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JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence confirmed that its servicemen have died in the 2026 Iran war — not through a

RIYADH — Brent crude fell to $91 a barrel on May 29 — its third consecutive daily decline, down nearly $24 from

LIMASSOL — Prince Faisal bin Farhan walked into the EU Gymnich foreign ministers’ meeting in Cyprus on May 27, ending more than

Ali Akbar Velayati served as Iran’s Foreign Minister for sixteen consecutive years (1981–1997) before moving into the Supreme Leader’s advisory apparatus —

RIYADH — Donald Trump told his Cabinet on May 27 that he might kill the Iran deal unless Saudi Arabia joins the

LONDON — Forty nations have signed onto a UK-France coalition that will determine who governs the Strait of Hormuz after the war

WASHINGTON — On the holiest day of the Islamic calendar, with 1.8 million pilgrims standing at Arafat, the Foundation for Defense of

ABU DHABI — Anwar Gargash called the GCC’s response to the Iran war “the weakest historically” on April 27, and when nineteen

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s defence minister went on live television Monday night and told the country that joining the Abraham Accords “clashes with

RIYADH — Iran did not reject the American deal this week. It let the Islamic calendar do the rejecting. From Tarwiyah Day

DOHA — Iran’s parliament speaker landed in Qatar on May 25 carrying a $12 billion demand for frozen assets, the same day

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump told the leaders of eight countries on Saturday that signing the Abraham Accords is “mandatory” for any nation

RIYADH — The Phase 1 framework between Washington and Tehran, confirmed in detail by Axios on May 24, contains a clause that

WASHINGTON — The largest American naval deployment to the Persian Gulf since 1991 is not leaving, and the reason should alarm Riyadh

Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz — the 38-kilometre-wide chokepoint through which approximately 21 million barrels of oil and 120 billion

RIYADH — Donald Trump declared an agreement with Iran “largely negotiated” on Friday, confirming a framework that extends the ceasefire, reopens the