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  Comments Off on Turkiye and Qatar sign $1 billion contract to jointly build Istanbul-class frigates for Indonesia 0

  Turkiye and Qatar sign $1 billion contract to jointly build Istanbul-class frigates for Indonesia

  Asia-Pacific, Middle East, News January 22, 2026 , by IRIA

  Turkish defense consortium TAIS Shipyards has signed a $1 billion memorandum of understanding with Qatar’s
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  Comments Off on Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish-led SDF after weeks of fighting 0

  Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish-led SDF after weeks of fighting

  Middle East, News January 19, 2026 , by IRIA

  The Syrian government formally signed an agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
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  Comments Off on US approves $110 million of military satellite communication equipment sales for Iraq 0

  US approves $110 million of military satellite communication equipment sales for Iraq

  Middle East, News, US January 18, 2026 , by IRIA

  The United States has approved a $110 million sale to expand and sustain Iraq’s military satellite
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  Comments Off on Russian President Putin speaks to leaders of Israel and Iran, offers mediation amid ongoing tensions 0

  Russian President Putin speaks to leaders of Israel and Iran, offers mediation amid ongoing tensions

  Europe, Middle East, News January 17, 2026 , by IRIA

  Russian President Vladimir Putin held separate phone calls on January 16, 2026, with Israeli Prime Minister
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  Comments Off on US orders partial evacuation from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar amid rising tensions with Iran 0

  US orders partial evacuation from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar amid rising tensions with Iran

  Middle East, News, US January 15, 2026 , by IRIA

  Some personnel at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East,
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  Comments Off on Iran warns it will target US and Israel if Washington attacks over ongoing protests 0

  Iran warns it will target US and Israel if Washington attacks over ongoing protests

  Middle East, News January 12, 2026 , by IRIA

  Iran has warned it will retaliate against Israel and the U.S. if attacked. The warning came as mass protests
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  Comments Off on Kosovo receives new batch of Roketsan OMTAS anti-tank missiles from Turkiye 0

  Kosovo receives new batch of Roketsan OMTAS anti-tank missiles from Turkiye

  Europe, Middle East, News January 11, 2026 , by IRIA

  Kosovo has received another batch of OMTAS anti-tank missile systems, produced by Turkiye’s defense
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  Comments Off on Trump threatens US intervention if Iran kills protesters amid escalating unrest 0

  Trump threatens US intervention if Iran kills protesters amid escalating unrest

  Middle East, News, US January 3, 2026 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Trump has warned Iran’s authorities against killing protesters, saying the United States
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  Comments Off on Saudi Arabia and Oman’s foreign ministers meet to discuss regional escalation after Yemen strikes 0

  Saudi Arabia and Oman’s foreign ministers meet to discuss regional escalation after Yemen strikes

  Middle East, News January 1, 2026 , by IRIA

  Oman’s foreign minister held talks with his Saudi counterpart in Riyadh on December 31, 2025, focused
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  Comments Off on Turkiye conducts live-fire tests of Aselsan’s Tolun bunker buster bomb from Akinci drone 0

  Turkiye conducts live-fire tests of Aselsan’s Tolun bunker buster bomb from Akinci drone

  Middle East, News January 1, 2026 , by IRIA

  Turkish defense firm ASELSAN conducted a live-fire test of its bunker-buster Tolun precision-guided munition,

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