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A handout photo released by the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA on July 26, 2015, shows Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah (R) receiving Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) in Kuwait City upon his arrival for a Gulf tour. (AFP Photo/HO/KUNA)

Opinion: Zarif’s Charm Offensive

by Ali Ibrahim | Jul 28, 2015 | Opinion

The officially announced aims behind Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s latest tour of the Gulf include improving relations with some of Iran’s neighbors, explaining the ramifications of Tehran’s nuclear deal with the P5+1, and assuaging any concerns...

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif delivers a speech during a press conference in Kuwait City on July 26, 2015 (AFP Photo/Yasser Al-Zayyat)

Iran launches charm offensive among wary Gulf states

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 26, 2015 | Middle East

Dubai and Manama, Reuters/Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif began a charm offensive in the Gulf on Sunday to defend a nuclear deal seen by some Arab states as heralding greater Iranian support for armed groups and governments opposed...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry answers a question after his meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir at the Department of State in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2015. (AFP Photo/Mladen Antonov)

John Kerry: US will “push back” against Iran’s role in region

by Mina Al-Oraibi | Jul 22, 2015 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Next month, US Secretary of State John Kerry will head to the Qatari capital Doha to assure the US’s Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) partners regarding the nuclear deal with Iran. As Tehran continues its support for groups such as Hezbollah in...

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In this November 12, 2010 file photo, Hezbollah fighters hold their party flags, as they parade during the opening of new cemetery for colleagues who died in fighting against Israel, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Opinion: Thwarting Iran’s Regional Influence

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 19, 2015 | Opinion

Why would we in the Gulf stand against Iran’s nuclear deal? We support any agreement ending all forms of confrontation with Iran and the sanctions imposed on it. The problem lies in the details. If it was a good deal, Iranians and Arabs would be happy neighbors. But...

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US President Barack Obama (R) meets with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Naif of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington DC, on May 13, 2015. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

Opinion: Obama’s Message to the Arabs

by Osman Mirghani | Jun 4, 2015 | Opinion

“Crisis? What crisis?” These three words brought down the labor government of former British Prime Minister James Callaghan in 1979, and became part of the country’s political folklore. In late 1978 and early 1979 Britain was going through one of its worst political...