The Gulf’s delicate balancing act between the US and Iran is now in flames
Simon Mabon talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how the evolution of the relationship between Iran and its Gulf neighbours.
Simon Mabon talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how the evolution of the relationship between Iran and its Gulf neighbours.
Struck by the success of large-scale, low-cost drone attacks, the US made covert efforts to capture Iranian Shahed-136s for technical analysis.
Pakistan’s relationships with the US and Iran put it in a strong position to intervene – not to mention a need to stabilise its borders and protect its own economy.
The Israeli prime minister’s chances of re-election are likely to hang on the outcomes of the war against Iran.
When war damages historic monuments, more than architecture is lost.
The war between the US, Israel and Iran appears to be spreading beyond the Middle East.
Rather than existing outside politics, the Venice Biennale has become a site where geopolitical tensions are actively staged and contested.
When it comes to women and power politics in the Islamic Republic, the road has been a long and winding road.
The was appears to be at a dangerous stalemate. But there are ways for both sides to find an off-ramp.
The question for many Iranians appears to be not whether their political system can be repaired, but whether continuing to live under it is viable at all.