Diplomacy & International Relations

Iranian foreign minister to leave Tuesday for China talks

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to Beijing on Tuesday for talks, the foreign ministry said, amid stalled negotiations with the...

Moscow shuts off mobile internet ahead of Victory Day parade

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Russia on Tuesday cut mobile internet connection in the capital ahead of World War II victory commemorations, set to be staged under...

Middle East truce in doubt as US and Iran fight for control of Strait of Hormuz

(Al Arabiya) The fragile truce in the Middle East was in jeopardy on Tuesday after the US and Iran launched new attacks as they...

Pakistan’s Sharif calls for ceasefire to be respected after Iran attacks on UAE

(Al Arabiya) Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that his country, which acts as a mediator between then US and Iran, condemned...

US, Gulf nations draft new UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz

(Al Arabiya) The United States and Gulf Arab nations are drafting a UN Security Council resolution designed to condemn Iran for blocking the Strait...

Zelenskyy’s Gabala Visit Upgrades Ukraine–Azerbaijan Bilateral Relations

(Vasif Huseynov - The Jamestown Foundation) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid his first wartime visit to Azerbaijan on April 25, signing six bilateral documents...

Kremlin Uses Corruption Charges to Militarize Frontline Regions

(Alex Horobets - The Jamestown Foundation) Criminal cases related to embezzlement in defensive fortification construction in Russia’s Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk oblasts are systematically...

Putin Missed Another Potential Chance to Work Toward Peace

(Pavel K. Baev - The Jamestown Foundation) Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump in a 90-minute conversation on April 29...

Iran Looks to the Region to Blunt the U.S. Blockade

(The Soufan Center) Iran is trying to exploit alternative trade routes, particularly via land, to mitigate the effects of the U.S. naval blockade of...

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