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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.