Hassan Al Mustafa

In an article published in Asharq Al-Awsat on October 14, on the eve of his visit to Riyadh, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi presented a vision for relations with Saudi Arabia that goes beyond the traditional, limited framework toward a future partnership based on mutual interests and cooperation…

One person was killed and 11 others were injured as a result of a Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Sunday, October 11. A day earlier, the General Authority of Civil Aviation announced that 12 people had been killed and 302 injured in another Houthi…

During his visit to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on June 15, Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, met with Prince Yazid bin Mohammed bin Farhan, adviser to the Saudi foreign minister on Lebanese affairs. The two sides discussed “the latest developments in…

Millions have watched the videos of Iranian pilgrims being received in Madinah and saw how they were greeted warmly and presented with flowers as they arrived, one after the other, to perform the Hajj pilgrimage this year. They were at ease, in safety, and far from the fallout of the war that has…

When the revolution triumphed in Iran in 1979, it produced a hybrid system combining "republicanism" and "Islamism." Sovereign decisions are ultimately made with the blessing of the "Supreme Leader" in the “Wilayat al-Faqih” system developed by Ruhollah Khomeini. This doctrine constituted an…

Everyone is doing their part to ensure a “political solution.” The United States and Iran are moving along two parallel tracks, with the trajectories of diplomacy and military force progressing simultaneously. Indeed, the two sides have divergent objectives: Washington seeks to prevent Tehran from…

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the United States and the meetings he held with President Donald Trump are a crucial moment for their bilateral relations. It is the first toward broader cooperation that is expected to reinforce the Kingdom’s political safety net and restore regional…

After Operation Desert Storm ended with the expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait in February 1991, it seemed that “international coalition” - built around the nucleus of Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the United Kingdom - had successfully stood in the way of the late Iraqi President Saddam…

The “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation launched by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and the subsequent genocidal Israeli war that went on for two years were a pivotal moment for Middle Eastern politics and security. This period demanded the development of new, more effective, flexible, and robust approaches to…

Since they signed the “Beijing Agreement” in March 2023, relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran have developed in significant ways. Both sides have been seeking to manage their differences as they reduce tensions in the Arabian Gulf, adopting transparent…