Opinion & Analysis
Opinion articles and political analysis by Dr. Salem Alketbi on Gulf, Arab, Iranian and international affairs.
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Yemen
Drone wars and dangerous sectarian guerillas
We have repeatedly said that the erosion of national sovereignty in the Middle East in the interest of terrorist militias…
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Iran
Where is the Iran-US summit taking place?
The Iranian side received a remarkable praise from U.S. President Donald Trump before entering into any planned dialogue on signing…
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Iran
The winner and loser in the Iranian oil tanker crisis
Whether the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 sold its cargo off the Syrian coast under a secret understanding with…
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Iran
Options for the Iranian-American Crisis
The United States has destroyed a mock-up of an Iranian nuclear facility 80 meters underground, The New York Times reported…
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Iran
“Deal” talks and mullahs’ maneuvers
Since some 80 members of Iran’s Shura Council accused President Hassan Rouhani of violating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s instructions by…
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Iran
Is the “deal” with the mullahs just around the corner?
No Gulf specialist doubts that all the hype about the Iran-U.S. crisis would inevitably end one day with a new…
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Iran
A few things about the “deal”
I can now write mostly sure that before the G7 summit is something, and after the summit is something as…
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Yemen
Yemeni government passes the buck for political failure
It was the UAE that the “legitimate” government in Yemen chose to chalked up to its political, security and administrative…
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Daesh goes to Afghanistan
Daesh has returned to the center of the news and events. The terrorist organization committed a bomb attack during a…
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United States
Wars of the 21st Century
While the experiences of history do not always explain of all the events taking place in the world, what is…
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