Alwaght - During the past 9 months of the diplomatic row between Qatar and the Saudi-led Arab bloc, the US has declined to follow a straight line of policy in dealing with this important regional case. The US President Donald Trump on June 9, 2017, harshly attacked Qatar and accused the Arab nation of supporting terrorism in the region in the highest ...

Alwaght- In 1948, when Israel declared existence in the heart of the Palestinian territories and was approved as a member state of the United Nations, the Arab countries in a coordinated move declared war against the newly-forged regime. The wars of 1948, 1956, 1967, and 1973 that saw military actions of the Arab bloc comprised of Egypt, Syria, ...

Ever since the negotiations between the administration of President Hassan Rouhani of Iran and P5+1 -- the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany -- began in earnest in September 2013, and particularly since the announcement of the Lausanne Accord, the Obama administration has been trying to mollify the opponents ...

All the actors in the wider Near East are waiting anxiously to know what Washington and Teheran have decided for their future. Since no-one knows, and in order to ensure their own survival, everyone has to imagine hypotheses and prepare for sudden changes in the situation. In this article, Thierry Meyssan explains his predictions. The meeting ...

One of the consequences of U.S. nuclear negotiations with Iran has been increased tensions with U.S. allies in the region. Most dramatically, Saudi Arabia has signaled its displeasure at U.S. diplomacy with its Iranian rival by threatening toprocure nuclear weaponsfrom Pakistan. Over the years, Washingtons strategy has been to reassure Saudi Arabia;...

In an opinion piece, Sharq daily looks at the Camp David Summit and what dissatisfied Arabs managed to gain in the US presidential retreat. A summit between the US president and leaders of the Persian Gulf Arab nations at Camp David wrapped up its work on May 15 by stressing the need to counter what the participants called Irans threat and destabilizing ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - US President Barack said Washington's goal is not to marginalize Iran amid some Arab states concern over a possible nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic. Obama made the remarks on Thursday after a Camp David summit during which the US and six Persian Gulf leaders agreed to strengthen their military and security cooperation. "The ...