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It is not yet the dawn of a new world order, but the formal invitation for Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE to join the Brics group is a further sign of China’s growing influence and of wider shifting global alignments. A turbocharged Brics could boost the trend towards 'dedollarising' international trade, as Gulf states and other 'middle powers' seek to find a balance between the world's established and emerging powers. 

Iran | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Arguably the biggest impact of an expanded Brics membership could be its potential boost to the trend towards the 'dedollarisation' of international trade. 

Iran | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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It is almost a year since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was arrested in Tehran for failing to adhere to Iran's strict dress code for women. She died in police custody on 16 September, prompting nationwide outrage which soon morphed into the "Women, Life, Freedom" protest movement. The Iranian government has been nervously preparing for the anniversary of Amini's death, by targeting protestors and their supporters.

Iran
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To the chagrin of GCC leaders and some others, the UK continues to resist pressure to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp as a terrorist organisation, even as it unveils plans for more far-reaching sanctions on Iran.

Iran
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While the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) suffers from its Turkish pipeline closure, the federal Government of Iraq (GoI) is also in an uncomfortable situation when it comes to energy trade – despite the good news that TotalEnergies and its partner QatarEnergy have finalised their headline $27bn deal to develop a roster of major hydrocarbons and renewables projects.

Iran | Iraq
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The United States has stepped up its military presence in the region, with additional aircraft, naval vessels and personnel being deployed to the Gulf. This has led analysts to suggest that Washington was preparing to deal with a wider range of threats, perhaps in anticipation of a formal collapse in negotiations with Iran to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal.

Iran | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Qatar
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A mooted deal for Iran to acquire Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia appears to have been suspended, as defence minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani told local media the transaction was not moving ahead. 

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There has been widespread anger in the Gulf and the wider region after copies of the Koran were publicly burned in Sweden and Denmark. Scandinavian authorities have so far said they cannot prevent such episodes as they would be counter to freedom of speech (although they could constitute a hate crime).

Iran | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Iraq | Qatar
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Iran has been flexing its muscles in oil and gas disputes with its Arab neighbours, in what could be an attempt to ensure the recent trend towards rapprochement with regional and international powers happens on its terms. But factional disputes within the Iranian elite may also be playing a role, as rivals in Tehran try to ensure their vested interests aren’t damaged.

Iran | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Israel | Iraq
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The United States Department of Justice has accused dual US/Israeli citizen Gal Luft of trying to broker the sale of Iranian crude oil to China and the sale of Chinese-manufactured weapons to Gulf countries, in contravention of US law.

Iran | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Israel | Qatar
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Albania's patience with the exiled Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK) appears to be wearing thin, following a recent raid on a camp near Tirana.

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Iran has been formally welcomed into the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) as a full member, almost two years after its application was approved by the existing members at a meeting in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe in September 2021.

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The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (Nedaja) has begun the process of converting two 30-year-old oil tankers into naval logistic support ships. The tankers, the Tabukan and Mannan, are currently in dry dock at the Iran Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Complex at Bandar Abbas.

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The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) kept the UAE on its 'grey list' of jurisdictions under increased monitoring. The UAE is one of 26 jurisdictions on the grey list, alongside the likes of Jordan, Turkey and Yemen. The inter-governmental watchdog also kept Iran on its 'black list' of high-risk jurisdictions, alongside North Korea and Myanmar.

Iran | Yemen | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Turkey
Issue 1172 - 29 June 2023

Albania raids MEK base

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Albanian authorities raided a camp used by the exiled Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK) and seized 150 computers. Several police officers and Iranian dissidents were reportedly injured during the raid.

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