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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 433

Arab-Iran relations

A picture of the oil tanker Chem Pluto as it appears on the website of the Port of Hamburg, Germany, on December 23, 2023. (Courtesy of the Port of Hamburg)
December 23, 2023, 7:04 pm
Oil tanker hit near Indian coast amid maritime hostilities against Israel by Houthis
The ship, identified as the Liberian-flagged Chem Pluto, sustains damage but none of its mostly-Indian crew are hurt; Jerusalem believes Iran behind drone strike on high seas
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Sigurd Neubauer, right, with a senior Omani official at Oman's Consultative Assembly, Muscat 2019 (courtesy)
September 28, 2020, 9:59 pm
With or without normalization, expert on Gulf sees Israel as regional peacemaker
In new book on Middle East’s changing alliances, Sigurd Neubauer explores Jerusalem’s little-known role as mediator in rivalries between Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar
By Raphael Ahren
Saudi King Salman chairs an emergency summit of Gulf Arab leaders in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
June 1, 2019, 2:01 am
Saudi king says will reject US measures that ‘prejudice’ Jerusalem
At summit of Muslim nations focusing on threats from Iran, countries also emphasize support for Palestinian rights ahead of US unveiling of its peace plan
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters on the plane home from Poland in the early hours of February 15, 2019. (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)
February 15, 2019, 5:06 pm
War & peace, Polish offense, a broken plane: Crazy days with Netanyahu in Warsaw
‘Amazing’ things unfolded in Israeli-Arab ties during his three-day visit to Poland this week, the PM has said. Well, the trip has certainly been unforgettable
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) talks with Sultan Qaboos bin Said in Oman on October 26, 2018 (Courtesy)
January 1, 2019, 7:38 am
Netanyahu says Arab countries see Israel as ‘ally’ against Iran
In interview with Brazilian TV, PM laments that ‘half’ of the Palestinians are ‘already under the gun of Iran and radical Islam’
By AFP
In this photo provided by Egypt's state news agency, MENA, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi salutes as he inspects troops with Minister of Defense Sedki Sobhy, in the Red Sea port city of Suez, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017. (MENA via AP)
November 2, 2018, 5:20 am
Egypt hosts Arab war games, in possible nod to growing anti-Iran alliance
Drill by states envisioned as part of ‘Arab NATO’ comes after Gulf appears to open up to Israel, but some warn against having Iran replace Jewish state as regional boogeyman
By AP
Twenty-one kings, presidents and top officials from the Arab League summit pose for a group photo, at a gathering near the Dead Sea in Jordan on March 29, 2017. (AP Photo/ Raad Adayleh)
November 12, 2017, 8:30 pm
Arab League to hold emergency meeting on Iran at Saudi request
As tensions rise between regional rivals, members will meet to discuss Tehran’s influence on Lebanon, Yemen
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses Israel's foreign policy at Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, in London, on November 3, 2017. (AFP Photo/Adrian Dennis)
November 3, 2017, 5:53 pm
Netanyahu: Iran is ‘devouring’ nations; Israel won’t let it dominate Syria
PM, in London, says concern about Tehran is forging unprecedented Mideast-Israel alliances, acknowledges ‘very strong’ disagreements with Obama
By AFP and ToI Staff
Arab League Head, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, March April 3, 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube)
May 1, 2017, 6:40 pm
Israel, Iran big winners from regional turmoil – Arab League head
Aboul Gheit says Palestinian issue overshadowed by Mideast conflicts as Tehran watches, waits for Arab world to self-destruct
By AFP
US Central Command chief Gen. Joseph Votel speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
March 31, 2017, 3:47 am
Top US general calls for use of ‘military means’ to disrupt Iran
Joseph Votel tells Congress Tehran’s destabilizing activities in the Middle East are chief long-term threat to region
By ToI Staff
Iran soccer fans cheer beneath posters depicting supreme leaders Ruhollah Khomeini and Ali Khamenei during the 2018 World Cup qualifying match between Iran and China at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on March 28, 2017. (AFP/ATTA KENARE)
March 30, 2017, 3:54 pm
Iran denies Arab League accusation of Mideast meddling
Tehran rejects criticism by Arab leaders, claiming summit should focus on ‘Zionist regime’ instead of its own exploits
By AFP
The 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, Saturday, September 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
September 25, 2016, 6:00 am
UAE: Hopes dashed that Iran deal would end its aggression
FM Al Nahyan warns world leaders at UN gathering of Tehran’s ‘expansionist regional policies’
By AP
File: Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, right, shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a reception ceremony at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, June 1, 2014 (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
January 5, 2016, 1:29 pm
Kuwait recalls ambassador from Iran as Sunni-Shiite face-off escalates
Follows similar moves by Saudi allies Sudan and Bahrain, and downgrading of Iran ties by United Arab Emirates
By AP
File: Iranian protesters raise their fists in front of a portrait of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr during a demonstration against his execution by Saudi authorities, on January 3, 2016, outside the Saudi embassy in Tehran. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)
January 4, 2016, 6:03 pm
In the Iran-Saudi Arabia conflict, a clash of civilizations
The cold war between the two regional powers is likely to heat up, reviving an age-old sectarian war between Sunni and Shiite Islam in which every country and group in the Middle East will have to choose a side
By Avi Issacharoff
The UK's former ambassador to the US Christopher Meyer at the Pentagon in 2001 (Public Domain/US Government)
July 11, 2015, 1:48 pm
Ex-British envoy to US: West should ally with Iran
In opinion piece, Christopher Meyer says UK and its allies should pull out of Mideast and let Tehran sort it out
By ToI Staff
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