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  Lebanon and Israel hold first direct talks in 30 years in US as fighting continues

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

  Lebanon and Israel began their first direct diplomatic negotiations in more than three decades on April
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  US orders Strait of Hormuz blockade after high-level talks collapse

  Middle East, News, US April 13, 2026 , by IRIA

  U.S. President Donald Trump announced on April 12, 2026, that the U.S. Navy will immediately begin blockading
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  Comments Off on Trump threatens to strike Iran’s power plants if Strait of Hormuz is not opened immediately 0

  Trump threatens to strike Iran’s power plants if Strait of Hormuz is not opened immediately

  Middle East, News, US April 6, 2026 , by IRIA

  United States President Donald Trump said that “all hell” will break loose if Iran does not agree
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  Russian President Putin warns Armenia over increasing ties with EU

  Asia-Pacific, Europe, News April 4, 2026 , by IRIA

  Russia’s President Vladimir Putin issued a blunt warning to Armenia during a rare and tense public
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  Japan equips naval destroyer with Tomahawk cruise missile capability

  Asia-Pacific, News April 1, 2026 , by IRIA

  Japan has integrated Tomahawk cruise missile firing capability into its destroyer JS Chokai, marking
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  Comments Off on Qatari Prime Minister visits US to hold high-level talks as Iran war intensifies 0

  Qatari Prime Minister visits US to hold high-level talks as Iran war intensifies

  Middle East, News, US March 28, 2026 , by IRIA

  Qatar’s prime minister held high-level talks in Washington on March 27, 2026, with senior United States
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  Ukrainian President Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi Arabia to offer drone warfare expertise

  Europe, Middle East, News March 27, 2026 , by IRIA

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Saudi Arabia on March 26, 2026, in an effort to strengthen
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  Comments Off on Trump presses Japan on Strait of Hormuz security in high-stakes talks with Prime Minister Takaichi 0

  Trump presses Japan on Strait of Hormuz security in high-stakes talks with Prime Minister Takaichi

  Asia-Pacific, News, US March 21, 2026 , by IRIA

  Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on March 19,
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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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