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“The talks are also the first since the US launched joint strikes with Israel against Iran, and they follow bruising midterm elections that have weakened Donald Trump at home.”

“No group has claimed responsibility, but the attack comes as regional tensions are heightened due to the US-Israel war on Iran, with Baghdad facing pressure to bring weapons held by predominantly pro-Iranian Shia armed factions under state control.”

“But as another major escalation looms between Iran and the United States, the region urgently needs a diplomatic path forward.”

“Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they struck Saudi Arabia’s largest refinery while the US and Israel were reportedly preparing for a new round of combat with Tehran, driving oil higher on fears of fresh escalation in the Middle East.”

“AS speculation grows regarding fresh US-Israeli aggression against Iran, major Muslim states of the wider Middle East, as well as European powers, have clearly expressed their lack of appetite for any such misadventure.”

“…ues of regional and international importance, namely the US-Israel-Iran conflict, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the need for a negotiated two-state solution, the appalling Houthi militia attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Government of…”

“Amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, both countries had an interest in preventing an Iran-linked militia from winning a perch beside it.”

“The Gulf States were assessed as high-risk destinations after a bombing campaign by the United States and Israel on Iran triggered war in February.”

“It has become a dangerous proxy war between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi-backed government forces — and another front in Tehran’s decades-long effort to project its Islamic revolutionary ideology and expand its regional reach, at a devastating human…”

“The escalation came days after seven armed groups from across Ethiopia formed a new alliance which seeks to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government, with each side of the conflict blaming the other for instigating the latest flare-up in violence.”

“Brent crude, the key yardstick of global prices, rose more than 3 percent on Thursday as the attacks stoked fears of additional disruption to energy supplies already facing constraints due to the US-Israel war on Iran.”

“It was the first time residents had been given an alert and urged to stay indoors since a recent escalation in the conflict with Iran-backed Houthi militants in neighbouring Yemen.”

“…of explosions The alert in Riyadh was the first for the Saudi capital since the latest escalation with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels The alert in Riyadh was the first for the Saudi capital since the latest escalation with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi…”

“Also Saturday, Iran’s state TV reported that a man was executed after being convicted on charges of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad.”

“…sites, commercial shipping flows through the Red Sea appear to remain unaffected for the time being,” he observed, adding that “What is needed now is sustained engagement that reduces tensions, prevents further escalation and safeguards freedom of…”

“The Strait of Hormuz, which falls in Iran and Oman’s territorial waters, has been effectively blocked by Tehran amid the US-Israel war on the country.”

“… countries’ highest-level meeting since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, as the UAE has been making it clear through presidential diplomatic adviser Anwar Gargash that "trust is the mountain we will have to climb," as "geography leaves us no…”

“After U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran in February launched the Middle East war, Tehran retaliated against America's allies in the region, with the UAE bearing much of the brunt.”

“The mounting economic pressure on Iran has yet to stoke an uprising, and if its leaders are backed into a corner, they may opt for military escalation rather than capitulation.”

“The flare-up in violence between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis came as tensions mounted between the United States and Iran as the wider Middle East conflict sent oil prices soaring with diplomatic negotiations stalling.”

“The exchange of attacks followed an escalation in the past week that threatens to deepen a conflict that has continued since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran in February.”

“The attacks come amid continued Israeli escalation against villages and towns across southern Lebanon despite two truce agreements – on June 4 and 26 – mediated by United States President Donald Trump’s administration.”

“The talks aimed to defuse tensions following the recent Israeli attacks on Syrian territory and prevent hostilities between Israel and Turkey from spilling over into Syria.”

“…al Asim Munir has held "comprehensive discussions" with the Iranian leadership in Tehran, focusing on measures to prevent further escalation of the West Asia conflict and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the army's media wing said on Tuesday (August 25,…”

“Although the planes are gone, geopolitical tensions – as well as fears in Bezmer of being drawn into the US-Israel war on Iran once again – persist.”

“Tensions there peaked in March after Hezbollah fired missiles at Israel, days after the United States and Israel began attacking Iran.”

“Trump repeated his assertion to Yingst that "the midterms have nothing to do with my thinking" on resolving the war, which the U.S. and Israel launched jointly with a first wave of strikes on Iran on February 28.”

“He said that while Syria remained open to negotiations with Israel on de-escalation, any future deal must address the security concerns of both countries, reiterating that Israeli military operations would increase regional instability.”