Palestine Plays Regional Power Politics with Proposed Energy Deal

Palestine Plays Regional Power Politics with Proposed Energy Deal

A Palestinian move to secure Palestine’s energy needs by tying them to high-stakes Turkish regional gambits constitutes an effort to reduce Palestinian dependence on Israel at a time when the Jewish state is looking at annexing parts of the occupied West Bank. When Faed Mustafa, Palestine’s ambassador in Ankara, expressed interest in June in negotiating with…

Trump’s Harsh Sanctions Lead to Iran-China Partnership

Trump’s Harsh Sanctions Lead to Iran-China Partnership

China and Iran have drafted a “sweeping economic and security partnership,” according to The New York Times. China will get a regular, heavily discounted supply of Iranian oil for the next 25 years, as well as an expanded role in Iranian banking, ports, railways, telecommunications and myriad other projects. Iran and China will also increase…

India Dumped Iran Way Earlier Than The Reverse, But All’s Well That Ends Well

India Dumped Iran Way Earlier Than The Reverse, But All’s Well That Ends Well

These easily discernible strategic chain reactions were regrettably missed by many experts owing either to unfamiliarity with the guiding motivations of each related party and/or pressure to comply with the so-called “political correctness” being pushed by some of the players whereby it was previously considered “taboo” to criticize Indian-Iranian relations or rely upon factual evidence…