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UN can’t confirm Iran attacked Saudi oil facilities, Guterres says

The UN has been unable to confirm Iranian involvement in an attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said

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US claims capture of Iranian missile parts off Yemen coast

The US State Department released images of what it claims are Iranian-made missile components captured off Yemen's coast last month

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French naval base in UAE to host European-led Gulf maritime monitoring mission

A European-led maritime surveillance initiative to monitor Gulf waters will be stationed at a French naval base in Abu Dhabi

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A familiar adversary emerges in Israel’s proxy war with Iran

An old enemy – anti-aircraft missile systems – features again in Israel's latest proxy war with Iran in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq

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Consequences of the US withdrawal from Syria

The US will have to reckon with the consequences of Trump's greenlighting the Turkish invasion in northeast Syria, Jonathan Ruhe and Ari Cicure argue

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The US is consolidating its Syria role in the Middle Euphrates valley. Here’s why it matters.

Despite withdrawing from northern Syria, the US military will secure oil installations in the east to deter Iran and the regime

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Iran ‘terrorist’ plot against MEK thwarted, Albania police say

Albanian police said they had thwarted a planned attack by a Tehran-backed "terrorist cell" against opponents of the Iranian government

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Bahrain hosts Gulf maritime security conference with Israel in attendance

Representatives from more than 60 countries including met in Bahrain to discuss maritime security following attacks on tankers in the Gulf and Saudi oil installations

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Iran slams Turkish plan for northeast Syria military bases

Iran denounced as "unacceptable" any move by Turkey to establish military bases in northeast Syria, saying such a step would face opposition

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Amid Iraqi protests, Kurdish region balances Iran’s IRGC

The US partnering with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is a force multiplier to keep stability in the region as Baghdad grapples with protests, Seth Frantzman and Dr. Eric Mandel argue

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