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Reading Between the Lines: Why Rezaee’s CNN Interview Is More About Messaging Than Negotiation
Tehran does not expect negotiations to produce a breakthrough, it wants to shape the narrative around any future escalation My reading of Rezaee’s CNN interview is that it is primarily directed at Western audiences and the cameras, not because Tehran genuinely expects negotiations to produce a breakthrough, but because it wants to shape the narrative… Continue reading
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The UAE’s OPEC+ Exit – A Structural Gamble
An irreversible strategic shift in energy, security, and regional order The United Arab Emirates’ decision to quit OPEC+ represents a structural rupture in Gulf geopolitics, reshaping energy flows, fracturing regional alliances, and exposing the fragility of U.S. strategic guarantees. This manoeuvre is irreversible. By monetising its newly expanded oil capacity of five million barrels per… Continue reading
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Gulf States Caught in the Crossfire
How decades of reliance on Washington expose the Gulf to economic and military vulnerabilities Resentment is quietly mounting across the capitals of the Gulf Cooperation Council, as a convergence of strategic, economic, and political pressures forces a reassessment of long-standing alliances with Washington. Reports emerging from Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Doha suggest that these states… Continue reading
