Thembisa Fakude

Thembisa Fakude is a researcher for the Al Jazeera Center for Studies and holds a Master Degree in politics from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He is former Chairperson of the Foreign Correspondents Association of Southern Africa.

Donald Trump

Trump is Using Saudi Arabia to Prop up his Big Oil Donors, and that should Worry Us

Thembisa Fakude

( Middle East Monitor ) – When Saudi Arabia approached members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its affiliates recently to cut oil production in an attempt to cushion the impact of the falling oil prices as a result of Covid-19, Russia rejected the proposal. The subsequent spat between Moscow and Riyadh […]

Iran

Paper Tiger? Iran is Talking Big after US Assassination of Soleimani, but Has Few Options

Thembisa Fakude

By Thembisa Fakude | @fakudet | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The most plausible reason why President Trump ordered the assassination of the Iranian general commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Qassem Soleimani, is to shift attention away from the ongoing impeachment process in the US media. Soleimani and the commander of […]