Oman

Iran says its people are ‘professional chess players’ in dealing with the US

It came after Trump described negotiations as 'chess game' and said that he was now 'low-keying it' with Tehran

Oman proposes joint control of Strait of Hormuz as mediators expect talks 'breakthrough'

From Syria to UAE, the race to bypass Strait of Hormuz is on

Iran war: Trump must change course now to avoid another Vietnam

David Hearst

How to stop US-Iran conflict from becoming endless war

Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Iran ready to 'welcome' US ground invasion as tit-for-tat attacks continue

IRGC says it hit US special operations unit in Syria as bombs fall on Iran for sixth night

Some Gulf states signal they aren't opposed to paying fees in Hormuz, sources say

Iran strikes American military assets in Gulf and Jordan, after US hits Iranian cities

How a regional defence pact could deal the final blow to Israel's violent expansionism

David Hearst

How the Strait of Hormuz crisis is reshaping the old world order

Idriss Hadj Nacer

Egyptian activist in 'real danger' in Oman as she faces extradition over social media posts

Is Iran the new regional superpower?

Kayhan Barzegar

Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Oman despite centuries of US ties

Iran has won the war. Trump and Netanyahu now face a reckoning

David Hearst

Exclusive: Sudan’s Burhan open to talks with UAE but ceasefire not imminent

How the Iran war shattered the illusions of the UAE as a rising power

Andreas Krieg

Gulf turns to Turkey for air defence systems amid Iran threats

Saudi-UAE Tensions

'Ideology, family and history': The UAE-Saudi Arabia feud explained

The myth of Gulf exceptionalism and US protection is over

Hind Al Ansari

Saudi Arabia and its allies must curb the growing Israeli-Emirati axis

David Hearst