Gulf
Xi Jinping warns against great-power conflict in the Gulf as China, Oman eye trade pact
Last week, China's Foreign Ministry said the country will soon be dispatching its special envoys to the Middle East to promote engagement and de-escalation.
UAE says oil leak from tanker has been stopped, pollution eases
Tehran threatens strikes on energy, civilian targets, and nuclear escalation if attacked - report
Covert CIA and Mossad operations inside Iran ahead of a possible new war - opinion
CENTCOM, IDF, Arab militaries held military summit on Middle East, Iran, source confirms to 'Post'
A source from within CENTCOM confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that it hosted senior military leaders from eight countries at a closed conference in Germany last week.
Israel only beneficiary of Iran-Gulf rift, says Iran's FM, while denying US Pickaxe Mountain claims
Trump had said last week that the US could hit Pickaxe Mountain and urged Iran to be cautious.
Gulf foreign ministers to meet with Iranian FM in push to secure deal for Strait of Hormuz - report
The gathering is scheduled to be held on Monday in the Omani coastal city of Salalah, the report said, citing two people briefed on the matter.
Iran's 'last man standing': Will weakening Houthis put Iran's Middle East plans to bed? - analysis
If the Iranian regime doesn’t collapse, that doesn’t mean change is stymied. In fact, a blockaded and weakened Iran may not be able to support its proxies as much.
Hormuz shipping traffic dips as Iran warns Gulf energy infrastructure is vulnerable
Iran’s latest threats against the US coincided with slower shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, as concerns persist over attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure.
UAE warns exports won't be 'held hostage' by Iran war as Gulf states say US alliance is not enough
UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said Abu Dhabi would not accept threats to its energy exports or unilateral control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran ready to announce restricted zone in Strait of Hormuz, security council secretary claims
Rezaei added that maps of ships' passage in the Strait of Hormuz which had been agreed upon with Oman would also be signed in coming days.
Iran's response to US attacks will be 'faster, heavier, more painful,' Ghalibaf says
"From now on, any attack against Iran’s interests and security will receive a faster, heavier, and more painful response,” Ghalibaf said in a speech published on his Telegram channel.
Iranian media pushing for regime to sever international undersea fiber-optic cables in Hormuz
The managing editor of the ultra-conservative Kayhan newspaper insisted that disrupting or cutting off the internet cables was a “necessary measure” to respond to the “crimes of America."
US strikes Iranian targets in Bandar Abbas after US Embassy warns of ‘potential for escalation’
Trump says Iran will be ‘totally wiped out as a country’ • Iran says it will no longer exercise restraint with US • Explosions heard in Jordan
