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An oil spill has reached Qeshm Islandβs mangrove forests, with a possibly devastating environmental impact.
Once completed, the 2,177-kilometer GCC Railway will connect six Gulf kingdoms and provide alternative routes to Europe and Asia.
Even with human rights safeguards in place, the new convention risks giving authoritarian regimes new tools to target their critics.
The ongoing war in Iran has created an expanding zone of risk for shipping, including for Saudi Arabiaβs strategy of redirecting oil exports away from Hormuz.
Shida Bazyarβs novel, shortlisted for the International Booker, revives the voices of Iranians silenced by forces beyond their power and control.
Enrichment is key to any countryβs nuclear ambitions. The US-Saudi deal is unclear where matters rest on that issue.
Despite ongoing security concerns and threats against infrastructure, the Iranian public has maintained a noticeable presence in public and online.
Iraq has pursued friendly relations with many countries who are themselves at odds. The strategy has lots of upside for war-torn Iraq β but holds key risks as well.
While many delegations attended Khameneiβs funeral, only Pakistan and Iraq sent their prime ministers.
There is no end in sight to the conflict between the US and Iran.
Trump has backed himself into a corner from which there is no apparent escape.
Trump has declared the US the βguardianβ of the Strait of Hormuz, but his strikes are feeding the very behaviour they aim to deter.
A MIddle East expert addresses some of the key questions about the renewed conflict.
In past agreements, there appeared to be a tacit understanding between Hezbollah and Israel that conflict would eventually resume.
The MoU signed by the US and Iranian presidents was never likely to hold.
Ayatollah Ali Khameneiβs week-long funeral was transformed into far more than a state ceremony.
The US president unleashed grievances against Europe, reopened his bid to claim Greenland and referred to the Iranian leadership as βscumβ in wild NATO performance.
The US and Iran have once again traded strikes, prompting Donald Trump to declare the ceasefire between them βoverβ.
Iranβs leaders could use the peace dividend to invest in fixing its severe environmental problems.
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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Director, Middle East Studies Forum (MESF), Deakin University
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Director of the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN), Curtin University
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George's, University of London
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Research Scholar, Middle East Studies, Australian National University
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University
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Professor of the Practice of Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
