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Split Gulf maritime security efforts will coordinate

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GULF STATES

The French-led maritime escort operation in the Gulf is running alongside a similar US-led effort, in which the United Kingdom is a partner, as well as smaller Japanese and South…

Iran's military will keep asymmetric advantage in Gulf

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IRAN

With geopolitical tensions in the Gulf rising as a result of Saudi and Iranian involvement in Syria and Yemen, the risk of military escalation in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz…

Isolation from West will bring Russia and Iran closer

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RUSSIA/IRAN

The two countries have turned to each other amid increasing isolation from international banking systems, export markets, and foreign resources and technologies. Deepening their…

Iran-Israel confrontation path will depend on US talks

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IRAN/ISRAEL

The next day, one of the largest ships in Iran’s navy, the IRIS Kharg, caught fire and sank, and several storage tanks blazed for hours at a state-owned oil refinery in Tehran…

Azerbaijan land bridge will fortify Russia-Iran axis

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AZERBAIJAN

The Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran railway.

Under status quo, Iran will step up Gulf aggression

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IRAN

Over the past several weeks, Tehran has gradually shifted from a position of ‘strategic patience’ to escalatory action in an attempt to pressure Washington to back off and elicit…

Iran could disrupt Strait of Hormuz navigation

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IRAN

This followed several days of wargames in the area by the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC). US plans to reinstate sanctions on Iran -- the first tranche came into effect…

The United States has few good options in Yemen

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YEMEN

Previous US-led strikes had failed to disrupt the Huthis’ ability to strike targets in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. There are now indications that the administration is being…

India’s role in regional maritime security will grow

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INDIA

Separately, the IN’s presence in the Arabian Sea has increased markedly since December, in response to threats associated with the fallout from the Israel-Gaza war. Defence…

Iranian-US relations will remain fraught

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IRAN/UNITED STATES

The warning comes despite the announcement on August 10 of an ‘understanding’, which could see US dual nationals freed in a prisoner exchange in return for unfreezing Iranian…