Middle East
Regional powers keep Iran talks alive as Houthi attacks intensify
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan opened a channel in Tehran covering non-aggression, US-Iran diplomacy, Yemen and the Strait of Hormuz.
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Middle East
Qatar presents Iran with a seven-day path to halt the regional war
The draft sequences daily confidence-building steps and outside guarantees, but Tehran says the ideas remain unacceptable and do not yet constitute an offer.
Middle East
Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan affirm Riyadh's right to self-defence
The four foreign ministers linked Saudi self-defence to international law, called for safe regional navigation and backed Yemen's government, while saying dialogue and diplomacy remained the only sustainable path.
Middle East
Houthis press toward Yemen's strategic highlands as US strikes remain uncertain
Houthi forces sought control of the Kahboub Mountains after taking the Red Sea coast, while a report that Donald Trump canceled planned US strikes remained unverified and Saudi Arabia intensified its response.
Middle East
Pakistan carries Saudi warning to Iran as Houthi attacks widen regional risk
Islamabad urged Tehran to restrain Yemen's Houthis after attacks wounded 73 people in Saudi Arabia, while Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey coordinated under a defensive security pact.
Middle East
Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia begin institutionalizing Mecca Defense Alliance
The three governments held their first strategic committee meeting, established a permanent secretariat in Riyadh and defined the pact as defensive and potentially open to future members.
United States
US begins cautious return of diplomats to Middle East missions
Washington will partially restaff missions evacuated after the Iran war began, signaling lower immediate risk while retaining strict personnel caps across the region.
Middle East
Hormuz Has Become the Test of Mideast Energy Resilience
Q2 developments showed that alternate routes, storage, sanctions policy and OPEC+ cohesion all depend on the future of the Strait of Hormuz.
Middle East
US command tour highlights carrier strain as Middle East fronts remain unsettled
Adm. Brad Cooper visited the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln as the Iran war, deadly strikes in Lebanon, Gaza diplomacy and an Iran-Qatar dispute sustained pressure across the region.
Middle East
Iran intensifies calls with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia ahead of renewed US talks
Abbas Araghchi spoke twice in 24 hours with Asim Munir and Prince Faisal bin Farhan as regional governments pressed political solutions following a US pause in planned strikes and amid preparations for another Washington-Tehran negotiating round.
Middle East
Saudi maritime alliance links Red Sea defense to wider regional security
Fourteen states endorsed a defensive framework led from Riyadh, but its effectiveness will depend on national operational choices, political agreement over threats and progress on conflicts ashore.
Middle East
Saudi Arabia leads new maritime defense alliance across Red Sea trade routes
Fourteen states endorsed a Saudi-led defensive framework for the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab and Gulf of Aden, while each participant retained sovereign control over any operational commitment.