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Why Saudi Arabia is still resisting Trump's pressure to join Abraham Accords - analysis
Gulf countries tend to be cautious, and they care about protocol, respect, and ceremony - they don’t want to be seen as being used. They want to feel like partners.
Trump demands Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan join Abraham Accords as part of Iran deal
Iran demands access to $12b. assets frozen in Qatar as precondition to advancing talks - report
Gulf states couldn't bear cost of another war, pressure Trump to avoid attacking Iran - analysis
Qatar said to carry strikes in Iran over past 24 hours, spokesman denies 'joining campaign'
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said Doha had not joined the "campaign targeting Iran," but stressed it was "exercising our right in self defense and deterring Iranian attacks."
Arab media split as Gulf states condemn Iran while Iran-aligned actors denounce US-Israel strikes
Gulf governments emphasize sovereignty and civilian protection as Iran-aligned actors frame the confrontation as external aggression
US urges citizens to immediately depart over a dozen Middle Eastern countries, including Israel
Mora Namdar, the State Department's assistant secretary for consular affairs, said US citizens should leave using available commercial transportation "due to safety risks."
Qatar shoots down two Iranian Su-24 fighter jets over airspace as Gulf states suffer Iran strikes
Arab states in the Gulf, all close US allies, have come under Iranian drone and missile attack since the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Saturday.
Russia's Putin offers to mediate with Iran, calls US-Israeli strikes 'unprovoked aggression'
In a series of calls with the leaders of the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar, Putin criticized the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, which the Kremlin described as "unprovoked aggression."
As Middle East redraws post-Iran war maps, new alignments are leaving Israel behind - opinion
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt are forging alliances, reshaping Middle East politics as old enemies fade and new regional ties emerge.
Iranian officials, including Khamenei, killed in Israeli strikes, Israeli sources say
Israeli officials informed of Khamenei's assasination • Netanyahu says objective to end Ayatollah's regime • Trump confirms US operation in Iran, tells IRGC to lay down arms
Trump’s Gaza gamble: Disarming Hamas must be a non-negotiable - opinion
The Board of Peace can’t succeed while Hamas remains militarized and continues to indoctrinate Gaza’s youth.
As Qatar tops foreign funding, Trump admin. ramps up probe of ‘malign’ influence at US universities
Trump has threatened to cut federal funding to universities over issues such as pro-Palestinian protests against the war in Gaza, transgender policies, and climate initiatives.
Pentagon moves troops at Qatar Al Udeid, Middle East bases amid tensions with Iran - NYT
The New York Times reported that the Pentagon has been moving troops from several bases amid a possible escalation with Iran, including those in Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE, among others.
