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2021-04-11 20:02
Yemeni forces launch retaliatory drone strike against Saudi airport, air base
Yemeni armed forces and fighters from allied Popular Committees have separately carried out fresh retaliatory airstrikes against Saudi Arabia, targeting military aircraft hangars at an airport in the kingdom’s southern Jizan region and an air base in Asir.
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2021-04-11 15:38
By Mohammad Mazhari
GSA: Riyadh, Tel Aviv unhappy over possible transformation from ‘maximum pressure’ to ‘maximum diplo
TEHRAN - Chief executive officer of Gulf State Analytics (GSA) says that both Saudis and Israelis in a “tacit partnership” are worried about a revitalization of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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2021-04-10 11:26
Saudi coalition flees from Ma'rib as resistance advances
The Saudi-led military coalition ordered its agents to clean the remaining heavy weapons from war fronts around Ma'rib, including American armored vehicles, Lebanon's al-Akbar newspaper reported on Friday.
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2021-04-09 15:07
By Mohammad Mazhari
Saudi Arabia behind coup attempt in Jordan: Palestinian analyst
TEHRAN – A Palestinian author believes that Saudi Arabia and the UAE had a key role in the coup attempt in Jordan.
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2021-04-07 12:11
By Reza Moshfegh
Arab monarchies worried about U.S. exit from the region: Iraqi expert
TEHRAN - An Iraqi analyst says that Arab monarchies in the Persian Gulf are worried about the U.S. move to gradually pull out its troops from West Asia while China is establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership with Iran.
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2021-04-05 09:34
Saudi Arabia faces accusations of involvement in palace intrigue
Stab in the back
TEHRAN - High-profile figures in Jordan, including a member of the royal family and a longtime confidant of King Abdullah II, were arrested on Saturday in what appeared to be a nascent palace intrigue nipped in the bud.
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2021-03-12 21:40
Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran’s presence in the region is political
U.S. claims of support for human rights is hypocritical, Leader says
TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Thursday slammed the enemies, especially the U.S., for distorting the facts and presenting developments in a way that is opposite to the truth.
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2021-03-09 17:22
'Zero hegemony' approach needed to end crisis in Iran-Saudi ties: Middle East Eye
TEHRAN - Decades of U.S. intervention and a regional arms race have seen West Asia embroiled in endless crises and this approach needs to end, according to Middle East Eye (MEE).
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2021-03-09 10:54
By Martin Love
It’s a wonder Iran has not ditched the JCPOA…
Old man Joe Biden is showing a lack of fresh thinking more than anyone suspected he would, given his campaign promises, and this so soon in his own bizarre presidency. Some of his best promises have turned to dust.
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2021-03-08 21:48
U.S. provides Saudis with opportunity for face-saving exit from Yemen quagmire
A blessing in disguise
TEHRAN – The Biden administration has ramped up diplomatic pressure on the Saudis to convince them into bringing an end to the Yemen war.
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2021-03-08 12:46
Saudi oil facilities attacked by Yemen’s Houthis
Yemen’s Houthi forces fired drones and missiles at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on Sunday, including a Saudi Aramco facility at Ras Tanura vital to petroleum exports , according to Reuters.
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2021-03-08 11:42
By Azin Sahabi
U.S. and Saudi: A green light that turns to amber
TEHRAN- While Donald Trump gave Saudi Arabia a blank check, a change in U.S. policy vis-à-vis the kingdom is looming large and the glue that cemented the bilateral ties for decades has been cracked.
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2021-03-07 23:35
Saudi Arabia's crown prince faces uncertain future as relations with U.S. sour
Palace intrigue
TEHRAN – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is in trouble of his own making. He faces a White House intent on punishing - and maybe ousting – him for a variety of reasons including his murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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2021-03-05 14:40
By Mohammad haghdoust
Taliban just seeking prisoner release, foreign troop exit: ex-U.S. security adviser
TEHRAN – A former adviser to the U.S. Special Operations Command says the Taliban only negotiates only on the release of its prisoners by the Afghan government and the exit of foreign forces, including Americans, from the central Asian country.
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2021-03-03 21:53
By Mohammad Mazhari
Biden backing away from level of support for Saudis: academic
TEHRAN - An American academic describes the Biden administration's decision to decrease U.S. support for Saudi Arabia in the war in Yemen as an important step.
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2021-03-02 17:27
By Mohammad Mazhari
MBS seems hasty for normalization with Israel: ex-Japanese diplomat
TEHRAN – A former Japanese diplomat says that Saudi de facto leader Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is enthusiastic about normalizing Riyadh’s ties with Tel-Aviv despite the fact that most Saudi people have a negative view towards Israel.
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2021-03-02 14:42
By Mohammad Mazhari
Everyone has known that MBS is new Saddam Hussein: Georgetown University prof.
“HOPE is an excellent step in the right direction, and Iran should continue to promote it in various international forums”
TEHRAN - By releasing an intelligence report implicating Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the U.S. has done "nothing much" because it has been quite clear that MBS in the new Saddam Hussein of West Asia, a university professor says.
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2021-03-01 21:29
Yemeni forces advance toward Marib despite U.S.-backed Saudi brutal campaign
A Saudi-American fiasco
TEHRAN – Yemen’s government forces have launched a liberation campaign to capture the strategic province of Marib while initiating a new operation against Saudi Arabia, a move that indicates the growing capabilities of the Sanaa government despite the Saudi-led war on Yemen.
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2021-02-28 18:15
Yemenis target Saudi soil with 15 UAVs and ballistic missile
Yemeni forces targeted the Saudi soil with 15 UAVs and a ballistic missile on Saturday night, the spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree says.
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2021-02-27 21:45
Biden turns up the heat on MBS
Open Season
TEHRAN – The new U.S. administration has turned up the heat on Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in a bid to reign in his worst instincts.
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2021-02-27 13:52
By Mohammad Mazhari
Resolution in the hands of Yemeni parties, says ex-U.S. ambassador to Sanaa
TEHRAN – Urging regional powers to cooperate for a settlement of the conflict in Yemen, the former U.S. ambassador to Sanaa, says the key to ending the war conflict in Yemen lies in the hands of the Yemeni parties.
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2021-02-23 23:06
Ma’rib battle: Yemeni army close to retaking city from Saudi-led forces
Victory appears to be on the horizon in the heated battle for Yemen’s strategic central province of Ma’rib as army troops, backed by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have reportedly taken control of most areas there and dislodged Saudi-led coalition forces and Riyadh-backed militants from those regions.
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2021-02-21 12:01
By Mohammad Mazhari
GSA: Saudi-U.S. ties will face major challenges in the next four years
TEHRAN - Chief executive officer of Gulf State Analytics (GSA) says that U.S.-Saudi relations will witness major challenges in the upcoming four years over the Saudi-led war on Yemen, the Libya crisis, and Riyadh’s human rights record.
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2021-02-17 14:34
By Mohammad Ali Saki
Professor says Washington will be less biased in favor of Riyadh
TEHRAN - An American professor says that U.S. foreign policy during Joe Biden's presidency will focus on human rights and democracy which can affect its ties with Saudi Arabia.
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2021-02-15 14:20
By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
Involving Iran's rivals in JCPOA talks to lead to failure
TEHRAN– Stating that involving Iran's rivals in JCPOA talks would mean the failure of any talks even before it starts, Shireen Hunter said that Macron wanted to curry favor with the Saudis in the hope of getting lucrative contracts.
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2021-02-13 11:48
By Payman Yazdani
Macron's idea sign of his inability to think strategically
TEHRAN–"The idea to include Saudi Arabia must be seen within that context, i.e. the inability of Macron to think strategically and in more analytical detail about national and international relations", says Prof. Adib Moghaddam.
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2021-02-12 22:21
A thaw in relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia dependent on Yemen issue: analyst
TEHRAN - Ghasem Moheb Ali, an expert on West Asia, says the resolution of conflict in Yemen can lead to the improvement of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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2021-02-08 21:23
By Mohammad mazhari
S. Arabia playing destructive role in Lebanon: analyst
TEHRAN - In an attempt to undermine Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia has been playing a vicious role in Lebanon, a Lebanese military analyst says.
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2021-02-08 10:12
By Payman Yazdani
Will Biden end support to war in Yemen or cut Trump funding?
TEHRAN – US President in a humanitarian gesture claims that he wants to end US support to the Saudi war in Yemen but his real intention and motives are under question.
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2021-02-06 22:33
Rising anxiety
TEHRAN – U.S. president Joe Biden touched a raw nerve when he and his national security officials made announcements signaling a reconsideration of former President Donald Trump’s policies toward the region.
