Talal Mohammad

Talal Mohammad is an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and an independent consultant in government affairs, geopolitics, and strategic intelligence. He was previously an academic visitor at St. Antony’s College at the University of Oxford, where he also earned his doctorate. He is the author of a 2022 book titled Iranian-Saudi Rivalry Since 1979: In the Words of Kings and Clerics.

Articles by Talal Mohammad

U.S. President Donald Trump (far right) holds a chart showing military hardware sales as he meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on March 20, 2018.

Why the Gulf States Are Likely Backing Trump

Analysis

October 24, 2024, 10:35 AM

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud delivers a speech during a meeting on the situation in the Gaza Strip on the sidelines of a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the United Nations offices in Geneva, on Dec. 12, 2023.

What Gulf States Want in Gaza

Analysis

January 15, 2024, 6:00 AM

Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in Khartoum.

How Sudan Became a Saudi-UAE Proxy War

Analysis

July 12, 2023, 12:29 PM

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks following a funeral procession carrying the remains of 200 Iranian soldiers recovered from former battlefields of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War in Tehran on Dec. 27, 2022.

Why Saudi Arabia Doesn’t Want Iran’s Regime to Fall

Argument

January 27, 2023, 10:34 AM

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