For Gulf states, Hormuz uncertainty casts shadow over US-Iran ceasefire
Experts say Gulf countries are wary of the US agreeing to a deal that gives Iran leverage over the vital energy route.
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Kuwait desalination plant, oil refinery hit by missile and drone strikes
Twelve people were injured by falling debris in the UAE, fire at Abu Dhabi gas plant.
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Iran war: What is happening on day 35 of US-Israeli attacks?
US and Israel hit century-old medical research centre and a bridge near Tehran.
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‘It’s the beginning of the end’ of the American security order
Trita Parsi, Vice President of the Quincy Institute, says the American security order is entering its final phase.
Published On 2 Apr 2026
GCC chief urges UN to halt Iranian attacks, protect Gulf waterways
Jassim al-Budaiwi calls on UN Security Council to guarantee ‘uninterrupted navigation through all strategic waterways’.
Iran attacks cause fire in Kuwait, Bahrain; kill man in UAE
Shrapnel from an Iranian drone interception kills a Bangladeshi national in the UAE’s Fujairah city.
Three scenarios for the Strait of Hormuz
Two military scenarios and one diplomatic one emerge, with Pakistan playing a crucial mediatory role.
Iraq risks Arab ties as Iran-aligned groups strike Gulf nations
Joint Arab condemnation of cross-border attacks exposes Baghdad’s failure to control armed proxies on its soil.
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US-Israel war on Iran: What’s happening on day 31 of attacks
While Trump has talked about diplomacy, fears of a ground invasion in Iran loom as US troops arrive in the region.
Pakistan maintains ‘delicate balancing act’ as it hosts Iran talks
Foreign ministers meet in Islamabad, seeking to de-escalate the US-Israel war on Iran.
US-Israel war on Iran: What’s happening on day 30 of attacks?
Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt and Saudi Arabia hold talks in Islamabad to end US-Israel war on Iran.
