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'Once Trump accepted Iranian 14-point proposal as basis of talks, he gave Iran political initiative'
08/06/2026
Middle East
Muslim worshippers defy blistering heat for Hajj pilgrimage at Mount Arafat
26/05/2026
Middle East
Hajj pilgrims battle Mecca's scorching heat with ice cream and giant fans
25/05/2026
Middle East
Despite Middle East war, foreign pilgrims flock to Mecca for Hajj
24/05/2026
Middle East
'Huge mismatch' between Iran, US and Gulf States' expectations, analyst says
19/05/2026
Middle East
Trump claims he called off an Iran strike to allow for ‘serious negotiations’
18/05/2026
As it happened
Middle East
Why did Saudi Arabia and the UAE allegedly carry out secret bombing raids on Iran?
14/05/2026
Explainer
Middle East
Business
100 million barrels lost every week Strait of Hormuz is shut, Saudi Aramco CEO says
12/05/2026
Business
Can Pakistan play brother-in-arms role as Gulf states eye security shifts?
05/05/2026
Analysis
Middle East
Marco Rubio says offensive stage of Iran war is over
05/05/2026
As it happened
Middle East
OPEC+ raises oil output quotas for 'stability' after shock UAE pull-out
03/05/2026
Middle East
Business
UAE leaves OPEC in blow to oil cartel
28/04/2026
Business
UAE to quit global oil cartel OPEC, citing 'national interests'
28/04/2026
Middle East
Tale of two truces: Lebanon 'steps up' alongside Israel as Tehran, Washington edge towards deal
18/04/2026
Middle East
The Debate
Will the Gulf ever be the same? Trump, Iran and the Arabian Peninsula
15/04/2026
Middle East
Iran believes they hold the cards amid 'dysfunction & chaos in US national security decision-making'
12/04/2026
Middle East
Iran continues to target Gulf countries despite ceasefire announcement
08/04/2026
Middle East
Gulf allies privately make the case to Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeated
31/03/2026
Middle East
The Debate
Boots on the ground? Trump eyes Iran's oil hub of Kharg Island
30/03/2026
Middle East
Ukraine signs defence agreements with Gulf Nations eager to fend off Iranian drones
30/03/2026
Middle East
Zelensky hails 'historic' defence agreements with Gulf states
30/03/2026
Europe
‘Transnational repression’: Iranian diaspora faces harassment, death threats, pressure on families
30/03/2026
Middle East
Pakistan offers to host US-Iran talks as Tehran warns ground troops would be 'set on fire'
29/03/2026
Middle East
Zelensky visits Jordan on Middle East tour to bolster security ties
29/03/2026
Europe
Iranian strike on Saudi base wounds several US troops, damages aircraft
28/03/2026
Middle East
Ukraine, UAE seal defence deal: Kyiv’s 'know-how and equipment” gain recognition
28/03/2026
Middle East
'New phenomenon of dangerous rhetoric': World leaders embrace proud disregard for international law
27/03/2026
Middle East
US, Israeli war goals 'not realistic': Regime change in Iran 'can't be achieved' by airstrikes
27/03/2026
Middle East
As 'war of choice' escalates into international crisis, Miller says Trump has 'no strategy'
26/03/2026
Middle East
'Tehran assumes war is behind them: Iran will not capitulate, Trump has it all wrong'
26/03/2026
Middle East
Iraq caught between US and Iran, facing attacks from both warring sides & Iran-aligned actors within
26/03/2026
Once seeking de-escalation, Saudi Arabia now sees ‘no coexistence’ with hardline Iran
25/03/2026
Middle East
US goals shift: 'At the beginning of the Iran war, the US and Israel were on the same page'
25/03/2026
Middle East
Saudi leader said to be pushing Trump to continue war in Iran, New York Times reports
24/03/2026
Middle East
War on Iran: 'Fought on faulty assumptions, notion of externally delivered regime change delusional'
24/03/2026
Middle East
'We do not have a single war on Iran: We have an Israeli war and an American war'
24/03/2026
Middle East
Spotlight
Former senior advisor to Saudi government assesses likelihood of Gulf-style NATO
22/03/2026
Middle East
Spotlight
A spiralling energy crisis: Strikes on gas, oil sites send prices soaring again
20/03/2026
Middle East
Myth of liberation: As war rages, trapped Iranians 'curse' the regime, the Americans & the Israelis
20/03/2026
Middle East
'Volatile: Oil market much more resilient than in 1970s' as conflict speculation drives price swings
20/03/2026
Middle East
'Disaster: Attacks on gas infrastructure, in Iran and Qatar, may set us back several years'
19/03/2026
Middle East
Steven Everts: For Europeans, war on Iran 'a diversion' and 'giant gift to Putin'
19/03/2026
Middle East
Iran: Saudi Arabia warns of 'military action' over repeated attacks
19/03/2026
Middle East
Israel kills Iran’s intelligence chief as both sides ratchet up attacks on energy facilities
18/03/2026
Middle East
Both sides in Iran war ratchet up attacks on energy facilities, as oil prices surge
18/03/2026
Middle East
War on Iran: As top leaders and commanders are killed, 'regime will harden and close ranks'
17/03/2026
Middle East
Focus
Decades of deployment: America's extensive military presence in the Middle East
17/03/2026
Middle East
Iran's underground arsenal, decentralised military key to press on with strikes on Gulf states
16/03/2026
Middle East
Missiles and drone attacks across the UAE as Iran presses on with air campaign in Gulf
16/03/2026
Middle East
As 800,000 flee, half of Lebanon lives in war zones without markets, supplies or healthcare
13/03/2026
Middle East
Lebanon’s Mission Impossible: Could US and Israeli pressure to disarm Hezbollah lead to civil war?
13/03/2026
Middle East
Strait of Hormuz: Iran leverages control of a critical chokepoint in the global oil trade
13/03/2026
Middle East
'Mental, subjective impact': Iran taking on 'American might' with cyberterrorism
13/03/2026
Middle East
US tech giants on Iran's list of potential targets in Gulf countries
12/03/2026
Technology
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has 'very good links with the IRGC'
12/03/2026
Middle East
Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new Supreme Leader signals continuity to international community
12/03/2026
Middle East
'European Union needs a bit of a revolution: There is no European strategy or foreign policy'
12/03/2026
Europe
US war on Iran: 'An American war in desperate search of a strategy', expert says
12/03/2026
Middle East
US war on Iran: Using military force to achieve political outcomes rarely produces lasting stability
11/03/2026
Middle East
'US war on Iran tactically very successful: Strategic success will be 'elusive', warns Schneiderman
11/03/2026
Middle East
Dubai airport and Saudi oil field among targets of Iranian drones
11/03/2026
Middle East
Iran adoption a strategy of 'war of attrition on several fronts'
11/03/2026
Middle East
War on Iran risks emboldening hardliners, reinforcing value of covert nuclear programme
11/03/2026
Middle East
'There's going to be a complete reset of the region at the end of this war'
10/03/2026
Middle East
Iran war stifles Hormuz shipping: ‘Unprecedented’ impact on oil & global economy
10/03/2026
Middle East
Bahrain says Iranian drone attack damages water desalination plant
09/03/2026
Middle East
Iran keeps targeting Gulf states
08/03/2026
Middle East
Iran strikes five Gulf states: Arab league convene emergency session
08/03/2026
Middle East
'Purely defensive' posture: Europe’s reluctant role in an expanding Middle East conflict
06/03/2026
Middle East
'Catastrophic': Humanitarian emergency unfolding in Lebanon as Israeli airstrikes intensify
06/03/2026
Middle East
US war on Iran has no Plan B, warns Scott Lucas: 'Trump just wants to kill people and blow stuff up'
05/03/2026
Middle East
Israel's Lebanon offensive 'may ultimately legitimise Hezbollah, reinforce narrative of resistance'
05/03/2026
Middle East