Less than twenty-four hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo labeled the Iranian attack against Saudi oil facilities to be an act of war,
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Another Tanker War on the Horizon?
In late spring of 1987, as the Iran-Iraq conflict raged, tensions were on the rise between Iran and the United States. In December of 1986,
Libyan Chaos
Libya is on the verge of descending into chaos…..again. Fighting between government forces and Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) has intensified as LNA troops
Stormy Straits Ahead?
International attention is beginning to focus on the Persian Gulf, and Red Sea areas since Saudi Arabia suspended Red Sea oil shipments earlier this week
Sunday 11 June, 2017 Update: Kuwaiti Mediation Makes Headway
Kuwait’s attempt to mediate the regional crisis involving Qatar and some of its neighbors is bearing fruit. Today, Kuwait announced that Qatar is ready to
Tuesday 6 June, 2017 Update: Saudi Arabia’s Move Was A Long Time Coming
It is evident that the Saudi Arabian-led isolation of Qatar has been a long time in the making. Qatar’s funding of select extremist groups over
