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Salem al-Ketbi.
Salem al-Ketbi
Salem al-Ketbi is an Emirati political analyst and a former candidate to the UAE’s Federal National Council.
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In this handout image from the Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, leads a prayer over the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard at Tehran University on Aug. 1, 2024. Credit Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via Getty Images.
Iran’s profound predicament
The Iranian regime is facing its worst crisis since it came to power.
Salem al-Ketbi
Aug. 12, 2024
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi arrives in Venezuela, June 12, 2023. Source: Twitter.
Will Iran’s diplomatic offensive harm Israel?
Iran cannot offer the Gulf states the benefits that Israel can.
Salem al-Ketbi
July 5, 2023
World powers and Iran in Vienna for talks discussing the Iran nuclear deal, November 2021. Source: E.U. delegation in Vienna/Twitter.
Clues and denials in the Iran nuclear saga
The U.S.'s search for common ground with Iran stems from Washington's desire to prioritize international conflicts at the forefront of its agenda.
Salem al-Ketbi
June 27, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin negotiates with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Ukrainian wheat, July 18, 2022. Credit: 42nd Street in Manhattan/Shutterstock.
What if Russia wins?
The West should consider whether the defeat of Russia is possible.
Salem al-Ketbi
Feb. 13, 2023
A protester holds a picture of Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman whose 2022 death in the custody of Iran’s “morality police” sparked widespread unrest in the Islamic Republic. Source: Twitter.
The year Iran lost normalcy
What is certain is that Iran will not return to the state that existed before the assassination of Mahsa Amini.
Salem al-Ketbi
Jan. 10, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Shutterstock.
Russia’s grain ‘concession’ will give it more leverage
The would-be consequences of Russia’s withdrawal from the grain agreement at the level of global propaganda have likely forced the Kremlin to reconsider its position.
Salem al-Ketbi
Nov. 24, 2022
An Iranian Saegheh-2 drone on display at the Eqtedar 40 defense exhibition in Tehran, Feb. 5, 2019. Photo by Hossein Mersadi via Wikimedia Commons.
Iranian drones and the West’s position
The vow by Western capitals to hold Iran accountable for its “destabilizing behavior around the world” came only after the Iranians threatened Western interests.
Salem al-Ketbi
Nov. 9, 2022