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The Gulf woke on Friday to a familiar mix of diplomatic signalling and maritime unease. Shipping around the Strait of Hormuz is under growing strain, and Washington has...

Daily life in the UAE carried on as usual on Wednesday. The wider region, though, stayed on edge. Talks between the United States and Iran have not produced...

US forces struck targets on Iran’s Qeshm Island late on Monday, according to American media reports citing officials. The strikes add fresh uncertainty to a war now in...

The military build-up around the Gulf has grown again, even as diplomats try to keep a deal alive. For UAE residents, Thursday brings a familiar mix of reassurance...

Iran said on Wednesday that it has received Washington's formal reply to its plan for ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. State media reported that...

Iran's president told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that his country would never bow its head to American pressure. On the same day, officials from Tehran...

Diplomacy and confrontation ran in parallel across the Gulf on Monday. US President Donald Trump signalled he would be willing to sit down with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar Opposed UAE’s Proposal for Unified Gulf Response to Iran Attacks The United Arab Emirates reportedly attempted to organise a unified Gulf military response against...

Donald Trump Explains Why He Agreed With Xi Jinping’s Remark on US Decline US President Donald Trump has sparked fresh global debate after responding to Chinese President Xi...

S Jaishankar Criticises Unilateral Sanctions Amid Escalating Middle East Crisis India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar strongly raised concerns over the growing use of unilateral sanctions and coercive...