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After Baghdad meetings, Riyadh and Tehran count on Amman's mediation

Saudi Arabia and Iran are determined to pursue their secret dialogue, with the help once again of their Iraqi go-between Qassem Al Araji. [...] (298 words)

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Abdallah Al Mouallemi
Ali Asghar Soltanieh
Ali Shamkhani
Arab Institute for Security Studies
Ayman Khalil
General Intelligence Presidency
Hezbollah
Houthi
International Atomic Energy Agency
Khalil bin Ali Al Humaidan
Pasdaran
Qassem Al Araji
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Ali Shamkhani, Secretary General of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council.

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SAUDI ARABIA 28/01/2022

Riyadh counts on restored alliance with Islamabad to boost nuclear counter-espionage capacities

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Abu Dhabi puts aside inter-Emirati differences for rapprochement with Tehran

In line with its bilateral dialogue with other countries in the region, Abu Dhabi has recently begun a process of rapprochement with Iran, however intelligence and other differences remain.

UAE National Security Advisor Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Iranian President Ebrahim Raissi in Tehran on 6 December 2021.

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Qassem Al Araji treads carefully with results of probe into PM Kadhimi's attempted assassination

After a drone attack on the home of the Iraqi prime minister last month, the country's national security adviser Qassem Al Araji fell short of naming potential perpetrators when unveiling his findings on 29 November to avoid stirring the Shi'ite militia hornet's nest.

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Houthis appoint new general staff in battle for strategic town Maarib

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Riyadh and Tehran pursue secret dialogue in Baghdad

Iran and Saudi Arabia's spymasters met discreetly in the Iraqi capital on 21 September for the fourth time since April. However the talks, hampered by Yemen and the nuclear issue, have yet to produce any concrete progress.

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Iraqi security chief Falih al-Fayyadh sent to Damas to soothe Bashar al-Assad's feelings

Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kazemi, who is organising a major regional conference with France in Baghdad at the end of August, is seriously embarrassed at not being able to invite his neighbour, Bashar al-Assad. As a result, he decided to send Falih al-Fayyadh to Damas to break the news to the Syrian leader personally.

Faleh al-Fayad and Bachar al-Assad during a previous visit in 2019.

IRAN IRAQ SAUDI ARABIA 06/05/2021

Al-Kadhimi plays role in Iran-Saudi talks

The meeting that was supposed to be secret between Iranian and Saudi Arabian officials in Baghdad on 9 April soon got into the press, as did the active mediation role played by Iraq's prime minister, who is keen to be a player in regional diplomacy.

Iraqi Prime Minister Moustafa al-Kazemi.

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Ali Asghar Soltanieh
Ali Shamkhani
Arab Institute for Security Studies
Ayman Khalil
General Intelligence Presidency
Hezbollah
Houthi
International Atomic Energy Agency
Khalil bin Ali Al Humaidan
Pasdaran
Qassem Al Araji
UN
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France starts work on a second Baghdad Conference... in Amman

Tehran's security envoy Ali Shamkhani works the international scene

Riyadh and Muscat lock horns over Iranian weapon deliveries

Egypt sends troops to Yemen in hopes of protecting Suez Canal

Riyadh counts on restored alliance with Islamabad to boost nuclear counter-espionage capacities

Abu Dhabi puts aside inter-Emirati differences for rapprochement with Tehran

Qassem Al Araji treads carefully with results of probe into PM Kadhimi's attempted assassination

Houthis appoint new general staff in battle for strategic town Maarib

Riyadh and Tehran pursue secret dialogue in Baghdad

Iraqi security chief Falih al-Fayyadh sent to Damas to soothe Bashar al-Assad's feelings

Al-Kadhimi plays role in Iran-Saudi talks

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