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Iran’s President Says Leadership Has Authorized Talks While Vowing Firm Deterrence

The public announcement signals a shift toward limited, leadership‑approved diplomacy that keeps sovereignty and defence non‑negotiable.

Lebanon Audits Middle East Airlines After Pilots Report Flights Near Airstrikes

Israel's Defense Exports Hit Record $19.2 Billion in 2025

Hajj Concludes After Stoning Ritual as Saudi Officials Report More Than 1.7 Million Pilgrims

Israel Takes Delivery of First KC-46 Pegasus 'Gideon'

International Humanitarian Volunteers Detained Near Sirte, Libya

Hajj Sees Over 1.5 Million Foreign Pilgrims as Region Stays on Edge

Iraq Files UN Complaint Over Reported Secret Israeli Bases in Najaf Desert

Saudi Arabia Carried Out Covert Strikes in Iran and Iraq, Sources Say

Saudi Arabia Reportedly Struck Inside Iran in March, Reuters Says

UAE Quits OPEC as OPEC+ Approves Small Output Hike Hobbled by Hormuz

IAEA Says Most of Iran’s Highly Enriched Uranium Likely Remains at Isfahan

U.S. Offers $10 Million for Information on Iran-Aligned Militia Leader Haydar al-Sa’idi

Disney Abu Dhabi Plan Spurs “Disney World” Talk After Web Domain Surfaces

IRGC-Linked Report Warns Gulf Internet at Risk From Strait of Hormuz Cable Cuts

Canada Presses Israel for Probe Into Canadian’s Death in Lebanon

Iran Restores Military Control of the Strait of Hormuz After Brief Reopening

China Builds Diplomatic and Energy Leverage Before the Trump–Xi Summit

Hezbollah Denies Link After Syria Arrests Five in Foiled Damascus Bomb Plot

Laos Detains 52-Year-Old Japanese Man Over Suspected Child Prostitution