The conflict in Syria and its increasingly wide-ranging spillover threaten everything going on in the region, including U.S. efforts to forge a serious nuclear deal with Iran.

In a recent visit Bahrain’s King hinted at the possibility of large investments in Pakistan. Is this another sign that Pakistan is aligning with the Gulf States against Iran?

Sunni militants in Pakistan recently kidnapped several Iranian border guards in a cross-border raid. Will Tehran’s increasingly belligerent demands to Islamabad for their return push Pakistan and Saudi Arabia even closer together?

A new energy deal between Pakistan and Qatar suggests that Gulf Arabs are moving closer to Pakistan in an attempt to balance a rising Iran.