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Relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran had recently begun to thaw.
Sunshine and stability were major marketing tools.
Missiles and drones have rained down on cities across the Gulf since the start of the conflict in the Middle East.
The war between the US, Israel and Iran appears to be spreading beyond the Middle East.
Simon Mabon talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how the evolution of the relationship between Iran and its Gulf neighbours.
Iranian attacks are degrading the interceptor stocks of the US and its allies.
Four possible scenarios for the future of Iran.
How to read the signals in the markets.
Qatar, the UAE and other Gulf nations have spent years cultivating an image of being an oasis of stability in the Mideast. The current war risks undoing all that work.
Gulf nations were already becoming anxious about Israel’s apparently unconstrained regional activities. Now, a one-time thaw in relations may revert to a deep freeze.
The region’s authoritarian leaders have been buoyed by the loss of Iranian power. But such victories mask a region that is still very much beset by danger.
While negotiators discuss the ‘framework’ for talks, the killing continues in Gaza.
Gulf states have long sought to contain Tehran through diplomacy rather than pursuing regime change.
Why did Trump change his mind and join the Israeli air campaign? What does the rest of the word think? What will Iran do in response?
The Middle East crisis continues to escalate and a decision to close the strait of Hormuz is a dangerous moment.
Oil money from the Middle East often goes straight to the US.
The economic cost of keeping many women out of the workforce in Gulf states is huge.
Successor to slain Palestinian negotiator is a hardliner who resides in Gaza’s tunnels and has no realistic chance of being in Doha for talks.
The small Gulf state has hosted high-level Western and Iranian delegations, passing messages between them.
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