Middle East
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Mar- 2026 -4 March
Ukraine Offers Gulf States Air Defense Swap
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered US allies in the Middle East a swap of some of their air defense missiles in exchange for Kyiv's vaunted drone interceptors, to better protect them from Iranian drone attacks.
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4 March
NATO Chief Says ‘Widespread Support’ for US Iran Campaign
NATO chief Mark Rutte said Tuesday there was broad backing among US European allies for President Donald Trump's military campaign against Iran.
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3 March
UN Urges All Sides in Middle East War to ‘Come to Their Senses’
The UN on Tuesday urged all parties to "come to their senses" and end the war in the Middle East, with fear and panic spreading across the region and beyond.
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3 March
South Korea, UAE Ink $35B Industrial Defense Deal
South Korea and the UAE have signed a defense industry cooperation memorandum of understanding valued at more than $35 billion, part of a broader $65-billion bilateral cooperation package.
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3 March
Trump Warns of Longer Iran War as Riyadh, Beirut Hit
US President Donald Trump warned that his attack on Iran could extend longer than a month.
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3 March
‘Thank You, Madam President’: Melania Trump Leads UN Security Council as Iran War Rages
First Lady Melania Trump pressed the cause of children caught in conflict as she chaired a UN Security Council meeting Monday as the US-Israeli war against Iran raged.
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2 March
UN Calls for Restraint After Israel-Hezbollah Clashes
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for restraint as clashes between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon intensified amid the Israeli and US war on the armed group's main backer Iran.
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2 March
China Backs Iran ‘Defending Sovereignty,’ Vows to Push for Peace
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart on a call Monday that Beijing supports Tehran defending itself against US-Israeli strikes.
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2 March
Trump Seeks to Justify Iran War to US Public
President Donald Trump on Sunday sought to justify the military operation against Iran by citing the need to ensure America's long-term security.
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1 March
Iran War Spreads Across Region as US, Israel Suffer Losses
The US hit hundreds of targets across Iran, and Israel expanded its bombing to Lebanon as President Donald Trump vowed to avenge the first US deaths in the war he launched to topple Tehran's ruling clerics.
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