Competing ideas for increased security in the Gulf “tinderbox”. UK under Johnson backs the US. Legal considerations.
Articles tagged: ‘USA’
Sudan – military/civilian agreement
Posted onSudan – despite some continuing violence formal agreement reached between the military and protesters. Bashir on trial.
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.
Bahrain – executions, Saudi and Israeli links
Posted onBahrain – two Shia “terrorists” executed. Bahrain an international venue. Relations with Saudi Arabia and Israel.
BDS: US Congress, UK local action
Posted onUS Congress has passed a watered-down bill opposing BDS. Local action in the UK against an Israeli weapons company.
US troops back in Saudi Arabia
Posted onUS troops returning to Saudi Arabia after 16 years absence. No details. Political consequences in USA and KSA.
Yemen – UN process a step forward
Posted onYemen – some agreement at a UN meeting between the Saudi led coalition and the Houthis, the first for months. Dangers of a wider conflict.
Sudan: agreement
Posted onFragile agreement eventually reached between military and protesters. Outlook uncertain.
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.