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Nouroz Khan Bijarani

Nouroz Khan Bijarani

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Washington has two failed peace deals and both failed the same way

Washington has two failed peace deals and both failed the same way

The sixty-day window that Washington and Tehran gave themselves to end their war expired on August 17 without an agreement, leaving the two sides...

31.08.2026 70

Middle East Monitor

Nouroz Khan Bijarani

The next phase of US policy in the Middle East

In January, I argued that the United States was not retreating from the Middle East but was executing a deliberate shift, transferring security...

19.08.2026 90

Middle East Monitor

Nouroz Khan Bijarani

Oman and the Political Economy of the Strait of Hormuz

Gulf states have answered Iranian pressure in two very different ways. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates bought protection: air defence...

12.08.2026 100

Middle East Monitor

Nouroz Khan Bijarani