Iranian tanker reportedly attacked off Jedda, but facts and responsibility unclear. More US forces to Saudi Arabia.
Articles tagged: ‘Russia’
The Libyan blind alley
Posted onHaftar’s military operation to take Tripoli seems to have failed. His foreign supporters. Need for an international conference and a political solution.
Abqaiq and Khurais
Posted onHouthis claim the attack on Saudi oil facilities, Pompeo blames Iran, Trump hesitant. A major blow.
Turkey, Russia and Syria
Posted onErdoğan/Putin rapprochement – Turkey slipping away from the West, but in Syria losing ground to Asad backed by Moscow.
Gulf security patrols – Britain jumps ship
Posted onCompeting ideas for increased security in the Gulf “tinderbox”. UK under Johnson backs the US. Legal considerations.
Libya – France in the dock
Posted onLibya – deaths since April pass 1,000. France admits involvement with Haftar’s forces.
Libya – conflict heats up
Posted onLibya – stalemate, but a success by the Tripoli forces provokes action by Haftar which could amount to a war crime. More evidence that the UAE and Turkey are involved in a proxy war. US no policy.
“Peace to prosperity”
Posted onBahrain workshop on the economic tranche of the deal of the century a near flop. Next stage uncertain.
Syria on a cliff edge
Posted onSyria – fighting continues, mainly in and around Idlib between the Syrian army and jihadis. International complications.
Resources and boundaries on the Arab world’s Atlantic periphery
Posted onMorocco’s right to exploit the resources of the Western Sahara is contested by Polisario and its supporters. Elsewhere on the Atlantic littoral, Mauritania has cooperated successfully with Senegal over shared water and gas resources.