The clash of the two Gulf states has major implications for the Middle East. But it also affects East Africa and important ...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel asked the president to postpone any planned attack. Israeli and Arab officials ...
Gulf nations don’t want the chaos that a US attack on Iran or the collapse of the Islamic Republic would generate.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the United States was crowned with every mark of success. Beyond the ...
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) warned on Thursday that he would be “dramatically rethinking” the “nature of” the U.S. alliance with ...
Analysis - Israel's decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent nation has been described as historic by Somaliland's president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi. He framed the December 2025 ...
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The New Axis Rewriting the Middle East—Without Washington

Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan have quietly formed a political and military alliance—and are likely to be far more influential in the Middle East’s future than the United States.
Somaliland sits near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the southern gateway to the Red Sea, through which a significant share of ...
India’s recognition of Somaliland emerges as a central strategic imperative in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region. By ...
In early 2026, the strategic landscape of the Middle East is shaped by a striking convergence: while many regional ...
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman told the US President to hold back on military strikes, fearing "grave blowbacks in the region".
Donald Trump has paused potential US strikes on Iran after days of threats over Tehran’s violent crackdown on protesters.