Mounting tension between the Trump administration and Iran are likely to shed light on US dynamics shaping today’s geopolitical environment. (more&h
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A shocking 6% of Iranian girls get married between 10 and 14, according to an Iranian MP. While 6% of all Iranian girls are married before the age o
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A series of Gulf and Middle East-related developments suggest that resolving some of the Middle East’s most debilitating and devastating crises whil
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Rumbles of discontent, erupting into public protests, are nothing new in Iran. They predate the Islamic Revolution of 1979, which swept the Shah fro
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Recent moves by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates suggest that the two Gulf states may be looking for ways to reduce tensions with Iran that
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The month-long Qatar crisis, precipitated by Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain, with their long list of sovereignty-violating demands tantamount to shee
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RUSSIA, IRAN AND TURKEY have agreed to a memorandum establishing four safe zones across the north, central, and southern parts of Syria. This plan t
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Back in the glory days of the so-called “Arab Spring”, when Middle Eastern dictators were falling like ninepins, it seemed that the overthrow of Ben
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Pakistan is emerging as an important military player in the Gulf as its struggles to balance complex relations with regional rivals Saudi Arabia and
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