By Mohammad Mazhari

Persian Gulf states working hard to cause clash between Turkey and Egypt over Libya: Turkish analyst

The assassination of Jamal Khashoggi on October 2, 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul led to political conflict between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Ankara blamed Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman over the killing and stagnation in Saudi-Turkish relations.

By Salman Parviz

Egypt, Turkey on clash course over Libya

Imminent battle over the key city of Sirte; Ankara, Moscow seek lasting cease-fire

TEHRAN- In a sign of hope for peace and stability in Libya, early July Turkey announced its banks and companies’ plans for an assessment trip within two weeks to rebuild post-war Libya and secure its energy infrastructure.

By Javad Heirannia

Identity plays central role in Persian Gulf states’ foreign policy: expert

TEHRAN - Polina Aniftou, a Ph.D. candidate of Iranian foreign policy, says the identity is the label affixed to this territory and has played a central role both in attempting to understand Persian Gulf states’ foreign policy and in the useful planning for national and international policies.

By Afshin Majlesi

Trump’s Muslim ban: For the sake of safer America or anti-Muslim bigots

House Democrats on Wednesday voted to pass a legislation that would revoke the U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s controversial order banning entry to immigrants from mostly Muslim-majority countries.

By Mohammad Mazhari

American Caesar act cannot affect the Syrian economy: Syrian politician

TEHRAN - A member of the National Reconciliation Committee in Syria stresses that the American Caesar act cannot paralyze the Syrian economy, and Damascus's collaboration with its neighboring countries will continue.

By Mohammad Mazhari

U.S. has admitted military and political failures in Syria: Russian academic

TEHRAN - An associate professor in the Department of Comparative Politics at RUDN University believes that the United States has admitted its military and political failure in Syria.

By Salman Parviz

Post-war reconstruction plans for Libya?

After heavy losses in early June Haftar ready to stop fighting

An assessment trip is planned within two weeks by Turkish banks and companies on how to rebuild post-war Libya and secure its energy infrastructure. People familiar with the plan informed Reuters. Turkish state lenders plan to help set up Libya's banking system and assist in organizing payment channels through Turkey for key Libyan imports.

Iran views Trump as a ‘culprit’ not a president to negotiate with: advisor

TEHRAN - Hossein Dehghan, a military advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said that Iran considers U.S. President Donald Trump as a “culprit” and not a president to negotiate with.

Safeguarding peace in Libya will serve Muslim world’s interests: ex-diplomat

TEHRAN — Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a former Iranian diplomat, says safeguarding peace and stability in Libya would serve the interests of the Muslim world and the region.

By Salman Parviz

Prospects of normalization grim in Libya

Common understanding among foreign actors needed

TEHRAN_ Analysts say that Libya is one of the most important crisis to watch for in 2020 because of the involvement of Russia and Turkey. More importantly, the plight of the Libyans after almost 10 years of civil war cannot be ignored.

Libyans stuck in a bloody civil war since 2011! Who is guilty?

It is approximately a decade that people in Libya have been deeply suffering from occupation, civil war, terrorism, massacre, explosions, insecurity and instability, causing the African nation to come to the conclusion that those who ousted dictator Moammar Khadafy knew well that it was easier for them to blow up a nation than create a stable peace.     

By Salman Parviz

UN urge warring Libyan factions to negotiate

Libya’s oil blockade loss surpasses $2b

The UN’s Libya mission and world powers on Tuesday urged the country’s warring parties to engage in peace efforts, as doubts hung over talks set to start the next day in Geneva.

* By Mohammad Ghaderi

The U.S. thirst for oil

The Americans, including Trump, claim that they are standing next to the nations and defend human rights and the freedom of nations.

By Salman Parviz

Quest for peace in Libya

Summits fail to bring the warring factions to a settlement

The world witnessed the overthrow and killing of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, eight years after the colonel had eliminated his country’s weapons of mass destruction program, including a decades-old nuclear weapons program.

By Fatemeh Salehi

Berlin conference on Libya, a breakthrough or the rivals’ saber-rattling

TEHRAN - The Berlin conference was held on Sunday to find a solution to put an end to the crisis in Libya. The meeting, which was attended by representatives of 12 countries, ended without achieving any practical breakthrough out of the crisis.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Costs by inexperienced crown prince for Saudi Arabia

As the influence of Crown Prince Mohamad bin Salman on Saudi Arabia’s decision-making bodies has been increasing, the country has taken an aggressive foreign policy approach.

By Alireza Hashemi

Western MSM aiding U.S. efforts to legitimize U.S.-Libyan warlord Haftar

TEHRAN - The world was taken by surprise this Friday after news broke out that U.S. President Donald Trump had held a phone call with the Libyan renegade commander Khalifa Hafter four days earlier. 

By Giancarlo Elia Valori

Khalifa Haftar’s military advance

Khalifa Haftar’s military advance-started in Jufra on April 4 last –  passed from the South, namely Fezzan, and partly from  Central Libya, starting from the Westernmost point of the area of influence already gained by Haftar in the last military advances.

Libya: Haftar's 'ultimate goal' and the fear of a full-blown war

Forces loyal to Libya's renegade General Khalifa Haftar are marching in the capital, Tripoli, igniting fears of renewed war in the chaos-wracked country.

Tehran condemns Libya terror attack

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday denounced Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Libya, saying the people of Libya can overcome the residue of terrorism through unity and national will.

Russia supports political role for Qaddafi's wanted son in Libya

Russia said it supports a political role for the son of deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, who’s bidding to take over the leadership of the oil-rich North African state.