By Haley Britzky Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told lawmakers Wednesday that China, Russia, and Iran would be a problem for the US “for many years to come” as the three are working more closely together. Speaking before the House Armed Services Committee alongsideContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia has entered a trade alliance with China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and four central Asian nations. Moreover, the development arrives after news of the first yuan-settled energy trade, further lessening international reliance on the US dollar. Specifically, CNBC reported that Saudi Arabia’s cabinet has approved a recent memorandum toContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has appreciated China’s efforts in brokering a rapprochement deal between Riyadh and Tehran. In a telephone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, bin Salman “expressed Saudi Arabia’s appreciation for the Chinese initiative to support the development of good neighborlyContinue Reading
By ARIE EGOZI Israeli Ministry of Defense paused a large arm sale to a Middle Eastern nation when the Saudi-Iranian deal was announced. TEL AVIV — The new agreement restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia may not be a regional game-changer as some have claimed. But itContinue Reading
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s Prime Minister, pictured at a summit in Egypt last autumn, is now empowered to award Saudi citizenship to selected people. Saudi Arabia passed a law allowing Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to grant citizenship to selected people, following a proposalContinue Reading
By Kathryn Armstrong Iran says Saudi Arabia has invited Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi for an official visit – just over a week since the countries agreed to restore diplomatic relations. The invitation is said to have come in a letter from King Salman, but has not yet been confirmedContinue Reading
By Xavier Villar The mainstream media coverage of the agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic ties after seven years is missing a key element – the instrumental role of General Qassem Soleimani to make it happen. Former Iraqi PrimeContinue Reading
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad meets UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed during an official visit to the UAE. (WAM) DUBAI: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad arrived in the UAE on Sunday for an official visit, accompanied by his wife Asma Al-Assad, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) said. They were receivedContinue Reading
By Ashish Dangwal On March 13, a new set of images showing Iran’s Shahed-191 strike drone with a new mobile launch system emerged on social media. The images, also shared by the official Twitter account of the EurAsian Times, display a Shahed-191 strike drone mounted on what appears toContinue Reading