On July 6, AGSIW will host a discussion on the historical rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran with Simon Mabon, author of The Struggle for Supremacy in the Middle East. Kristin Smith Diwan will moderate the discussion.
Iran’s newly appointed Supreme National Security Council secretary appears to be part of the unofficial collective leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. As such, he cannot be expected to play the role of an honest broker among the regime’s competing factions.
The June 30 edition of the Iran Media Review highlights criticism of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s efforts to conduct trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
On June 27 and 28, AGSIW convened its ninth annual Petro Diplomacy conference. Petro Diplomacy brings together private and public sector stakeholders from the United States and the Gulf Arab countries to discuss emerging trends in energy markets and regional politics.
