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Hollow threat: Saudi official says ‘all options on the table’ for Iran!
By Sebastian Clark on February 4, 2017
A Saudi official made the same threat as Americans’ on Friday, saying that ‘all options are on the table for Iran’ ! In an interview...
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Trump’s visa ban targets Iranians, but why not Saudis?
By Sebastian Clark on January 26, 2017
By Vahid Jafarian, Editorial Board Member US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday temporarily blocking people from several countries...
Iran and Saudi Arabia struggle to reconcile differences
By Sebastian Clark on January 21, 2017
Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, confirmed that ten countries will attempt to smooth over the differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Rohani stated that he wanted...
Trump needs to know Saudi Arabia, not Iran, is a major threat to US
By Sebastian Clark on January 15, 2017
The online journal Strategic Culture Foundation has published an article, criticizing U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump for deciding to assign the national security key posts to only people who...
Saudi Arabia’s dream of becoming the dominant Arab, Muslim power in the world has gone down in flames
By Sebastian Clark on January 7, 2017
By Patrick Cockburn, The Independent As recently as two years ago, Saudi Arabia’s half century-long effort to establish itself as the main power among Arab...
Iranian investments in Egyptian media likely to anger Saudi Arabia
By Sebastian Clark on December 30, 2016
The Egyptian authorities will allow Iranian investments in local media projects, Middle East Monitor reported. The move is likely to put a further strain on...
Saudis hope Trump takes a tough stand on Iran: National Interest
By Sebastian Clark on December 19, 2016
By Vahid Jafarian, Editorial Board Member Many Saudis hope that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes a tougher line on Iran, according to a report released...
Larijani says Iran is not enemy to Saudi Arabia
By Sebastian Clark on December 11, 2016
Islamic Republic is not the enemy of Saudi Arabia and supports its positive role in the region, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said, pointing to...
After a year of boldness, Saudi Arabia is in retreat against Iran
By Sebastian Clark on December 10, 2016
IN JANUARY this year Muhammad bin Salman, the young deputy crown prince who in effect runs Saudi Arabia, declared an end to his country’s “comatose”...
The year Saudi Arabia wants to forget
By Sebastian Clark on December 8, 2016
By Bruce Riedel, Al-monitor Saudi Arabia had a bad 2016. Only in the second year of King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud’s rule, the kingdom...
Saudi Arabia losing ground to Iran
By Sebastian Clark on November 7, 2016
By Bruce Riedel, al-monitor Saudi Arabia is losing influence throughout the Fertile Crescent to its rival Iran. While Riyadh’s position versus Tehran has been in...
How Syria crisis is pushing Egypt and Iran closer
By Sebastian Clark on October 22, 2016
By Rohollah Faghihi, al-monitor Once again, Egypt and Iran appear to be heading toward rapprochement, with increasingly converging views on Syria bringing the two regional...
Iran urges end to arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Israel
By Sebastian Clark on October 15, 2016
Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the UN has warned against continued sales of weapons to Saudi Arabia and Israel, which are in violation of other...
Conservative Saudi Arabia sees skyrocketing divorces
By Sebastian Clark on October 4, 2016
Saudi Arabia, a conservative Muslim country in the Gulf that follows the strict guidelines of Wahhabi Islam, has one of the highest rates of divorce...
9/11 widow files lawsuit against Saudi Arabia
By Sebastian Clark on October 2, 2016
Stephanie DeSimone was two months pregnant when her husband, Navy Cmdr. Patrick Dunn, was killed at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Now, 15 years...
Obama Just Vetoed A Bill That Would Allow Families of 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia
By Sebastian Clark on September 25, 2016
US president Barack Obama rejected a bill Friday that would have allowed the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, arguing...
Charm offensive in the Persian Gulf: Iran making new friends in the Middle East
By Sebastian Clark on September 18, 2016
Oman and Kuwait could follow Qatar’s lead and become the next Persian Gulf states to improve their relations with Iran, Iranian political analyst Mosib Na’imi...
Riyadh sends a message to Tehran on Saudi mufti’s inflammatory comments, al monitor says
By Sebastian Clark on September 13, 2016
Riyadh has sent Tehran a message through unofficial channels clarifying that the latest inflammatory comments by a Saudi grand mufti were not an official position,...
Iran a better partner for the West than Saudi Arabia, British priest says
By Sebastian Clark on September 10, 2016
On Sep 09, the Catholic Herald published an article by a British priest Alexander Lucie-Smith under the title “Isn’t Iran a better partner for the...
Ayatollah Khamenei: Hajj hijacked by oppressors, Muslims should reconsider management of Hajj
By Sebastian Clark on September 5, 2016
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has issued a message on the occasion of Hajj season and days for renouncing the unbelievers. The full text of Supreme...