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Opinion: The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war in the Middle East
Opinion: The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war in the Middle East It took the Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 full months after his invasion of Ukraine to call what his country was engaged in a war. Even then, the word could only be used by him. Anyone else could get up to 15 years in prison for "disseminating false information". Six months after his second attack on Iran, US President Donald Trump is still in la-la land about the war from which he cannot
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Board of Peace's Mladenov says Gaza, West Bank escalation makes two-state solution 'impossible'
Board of Peace's Mladenov says Gaza, West Bank escalation makes two-state solution 'impossible' A top official within the US-backed Board of Peace on Monday said a failure to move forward in Gaza paired with rising violence in the occupied West Bank were making a two-state solution "impossible". Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza under the US-backed "Board of Peace" tasked with implementing an October ceasefire plan, was speaking at the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi. "I would say tha
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Pakistan through to Women’s Asia Cup semi-finals as Nashra leads Hong Kong rout
Pakistan booked their place in the Women’s Asia Cup semi-finals after spinner Nashra Sandhu’s triggered a 72-run drubbing of Hong Kong, China at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday night. Nashra took six wickets as Pakistan defended 143 runs — that included a stand-out contribution by Shawaal Zulfiqaar — to set their last-four date against Sri Lanka on Friday. Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana, for the third match in a row, chose to bat first, looking to undo the damage of Pakistan’s he
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US presence in Gulf 'not enough' for security, Qatari official says
US presence in Gulf 'not enough' for security, Qatari official says MEE staff on Mon, 09/07/2026 - 17:12 Foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari seemed to encourage a diversification away from sole reliance on Washington Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson, Majed al-Ansari, attends a session at the Hili Forum 2026 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 7 September 2026 (Fadel Senna/AFP) Off Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari on Monday appeared to indicate that the presence of US for
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The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war
The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war David Hearst on Mon, 09/07/2026 - 08:19 Mohammed bin Zayed should read history to learn that soft power will win over hard power every time, especially in today’s world – where legitimacy is key UAE's President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the airport in Abu Dhabi on 12 August 2026 (AFP) On It took the Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 full months after his invasion of Ukraine to call what his country was e
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Fatima Sana penalised for Verma send-off in Women’s Asia Cup match against India
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined 10 per cent of her match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the team’s Women’s Asia Cup match against India, according to an International Cricket Council media release published on Monday. The offence occurred in the Women’s Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan on Saturday, where the skipper dismissed Indian opener Shafali Verma and gestured towards the pavilion as a send-off. As per the media release, this gesturing meant Fatima wa
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UAE says its energy exports will not be 'held hostage' by Iran war
DUBAI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates is building alternative routes for its energy exports and trade to ensure they are not "held hostage" by the ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran, UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said on Monday. The conflict has had a significant impact on Gulf Arab states, including the UAE, after Tehran fired missiles at the country and attacked its oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. "Our energy exports will not be held hostage, nor will our trade a
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UAE warns exports will not be 'held hostage,' says rebuilding trust with Iran may take 'decades'
UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said Abu Dhabi would not accept threats to its energy exports or unilateral control of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Board of Peace official says Gaza, West Bank escalation makes two-state solution 'impossible'
A top official within the US-backed Board of Peace said on Monday that a failure to move forward in Gaza paired with rising violence in the West Bank are making a two-state solution “impossible”. Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza under the US-backed Board of Peace tasked with implementing an October 2025 ceasefire plan, was speaking at the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi. “I would say that if Gaza continues the way it is now, or does not move into implementing… the plan that we have un
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'Important but not enough': Iran war shows Gulf cannot rely on US for security, Qatar says
'Important but not enough': Iran war shows Gulf cannot rely on US for security, Qatar says Spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, Majed al-Ansari, said the war on Iran had shown that Gulf states could no longer rely on strategic alliances with the United States for their security. Speaking at the Hili Forum in Abu Dhabi, Ansari said the international forces and the US alliance were important but "not enough" to ensure the security of the region. “We need to realise in the Gulf that havi
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Iran vows to respond to US strikes, says US energy companies' facilities are 'exposed'
By Nayera Abdallah and Eman Abouhassira DUBAI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Monday to retaliate against any new U.S. attacks on its assets, warning that the energy production chain in the region was "sprawling, accessible and exposed" and that U.S. oil and gas companies there shared that exposure. "Strike our assets and you get struck," Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said after U.S. and Iranian strikes on shipping at the weekend that pushed oil prices up to six-week h
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Iran says to announce new restricted zone in the Gulf in the coming days
By Yasnime Ghania and Hatem Maher DUBAI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Iran said it will announce a new restricted zone in the Gulf in the coming days, along with maps of a new shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, as a weekend exchange of strikes on shipping sent oil prices higher on Monday. The new restricted zone will begin from where the U.S. blockade of Iran begins and extend into areas of the Gulf, Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said on Sunday in a
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Arab, Muslim countries affirm establishing Palestinian state is condition for peace with Israel
The statement, which was also signed by Turkey, the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Pakistan, and Indonesia, warned about turning Palestinian emigration into real policy.
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Iran to tackle economic issues, says further attacks will be 'more painful'
DUBAI, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Iran said it will step up efforts to tackle problems created by the U.S. sanctions that are crippling its economy, while a senior Iranian official warned of a "painful response" if it comes under further attack. Six months after U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran, the war appears to be at a stalemate. A preliminary ceasefire accord reached in June has unravelled and little progress has been made in diplomatic efforts to get the peace process back on track.
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Iran threatens South Korean assets if Seoul joins Hormuz mission
Iran threatens South Korean assets if Seoul joins Hormuz mission Iranian academic Mohammad Marandi has warned that Tehran would consider South Korea an enemy and could strike its economic and military interests across the Persian Gulf if Seoul joins the US-led war on Iran. Speaking on Al Mayadeen’s The Grand Standoff, Marandi said South Korea’s involvement in efforts to secure freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz would expose its interests in the region to Iranian retaliation. “If
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Eight foreign ministers condemn Katz and Ben Gvir’s Gaza displacement plan
Eight foreign ministers condemn Katz and Ben Gvir’s Gaza displacement plan The foreign ministers of eight countries have condemned statements and plans by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir for the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza. In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt said the proposals are a flagrant violation of international law and p
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Pakistan, 7 other Muslim nations condemn Israeli ministers' statements regarding Palestinians' mass removal from Gaza
Pakistan was among the Muslim nations on Sunday that condemned Israeli ministers’ statements regarding the displacement of the Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip, including proposals for plans and mechanisms aimed at forcibly removing them from their land. Earlier this week, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defence Minister Israel Katz had floated proposals for the mass removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, resurfacing an idea voiced repeatedly by right-wing pol
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Iran threatens South Korean assets if Seoul joins Hormuz mission
Iran threatens South Korean assets if Seoul joins Hormuz mission MEE staff on Sun, 09/06/2026 - 09:33 Warning by Iranian academic Mohammad Marandi comes as Seoul weighs possible military and naval contributions to restore navigation through Hormuz US Army AH-64 Apache helicopters at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, 21 August 2026 (Yonhap/AFP) Off Iranian academic Mohammad Marandi has warned that Tehran would consider South Korea an enemy and could strike its economic and military i
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Middle East crude oil exports in August down 39 percent, TankerTrackers says
Middle East crude oil exports in August down 39 percent, TankerTrackers says Crude oil exports out of the Middle East during August 2026 were down 39 percent since the January and February baseline of 18.5 million barrels per day (mbpd), according to oil-tracking firm TankerTrackers. The sharpest fall of 67 percent below pre-war levels was recorded in May, the firm said, adding that the current deficit is now only 7.2 mbpd, compared with 12.4 mbpd in May. The firm covered Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Ir
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Iranian tankers hit after IRGC ‘attack on US ships’
• Iran vows to carry out more severe strikes against military vessels if ‘blockade’ continues • Hegseth says Tehran’s oil tanker fleet ‘defenceless’ • US citizens in Bahrain urged to ‘exercise heightened vigilance’ DUBAI: US forces struck three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, US Central Command said, including one off the coast of Kharg Island, near Iran’s key oil export hub. The strikes were carried out after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy s
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India upend Pakistan for seven-wicket win in Women’s Asia Cup
India brushed Pakistan aside in an emphatic seven-wicket win when the two sides met during the Women’s Asia Cup in Dubai on Saturday, marking India’s seventh Asia Cup triumph against Pakistan in eight matches. Captain Fatima Sana won the toss and chose to bat first, trying to replicate the successful template of Pakistan’s win against Thailand on Tuesday. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who became the first player, man or woman to hit the 150-match mark in T20 internationals, said that this was
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To sustain global influence, Gulf economies recalibrate foreign investments as war drains revenues
To sustain global influence, Gulf economies recalibrate foreign investments as war drains revenues Gaspard Rouffin on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 11:46 Closure of Hormuz is forcing GCC states to balance domestic infrastructure and overseas economic ambitions for political influence to maintain soft power A general view shows Abu Dhabi's skyline across the Gulf waters in the Emirati capital (Karim Sahib/AFP) Off Economies across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qata
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Iranian tanker hit by US attack near Iran's Kharg Island, Tasnim says
DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - An Iranian tanker was hit by U.S. forces on Saturday near Iran's key oil export hub, Kharg Island, in the Gulf, the semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim reported. According to a Tasnim correspondent from Kharg, the tanker was hit by four U.S. missiles in the area of Kharg Island's anchorage. Tasnim quoted local sources as saying there were no casualties and the tanker's crew was being evacuated. There was no immediate official announcement by Iranian authorities and
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US strikes three Iranian oil tankers after IRGC attack on American naval ships, Central Command says
DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankerson Saturday, U.S. Central Command said, including one off the coast of Kharg Island, near Iran's key oil exporthub. The strikes were carried out after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missilesat two U.S. Navy ships,Central Command said. “Let the message to theIRGC be clear: If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost — taking out three of yours," said Admiral Brad C
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US, Iranian forces fire at vessels in waters near Iran
DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. and Iranian forces fired at vessels in waters around Iran on Saturday, including three Iranian oil carriers struck by the Americans and three tankers that Iran said it targeted while on unauthorized routes in the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command said it struck the three Iranian vessels, including one off the coast ofKharg Island, near Iran's oil export hub, after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at twoU.S. Navy ships.
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Blasts heard near Iran's Kharg Island in Gulf, amid reports tanker hit
DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Explosions were heard on Saturday near Iran's Kharg Island in the Gulf, a key oil terminal, Iranian media said, amid unconfirmed reports that an Iranian tanker was targeted nearby by U.S. forces. The semi-official Fars news agency said explosion sounds were heard from the Gulf, but no sign of smoke was seen and the origin of the blasts was unknown. The state-affiliated Nournews said there were unconfirmed reports from local sources that an Iranian tanker had been hit ne
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Iran army says US bid to weaken its Hormuz control answered 'within 15 minutes'
Iran army says US bid to weaken its Hormuz control answered 'within 15 minutes' Iran responded decisively to the US attempt to weaken or eliminate the Iranian forces’ control over the Strait of Hormuz, army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia has said. In a statement carried by IRNA, General Akraminia revealed more details about Iranian response to US strikes on Sirik Island on 30 August. He said just 15 minutes after the strikes, the first Iranian missiles and drones were launched,
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Police register case against woman’s husband, cousin after she is found dead in Rawalpindi home
Police on Friday registered a first information report (FIR) against a woman’s husband and his cousin after her body was found inside a house in Rawalpindi. According to a statement issued by Outer Saddar police, the woman’s body was found inside a room of the residential premises in the garrison city. “A case has been registered under murder charges on the complaint of the woman’s brother,” the police spokesperson said, adding that the woman’s husband and his cousin had been named in the FIR an
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Budanov says Abu Dhabi talks discussed options for governing occupied Donbas territories – NYT
Talks in Abu Dhabi considered three possible options for post-war governance of Donbas territories: handing them over to private military contractors, placing them under the management of U.S.
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Top Reform officials filmed allegedly plotting to break law on foreign donations
Top Reform officials filmed allegedly plotting to break law on foreign donations Imran Mulla on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 11:49 Two senior Reform officials have stepped down pending an investigation, while party leader Nigel Farage says no rules were broken Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks during a tribute to the late Ann Widdecombe on the second day of the annual Reform UK party conference at the NEC in Birmingham, central England, on 4 September 2026 (AFP) Off Reform UK has suspended two senio
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UAE-linked networks supplying weapons and fighters for Sudan atrocities, UN finds
UAE-linked networks supplying weapons and fighters for Sudan atrocities, UN finds Sondos Asem on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 11:37 Investigators identify an Abu Dhabi-linked recruitment operation that deployed Colombians alongside the RSF An armed defector from the RSF on his way to surrendering to the Sudanese military in the west of Omdurman, on 19 August 2026 (Ebrahim Hamid/AFP) Off Foreign weapons, military technology and mercenaries are sustaining Sudan’s war and enabling attacks that may amount
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'Secretive' UAE and Swiss-based firms reportedly major crude suppliers to Israel
'Secretive' UAE and Swiss-based firms reportedly major crude suppliers to Israel Two little-known oil traders, Vitol and Heritage Petroleum FZCO, have emerged as two of the top suppliers of crude to Israel during its genocide in Gaza, according to a new report by Oil Change International (OCI) and the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO). Together, the companies collectively exported approximately 22m barrels to Israel, representing 11 percent of the country’s total crude im
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'Secretive' UAE and Swiss-based firms found to be major crude suppliers to Israel, says report
'Secretive' UAE and Swiss-based firms found to be major crude suppliers to Israel, says report Katherine Hearst on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 11:55 Vitol and Heritage Petroleum FZCO supplied 22m barrels of crude, much of it shipped via Turkey despite Ankara’s trade embargo, new data has revealed A crude oil tanker crosses the Bosphorus Strait in the Besiktas district of Istanbul on 6 April 2018 (Ozan Kose/AFP) Off Two little-known oil traders, Vitol and Heritage Petroleum FZCO, have emerged as two of
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UAE President pardons Egyptian poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi
UAE President pardons Egyptian poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi Katherine Hearst on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 11:34 The Egyptian-Turkish national was 'forcibly disappeared' following his extradition to the United Arab Emirates and facing a 10-year prison sentence Off The President of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned Egyptian poet and high-profile activist Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who was facing a ten-year prison sentence, Emirati media reported. According to the reports, Sheikh Mohame
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Vance: US investigating strike on Iran wedding 'very fully'
Vance: US investigating strike on Iran wedding 'very fully' Yasmine El-Sabawi on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 20:18 The US vice president insisted that there is no ongoing 'war' with Iran US Vice President JD Vance take questions from reporters at the White House in Washington, on 3 September 2026 (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Off US Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Thursday that the US is "very fully" investigating the military's reported strikes on a wedding in Iran which killed at least four
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Palestine will outlast Blair and his grotesque 'Board of Peace'
Palestine will outlast Blair and his grotesque 'Board of Peace' Soumaya Ghannoushi on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 16:23 As Gaza reconstruction stalls, the former UK prime minister stands accused of attempting to rewrite the country's history Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, pictured in 2023, has denied a report that he sought to have the word ‘Palestine’ removed from Palestinian textbooks (Charles McQuillan/AFP) Off Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s latest reported intervention in the Mid
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US pressure on Iran starting to tell, as sanctions and blockade bite
(Widens distribution) By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. campaign to throttle Iran's economy byblockading its oil exports and stopping sanctions evasion is growing increasingly difficult to withstand, three senior Iranian sources said. Washington has in recent weeks sought to ratchet up the economic pressure on Tehran, in an effort to extract concessions in any future negotiation that six months of conflict have so far failed to secure.
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US diplomat Boulos won't name 'at least 12 countries' involved in Sudan war
US diplomat Boulos won't name 'at least 12 countries' involved in Sudan war Oscar Rickett on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 15:51 Trump adviser does not name UAE, Egypt or Turkey, saying 'we are not here to go into these details' Massad Boulos, senior advisor to the US president on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs, speaks with the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, 21 July 2026 (AFP) Off US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser on African and Arab affairs has said “at least 12 countries” a
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Number of Iranian military personnel reported killed by US strikes this week rises to 13
DUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday the deaths of six more military personnel from U.S. strikes this week, bringing the military death toll to at least 13. The U.S. strikes on Tuesday were the most extensive for weeks. In the latest report on military deaths, Tasnim said six members of the regular military, including three pilots, had been killed in southern Iran. It gave no additional detail on the location.
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Hawala networks increasingly use virtual assets, fintech to conceal illicit wealth: FATF, OECD
ISLAMABAD: Traditional underground financial networks, including hawala and other similar service providers (HOSSPs), have become increasingly professionalised and are making greater use of virtual assets and fintech platforms to conceal billions of dollars in illicit wealth, according to a new joint report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The report was jointly prepared by the two Paris-based organisations, which sp
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Iran targets US bases as Israel warns sanctions could drive Tehran to ‘desperate steps’
Air bases used by US in the UAE and Kuwait hit as the Israeli defence chief says Iran’s regime fears collapse due to economic pressures Iran has continued to demonstrate an ability to target bases in the Gulf used by the US despite six months of war and a new sanctions regime described by the Trump administration as an “economic D-day”. As Iran’s military targeted US bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, despite threats of further strikes by the US president, Israel’s defence chief warne
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Iran attacks US targets despite Trump threats
Iran attacked US military bases in Kuwait on Thursday, despite US President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war. The new clashes, which began with US raids on Sunday, deepen the ongoing impasse in the war, as Iran maintains a stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the United States presses its counter-blockade of Iranian ports. Trump said his military was prepared to attack Iran “any time we want” after extensive US bombardment of site
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Iran confirms missile and drone attacks on US bases in UAE and Kuwait
Iran confirms missile and drone attacks on US bases in UAE and Kuwait Iran’s army says it launched missiles and suicide drones at US military bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait early today. The strikes hit satellite communications systems, equipment warehouses and hangars housing American fighter jets at Kuwait’s Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, the army said. Iranian forces also targeted US positions and radar systems at Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE. The army warned that its ground forces w
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Iran strikes US military bases in Kuwait, UAE — army statement
According to the Iranian army, the attacks targeted satellite communication systems, supply depots and US airfields
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Iran targets US bases in Kuwait despite warnings from Trump
Iran attacked US military bases in Kuwait on Thursday, despite US President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war. Trump said his military was prepared to attack Iran “any time we want” after extensive US bombardment of sites across the country left at least 19 Iranians dead. Tehran retaliated by hitting US military targets across the Middle East, including in Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan...
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Morning update
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: The spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said that it laid more naval mines south of Strait of Hormuz, dismissing US claims of control over the strategic passage. "The only thing CENTCOM could do in response was rename the Strait using Photoshop. Problem solved! You can just use Photoshop to get the oil tankers through, too!" Ebrahim Zolfaghari said, mocking earlier pictures released
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Iran attacks US targets despite Trump threats
Iran attacked US military bases in Kuwait on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war. Trump said his military was prepared to attack Iran "any time we want" after extensive US bombardment of sites across the country left at least 19 Iranians dead. Tehran retaliated by hitting US military targets across the Middle East, including in Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.
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Mideast live: Kuwait army says intercepting missile, drone attack from Iran
Kuwait's army said Thursday it was intercepting a missile and drone attack from Iran, as Tehran targeted US allies in the Middle East. Iran has targeted US bases in Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region after extensive US bombardment on Tuesday of sites across the Islamic republic. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
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Witkoff held talks with senior UAE official amid economic crackdown on Iran: Report
Witkoff held talks with senior UAE official amid economic crackdown on Iran: Report White House envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with the UAE's national security adviser to discuss the next steps on Iran, according to Axios. Witkoff met with Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed al Nahyan on the Italian island of Sardinia, where they brainstormed the subsequent actions amid the war on Iran and discussed other issues, one source told the website. The talks, which were not announced by the White House, took p
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