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Following the first round of indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran in Muscat last week, senior officials from both countries sent positive signals. However, before a date was set for the second round of talks, Iran’s foreign minister announced what Iran calls “red lines” and…

In times of transition, when everything is in flux as uncertainty and apprehension prevail, bewildering the mind and rendering it incapable of processing the strange and uncanny hotchpotches popping up everywhere, superstition and fraud become widespread, with an exponential rise in the number of…

A new episode in this season of the “series” America VS Iranian ended yesterday in the Omani capital, Muscat. Both sides striking a note that it was a “positive” start amid a torrent of speculation and divergent projections. Some await an imminent military showdown spurred by Israel. That remains…

The Lebanese politician said he was at a loss every time he thought about President Ahmed al-Sharaa. He has an intriguing and complex past that merits deep study to understand the major transformation he went through. He admitted that he was alarmed when he saw the 40-something man take over…

Last Thursday, the world lost its last agreement on a regulatory framework for containing global nuclear proliferation. US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev signed the New START agreement in 2010, agreeing to restrictions on their respective strategic nuclear…

The existential challenges facing the Iranian regime will end with this wave of protests or their suppression. They would not be overcome if negotiations with Washington succeed and a strike is averted either. Recent developments are the culmination of problems that have been accumulating for years…

The assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was a painful blow to supporters of the previous regime in Libya. None of the alternatives can build the kind of consensus that Saif al-Islam had commanded among his father’s supporters, nor appeal to groups who were disillusioned with the Arab Spring…

Barring a last-minute surprise, and our subject has always been full of surprises, Iran and the United States are expected to resume their interrupted talks in Muscat today amid contradicting speculations about a possible outcome. Both Tehran and Washington pretend that the long weeks during…

In addressing the question of Iran and how to deal with it, Some believe that two major historical events should guide the actions of the present conduct. The first is the coup that overthrew Mossadegh’s government in 1953. At the time, Britain’s ire with nationalization of Iran’s oil fields…

A wave of analyses and interpretations has flooded the Sudanese online space. Some have gone so far as to speak of an imminent peace agreement within the framework of the Quad. A timetable for reciprocal withdrawals by the army and the Rapid Support Forces has even been circulated, with the cities…

The escalation of US-Iranian tensions constitutes one of the most dangerous turning points in the Middle East, not only because of the potential for direct military confrontation but also because of what it reveals about the deep fragility of the regional structure surrounding Iran. From the…

This is a pivotal moment for the Middle East. The boundaries of power and diplomacy are being redrawn through a mix of explicit military threats and hard-nosed negotiation. As attention turns to the anticipated meeting between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian officials in Istanbul, strategic…