Gulf Tensions

War on Iran

Who threatens the Arab world: Iran or the US and Israel?

It should be clear to Gulf Arab states hosting US bases that the American presence does not protect them but instead places them in danger
Yemen War
A digital war reveals full scale of UAE-Saudi rift
Mohamad Elmasry
Sudan war
Exclusive: UAE flights linked to Sudan war tracked from Israel to Ethiopia
Gulf Tensions
Saudi Arabia moving towards military coalition with Somalia and Egypt
Inside Turkey
Turkey hunts for new security alliances as regional tensions rise
Gulf Tensions
Heated online feud erupts between pro-Saudi and pro-UAE accounts
Diplomacy
Egypt says it has 'identical' positions with Saudi Arabia on Yemen and Sudan
Gulf Tensions
How Saudi-UAE tensions could reshape regional alignments in 2026
Yemen War
UAE announces withdrawal of its forces from Yemen following Saudi strikes
Gulf Tensions
Iran says it seized Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in Gulf
Israel attacks Iran
Gulf states must act to avoid Israel's war on Iran spiralling into chaos
Hadi Kahalzadeh
Gulf Tensions
'UAE ruler's friend' ran Libyan plot to kill Saudi crown prince
Gulf Tensions
Powerful US senator says he will block arm sales over Gulf dispute
Gulf Tensions
Germany calls Saudi demands from Qatar 'very provocative'
Gulf Tensions
Saudi ups the ante: What next for embattled Qatar?
Christopher M Davidson
Gulf Tensions
Dubai security chief hails UAE, Egypt and Saudi leaders as 'next Arab Spring'
Gulf Tensions
Going ballistic: The defiant Iranian message in Deir Ezzor
Mahan Abedin
Gulf Tensions
Bahrain accuses Qatar of military escalation in Gulf row
Gulf Tensions
Authoritarian absurdity and the Gulf's new 'normal'
Galip Dalay
Gulf Tensions
Erdogan says Saudi-led ultimatum on Qatar 'against international law'
Gulf Tensions
US urges Arab states to reach resolution in dispute
Gulf Tensions
Iran seeks stronger ties with Qatar, Rouhani says
Gulf Tensions
Qatar says Saudi-led demands not 'reasonable' and is preparing response