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Yemen in the Context of Iran-Gulf Relations
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Gerlach Press
, 2018 , Book chapter)
During the Arab Spring issues and tensions in the Middle East which appeared to have been overcome resurfaced and worsened. Since its eruption in early 2011 in Yemen, Middle East traditional and emerging powers made strategic ...
Lifting Sanctions on Iran: Shifting Sands or Major Earthquake?
(
Al Sharq Strategic Research
, 2016 , Article)
The nuclear deal and its ramifications have added new elements of tensions between the Islamic Republic and the Gulf States. The lifting of the sanctions will be a significant addition to Iran’s financial capacity, which ...
Iran’s Regional Role in the Arab World and Iranian State-Society Relations
(
Arab Reform Initiative
, 2021 , Article)
Iran’s regional role in MENA is influenced by the evolution of its state-society relations and shifts within its state institutions. This paper argues that the growing regional role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ...
Iran-Saudi Relations: Is Pilgrimage a Mirror of Conflict?
(
European University Institute
, 2021 , Book chapter)
Executive Summary
The Hajj (pilgrimage) is considered one of the
pillars of the relationship between Iran and Saudi
Arabia. This aspect of their relationship starkly
mirrors the political and sectarian polarisation
in ...
Iran Under Ahmadinejad: When Crisis becomes a Pattern
(
Ithaca Press
, 2012 , Book chapter)
Iran's foreign policy during this period was based on four fundamental principles: the rejection of all forms of foreign domination, the preservation of the independence of the country and its territorial integrity, the ...