Iran engages in diplomatic blitz, strengthening ties with Iraq, Uzbekistan, UAE - analysis
Amid tensions with Israel and the US, Iran is ramping up diplomacy to build a "multipolar order," strengthening ties with Iraq, the UAE, and Uzbekistan to safeguard its regional influence.
PROTESTERS, MOSTLY Houthi supporters, sit along an Iranian flag at a demonstration in support of Palestinians and Iran, in Sanaa last week. Aggression by proxies such as the Houthis must be treated as direct Iranian attacks, says the writer.(photo credit: KHALED ABDULLAH/REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated:
