Persian Gulf

In a notable and unexpected political achievement, China has brokered a deal between bitter foes Saudi Arabia and Iran. The rival states agreed to reestablish formal diplomatic relations, restore bilateral...

Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani recently gave an interview to Le Point, noteworthy not only because it was the first interview he has granted to a Western print...

The office of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Tuesday that Erdogan would travel to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, for a two-day visit this week. The trip...

Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett met King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa and his oldest son, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, during a visit to Bahrain on Tuesday, marking the...

The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday that it signed a security cooperation agreement with Bahrain, the small Arab state that normalized relations with Israel in 2020 as part...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Ten Cyclones, operating from a base in Bahrain, comprise America’s naval vanguard in the Persian Gulf. If the United States and Iran go to war in...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: That the Royal Navy struggles to maintain two warships in the Persian Gulf reveals just how overstretched the fleet is. The Royal Navy plans briefly...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Khalij Fars has one-quarter the DF-21’s range at 190 to 220 miles, and relatedly doesn’t fly as high or fast, with a lower...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Similarly, mines could be an easy way for China to complicate a situation in the South China Sea, or for Russia to attempt to...

Here’s What You Need to Know: American security is not in the least threatened by Iran. Our conventional military alone is profoundly stronger than Iran. President Donald Trump recently tweeted a...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: “It is also important to note that the IRGC is not known to have committed any Khobar-like attacks against American targets in the immediate wake...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Much like China’s army in the 1980s, the Iranian Army and other ground forces are large but poorly armed. One of the most powerful and...