Competing ideas for increased security in the Gulf “tinderbox”. UK under Johnson backs the US. Legal considerations.
Articles tagged: ‘Iran’
Gibraltar releases the tanker
Posted onGibraltar has accepted that the detained tanker carrying Iranian oil will not breach EU sanctions on Syria, and released her. But until she sails US attempts to detain her continue.
Religious intolerance in the MENA region and the position of Christians
Posted onLike other religious minorities, Christians in the MENA region suffer from varying degrees of discrimination and persecution, from a variety of sources. HMG’s response.
Oman and the Gulf crisis
Posted onOman has a record as defuser of crises and as mediator. Currently claiming to defuse but not to mediate.
Bahrain – executions, Saudi and Israeli links
Posted onBahrain – two Shia “terrorists” executed. Bahrain an international venue. Relations with Saudi Arabia and Israel.
UAE – after Yemen
Posted onMore on the UAE drawdown from Yemen, and UAE objectives and policy.
Syria: more bloodshed
Posted onSyria – inconclusive fighting in Idlib province and elsewhere. Peace talks not dead.
Syria: the tanker and the fuel crisis
Posted onThe seizure of an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar highlights the fuel crisis in Syria and EU policy.
Yemen – Abu Dhabi pulls the plug
Posted onUAE forces begin withdrawing from Yemen. Saudi Arabia increasingly isolated and will have to reconsider.
Qatar – Afghanistan and elsewhere
Posted onQatar pursues an independent policy with discretion – Afghanistan and various Arab disputes.