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  Comments Off on US approves $16.5 billion arms sales to Gulf allies as Iran war escalates regional tensions 0

  US approves $16.5 billion arms sales to Gulf allies as Iran war escalates regional tensions

  Middle East, News, US March 21, 2026 , by IRIA

  The United States has approved more than $16.5 billion in potential arms sales to the United Arab Emirates,
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  Comments Off on Arab and Muslim ministers meet in Saudi Arabia, call on Iran to stop attacks amid escalation in Gulf 0

  Arab and Muslim ministers meet in Saudi Arabia, call on Iran to stop attacks amid escalation in Gulf

  Middle East, News March 20, 2026 , by IRIA

  Arab and Muslim foreign ministers have met in Saudi Arabia for urgent talks on the escalating war with
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  Comments Off on Iran hits Gulf energy sites as Trump says Israel will halt strikes on Iranian gas fields 0

  Iran hits Gulf energy sites as Trump says Israel will halt strikes on Iranian gas fields

  Middle East, News March 20, 2026 , by IRIA

  Iran has struck a major Saudi oil facility in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu, a gas hub in Qatar, and
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  Comments Off on NATO deploys additional Patriot system to Turkiye to repel missile threats amid regional tension 0

  NATO deploys additional Patriot system to Turkiye to repel missile threats amid regional tension

  Europe, Middle East, News March 19, 2026 , by IRIA

  NATO is deploying an additional U.S.-made Patriot air and missile defense system to southern Turkiye,
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  Comments Off on Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani killed in Israeli strikes in Tehran; Iran vows stronger retaliation 0

  Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani killed in Israeli strikes in Tehran; Iran vows stronger retaliation

  Middle East, News March 19, 2026 , by IRIA

  An Israeli air strike on Tehran on March 17, 2026, killed Ali Larijani, one of the country’s most influential
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  Comments Off on UK and Ukraine sign new defense pact, Starmer urges allies to focus on Ukraine amid Iran war 0

  UK and Ukraine sign new defense pact, Starmer urges allies to focus on Ukraine amid Iran war

  Europe, News March 18, 2026 , by IRIA

  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in London on March
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  Comments Off on Iran war ‘is not NATO’s war’: European countries reject Trump’s call to help reopen Strait of Hormuz 0

  Iran war ‘is not NATO’s war’: European countries reject Trump’s call to help reopen Strait of Hormuz

  Europe, Middle East, News, US March 17, 2026 , by IRIA

  The United Kingdom and several European allies have pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s
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  Comments Off on Trump pushes for international mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions with Iran 0

  Trump pushes for international mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions with Iran

  Middle East, News, US March 16, 2026 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Donald Trump said that countries relying on oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz
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  Comments Off on All 6 crew members killed after US Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashes in Iraq during Iran operations 0

  All 6 crew members killed after US Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashes in Iraq during Iran operations

  Middle East, News, US March 14, 2026 , by IRIA

  Six U.S. Air Force servicemen were killed on March 12, 2026, after a U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling
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  Comments Off on Six ships hit amid Iranian drone and mine threats, putting global shipping at risk 0

  Six ships hit amid Iranian drone and mine threats, putting global shipping at risk

  Middle East, News March 13, 2026 , by IRIA

  A series of attacks on commercial vessels in the Gulf has heightened concerns about the security of global

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