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Anwar Gargash, UAE presidential diplomatic adviser, speaks about Arab-Iran dialogue at UNGA 2026 in New York

UAE Calls on Arab States to Open Direct Channel With Iran as UNGA High-Level Week Begins

UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash called on Arab states to open direct talks with Iran at a New York forum, saying Washington alone cannot manage Gulf-Tehran stability. His remarks came as the

September 21, 2026

by Arab Desk

Iranian parliament session as lawmakers push for NPT withdrawal bill with triple urgency

Iran Threatens to Quit the Nuclear Treaty. Its President Is in New York Seeking Talks.

Iranian lawmakers filed an emergency bill to quit the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and conduct nuclear weapons tests, as President Pezeshkian arrived in New York to seek diplomatic talks. The simultaneous moves expose Iran's deepest nuclear divide.

September 21, 2026

by Arab Desk

Iranian military Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warns of retaliation against US bases if strikes resume

Iran’s Military Vows Painful Retaliation Against US Bases if Strikes Resume

Iran's military warned Sunday the US had decided to resume strikes, vowing retaliation against American bases

Delegates at the UN General Assembly session as the Iran war crimes report is released, September 2026

UN Finds US War Crimes in Iran as World Leaders Converge on New York

A UN fact-finding mission concluded that US strikes killing 120 schoolchildren in Iran's Minab constituted war

Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks at Islamic Consultative Assembly, Tehran, September 2026

Iran Speaker Ghalibaf: Tehran Must Fight and Negotiate as US Ignores Peace Channel

Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told lawmakers Saturday that Tehran had adopted a doctrine of simultaneous fighting and negotiating, even as Washington sat silent on the seven conditions Iran transmitted through

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iranian military commanders in uniform during a press briefing on US strike intelligence, September 2026

Iran Warns of US Strike Plans as Pezeshkian Heads to UNGA

Iran's armed forces general staff announced Sunday it received intelligence that the US is preparing to resume airstrikes, threatening sustained retaliation and warning that regional countries backing Washington would be considered parties

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Ships at Red Sea as Houthis seize Bab al-Mandab strait blocking Saudi oil exports in September 2026

Houthis Seal Bab al-Mandab as Saudi Oil Exports Collapse and Crude Tops $100

Houthi control of Perim Island and Yemen's Red Sea coast has cut Saudi Arabia's Red Sea oil exports from 3.5 million barrels a day to 120,000, driving crude above $100 a barrel

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks amid escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

Turkey Invokes Mecca Pact to Offer Saudi Military Aid After Houthi Riyadh Strike

Turkey's foreign minister invoked the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement to offer Saudi Arabia military support after a Houthi ballistic missile struck near Riyadh's main airport, putting the three-way pact signed by Saudi

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Smoke rises after Houthi missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Houthis Strike Riyadh Airport as Trump Declines Saudi Strike Request

Houthi forces struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday, hitting an Aramco fuel depot, as Donald Trump cut short a Camp David weekend. The U.S. had twice declined Saudi Arabia's

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Black smoke rises over Riyadh after Houthi ballistic missile strike ignites Aramco fuel depot near King Khalid International Airport

Houthi Ballistic Missile Targets Riyadh for First Time as Aramco Depot Burns Near Airport

Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted Riyadh with a ballistic missile for the first time since the Iran war began, setting an Aramco fuel depot ablaze near King Khalid International Airport. The attack, which

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Ambulance crews targeted by Israeli airstrike in Nabatieh al-Fawqa southern Lebanon September 2026

Israel Strikes Ambulance Crew in Nabatieh as Lebanon Ceasefire Frays Into Open Violation

Israeli warplanes struck Nabatieh al-Fawqa twice on Friday, then hit the ambulance crew responding — a triple-tap sequence on a ceasefire framework that has failed to stop any of the more than

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Gulf Cooperation Council leaders meet with US President Trump on Iran war postwar strategy at UN General Assembly 2026

Trump Calls GCC Leaders to New York as Iran’s Conditions Reshape the UNGA Endgame

As UNGA's High-Level Week opens, President Trump convenes all six Gulf Cooperation Council leaders in New York on September 22 to present his postwar strategy for Iran — even as Tehran's seven-condition

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Black smoke rises from an Aramco fuel depot near King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh after a Houthi ballistic missile attack

Houthi Missile Reaches Riyadh as Aramco Depot Burns at King Khalid Airport

A Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh was intercepted at dawn Saturday, but flames erupted at an Aramco fuel depot near King Khalid Airport as flights were grounded. The first targeting of

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Strait of Hormuz conditions Iran war 2026

Ghalibaf: Hormuz Stays Closed Until Iran’s Conditions Are Met, Tehran Divided

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday that Hormuz would not reopen until Tehran's conditions are met, while warning that internal divisions over whether to fight or negotiate risk producing either

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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UAE Calls on Arab States to Open Direct Channel With Iran as UNGA High-Level Week Begins

Iran Threatens to Quit the Nuclear Treaty. Its President Is in New York Seeking Talks.

Iran’s Military Vows Painful Retaliation Against US Bases if Strikes Resume

UN Finds US War Crimes in Iran as World Leaders Converge on New York

Iran Speaker Ghalibaf: Tehran Must Fight and Negotiate as US Ignores Peace Channel

Iran Warns of US Strike Plans as Pezeshkian Heads to UNGA

Houthis Seal Bab al-Mandab as Saudi Oil Exports Collapse and Crude Tops $100

Turkey Invokes Mecca Pact to Offer Saudi Military Aid After Houthi Riyadh Strike

Houthis Strike Riyadh Airport as Trump Declines Saudi Strike Request

Houthi Ballistic Missile Targets Riyadh for First Time as Aramco Depot Burns Near Airport

Israel Strikes Ambulance Crew in Nabatieh as Lebanon Ceasefire Frays Into Open Violation

Trump Calls GCC Leaders to New York as Iran’s Conditions Reshape the UNGA Endgame

Houthi Missile Reaches Riyadh as Aramco Depot Burns at King Khalid Airport

Ghalibaf: Hormuz Stays Closed Until Iran’s Conditions Are Met, Tehran Divided

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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