Tariq Al-Homayed

Yes, Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia was historic. He showed himself to be more politically sensible than any US leader in a very long time. Politically, economically, and beyond, it was a visit for the history books- that much is clear from Trump’s statements about the development he witnessed in…

Something of a consensus has emerged around the notion that President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE is primarily focused on investment, not addressing regional political crises, conflicts, or Iran’s nuclear program. This is true. However, whether deliberately or not,…

It has been said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was displeased by US President Donald Trump’s dismissal of his National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, as well as President Trump’s stance on Iran and Syria. There is a big difference between the Iranian nuclear file and what I now…

A leaked recording of a 17-minute conversation from August 1970 between the late Egyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and Muammar Gaddafi, in which they discuss the conflict with Israel and the Palestinian cause, has discredited ideas and movements that long had fed off “another” version of…

Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, leaks about Iran and its nuclear file have not stopped – whether it is what he is saying openly or what is being leaked by his administration or the Israelis or even the Iranian lobby in Washington. The leaks only increased with the second round of…

Since October 7, 2023, and in the aftermath of war in Gaza and Lebanon, Iranian-Israeli skirmishes, and the much-touted but ultimately hollow talk of "unified fronts", a new dynamic has emerged. One I would call "converging tracks". Anyone observing the region today will detect a new common…

As the United States and Arabs are trying to convince Lebanon on the importance of state - and not Hezbollah – control over weapons and without imposing sanctions, the party continues to procrastinate with flimsy excuses, despite the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel. In contrast, the…

There are several ways to interpret what we saw from the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. However, one thing we are sure of is that Trump knows exactly what he wants and how to get it, and he pursues it relentlessly. …

Military chaos, so to speak, has taken hold in our region since the October 7 operation in Gaza and the subsequent wars in Lebanon: Israeli-Iranian military skirmishes, the fall of Assad, US strikes in Yemen, and then Israel’s rampage in Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon. Nonetheless, one remarkable…

President Ahmad Al-Sharaa prudently defused a dangerous crisis in a matter of days- a crisis that posed a dramatic threat to the country. Indeed, the powerful winds of incitement and misinformation could have turned the sparks of what happened in the coastal regions into a massive fire. Bloodshed,…