Category: raisi
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How to wrestle with an ayatollah
IranSource November 20, 2024 • 9:33 am ET Khosro Sayeh Isfahani The air ripples with the rhythm of hand drums as wrestlers dance and twirl around the battleground to songs of Persian poetry and religious incantation. They engage in flyting, a form of trash talk through poetry. Then they grapple each other and wait for…
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Middle East in the New Trump Era: Russia’s Foreign Policy Dilemmas
The spectacular comeback of Donald Trump to the White House will undoubtedly have a profound impact on the US overall international positioning, as well as on specific dimensions of the US approaches to various regions of the world. Of course, the US foreign policy has a bipartisan nature, it is devised and managed not only…
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Trump’s pick for US ambassador to Israel says it would take five minutes to shut down Iran’s ‘money tree’
How long will it take to unwind the Biden-Harris Middle East policy? About five minutes, according to Mike Huckabee. The former Arkansas governor-turned-U.S. ambassador to Israel nominee suggested that President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office would signal a dramatic change, bringing unwavering loyalty to Israel while “taking the money tree” away from terrorist…
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Event Type: Webinar
Stay updated and subscribe to our newsletters subscribe As regional leaders from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) prepare to attend COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, young scholars, journalists, and community leaders are hoping to make their voice heard about the host of pressing climate challenges facing their countries and communities. Among the issues raised by youth…
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Saudi crown prince says Israel must not attack Iran
Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler on Monday called on Israel to respect Iran’s sovereignty and refrain from attacking Iranian soil, highlighting warming ties between the Middle East rivals. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders that the international community should oblige Israel “to respect the sovereignty of the sisterly…
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Saudi crown prince says Israel must not attack Iranian soil
“Israel must respect the sovereignty of the sisterly Islamic Republic of Iran and not to violate its lands” Published: Mon 11 Nov 2024, 5:59 PM Saudi Deputy Governor of the Riyadh region Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz (R) welcomes Iran’s Vice-President Mohammed Reza Aref upon his arrival in Riyadh on November 11. — AFP…
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Arab Leaders Meet In Saudi Arabia, Likely To Discuss Donald Trump’s Win
Arab and Muslim leaders gather in Saudi Arabia Monday for a summit addressing the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, a chance to send a message to US President-elect Donald Trump. The Saudi foreign ministry announced plans for the summit in late October during a meeting, also in Riyadh, of a new “international alliance” to press…
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Trump’s Victory Spells Defeat for Iran’s Mullahs
The historic re-election of Donald Trump as America’s 47th president will have sent shivers down the spine of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader. News that the FBI have arrested 3 people charged with plotting to assassinate Donald Trump under direct instructions from the Iranian regime’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), will have further…
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Trump looms over Saudi-hosted meeting on Middle East wars
RIYADH – Arab and Muslim leaders gather in Saudi Arabia on Nov 11 for a summit addressing the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, a chance to send a message to US President-elect Donald Trump. The Saudi foreign ministry announced plans for the summit in late October during a meeting, also in Riyadh, of a new…