacked by his ubiquitous critics for his apparent about-face on the crisis surrounding Qatar. In a Twitter…
As the Saudi 24 hour ultimatum to Qatar reaches the final stretch, the broader alliances throughout the Middle East and beyond have begun to harden. Turkey’s parliament passed a law ratifying military cooperation, arms, and training with Qatar. Cooperation…
The Saudi led move against Qatar has caught everyone in the region by surprise, especially Iran. The Mullahs in Tehran have always regarded the Saudis as a paper tiger. The move against Qatar, seemingly backed by the Trump administration…