Mishary Dhayidi

Mishary Dhayidi
Saudi journalist and writer

Hijacking Hormuz…and Luring Foreign Powers In!

Is the Iranian regime entitled to impose financial levies on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz? The direct answer: no. International maritime law rejects this. Common sense rejects it. The world rejects it. And the Sultanate of Oman, Iran’s other neighbor on the Strait of Hormuz, rejects it…

Racing to Obstruct Trump!

This is the picture US President Donald Trump has drawn of the situation and of Iran’s leadership, should the leaders of the Revolutionary Guard Corps fail to climb down from their entrenched, blind obstinacy and continue driving the country toward ruin. Trump outlined a new form of US attacks and…

Iraq and the Loyalist Militias

Among the many "blessings" Iran has bestowed on Iraq is the empowerment of armed "loyalist" militias in the Land of the Two Rivers, along with the "invention" of what is known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). Over time, this entity has steadily encroached on the state and come to dominate…

A Lebanese Fire with No Warmth

The Americans are beating the drums of war. They want Iran this time. But who says things always happen according to the Americans’ plans?! Even if they summon the greatest forces on the planet, the fiercest naval fleets, or the largest and most dangerous maritime “armada” in history to the…

Mr. Trump... What About this Idea on the Palestinians?

As long as bold ideas to resolve Palestine’s cause and the suffering of its people are on the table with no restrictions, as suggested by the idea of the new US President, Donald Trump, on relocating Gaza’s residents to more than one country and transforming the enclave into an economic “Riviera”…