Arabian Gulf
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Kataib Hezbollah Threatens to Topple Al-Zaidi Government in Bid to Break Tehran’s Blockade
Baghdad faces a complex challenge in dealing with factions that possess independent military capabilities and adopt regional positions extending beyond…
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Al-Zaidi Pledges to Complete Disarmament of Armed Factions by Mid-2027
The Iraqi prime minister says the plan will be implemented gradually. The factions will initially observe a de-escalation period of…
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Saudi Arabia Restarts East-West Pipeline Ahead of Resumption of Exports From Yanbu
The pipeline’s gradual restart is particularly significant after oil industry sources warned last week that a prolonged shutdown could have…
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Al-Sadr Warns Against Foreign Interference in Iraq Following US Withdrawal
The leader of the Sadrist movement has welcomed the withdrawal scheduled for September 30 and called on Washington to honor…
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Gulf-Iran Meeting Expected to Reach Agreement on Navigation in the Strait of Hormuz
The Financial Times reports, citing its sources, that a meeting between the foreign ministers of the Gulf states and their…
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Tehran threatens to establish a maritime exclusion zone to pressure Gulf states
The escalation is aimed at bringing Gulf oil exports to a complete halt, amid doubts over Tehran’s military ability to…
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Court referrals bring the Qatar Gate scandal back into the spotlight
The French prosecutor’s request to put four people on trial is moving the case from corruption suspicions to a judicial…
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Harsh Sentence for Two Badr Members Signals Al-Zaidi’s Tougher Approach to Armed Factions
Iraqi court sentences two Badr members affiliated with the Popular Mobilization Forces to 15 years in prison for targeting the…
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Hormuz Crisis Puts Aqaba Port on the Map of Alternative Trade Routes
Jordan’s Aqaba port is emerging as an alternative gateway to Iraq and the Levant as shipping through the Strait of…
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Qaani to Iraqi factions: No surrender of weapons, no confrontation with the state
The commander of the Quds Force drew red lines concerning the issue of placing weapons exclusively under state control during…
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