Why is Iran bombing Gulf states while avoiding US naval assets and Israel?
Analysts say Iran is using Gulf states to pressure Washington while avoiding direct confrontation with US forces.
Analysts say Iran is using Gulf states to pressure Washington while avoiding direct confrontation with US forces.
A London-based research group has invoked a now-defunct European pact on coal and steel to suggest forming a coalition of countries that would share control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran targets multiple countries across the region as the wave of US strikes on Iran steps up.
Wealthy Gulf states are investing billions in African countries. But the nations involved all have different objectives. What's behind the investments and what's in it for African countries?
Golfstaten proberen met nieuwe pijpleidingen de blokkade van de Straat van Hormuz te omzeilen. Ze investeren miljarden om toch olie te kunnen exporteren. Maar zelfs met zulke enorme alternatieve routes in zicht, zullen de olieprijzen volgens kenners niet snel dalen.
Nu de vredesonderhandelingen tussen de VS en Iran op losse schroeven staan, kregen de Golfstaten deze week opnieuw te maken met raketaanvallen. NU.nl sprak lezers die er wonen over de gevolgen voor hun dagelijks leven. "Mijn vrouw kreeg wel een raketalert en ik niet."
Eigenaren van honderden schepen in de Golf van Hormuz ontlopen een Amerikaanse tolheffing van miljoenen. President Trump zegt die inkomsten te vervangen door handelsdeals met Golfstaten. Daarmee zou de belangrijke zeestraat worden heropend voor schepen die onder Amerikaans escorte varen. Forse prijsstijgingen voor…
Expensive interceptor missiles are facing mounting pressure from Iran's cheaply produced drones.
After US strikes on Iran, Iran has targeted US allies in the Middle East. Even if Iran isn't targeting the governments or populations of its neighbors, Gulf countries have much to lose as fighting escalates.
The US military on Sunday said it had launched a new wave of attacks against Iran, after renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz saw several of Washington's Gulf allies targeted by incoming fire. The flare-up is the latest to undermine an interim agreement between Washington and Tehran aimed at ending their war,…
Iran heeft opnieuw een algehele blokkade van Hormuz ingesteld en riskeert daarmee een flinke escalatie van de strijd met de Verenigde Staten, waarbij de Golfstaten en Jordanië meer en meer in de vuurlinie komen te liggen. De Revolutionaire Garde dreigt met aanvallen op elk schip dat nu nog probeert de strategische…
In meerdere Golfstaten zijn in de nacht van zaterdag op zondag luchtalarmen afgegaan en explosies gehoord, kort nadat de Verenigde Staten nieuwe aanvallen op Iran hadden uitgevoerd. Boven de Qatarese hoofdstad Doha waren explosies te horen, meldt persbureau AFP.
The US military says it has struck 90 targets in Iran. Iran says it sent drone strikes on US-linked sites in the Gulf.
After US strikes on Iran, Iran targeted US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait. Even if Iran isn't targeting the governments or populations of its neighbors, Gulf countries have much to lose as fighting escalates.
From the front lines of the US-Iran confrontation, the Gulf nations have again urged both sides, with strategic restraint, not to abandon their negotiations, while Tehran is telegraphing that the Strait of Hormuz is now Iran's.
Despite Iranian attacks, several GCC states continue to speak with Tehran in effort to mend ties and forge cooperation.
Gulf countries attacked after US launches second round of strikes on Iran.
Facing an emerging U.S.-Iran deal that leaves them vulnerable, Gulf Arab countries are reshaping their defense strategies, economies and trade routes.
As the frontline countries paying the largest price for the Iran war, pressed by severe economic urgencies, the Gulf states are beginning their own firm process towards regional stability with rival Iran, while Tehran continues weaponising the Strait of Hormuz to sow division with its neighbours.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said all Gulf countries oppose a toll in the Strait of Hormuz.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised Gulf allies on Wednesday that Washington would protect their interests as it seeks to hammer out a final settlement of the Middle East war in talks with Iran. Rubio is on a regional tour to reassure the Gulf states, which were targeted by Tehran's missiles and drones during…
The conflict in the Middle East has altered the strategic landscape between Tehran and Gulf states. Trust is lacking, but at the same time, both sides recognize that they remain dependent on one another.
SocialVoor de goede orde, het gaat volgens Vance dus nadrukkelijk niet om de investering van Amerikaans belastinggeld, maar zou gefinancierd worden door de Golfstaten en "private bedrijven die in het land willen investeren, niet de Amerikaanse belastingbetaler." Maar goed, alle grote jongens zoals Bloomberg, Reuters…
Iran's relationship with its Gulf neighbours, which it attacked during the war, has been damaged.