The city hall in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv is lit up in the colours of the United Arab Emirates national flag on August 13, 2020. (AFP) By John C. Hulsman August 22, 2020 The German philosopher Georg Hegel was surely on to something when he wryly noted that “reading the morning [...]
Iranian commandos fast-rope down from a helicopter onto the MV Wila oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (AP) August 20, 2020 Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday it summoned the United Arab Emirates envoy after Emirati Coast Guard vessels shot [...]
A plane from the Iranian private airline, Mahan Air. (AP) August 19, 2020 The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two companies for providing material support to Iranian airline Mahan Air, the US Treasury Department said. The Treasury in a statement said that the UAE-based Parthia Cargo and Delta Parts Supply FZC [...]
Aid destined for Iran is loaded onto a UAE military transport plane, Dubai, March 3, 2020. (AFP) August 18, 2020 Iranian experts and traders are concerned that the tensions between Iran and the UAE could affect the mutual trade relations, at a time when Tehran is facing an economic crisis due to the [...]
The flags of the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries on display at a previous GCC summit, in Kuwait City. (AFP) August 17, 2020 The secretary-general of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Sunday denounced “threats” made by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and other officials against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over its peace agreement [...]
Emirati Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash speaks during a news conference on Yemen in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 13, 2018. (AP) August 15, 2020 The United Arab Emirates said its decision to normalize ties with Israel isn’t about countering Iran, and dismissed criticism of the pact from Turkey’s leader. “This is [...]
Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-American broadcaster based in Los Angeles. (Wikimedia Commons) August 5, 2020 A California-based member of an Iranian opposition group in exile was abducted by Iran while staying in Dubai, his family said told The Associated Press (AP). The suspected cross-border abduction of Jamshid Sharmahd appears corroborated by mobile phone location [...]
Emirates Boeing 777-31H aircraft taxying upon arrival at the Iranian capital Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport, July 17, 2020. (AFP) July 17, 2020 Dubai-based Emirates airlines resumed flights to the Iranian capital on Friday after a five-month break due to shutdowns to curb the spread of coronavirus. Iran, the worst-hit country in the [...]
The vessel took on Iranian oil from Kharg Island to sell abroad, the US government said. (AFP) July 16, 2020 An oil tanker sought by the US over allegedly circumventing sanctions on Iran was hijacked on July 5 off the coast of the UAE, a seafarers organization said Wednesday. Satellite photos showed the [...]
Iranian residents, some wearing protective masks, wait to cross a street in the capital Tehran on February 22, 2020. (AFP) March 20, 2020 The UAE helped evacuate 80 people from Iran including 74 South Koreans and six Iranian family members, a step the country has taken in response to a request by the South Korean [...]
