... greatest of these changes is the China-mediated rapprochement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Given that these countries are regional “centers of power”, their new and improved relations may help reduce regional ... ... could have been prompted by changes in Iran’s relations with other countries, especially its evolving cooperation with China, Russia and Saudi Arabia. If any agreement has been reached (which is currently too early to judge), it would only boost Iran’s ...
... confrontation intensification in Syria will strengthen ISIS (an organization banned in Russia), the defeat of which the SDF played an important role.
Extremists will probably... ... their comrades-in-arms from prisons, which are now under the control of the Syrian Kurds. In January of 2022, ISIS militants already attempted to do so; the al-Sinaa prison... ... view Turkey’s plans for conducting a military operation in Syria. In July of 2022, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned Recep Erdogan against an attack on Syria,...
RIAC and IRAS Working Paper #59/2020
RIAC and the Institute for Iran-Eurasia Studies Working Paper #59/2020
This paper aims to analyze the pivotal points of the Middle Eastern crises and to ... ... future, the path to Syria’s reconstruction and the impact of U.S. policies on the emerging new order in the Middle East. Both Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran regard each other as necessary components of the regional architecture that they envision ...
... terrorism.
In this context, it has become strategically important to
show support for the actions of Turkey
, rather than defend the Kurds. The decision was made in part as a response to the tensions between the United States and Turkey that have been caused ... ... United States is “harbouring” Fethullah Gülen. And we cannot ignore the fact that Turkey recently held talks with Russia and Iran, allies that support the Bashar al-Assad regime. The words of Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yıldırım, who called for ...
... neighbours with no problems.” The current policy aimed at normalizing relations with Russia, Israel and other countries reflects the change of the balance of forces in the... ... situation in that country to develop according to the Tunisian or Egyptian scenarios.
The Kurds had the backing of the global community, especially since they were fighting the... ... where the shots are called by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and distanced it from Shiite Iran, another extremely important partner.
Normalization of Relations and the Interests...
