EghtesadOnline: US President Donald Trump’s so-called “deal of the century” on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a unilateral proposal that is detrimental to global peace and security and sets a dangerous precedent in international relations, Iran’s former envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation said.

EghtesadOnline: As the price of oil stays stubbornly low, investors in the Middle East are turning to deals. Mergers and acquisitions activity in the Persian Gulf region is set to accelerate as lower oil prices force governments and corporations to consolidate fragmented industries, according to Bank of America Corp.

EghtesadOnline: Disputes between Arab and non-Arab Muslim countries have emboldened the US and Israel to propose a lopsided Middle East peace plan, an expert on international relations said.

EghtesadOnline: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who had tried to carve out a role mediating between Washington and Tehran, said on Monday he was “deeply worried” by tensions in the Middle East.

EghtesadOnline: The security conference hosted by Bahrain will only spread propaganda and not help stabilize the Middle East, a lawmaker said.

EghtesadOnline: Japan said on Friday it will not join any US coalition to protect merchant vessels in Middle East waterways, but will instead send a separate force of ships and planes to guard ships supplying Japan from the key oil-producing region.

EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday Tokyo will continue to work for Middle East stability.

EghtesadOnline: Chairman of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Monday that the fabricated Zionist regime is the rootcause of terrorism in the Middle East region orchestrated by western powers.