Deal of the Century Palestine… The Wisdoms in Khamenei’s ‘Guidelines to Liberate Palestine’ 25 May 202026 May 2020 Posted originally to American Herald Tribune on 24 May 2020. In his recent World Quds Day speech, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei declared seven guidelines for the liberation of Palestine. Delivered via televised broadcast instead of…
Geopolitics… Russia and Iran’s Clashing Visions for Syria’s Future 18 Apr 202030 Nov 2020 Posted originally to MintPress News on 7 February 2020 as part of a 3-Part series on the evolved geopolitical scenario in Syria. Rivals of the West in their own right,…
Geopolitics… How Iran’s statement on Delhi’s anti-Muslim violence sells Iran short 27 Mar 202020 Apr 2020 Posted originally to Express Tribune Blogs on 25 March 2020. At the expense of sounding morbid, one can say India’s state-abetted anti-Muslim pogrom in New Delhi earlier this month presented an opportunity…
Geopolitics… The New Contours of the Power Struggle for Syria’s Future – Three Part Series for MintPress News 3 Mar 202013 Mar 2020 Part one: Wealthy Gulf States Plan Big To Coax Syria Away from Iran Part two: Russia and Iran's Clashing Views for Syria's Future Part three: How a Subtle Turkey-Iran Entente…
Geopolitics… Rapid GCC requests for US-Iran de-escalation recall who really wants the war 17 Jan 202023 Jan 2020 Posted originally to Express Tribune blogs on 17 January 2020. The Gulf Arabs’ urgent engagement with the US to urge de-escalation with Iran from the current crescendo reached after the…
Geopolitics… The falsehood that is the ‘Persian-Arab conflict’ narrative 2 Nov 201918 Nov 2019 Posted originally to The Express Tribune Blogs on 2 November 2019. Discredited and archaic explanatory frameworks are superposed onto geopolitical conflicts and rivalries at the expense of accurate appraisal of…
Geopolitics… How Russia’s vision for the Middle East is rigged against Iran 22 Oct 201924 Feb 2020 Posted originally to American Herald Tribune on 22 October 2019. Stanislav Ivanov writing for the prestigious Russian state-run Valdai Club recently described ‘Israel and most of the Arab countries’ as…
Geopolitics… Putin’s ‘doubts’ on Iran’s alertness on ISIS: A reminder of Russia’s true alignment 13 Oct 201925 Oct 2019 Posted originally to One World on 13 October 2019. Hesitancy persists among many in the media regarding owning up to just how radically different in some aspects geopolitical alliances in…
Geopolitics… Iran’s Israel-GCC-Russia Conundrum 6 Oct 201925 Oct 2019 Israel-GCC-Russia vs Iran; resharing my January 2019 article for Regional Rapport where I predict some strategic changes within the very structure of the Syrian state Israel will through the GCC…
Geopolitics… How the current Kashmir crisis presents a strategic opportunity for Iran 19 Aug 201925 Oct 2019 Posted originally to Eurasia Future on 19 August 2019. India de facto annexed Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir earlier this month and heightened military tussles at the border with Pakistan have…