Washington: The demand for action against Saudi Arabia, which has decided to cut crude oil production without any consideration for the United States, is gaining momentum. Missiles to be supplied to Saudi and the Patriot air defence systems should be diverted to Ukraine. The members of the ‘Foreign Relations Committee’ in the US Senate proposed […]
New York/Abu Dhabi: ‘Iran, which has been occupying three islands of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for more than five decades, should give up its control.’ Historically and according to international norms, the UAE has sovereign rights over all three islands. Therefore, UAE demanded to the United Nations that Iran should hand over these islands […]
Riyadh: A few weeks ago, US President Joe Biden announced the provision of advanced defence equipment to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Biden assured that the United would stand by its Middle East allies. But it seems that Saudi and UAE have no faith in the US President. Both Middle East countries have begun buying […]
Jerusalem: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will purchase an air defence system to protect against drone and missile attacks on fuel projects and important locations in Abu Dhabi and other cities. UAE will be equipped with the SPYDER air defence system of the Israeli defence manufacturer Rafael. The Israeli government has approved the concerning cooperation. […]
Riyadh: Tensions have been rising in the Persian Gulf due to the shaky stance of the US on the nuclear deal with Iran and the augmenting influence of Iran-aligned groups in Arab-Gulf countries. Considering this threat from Iran, Saudi Arabia has started modernising its Navy. As part of this, Saudi Arabia has purchased destroyers equipped […]
Washington: There is a significant shift in the stance of the Biden administration, which denied air defence systems to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the last year, citing human rights violations. The US State Department informed that it would provide advanced air defence systems such as Patriot and THAAD to Saudi […]
Tehran: ‘The US-Israel air security agreement with the Middle Eastern states will not establish regional security and stability. On the contrary, the agreement will only increase tensions and mistrust. Iran views this agreement as a threat to national and regional security,’ Iran’s foreign ministry has warned. US President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Israel […]
Dubai: The British navy had detained an Iranian ship carrying advanced weapons for the rebels in Yemen at the beginning of this year. The British embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) shared information regarding the action taken by the British navy in the Gulf of Oman. This endorses the claims that Iran is arming […]
London: Catherine Shakdam, a French-British analyst, warned, ‘The geographical location of Iran is a bigger strength of the country than nuclear weapons. Iran will use nuclear weapons as a shield. But Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz and Bab Al-Mandab Gulf could block the entire global fuel movement. The crisis created in that scenario […]
Riyadh: As the Biden administration is desperate to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, US security agencies are issuing fresh warnings about Iran. ‘Iran is one of the leading destabilising countries in the Middle East. Under no circumstances will the United States allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. General Erik Kurilla, the head of […]