Rasa - Like it or not, Iraq has two allies in the ongoing military push to liberate the occupied city of Mosul from ISIL: One is the United States and the other is Iran.

Rasa - It’s strange how US President Donald Trump ignores the logic just because he believes what he likes to believe and ignores the truth.

Rasa - The antiquated part: The US Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to advance a bill that would impose new sanctions on Iran.

Rasa - On Wednesday, June 7, suicide bombers and gunmen carried out a pair of attacks, hitting the Iranian parliament and the mausoleum of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini. A sum of 17 people were killed and dozens of others were wounded.

Rasa - Qatar is suddenly facing hostility from all of its Arab neighbors in the Persian Gulf, centering around long-standing disputes about its relations with Iran, ties with the Palestinian Islamic Movement Hamas, lack of hostility toward the Muslim Brotherhood and its state media not always towing the Saudi line on regional policy.

Rasa - It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness.

Rasa - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Libya have cut diplomatic ties and sealed off all land, sea and air contacts with Qatar, accusing the Persian Gulf country of supporting terrorism and interfering in their internal affairs.

Rasa - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Libya have cut diplomatic ties and sealed off all land, sea and air contacts with Qatar, accusing the Persian Gulf country of supporting terrorism and interfering in their internal affairs.

Rasa - An international affairs analyst believes that Riyadh's move to try to isolate Doha diplomatically is part of the Al-Saud's proxy war with Tehran.

Rasa - The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council has plunged into a diplomatic crisis it had never seen in its history. An alliance of Arab countries of the Persian Gulf region is now in clear disarray in what appears to be a result of a deteriorating diplomatic row between Riyadh and Doha. Many are already pondering about what actually brought about a crisis which is already worsening. Still, a look at the circumstances around it may provide a hint as to how this started, who it could affect most and where it could lead.