Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Extremism
Nasrallah and the options of the Palestinian cause
First published in Israel Hayom on February 5, 2024. Exploiting the Palestinian cause to achieve Iranian strategic goals is nothing…
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Yemen
The Iran-Israel war by proxy
The current scene of chaos in the Middle East is not unfamiliar, in light of what has been happening in…
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Extremism
The most effective tool against Iran’s proxies
First published in Israel Hayom on January 30, 2024. Many strategies have been proposed to counter the threat posed by…
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Yemen
Will the Houthis stop their attacks?
Anyone familiar with the Houthi group and its decades-long evolving relationship with Iran knows that the decision on how to…
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Extremism
The Hamas attack and the assassination of Soleimani
First published in Israel Hayom on January 18, 2024. After a period of analysis, conclusions and even official statements linking…
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Extremism
Does Iran want to trigger a regional conflict?
Iran and its terrorist proxies in the Middle East are working toward a full-scale regional conflict, according to some assessments.…
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Israel
The fate of the Ukraine war
There is no doubt that the Gaza war between Israel and the terrorist Hamas movement has dominated the agenda of…
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Yemen
For the Houthis, it’s more than just about Israel
First published in Israel Hayom on January 9, 2024. Many are surprised by the tone of challenge, confrontation, and insistence…
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Iran
Threats from Iran are tame, but not empty
Iran has not stopped issuing threats of revenge since the killing of the prominent Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander Reza Mousavi…
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Yemen
Will the conflict expand?
First published in Israel Hayom on December 26, 2023. Expanding the circle of conflict regionally is the content of most…
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