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  • Trump and Bin Salman Yesterday 23:06

    By Seyed Mehrdad BaniHashemi Kahangi

    Trump 0.2 in Riyadh: Oil, arms, and a shadow over Iran

    Donald Trump’s recent visit to Riyadh may have been described as a business trip, but in the world of West Asia politics, symbolism often speaks louder than press releases. For many in the region, his presence in Saudi Arabia felt like the opening act of a broader geopolitical maneuver—one with potential consequences that extend far beyond the Persian Gulf.

  • Third round of Lebanon municipal and mayoral elections Yesterday 22:55

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    A pro-Resistance popular referendum

    SOUTH LEBANON — Ballots closed in the third round of municipal and mayoral elections on May 18 in Beirut Governorate, Bekaa Governorate, and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate.

  • US imposes Saudi Arabia guardianship over Lebanon 2025-05-17 22:11

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Will Washington relinquish control over Lebanon to Riyadh?

    SOUTH LEBANON—Analysts are monitoring the repercussions of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the Persian Gulf on the situation in Lebanon. Washington appears to be moving toward clearing the way for Saudi Arabia to impose its guardianship over Lebanon, especially after Trump announced he would lift sanctions on Syria “at Riyadh’s request.”

  • Trump Middile East visit was more like a personal business trip 2025-05-17 21:50

    By Sahar Dadjoo

    Trump’s Persian Gulf tour prioritizes business over diplomatic ethics

    TEHRAN – In May 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump embarked on a high-profile Persian Gulf tour, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). While the White House promoted the trip as a diplomatic success marked by multi-billion-dollar defense and economic agreements, critics raised alarms over ethical violations.

  • Iranian team wins medals at 25th Asian Physics Olympiad 2025-05-14 15:11

    Iranian team wins medals at 25th Asian Physics Olympiad

    TEHRAN – The Iranian students participating in the 25th edition of the Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) 2025 have managed to grab a silver medal and six bronze medals.

  • Trump 2025-05-13 21:52

    By Mona Hojat Ansari

    Trump’s Persian Gulf trip: Business over peace

    TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump touched down in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday in the shadow of unresolved regional predicaments, while also carrying a list of business proposals reportedly tied to both national and personal interests.

  • Elon Musk is accompanying Trump in visit to Saudi Arabia 2025-05-13 19:53

    US and Saudi Arabia sign $142bn military deal

    U.S. President Donald Trump has received a royal welcome after arriving in Saudi Arabia, his first stop of a three-day regional tour.

  • Trump, Saudi Arabia deal 2025-05-11 22:42

    Prospects of Saudi ties to Israel elusive as Trump seeks $1 trillion bonanza

    When U.S. President Donald Trump lands in Riyadh on Tuesday, he will be greeted with opulent ceremonies, gilded palaces and the prospect of $1 trillion in investments. But, the raging war in Gaza has denied him one goal he has long craved: Saudi-Israel normalization.

  • Araghchi 2025-05-10 23:01

    Foreign ministers of Iran, Saudi Arabia review bilateral relations in Jeddah meeting

    TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Jeddah on Saturday at the head of a high-level diplomatic delegation, marking a new chapter in the ongoing rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh.

  • Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia 2025-05-10 23:00

    By Sahar Dadjoo

    Trump’s looming Riyadh visit and regional power dynamics

    TEHRAN- President Donald Trump is embarking on his first international trip of his second term, returning to Saudi Arabia—a symbolic echo of his 2017 debut on the world stage. The visit, however, unfolded against a backdrop of heightened regional tensions, including the ongoing Gaza conflict, the uphill Iran nuclear negotiations, and shifting alliances. 

  • Saudi mediation for Kashmir issue 2025-05-09 22:25

    Saudi minister in Pakistan as tensions flare over Kashmir

    Saudi Arabia’s minister of state for foreign affairs arrived for an “official visit” to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Friday on a potential mission to calm tensions between the country and its neighbor India, CNN quoted Pakistan’s foreign ministry as saying.

  • Trump to attend PGCC 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.

  • Exquisite atlas showcasing Persian Gulf’s legacy to be unveiled 2025-04-26 13:50

    Geographical atlas of Persian Gulf to be unveiled

    TEHRAN – In celebration of Persian Gulf National Day, a new geographical atlas dedicated to the strategic body of water and three of its islands (Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunb) is set to be unveiled during a special ceremony on April 30.

  • Regional Arab states 2025-04-21 22:14

    By Mona Hojat Ansari

    Where do Arabs stand on Iran-US talks?

    It appears that Persian Gulf states are no longer opposed to a potential agreement

    TEHRAN – Regional Arab states have taken the public stage in recent weeks to welcome the ongoing indirect talks between Iran and the United States. But this is a clear swerve from their stances during previous Iran-US negotiations in the 2010s, when the region seemed to believe a less contentious state of relations between Tehran and Washington was something they had to steer through, rather than gain from. 

  • Boroujerdi 2025-04-20 22:26

    Saudi Defense Minister's Tehran visit marks turning point in bilateral ties, says Iranian MP

    TEHRAN — The visit of Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, to Iran has been hailed as a pivotal step toward deepening bilateral ties, with Iranian officials emphasizing the strategic importance of cooperation between the two regional powers.

  • enayati 2025-04-19 22:21

    Iran-Saudi ties key to regional stability: Tehran’s envoy to Riyadh

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ali Enayati, has described the recent visit of Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman to Tehran as a key milestone in deepening regional cooperation and advancing Iran-Saudi relations.

  • محمد صالح کمره 2025-04-19 13:33

    Iran’s Kamareh claims a gold in Asian U18 Athletics Championships

    TEHRAN – Iranian athlete Mohammadsaleh Kamareh seized a gold medal in the 6th Asian U18 Athletics Championships on Friday.

  • bagheri 2025/04/18

    By Xavier Villar

    Saudi defense minister's Tehran visit signals strategic realignment in Persian Gulf

    MADRID – Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister, Khalid bin Salman, landed in Tehran this week on an official visit that further cements the ongoing diplomatic thaw between the two principal powers of the Persian Gulf.

  • iran saudi 2025-04-18 22:09

    By Dr. Mahdi Khanalizadeh

    Tehran-Riyadh axis against Israel’s genocide

    TEHRAN - "Years ago, right where you are sitting now, your uncle, King Abdullah, was seated. I told him that we see close relations with Saudi Arabia as beneficial for ourselves. If you also see it as beneficial for yourselves, these ties can grow stronger."

  • pezeshkian 2025-04-18 22:07

    Iran, Saudi Arabia could serve as model for regional cooperation: Pezeshkian

    TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian emphasized the potential of Iran and Saudi Arabia to serve as a model for regional cooperation during a meeting with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman on Thursday evening in Tehran.

  • Leader 2025-04-18 01:24

    Hostile motives against Iran-Saudi ties must be overcome: Leader

    Saudi defense minister delivers King Salman’s message to Ayatollah Khamenei

    TEHRAN – On Thursday, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran.

  • (Photo Credit: NBC News) 2025-04-16 21:41

    Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen border areas hours after intense US airstrikes

    UAE-backed militia in southern Yemen are reportedly preparing a 'ground offensive' against Ansarullah with American support

    The Saudi military launched missile and artillery attacks on border areas in Yemen’s Saada governorate on 16 April, according to a report by Al-Masirah TV.

  • Araghchi 2025-04-15 22:21

    Iran FM engages counterparts in regional countries over muscat talks with U.S.

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a series of high-level phone calls with his counterparts in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Iraq on Tuesday, discussing bilateral ties, regional developments, and the latest round of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States in Muscat.

  • Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan talking to Lebanon's PM Nawaf Salam 2025-04-15 22:13

    By Sondoss Al Asaad

    Saudi team in Beirut to continue external pressure on Hezbollah

    BEIRUT — In conjunction with the relentless pressure by Deputy U.S. Special Envoy to West Asia, Morgan Ortagus, on Hezbollah, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan visited Beirut.

  • Role of oil and gas extraction by Saudi Arabia and Qatar in southern Persian Gulf earthquakes 2025/04/06

    By Mehdi Zare

    Role of oil and gas extraction by Saudi Arabia and Qatar in southern Persian Gulf earthquakes

    TEHRAN - Seven earthquakes with magnitudes between 4 and 5 in the southern Persian Gulf and the Saudi Arabia-Qatar border between 1st of March and 5th of April 2025 probably represent links between hydrocarbon extraction and seismicity due to the generation of earthquakes due to oil and gas production near an active basement fault in the Saudi-Qatar border area.

  • FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Draw 2025-04-04 17:02

    FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Draw: Iran opt for Pot 2

    TEHRAN - Iran have opted to be placed in Pot 2 for the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Draw scheduled to be held in Jeddah the coming Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

  • Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Pezeshkian of Iran hold phone talks 2025-04-04 01:57

    Pezeshkian talks to MBS, says Iran ready to allay nuclear concerns based on mutual respect

    TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared Tehran’s readiness to address international apprehensions over its nuclear program “based on mutual interests and respect” during a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) on Thursday.

  • US President Donald Trump and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defence Mohammed bin Salman met at the White House in Washington on March 14 2025-04-02 16:33

     Persian Gulf Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, oppose potential US attack on Iran: Guardian

    TEHRAN - In a commentary on March 31, the British newspaper the Guardian wrote an article saying that the Persian Gulf Arab states are opposed to a possible U.S. attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, believing it will make the Middle East region more insecure.

  • Iran 2025-03-09 13:49

    By Dr. Jin Liangxiang

    Iran-Saudi Reconciliation should be part of any future regional order     

     SHANGHAI - March 10, 2025, marks the second anniversary of the big event of the Iran-Saudi reconciliation under China’s mediation two years ago. Though sustainability was once doubted as the rivalry between the two was long and profound, the process finally proved to be steady and successful, which has contributed to the stability of the region.

  • Araghchi 2025-03-08 22:35

    Muslim unity necessary to counter forced displacement of Palestinians by Israel: Iran FM

    TEHRAN – The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia have emphasized the urgent need for unity within the Muslim world to counter Israel’s efforts to forcibly displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.