RIYADH — A classified Pentagon briefing to the House Armed Services Committee on April 22 confirmed what shipping insurers and Saudi fiscal
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The Northwood Dilemma: Saudi Arabia’s Absence from the 30-Nation Hormuz Coalition and Why It Matters
LONDON — Thirty nations sent military planners to Northwood on Tuesday, the first time a non-NATO command structure has been used to
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DHAHRAN — Brent crude closed at $101.91 on April 22, its biggest single-day rally since the ceasefire was first announced, and Saudi
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RIYADH — The ceasefire extension that Donald Trump announced on April 21 does not contain a single clause requiring Iran to restore
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Table of Contents Pioneer and Chief Head West The Mine Clearance Gap Since September 2025 Why Do Wooden-Hulled Ships From 1992 Matter
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JEDDAH — The ceasefire expired at midnight, the first Indonesian pilgrims boarded their Hajj flights from Jakarta, and the IRGC seized two
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TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on April 20 formally labelled the United States naval blockade of Iranian ports an “act
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RIYADH — Saudi Transport Minister Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser spent the week of April 16-22, 2026, holding back-to-back virtual meetings with his
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Table of Contents Two Ships, Three Hours, Zero Warning The Touska Trigger Who Gave Permission? Can a Headless Navy Honor Its Own
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JEDDAH — Ali Akbar Velayati, the man who has advised Iran’s Supreme Leader for three decades, announced on April 20 that the
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