Middle East

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US Iran nuclear talks set for Geneva Oman brokers next round as Trump demands zero enrichment, military buildup makes compromise costlier
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Khamenei shifts wartime authority to Ali Larijani Iran builds redundancy as US force posture hardens, Logistics becomes policy once carriers and bases arrive
nytimes.com dhakatribune.com newsweek.com
Gaza farmers return to border fields despite gunfire Reconstruction politics turns security zones into property policy, Higher Lancet death estimate raises donor stakes
dhakatribune.com aljazeera.com nrk.no
Iran university students resume anti-regime protests as campuses reopen US military pressure gives Tehran propaganda fuel and protesters urgency, repression state struggles with decentralised mobilisation
nytimes.com dnyuz.com france24.com
Israel strikes Baalbek region Hezbollah reports eight members killed as ceasefire frays, Lebanon civilians and migrant workers absorb deterrence economics
koreaherald.com euronews.com aljazeera.com
Iran offers to dilute 60% uranium but refuses export Nuclear talks turn into custody-chain fight over 300kg stockpile, US warship buildup sells diplomacy with a firing solution attached
theguardian.com france24.com cbsnews.com
Iran’s splinternet makes shutdowns cheaper and censorship more exportable Tehran’s blackout model meets Starlink black-market workarounds, States try to meter communication like wartime fuel
theguardian.com zerohedge.com
US planning for Iran includes targeting individual leaders Decapitation options blur line between war and assassination policy, Permanent low-grade conflict becomes feature not bug
japantimes.co.jp thehill.com yahoo.com
US military buildup around Iran reaches post-2003 scale Diplomacy continues as logistics make de-escalation politically costly, Tanker insurance and regional proxies price in Washington’s commitment trap
dhakatribune.com newstatesman.com france24.com
US stages Iran strike option from Jordan hub Carrier groups and 60+ aircraft turn ultimatum into logistics, Sunk costs make restraint the costly choice
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US ambassador Mike Huckabee says Israel taking all Middle East land would be fine Biblical borders replace policy language, Washington exports theology with its weapons
aljazeera.com aljazeera.com theguardian.com
Palestinian-American teen killed in West Bank settler attack Israel denies troops fired as arrests unclear, dual legal systems turn accountability into permission
theguardian.com nytimes.com
Iran arrests 50 000 after protests, Euronews cites torture confessions and online mass death sentences, asset seizures turn dissent into revenue stream
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Hormuz risk sends oil tanker rates higher Bloomberg tracks war-risk premiums and charter markets, free trade priced like state-induced toll
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Israel caps Ramadan access to Al-Aqsa Age thresholds and 10,000-entry quota enforced via checkpoints, security language turns worship into a state-licensed flow problem
aljazeera.com wtop.com independent.co.uk
Report alleges abuse of Palestinian journalists in Israeli detention CPJ claims beatings starvation and sexual violence across facilities, information war acquires a prison economy
theguardian.com japantimes.co.jp france24.com
Danish navy detains Iran-flagged ship under US sanctions Washington exports enforcement to allies in Hormuz-adjacent lanes, commercial shipping learns geopolitics is now a boarding party
yahoo.com zerohedge.com
Trump gives Iran 10–15 day ultimatum White House weighs strikes without public case, deadline diplomacy turns war risk into taxpayer-funded leverage
nytimes.com foxnews.com cbsnews.com
DP World Maersk APM deepen Jeddah port partnership, Red Sea trade lane turns into escorted infrastructure, Free trade keeps needing navies
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Israel expands West Bank land registration Cadastral control functions as low-noise annexation infrastructure, Jordan warns paperwork can displace as effectively as force
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DP World and APM Terminals deepen Jeddah hub Saudi launches Zid Marine with Zodiac Milpro, Red Sea logistics turns private operators into strategic power
gcaptain.com navalnews.com geopoliticalfutures.com
FIFA pledges $50m Gaza stadium at Trump Board of Peace event Reconstruction needs run into tens of billions, photogenic projects beat water grids again
independent.co.uk thehill.com independent.co.uk
Trump launches Gaza Board of Peace with $10bn US pledge Nations promise troops and relief funds, new committee markets itself as UN substitute while war logic persists
thehill.com dhakatribune.com thehill.com
UN warns Israel stokes ethnic cleansing fears in Gaza and West Bank Escalating language becomes policy currency, Institutions reclassify what they cannot stop
aljazeera.com dhakatribune.com
Iran holds naval drills with Russia as US carriers surge Trump sets 10-day ultimatum for nuclear deal, Escalation-by-deadline shifts tail risk to taxpayers and civilians
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Iran jails British tourists Lindsay and Craig Foreman for 10 years on espionage charges Hostage-justice pipeline resurfaces as sanctions-and-strikes season intensifies, travel advisories serve as diplomatic fig leaf
independent.co.uk theguardian.com france24.com
US signals imminent Iran strike Tehran hardens sites with concrete shielding, escalation economics run ahead of Congress
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