To bolster domestic support, 🇹🇷Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has consistently championed the 🇵🇸Palestinian cause, viewing Hamas as a liberation movement.

Similarly, the Palestinian issue is pivotal in 🇸🇦Saudi foreign policy.

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NEW: 🇮🇶Iraq's PM will meet 🇺🇸US Pres Biden for 1st time on Apr. 15, signaling mutual readiness for a new era of cooperation.

Tamer Badawi تامر بدوي & Nancy Ezzeddine نانسي عزالدين explore what Sudani's DC visit means for Baghdad & Erbil in this analysis for Amwaj.media👇

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Fuelled by rising oil revenues and the decline of traditional centers of power in the Arab world such as 🇪🇬Egypt and 🇮🇶Iraq, Gulf Arab states have significantly expanded their influence over the past two decades.

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The Apr. 1 bombing in Damascus killed several IRGC members including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Iran's most senior cmdr in Lebanon and Syria. For more on that attack, read Amwaj.media👇

‘Israeli’ attack on Damascus consulate sparks calls for action in Iran

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Acknowledging rumors in Tehran of the Golan Heights being a prime target, an Iranian diplomatic source told Amwaj.media, “an answer is coming,” adding he “personally” believes “it will be a limited but precise” strike.

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The #PKK and #Turkey have fought a decades-long conflict over Kurdish independence. But in recent years, much of the active fighting has taken place in Iraqi #Kurdistan .

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The 🇪🇺EU has lifted sanctions on Iranian tech firm Arvan Cloud.

The company was initially penalized in Nov. 2022 for its alleged role in aiding the government's internet censorship & shutdowns during 🇮🇷Iran's anti-establishment protests.

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Important view on Saudi postponement of officially accepting invitation to join #BRICS which ties it to ongoing security guarantees negotiations with #US
But it begs the question on #BRICS being a strategic or tactical decision

The surge in Jaish Ul-Adl attacks highlights Iran's difficulties in patrolling its rugged 900 km border with Pakistan.

In 2019, cross-border attacks led to a “joint rapid reaction force”—but that has had minimal impact in curbing attacks.

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Ahead of the June 2024 elections for the #Kurdistan Parliament, KIU and KJG must revisit their strategies to improve their standings.

Both parties, pivotal in #Iraqi Kurdistan and Baghdad's political scenes, aim to avoid past setbacks.

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After rising tensions & war of words in recent years, #Azerbaijan & #Iran return to diplomatic track—emphasizing regional connectivity & infrastructure projects based on pragmatism.

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L'Arabia saudita preoccupata per la stabilità della Giordania

“Iranian diplomatic source told Amwaj.media that he ‘doubts if anybody except for a few actually know’ about the ‘punishment’ for the Apr. 1 bombing of a consular annex to Iran’s embassy in Damascus.” 🧵

Ancora guerra di parole. Fonti Iran dicono a Amwaj.media che si considera il Golan come obiettivo per rispondere al raid contro l'ambasciata a Damasco. Per il diritto internazionale è territorio siriano occupato, Ma con Trump gli USA l'hanno 'riconosciuto' a Israele.

Regardless of whether Iran is looking for a means to avoid or delay retaliation—while claiming credit for a truce—it is apparent that neither the Gaza war nor the killing of IRGC commanders have so far destroyed Iran-US diplomacy.
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After rising tensions & war of words in recent years, #Azerbaijan & #Iran return to diplomatic track—emphasizing regional connectivity & infrastructure projects based on pragmatism.

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#DailyData from Amwaj.data | 🇧🇭 Bahrain foreign exchange reserves (billions of USD)

💰 2000: 1.61
💰 2005: 2.05
💰 2010: 5.30
💰 2015: 3.55
💰 2021: 4.99

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A leaked Jan. 2024 internal poll in 🇮🇷 Iran reveals an interesting shift:

73% of respondents now favor separating religion from state, a dramatic increase from 30.7% in a similar survey nine years ago.

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