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 […]
Jerusalem: Israel Defence Forces chief Aviv Kochavi announced that the Israeli military had carried out strikes in a “third country” during its operation against terrorists in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli defence chief has not disclosed the name of the third country. But his claim has created a stir. In the first week of August, […]
Damascus/Washington: On Monday, a fleet of drones attacked a military base in Al-Tanf, Syria. The United States claims to have foiled some of these attacks. An Israeli news channel claimed that Iran was behind these attacks near the Iraq-Syria border. A few hours ago, Israel launched airstrikes on an Iranian military base in Tartus, Syria. […]
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 […]
Washington: A leading US newspaper claimed that Israel was building a big front against Iran with the help of the Gulf countries. Israel is going to provide drones as well as anti-drone systems to Bahrain. For this, Israeli military officials will visit Bahrain. The newspaper said Israeli drones would soon be seen patrolling Bahrain’s airspace. […]
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 […]
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 […]