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US arsenal gathers in Middle East as experts warn of extended conflict with Iran

According to the Washington Post, flight-tracking data show that tanker planes, fighter jets, and other US military aircraft have been repositioned in recent days, including advanced F-35s.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
Senator Lindsey Graham speaks at the David Kempinski hotel in Tel Aviv, February 16, 2026.

US Senator Lindsey Graham visits UAE President in Abu Dhabi

The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford seen in the North Sea during NATO Neptune Strike 2025 exercise on September 24, 2025 in the North Sea.

Middle East nations cautious as US military presence grows near Iran - analysis

 A boat approaches the St Kitt's and Nevis-flagged container ship Marsa Victory while crusing in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Khasab in Oman's northern Musandam peninsula on June 25, 2025.

Iran temporarily closes Strait of Hormuz due to 'security precautions,' shipping safety


Syria’s Dubai consul resigns, slams Sweida ‘genocide campaign,' supports Druze

Ziad Zahreddine quit his post in Dubai, condemning what he called a “genocide campaign” in Sweida and voicing support for Druze self-rule amid mounting tensions with Damascus.

A Druze woman from Syria, meets her sister as she crosses to the Israeli side from the open border to check on her family members, amid the ongoing conflict in the Druze areas in Syria, near the ceasefire line between the Golan Heights and Syria, July 16, 2025.

'It will take patience,' Israel's envoy to Bahrain Eitan Na’eh says on restoring Gulf's trust

The Israeli ambassador to the Gulf shares insights from his recent posting in Bahrain and past postings from Turkey to the UAE—marking both diplomatic advances and the realities of regional conflict.

Ambassador Na'eh at a meeting of the Negev Forum in Sde Boker, Israel, March 2022.

What the Hamas-US backchannel tells us about Gaza’s transition - analysis

Palestinian-American mediator Bishara Bahbah detailed new messages from Hamas to the White House and outlined challenges in implementing the Trump-backed Gaza ceasefire plan.

Palestinian-American businessman Bishara Bahbah, who helped secure the release of former hostage Edan Alexander.

UAE to build embassy in Herzliya after buying land for tens of millions of shekels - exclusive

The search began at the request of the Prime Minister's Office and was coordinated in conjunction with the Herzliya Municipality.

Herzliya Mayor Yariv Fisher

Pakistan, Indonesia, and Azerbaijan weigh joining Gaza stabilization force

So far, Indonesia is the only country to publicly offer troops, saying it could deploy 20,000 soldiers under a United Nations mandated peacekeeping mission, something not outlined in Trump’s plan.

US President Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto gesture as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

The Taliban bans women’s books - and too many Afghans applaud - opinion

Thinking naively that Afghans living in Dubai would be either refugees or have wised up - I asked one what he thinks of the Taliban. His answer? "Wonderful."

THE BLUE Mosque in Kabul.

Tony Blair's slated role in Gaza comes after decades of Middle East experience - analysis

With decades of Middle East diplomacy and global conflict mediation, Blair emerges as a leading candidate to guide Gaza’s postwar reconstruction.

Then-British prime minister Tony Blair (L) with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, July 25, 2007.

UAE presses Netanyahu to back Trump Gaza plan, warns against West Bank annexation

The UAE warned Netanyahu that annexation would shut the door to further Israeli normalization with leading Arab and Muslim nations.

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2025.

Annexing West Bank could harm Abraham Accords with UAE, Emirati official says - N12

Zayed will emphasize the UAE’s commitment to the Abraham Accords as a cornerstone for a better future in the region, while also underscoring the UAE’s deep concern over recent Israeli actions.

 Washington DC, USA - September 15, 2020: Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan attend the Abraham Accords ceremony in The White House.

Continuation of Abraham Accords depends on peace as a ‘strategic choice'

Between 2021 and 2024, trade between Israel and Abraham Accords Partners increased by 127%, Asher Freedman, who was involved in the accords from the onset, said.

Emirati embassy.