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Trump Iran
QiOSK

As Tehran cracks down, Trump’s instinct will likely be to stay out

The president is already walking back promises to intervene

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Middle East

Is the Saudi-UAE rivalry heading for more violence?

The Emiratis' desire to crush Islamists and dominate geopolitically at all costs, particularly in Yemen and Sudan, is clashing with old friends in Riyadh

Gaza refugees
Middle East

By suspending 37 aid orgs is Israel pushing toward a final expulsion?

At the very least, the decision to cut loose every major Gaza humanitarian group could lead to the utter collapse of Trump's peace plan

Marinera ship (Ex-Bella 1)
QiOSK

US capture of Russian-flagged ship could derail Ukraine War talks

Experts say this could also give Europeans permission to seize Moscow's ships and kill relations

‘Locked and loaded’: Trump threatens to attack Iran
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‘Locked and loaded’: Trump threatens to attack Iran

If Iranian authorities kill protestors, the US will ‘come to their rescue’, Trump says

STC Yemen
Middle East

Saudi bombs will not thwart new UAE-linked 'South Arabia' in Yemen

It might have set back the Emirates' support some, but the STC secessionist movement is strong and still on a roll towards carving out a separate state