Abdulrahman Al-Rashed

In fact, Egypt had been expected to join the Gulf front in confronting Iran and its proxies in Iraq and Yemen. This is, after all, a necessity for Egypt’s own regional balance of power. Now that Cairo has declared its readiness to participate, we can expect this official Egyptian position to be…

With the conflict in Yemen against the Houthis having dragged on for a decade and a half, some are inclined to deal with the group as the de facto authority rather than continue fighting it. After all, those who ruled Sanaa in the past were generally dealt with regardless of their identity or…

The current war in Yemen could lead to a historic transformation, much like what happened in Syria with the fall of another Iran-aligned regime. Yemen's internationally recognized government now extends its influence over more than two-thirds of the country and is fighting to reclaim what remains…

The withdrawal of American and other allied international forces comes at one of the most difficult and dangerous moments, amid the US-Iranian war. Over the past decade, Iraqi political forces and institutions have sought to preserve Iraq's sovereignty and the independence of its decision-making…

In the midst of the current war, a question is frequently raised as to why Iran - a country with fewer financial resources and under siege - is more capable of fighting than Gulf states like Saudi Arabia, and whether there is something amiss behind that. This conclusion, that Iran represents a…

The latest developments on the ground in Yemen are so significant that their seriousness cannot be understated. Iran now has an arm on the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait through its proxy, the Houthi militia, which has seized the port of Mokha and the Yemeni islands in the southern Red Sea. The…

In a recently surfaced video, Mohsen Rezaei speaks about Iran kidnapping one thousand American soldiers and bargaining over them. While the video is authentic, the statement is old, dating back to 2015. Today, Rezaei serves as the right-hand man to the new Supreme Leader and holds the position…

The sole common factor between Saudi Arabia and Iran is China. As the largest buyer of crude oil from both nations, China has also felt the economic sting of the conflict due to supply disruptions and their broader fallout. While domestic gasoline prices have surged by nearly a third and Chinese…

Although the US president has repeatedly vowed to destroy Iran, it was the recent remarks by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that triggered a sharper, more furious reaction from the Iranian leadership. Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a veteran negotiator and general, expressed…

It has become clear that the war waged by Iran is against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its Gulf sisters, and is not an Iranian war against the US or Israel. Iran has attacked Saudi Arabia with more than 1,000 drones since last February, in addition to ballistic missiles that targeted civilian…