Resul Serdar

Iran's IRGC has unveiled a new map of the Strait of Hormuz showing areas it says is under its control, between ​the westernmost tip of Iran's Qeshm Island to beyond the ⁠UAE's Emirate of Fujairah in the east. Al Jazeera’s @ResulSerdarAtas has more from Tehran.

Iran’s IRGC Navy has just released the new boundaries of the Strait of Hormuz, which it says will be controlled and managed by the Armed Forces of Iran. If control within these boundaries is implemented, it practically eliminates the possibility of the UAE bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, as the line extends beyond southern Fujairah. The new boundaries are as follows: From the East, the line between Mount Mobarak in Iran and southern Fujairah in the UAE. From the west, the line runs between the end of Qeshm Island in Iran and Umm al-Quwain in the UAE.

Today Chatham House hosted @HakanFidan (@MFATurkiye). The minister discussed Türkiye's foreign policy vision, the future of European security and the challenges facing the Middle East. The event was chaired by @GalipDalay (@CH_MENAP) and held under the Chatham House rule.

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy has released a detailed damage assessment following the recent war involving the US, Israel, and Iran. According to the report, strikes targeted critical oil, gas, refining, petrochemical, and electricity infrastructure across Riyadh, the Eastern Province, and Yanbu Industrial City. Key impacts: • East-West pipeline → loss of ~700,000 bpd • Manifa → down 300,000 bpd • Khurais → down 300,000 bpd • Total affected volume: ~1.3 million bpd At $99 per barrel, this translates into losses of approximately $128.7 million per day and nearly $3.86 billion per month. Major refining and processing hubs were also hit, including SATORP (Jubail), Ras Tanura, SAMREF (Yanbu), the Riyadh refinery, and Ju’aymah processing facilities, where fires disrupted LPG and NGL exports. These are extraordinary figures, and they reflect only Saudi Arabia’s oil sector. When other GCC states also release their assessments, the full scale of the war’s economic impact on the region and the global energy market will come into sharper focus.

A war now threatening the very foundation of the GCC’s economic stability — and shaking global energy markets. Before Feb 28: ~20% of global oil & LNG passed through Hormuz. Now: Traffic has collapsed to just 5%. So what does the GCC want — and what’s at stake? Here’s my breakdown.

From Riyadh, where the ripple effects of regional conflict are being felt far beyond the front lines. Gulf states are recalibrating, balancing security, diplomacy, and economic stability as tensions rise. Reporting from Saudi Arabia. Stay with me for the latest.

For decades, Iran and the Arab Gulf states have moved between confrontation and cautious engagement, dependency and rivalry. But the core dispute persists. Whether Iran should be integrated into the region’s security architecture — or contained by it — remains one of the Middle East’s most consequential strategic questions.

Mojtaba Khamenei — the son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei — has been elected as the country’s new leader following his father’s assassination. Supporters portray the move as continuity of his father’s policies. Critics call it the most dynastic moment in a revolution that once overthrew a monarchy. Under Iran’s constitution, Mojtaba Khamenei is both the country’s highest political authority — and the supreme religious leader for millions of Shia Muslims in Iran and beyond. His father assumed power just months after the end of the devastating Iran-Iraq war. Mojtaba Khamenei takes office during a far more dangerous moment. Whether he can unite the country, end the war, and reopen Iran to the world — or lead it into deeper confrontation and isolation — may define the future of the Islamic Republic.

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, will now be charged with leading Iran through the biggest crisis in the Islamic Republic’s modern history. Al Jazeera's @ResulSerdarAtas explains.

How does a changed threat perception drive regional diplomacy to prevent war? Why do regional states favour policy pushback against Iran rather than regime change or containment strategies? My latest for @ChathamHouse chathamhouse.org/2026/02/why-ar…

Threat perceptions have changed. Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt all wish to avoid a US-Iran war that would bring even more upheaval to the region. Read @GalipDalay's (@CH_MENAP) latest analysis for Chatham House⤵️ chathamhouse.org/2026/02/why-ar…

After months of escalation, Iran and the U.S. are returning to the negotiating table in Geneva for a second round of talks. Senior leaders warn Iran will unleash its full military capacity if the U.S. attacks — and that it would spill into a broader conflict. Threatening to regionalise the war has become a central part of Iran’s deterrence strategy — repeated by the supreme leader, senior ministers, and military commanders. The message is twofold: raise the cost for Washington, and warn regional countries hosting U.S. bases that they could be drawn into any conflict if they don't stop the US.

After weeks of military threats and arguments over a venue, the US and Iran are about to hold talks in Oman, but the two have still not decided which topics are up for discussion. Al Jazeera’s @ResulSerdarAtas explains the disagreement.

Turkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warns against war with Iran, says Tehran is ready to negotiate again, and outlines his view of Iran’s role in a changing regional order. Watch the full interview here: aje.news/Hakan

I sat down with Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred interview. We spoke about Syria’s fragile ceasefire, the future of the SDF and Kurdish security structures, and what Turkiye would do if the Damascus–SDF truce collapses during IS prisoner transfers. We dug into Gaza, the controversial “Peace Board”, whether Turkiye would ever put boots on the ground, and if there is any path left to normalization with Israel. On Iran, he warned of possible Israeli intentions — and laid out how Ankara reads the escalating risk of a wider regional war. We discussed Ukraine, NATO, and a potential European security order that may no longer rely entirely on Washington — and where Turkiye fits into that equation. We examined the fallout from the Israeli strike on Doha, the reliability of the U.S. security umbrella, and Turkiye’s move toward a new regional defense architecture with Gulf and Asian partners. And finally, I asked him the personal question: What keeps him awake at night, and what is the single strategic goal guiding Turkiye’s foreign policy today? This is one of the most consequential interviews you’ll see on Turkiye’s role in a rapidly changing world.

“It is wrong to attack Iran,” says Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who warns that a regional war would have catastrophic consequences. Here’s a clip from my interview with Mr. Fidan in Ankara. The full interview airs on Al Jazeera English at 16:30 GMT on Thursday.

Al Jazeera’s @ResulSerdarAtas has been at a mosque in Aleppo that’s become a shelter for some of the thousands of families displaced by fighting between Syrian government forces and Kurdish-led fighters of the SDF.

Al Jazeera’s @ResulSerdarAtas has seen Syrian security forces in Aleppo trying to shoot down drones, after several attacks that suggest fighting with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is spreading.

A ceasefire has come into to force after heavy fighting in Aleppo, Syria. Clashes began after talks on integrating the Kurdish-led SDF into the national army stalled. Al Jazeera’s @ResulSerdarAtas reports from Syria.

@ResulSerdarAtas The Syrian army is setting a new deadline for SDF forces to leave the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood in Aleppo, a government source has told Al Jazeera. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/vvm7kp