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Oman’s Foreign Minister to the West: You’ve been containing the wrong country

2026-07-19
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: July 19, 2026
In: Persian Gulf

Advertisements In a Le Monde op-ed, Oman’s Badr al-Busaidi argues the West’s decades-long policy of “containing” Iran was always misguided, and that the true threat comes from Tel Aviv. Al-Busaidi pushes for a new security order built around regional states. Read more at Mondoweiss  Continue Reading

Anger in the GCC spreads as Iran retaliates over U.S.-Israeli strikes

2026-03-21
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: March 21, 2026
In: Iran, Persian Gulf

Advertisements There are signs of growing impatience of #Iran’s Arab neighbors with Iran’s tactic of striking at them in response to #Israeli or American attacks. But the anger of the Gulf states isn’t only reserved for Iran. Read more at Mondoweiss    Continue Reading

Dennis Ross calls for a Mideast NATO

2022-05-14
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: May 14, 2022
In: Iran, Persian Gulf

Advertisements With all that is raging in Palestine right now, it’s easy to forget that misguided US foreign policy is not slowing down in its efforts to promote tensions in the Middle East. In what I expect will become a regular appearance at the Mondoweiss web site, I published yesterday myContinue Reading

The Israel-UAE deal won’t bring stability or peace while further sidelining the Palestinians

2020-08-13
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: August 13, 2020
In: Persian Gulf

Advertisements Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the Trump administration did a pretty good job of diverting the news cycle from Kamala Harris, the coronavirus, the attempt by Trump to destroy the US Postal Service and other stories Trump would rather you not pay attention to. They announced that IsraelContinue Reading

Is ending the Saudi-led blockade on Qatar now the right answer?

2020-07-29
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: July 29, 2020
In: Persian Gulf

Advertisements The list of foreign policy blunders and failures in just three and a half years of the Donald Trump administration is remarkably long. But one of his first–the green light to the Saudis to try to isolate Qatar, physically and politically–is still festering. It’s an object lesson in howContinue Reading

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