SOURCE: RT.COM BY: MIKHAIL KHODARENOK While the US envisages a new military alliance as a tool to counter potential threats from Iran towards the Gulf monarchies and the Middle East, there are a number of obstacles in the way of creating an Arab military bloc. According to Defense News, an Arab NATO would consist of … Continued
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON TIMES BY: CARLOS MUNOZ Defense Secretary James N. Mattis on Tuesday voiced his implicit support for a so-called “Arab NATO” that would include the small, oil-rich nation of Qatar, despite Doha’s ongoing diplomatic conflicts with Saudi Arabia and its Middle East allies. “The U.S. supports an inclusive, strategic Mideast alliance … one … Continued
SOURCE: NEWSWEEK BY: SEYED HUSSEIN MOUSAVIAN With the stated aim of containing “Iran’s malign behavior” and bringing “stability to the region,” the Trump administration has proposed a collective security pact tentatively known as “the Middle East Strategic Alliance” (MESA). The MESA would bring about the six countries from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) along with … Continued
SOURCE: DEFENSE NEWS BY: CHIRINE MOUCHANTAF BEIRUT — The Trump administration has in recent months been quietly working on creating a new security alliance comprised of six Gulf Arab states plus Egypt and Jordan, unofficially known as the “Arab NATO,” and also dubbed the “Middle East Strategic Alliance,” or MESA. The six Gulf Arab nations … Continued
SOURCE: LOBE LOG BY: ANDREW MILLER AND RICHARD SOKOLSKY The Trump administration, in its preoccupation with containing and rolling back Iranian influence in the Middle East, is pursuing a hare-brained and potentially risky scheme: “a regional security alliance comprised of Egypt, Jordan, and six Gulf Arab states and informally known as the “Arab NATO.” Fortunately, … Continued
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON TIMES BY: DAN BOYLAN President Trump’s plan to gather Arab Gulf leaders in Washington for an October summit to create a military alliance against Iran has stirred optimism, curiosity and outrage on the world stage of opinion this week. Informally dubbed “Arab NATO,” the recently discussed alliance is a Saudi-led effort to … Continued
SOURCE: PRESSTV BY: JAFAR RAZI KHAN As tensions between Iran and the United States continue to heighten under America’s hawkish President Donald Trump, latest reports have indicated that Trump’s administration has been quietly pushing ahead with a plan to create a NATO-like security and political alliance between Arab countries to confront Iran. The purported security … Continued
‘Does the United States really desire to increase the number of its enemies in the Middle East?’ Photograph: Saudi Press Agency Handout/EPA By: Rashid Khalidi Source: The Guardian There is nothing new under the sun in the Middle East, where almost everything we associate with civilization was first invented: writing, cities, agriculture, astronomy and libraries, … Continued
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