Orientul Mijlociu

The reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia is going to endow the regional and Muslim nations with enormous capacities, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said.

In a post on his Twitter account on Friday, the top Iranian diplomat referred to the rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh, saying, “The return to normal of relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia will provide great capacities for the two countries, the region, and the Islamic world.”

The Saudi-Iranian agreement achieved with Chinese mediation is a significant development in regional geopolitics, containing an unprecedented commitment from the Iranian side of respect for sovereignty, non-interference in internal affairs and restoring security cooperation.

De la războiul din Yemen la influenţa tot mai mare a Chinei în Orientul Mijlociu, restabilirea legăturilor dintre Arabia Saudită şi Iran va avea repercusiuni în întreaga regiune şi dincolo de ea, potrivit opiniilor unor analişti, transmite sâmbătă AFP, preluată de Agerpres.

The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup football tournament, held in January 2023 in Basra, Iraq, sparked diplomatic tensions between Iraq and Iran by reigniting the old argument over the use of the name Arabian Gulf, favored by Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries, as opposed to Persian Gulf, which is favored by Iran. The tournament – which the Arab media refers to simply as the Khaliji (i.e., Gulf) tournament – has been held since 1970, usually once in two years, with the participation of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait), as well as Iraq and Yemen. This year, as in the past, many called it by its official name, the Arabian Gulf Cup, which angered Iran.

Iran is ready for a new round of fence-mending talks with Saudi Arabia in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad.

This is according to Iran’s Nour News on Wednesday, adding that the country is determined to strike an agreement.

If there is one place Saudi Arabia was happy to be low on the totem pole, it was Iran. Those days are over. Strategic thinkers in Tehran have upgraded their perception of the threat posed by the kingdom.

Rather than simply viewing Saudi Arabia as a Middle Eastern extension of the United States and a political rival, Iran today sees the kingdom as a security threat.

What’s new? Thousands of foreign nationals who joined ISIS in Syria and Iraq have crossed into Türkiye. Some have been deported. Others have stayed, with some still facing trial for terrorism-related charges and others nearing the end of their prison sentences. Their presence creates a humanitarian and security challenge for Türkiye, currently reeling from the devastating earthquakes of February 2023.

What’s new? A three-year ceasefire in rebel-held Idlib has saved countless lives and allowed the main insurgent group, Hei’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), to redirect its efforts from fighting the regime to dismantling ISIS and other jihadist cells. Yet uncertainty regarding Türkiye’s Syria policy may threaten the relative peace and hamper humanitarian relief.

White House officials have previously boasted that Washington ‘owns’ one third of Syria’s territory, in particular the resource-rich northeast

The US occupation army renewed its oil smuggling campaign in northeast Syria three weeks after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake ravaged the war-torn country.