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2026-04-26 19:36
Persian Gulf states no longer trust US as security guarantor
TEHRAN - Fawaz Gerges, a professor of international relations at the London School of Economics, says Persian Gulf Arab states can no longer trust the U.S. to provide security for them.
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2026-04-01 23:32
Iran files complaint with UN against four Arab states over their roles in US-Israeli strikes
TEHRAN - The Islamic Republic of Iran has formally lodged complaints with the United Nations against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait for facilitating the use of their territories and airspace in the U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran.
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2026-03-31 22:00
By Garsha Vazirian
It is imperative for Iran to neutralize regional platforms of aggression
Why Tehran’s measured strikes on regional bases upholds international law and exposes decades of betrayal
TEHRAN — The massive U.S.-Israeli campaign of aggression that began on February 28—targeting Iranian leadership, residential homes, command centers, and civilian-adjacent infrastructure—did not emerge from a vacuum.
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2026-02-24 17:20
Report: US officials rush to calm Arab anger over Huckabee’s Greater Israel remarks
Senior Trump administration officials are working to reassure Arab nations after Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said in a podcast interview with Tucker Carlson that Israel has a right to control vast areas of the Middle East, Politico reported Monday.
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2026-01-18 20:39
By Batool Subeiti
Why Iran matters to regional and international stability
LONDON -There is no doubt that Iran is the only state that stands against absolute Western and Israeli hegemony in the West Asia region, a hegemony based on handing over the region’s affairs entirely to the Israeli occupation entity.
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2025-12-26 16:32
Araghchi: Preserving Zayandeh-Rood River a national and international necessity
TEHRAN--Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized the historical and cultural status of Isfahan, and said that Isfahan is not just a city, it is a symbol of Iranian civilization, and preserving Zayandeh-Rood River, its historical heritage, and boosting its tourism are considered a national and international necessity.
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2025-10-13 21:57
Iran, Israel, Arabs, and the policy of regional engagement
By Xavier Villar
MADRID – On Saturday, October 11, the publication of classified U.S. military documents by The Washington Post revealed a crucial aspect for understanding the current security dynamics in West Asia. Despite the high tensions that characterize the region and the public expressions of opposition to Israeli military operations in Gaza from many Arab states, a discreet network of military cooperation has emerged.
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2025-10-07 20:28
By Garsha Vazirian
‘Unprecedented Arab abandonment:’ What Hamas means, and why Gaza calls it betrayal
TEHRAN – On the second anniversary of October 7’s Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, Hamas issued a statement that landed like a verdict, denouncing what it called “shameful international silence and complicity, and unprecedented Arab abandonment.”
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2025-09-23 17:10
Trump to push Arab states on Gaza security and reconstruction funding: Axios
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host officials from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia, and Pakistan for a multilateral meeting on Gaza, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Monday.
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2025-09-16 21:52
By Xavier Villar
The OIC’s sovereign deficit and Iran’s model of political agency
MADRID – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) stands as a pivotal institution representing the collective voice of the Muslim world, encompassing 57 member states and over 1.9 billion people. Yet, despite its ambitious mandate to promote Islamic solidarity, safeguard interests of Muslim communities, and intervene in crises affecting the Muslim ummah, the OIC has long been caught in a cycle of rhetorical formalism and procedural inertia.
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2025-09-11 18:41
Exclusive: Trump okayed Israel’s strike on Hamas leadership in Doha, Aleef Sabbagh says
Host countries must know Israel ignores state sovereignty when backed by US, political expert says
TEHRAN- As the repercussions of Israel’s latest strike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha reverberate across the region, questions are mounting over the future of ceasefire negotiations and Qatar’s role as a trusted mediator.
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2025-09-09 15:56
By Soheila Zarfam
Your statements are good, but not enough
Pezeshkian tells Arab states to do something about Israel’s growing aggression after two years of inaction
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spent much of his time at a conference marking the Islamic Unity Week in Tehran making general remarks about how unity among Muslims is important, and how cohesion will benefit all Muslim nations in the region. At one point though, he took a more firm and straightforward tone, asking regional states to do more than condemnation in addressing Israel’s unchecked violence in the region.
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2025-05-17 22:13
Arab leaders promise to work on reconstruction of Gaza
Arab leaders meeting at an annual summit in Baghdad said Saturday that they were trying to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and promised to contribute to the reconstruction of the territory once the war stops.
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2025-05-14 20:56
77 years of resistance against Nakba
Transcending the mistakes of the past
CAIRO - Within the context of the decades-long Arab-Israeli conflict, the 1948 war-later known as the Nakba-stands as the most tragic and consequential starting point in the modern history of the Middle East.