by Tariq Alhomayed | Feb 4, 2017 | Opinion
In reaction to the test-firing of a missile earlier this week, the United States administration has directed a serious warning to Iran. President Donald Trump’s office said it was “officially putting Iran on notice.” Empowered by the U.S. House of Representatives,...
by Tariq Alhomayed | Feb 2, 2017 | Opinion
News of a Russian-Turkish agreement on Syria with both Iranian accord and disagreement, and a euphoric joy that Bashar al-Assad couldn’t mask, have been flooding the media for the past month. “Delusional festivities” peaked throughout the Astana talks that were...
by Tariq Alhomayed | Feb 1, 2017 | Opinion
The reply to the question in the title above is: maybe, but! To explain the answer, one must understand the Iranian motives to want to engage in dialogue with Saudi Arabia now. It is evident from latest statements of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, the...
by Tariq Alhomayed | Jan 30, 2017 | Opinion
No sooner than U.S. President Donald Trump announced the Muslim Ban order and chaos was everywhere with legal actions and international criticism. The ban of citizens of seven Muslim countries from entering the U.S is technically a suspension since it is temporary....
by Tariq Alhomayed | Dec 10, 2016 | Opinion
It has proved quite difficult to make sense of the policies and standards the West implements in the Middle East, particularly in the matters concerning counterterrorism efforts— the West represents a group of influential countries and institutions like the United...
