Jun 10, 2022
Israeli PM makes snap visit to UAE
At the invitation of United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made a one-day trip to the Persian Gulf nation. By Jonathan Hessen…
Mar 25, 2022
IRGC boasts missile might at Doha exhibit
Commanders of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unexpectedly showed up at Qatar's DIMDEX exhibition. By Erin Viner The presence of the IRGC delegation was striking - when other…
Mar 18, 2022
CENTCOM: “threat posed by Iran is graver than ever”
Head of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., delivered that assessment to the US Senate Armed Services Committee. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner The Islamic…
Mar 04, 2022
Saudi Prince calls Israel “potential ally”
The breakthrough assertion came from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. By Erin Viner "We do not look at Israel as an enemy but as a potential ally…
Feb 16, 2022
Israeli envoys hold anti-JCPOA talks in Vienna
Jerusalem reportedly sent a delegation to the Austrian capital amid ongoing nuclear talks with Iran in last-ditch efforts to make its concerns known over revival of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive…
Feb 14, 2022
US F-22s arrive in UAE
The fighter jets were deployed as part of a multifaceted demonstration of support from the United States after a series of unprecedented attacks last month threatened American and Emirati armed…
Feb 10, 2022
Iran unveils long-range missile amid Vienna Talks
The Islamic Republic rolled out a new domestically-produced missile with a 1,450 kilometer range yesterday – just one day after resuming talks with world powers to revive the 2015 Joint…
Feb 10, 2022
Israel, UAE ink tourism, health deals
Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed cooperation agreements in the tourism and healthcare sectors. By Erin Viner This, according to announcements by diplomats and state media on Twitter,…
Feb 08, 2022
Houthi/Iranian attacks on UAE a response to losses on the Yemen battlefield
- By Dr. Jonathan Spyer Expert on Syria, Iraq, radical Islamic groups, and Kurds Incensed by recent government gains in Yemen, the Iranians seek to intimidate the UAE into reversing…
Jan 31, 2022
Israeli President makes historic UAE visit
Israeli President Isaac Herzog travelled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the invitation of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. By Jonathan Hessen Ahead of his…