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2026-03-31 21:50
By Javad Mirgaloubayat
What lesson in diplomacy should Persian Gulf Cooperation Council learn from Oman?
TEHRAN - Western imperialism has once again ignited the flames of war in the West Asia region, yet Oman—just as in all previous conflicts over the past 50 years—has remained untouched by the fires of war.
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2026-03-31 13:28
How US-Israeli war on Iran is breaking Persian Gulf economies
TEHRAN- For decades, the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) states have sold the world a vision of gleaming metropolises, logistical hubs, and safe harbors for global capital. Yet, one month into the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, that vision lies shattered.
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2025/12/22
By Dr. Jin Liangxiang
The limits of pragmatism: Persistent fragility in US-PGCC ties
SHANGHAI - The year of 2025 saw a new rapprochement between the U.S. and PGCC countries. U.S. President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar in May while Qatari Emir and Saudi Crown Prince visited the U.S. in the second half of the year. The reasons behind the latest warming-up could be numerous, but the most important should be that the two sides have simultaneously taken pragmatic approaches in their policies toward the other. And pragmatism will underline the relations between the two in the future.
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2025-12-06 19:57
By Shahrokh Saei
A thousand cuts: Israel’s hybrid war tactics in the Persian Gulf
TEHRAN – In the Persian Gulf, the islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb have long stood as enduring symbols of Iran’s sovereignty. The renewed mention of the islands in the final communique of a Persian Gulf Arab summit in Bahrain was not a mere diplomatic formality, but part of a broader geopolitical maneuver. The statement, which condemned what it called Iran’s “continued occupation” of the islands, was swiftly rejected by Tehran.
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2025-12-05 21:44
‘Political statements won’t change reality’: Tehran denounces PGCC remarks on Iranian territories
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baqaei has strongly rejected as “unfounded and invalid” allegations in the final statement of the 46th summit of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) regarding the three Iranian Persian Gulf Islands of the Greater and Lesser Tunbs as well as Bu Musa.
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2025-08-05 15:41
By Zahra Akbari
Iran-PGCC relations: The real enemy lies elsewhere
TEHRAN – Good, evil, friend, and foe depend on where you stand in the story and how you tell it. This is also true for Southwest Asia with its complex dynamics.
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2025-05-04 23:01
Trump to attend Persian Gulf summit during Saudi Arabia trip
U.S. President Donald Trump will take part in a summit with Persian Gulf Arab leaders during his visit to Saudi Arabia in May, Axios reported on Saturday, citing American and Arab officials.