The Damac Heights real estate development, right, in the Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
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The United Arab Emirates is considering cutting off Iranian access to billions of…
Iran-backed militias around the Middle East are intensifying attacks against Israel, the US and their allies, in retaliation for the ongoing joint US-Israeli offensive against Tehran as the war draws in new armed actors, threatening wider chaos…
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Two Japanese nationals have been detained in Iran, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday and requested…
This photograph shows a page on the Marinetraffic website thats shows commercial ship traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coast on March 4, 2026.
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After slapping 25% “penalty” tariffs on…
Sri Lanka Is Caught in the Middle as Second Iranian Vessel Seeks Safe Haven The New York Times
That contrast, several Iran experts told Iran International, exposes a widening divide between Western progressive activism and the lived experience of many Iranians.
Analysts say the reaction among many Iranians is not about ideological loyalty…
US and Israeli air strikes are delivering military blows against Iran, but Washington still lacks a defined political strategy for what comes after the fighting, Dana Stroul, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, said…
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor pushed for diplomacy and negotiated settlement as the West Asia Conflict continued to escalate, hampering the trade through the Strait of Hormuz.
Tharoor, noting that Iran has the…
Trump urges Iranian Kurds to attack Iran as war widens Reuters