Saudi Arabia’s escalating conflict with the Houthis in Yemen will force its new defence partners Turkey and Pakistan to confront some difficult questions.
- Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University
- Adjunct Professor of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
- Vice Chancellor's Strategic Fellow, Victoria University
The Trump administration is trying every tactic to get Iran to capitulate, but there is only one path forward for both sides.
Armed groups are challenging the group’s hold on power. Can they present a united front?
Both sides are at an impasse over control of the Strait of Hormuz, with no end in sight.
The leaders of both countries have used significant events to claim victory over the other.
El acuerdo dejará a Irán en una posición más fuerte que antes de la guerra, a Estados Unidos con mucha menos influencia en la región y a Israel en la estacada.
The deal will leave Iran in a stronger position than before the war, the US with far less leverage in the region, and Israel in the lurch.
The regime was built for resilience. The US president will struggle to get an acceptable deal unless he’s willing to compromise.
At every difficult moment in their long history, the Persian people have fought to preserve what is theirs. The Trump administration may have underestimated this.
El acuerdo de dos semanas, negociado por Pakistán, pone fin temporalmente a la violencia y reabre el estrecho de Ormuz, pero el camino hacia la paz sigue siendo complicado.
The two-week agreement, brokered by Pakistan, temporarily halts violence and reopens the Strait of Hormuz – but the path to peace remains complicated.
Iran’s regime was structured to withstand attacks from more powerful foes. It’s also resolved to deny the US and Israel a victory at all costs.
These 5 books explore Iran’s Islamic Revolution through religion, politics, mythology and personal experience – and take you inside its prisons.
There are two possible ways the fighting might end.
Tak semudah itu meruntuhkan rezim Iran. Di balik protes warga, berdiri tembok kokoh paramiliter yang siap membela rezim habis-habisan. Artikel ini membedah mengapa kekuatan sipil saja tak cukup untuk menggulingkan sistem politik yang mengakar kuat.
Un levantamiento popular podría ser insuficiente para derrocar un sistema político profundamente arraigado y respaldado por grupos paramilitares armados. Se avecina una guerra prolongada.
A public uprising might not be enough to topple a deeply entrenched political system backed by armed paramilitary groups.
Israel’s actions are forcing Palestinians out of their lands at an unprecedented rate.
Iran’s theocratic leaders are prepared to fight to the end, making regime change a very costly and destabilising exercise for the US.
There is not just much information available on the proposed board. But the obstacles it faces in building and maintaining peace in Gaza are huge.
Iran’s leaders are more vulnerable than ever. Yet, they still have many tools of repression at their disposal.
With Hezbollah refusing to disarm, there is no easy way out of an explosive situation.
Trump’s world order: praising Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa as an ‘attractive guy’, while disparaging the first Muslim mayor of New York as a ‘lunatic communist’.
Marwan Barghouti, jailed since 2002, remains the most popular Palestinian leader in polling and is viewed as the one most capable of uniting all Palestinians.
Pakistan cannot blame anyone but itself for the challenges it now faces: it nurtured and supported the Afghan Taliban for decades.
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