{“content”: “ TEHRAN u2014 Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority opened its official X account on May 18 u2014 the same day three
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RIYADH — Mohammed bin Salman called Donald Trump on May 18 and stopped an American airstrike on Iran scheduled for the following
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Global Oil Stocks Falling at Record 8.5 Million Barrels a Day as IEA Warns Structural Deficit Is Beyond Diplomacy DHAHRAN — The
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JEDDAH — Iran has placed 30,000 nationals inside Saudi Arabia for Hajj 2026, entering through the Jadidat Arar border crossing from Iraq
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KUWAIT CITY — Six armed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel landed on Bubiyan Island on May 1, slipping ashore from a rented
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RIYADH — Iran stated on May 19 that it is not negotiating its nuclear program at this stage. The declaration, reported by
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ABU DHABI — On May 18, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed called Donald Trump to demand the United States stand down from a
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RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet issued a formal security warning on May 19, declaring the Kingdom “will never hesitate to take all
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RIYADH — Gulf officials told the Wall Street Journal on May 19 that they had no idea a US strike on Iran
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WASHINGTON — The National Security Council convened in the White House Situation Room on May 19 to review strike options against Iran
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WASHINGTON — Fifty-two days before Mohammed bin Salman spent the largest single unit of Saudi political capital since the founding of the
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ISTANBUL — Iran sent deputy foreign ministers to negotiate with Europe in Istanbul this week while simultaneously routing a revised nuclear proposal
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JEDDAH — India’s last Hajj charter flight departs today, May 19, closing the outbound airlift for 175,025 Indian pilgrims — while Indonesia’s
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RIYADH — Saudi state television channel Al-Hadath reported on May 19 that “agreements have reportedly been reached regarding easing the blockade in
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{“content”: “ RIYADH u2014 “I have been asked by the Emir of Qatar, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, and the President
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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump threatened to annihilate Iran on Saturday night and offered to lift oil sanctions on Sunday morning, and the
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Trump and MBS at the White House on November 18, 2025 — the same diplomatic channel through which MBS transmitted the request
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RIYADH — Pakistan has deployed approximately 8,000 combat troops, 16 JF-17 Block III fighters, two drone squadrons, and a Chinese-built HQ-9 air-defense
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RIYADH — Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency, which has documented editorial links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported on May 18
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BAGHDAD — Three drones crossed from Iraqi airspace into Saudi Arabia on May 17. The same week, the Popular Mobilization Forces deployed
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WASHINGTON — Trump’s National Security Council meets on Monday to hear CENTCOM commanders present operational plans to physically seize part of the
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Saudi Arabia Spent Its Annual Deficit in Ninety Days RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s first-quarter 2026 budget deficit of SAR 125.7 billion ($33.5
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WASHINGTON — Iran has restored 30 of 33 IRGC missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz to operational status, according to US
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WASHINGTON — The National Security Council convenes Tuesday in the Situation Room with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
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RIYADH — Amin Nasser, the man who runs the company that is Saudi Arabia’s treasury, told an earnings call on May 11
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