Makkah Agreement sends a powerful message
Not long ago, a Gulf state signing a regional defense pact that does not involve the US would have been seen in Washington as diplomatic theater — a reluctant hedge,…
Israel rejects Trump’s Gaza peace plan, saying no withdrawal until Hamas disarms
Israel rejects Trump’s Gaza peace plan Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said his country rejects the latest US-backed peace plan for Gaza, demanding the full disarmament of Hamas…
America: Twelve of Many Mistakes Made with Iran
“You break it, you own it!” A “Pottery Barn rule” cited by Secretary of State Colin Powell in August 2002 to warn President George W. Bush about the consequences of…
Why We Should Fight, And Where Trump Went Wrong
In foreign policy, good ideas often emerge from bad decisions. Such was the case with the Powell Doctrine, a term typically associated with the American triumph over Iraq in the…
Pakistan’s SMEs call for Africa market access amid Gulf export disruptions
Pakistan’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have warned that disruptions in the Red Sea and tensions in the Middle East are hurting exports to key Gulf markets, prompting calls for…
Iran-US war: negotiations between parties ongoing to normalise situation, Pakistani FO says
Pakistan has reiterated that dialogue and diplomacy remain the only viable path forward amid the prevailing tensions and hostilities in the Middle East. At his weekly news briefing in Islamabad…