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  • An aerial view shows ships anchored off the coast of Khasab in Oman's Musandam Governorate, near the Strait of Hormuz, on October 2, 2026.
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    After oil increasingly left the Gulf, Iran is trying to regain its stranglehold on shipping
  • People gather outside a metro station on the road to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 10, 2026.
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    Major Houthi attack on Saudi airport kills at least 12, hundreds wounded
  • A pro-Saudi-backed Yemeni government fighter fires a vehicle-mounted weapon during what government forces say was an advance against the Iran-backed Houthis, near Dhubab, Taiz Governorate, Yemen, in this still image taken from video released October 5, 2026. Southern Giants Brigades/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO. VERIFICATION: - Location partially verified from the runway, airport control tower, road layout, shape of the mountains and coastline, that matched topography mapping, satellite and archive imagery. - Date could not be independently verified. - No older versions found posted online before October 5.
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    How a series of miscalculations restarted Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen
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    Alleged Flydubai hijacker said 9/11 attacks spurred him to become a pilot, early investigation finds
  • Avi Gil and Benjamin Netanyahu
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    ‘This was communicated at every level’: Netanyahu military aide reveals internal warnings before October 7
  • Hamam al-Hammami has been identified as the pilot suspected of having attacked another pilot aboard a Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight on Wednesday.
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    Alleged Flydubai hijacker likely wanted to target Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, sources say
  • People disembark from a FlyDubai carrying Israeli passengers who had earlier been aboard another FlyDubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia approaches Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026.
    Ariel Schalit/AP
    Flydubai hijacking attempt exposes worrying gaps in aviation security
  • CNN's Jeremy Diamond speaks with Dr. Shota Musaev, a passenger who says he and others helped restrain the attacker and aid a wounded pilot after the Flydubai aircraft rapidly lost altitude during the incident.
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    What happened inside the Flydubai flight to Israel?
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  • FlyDubai airline planes are parked on the tarmac at Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 2, 2026.
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    ‘Violent incident’ between pilots sparks diversion of Israel-bound flight to Saudi Arabia, sources say
  • A destroyed car sits outside a burnt house after Israeli settlers attacked the Tubasi family and Israeli security forces who were escorting them back to their home in Jalud. (Photo by Erik Marmor/Getty Images)
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    100 Israeli settlers drove a Palestinian family from home again. Netanyahu blamed a ‘handful of rioters’
  • Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Likud campaign rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, on September 17.
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    Netanyahu shared new intelligence on Iran’s nuclear ambitions with UAE leader, source says
  • Members of the Iraqi security forces drive in a convoy through the city as they celebrate the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces from Iraq, ending a military presence that began after the 2003 US-led invasion, in Najaf, Iraq, September 30.
    Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters
    US troops complete Iraq exit, as Iran and its allies celebrate
  • Vessels are seen anchored between Iran's Qeshm and Larak islands amid disruptions to traffic through the Strait of Hormuz on September 11.
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    Iran says it is awaiting ‘definitive’ US response despite Trump rejecting latest proposal
  • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on Wednesday.
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    We aren’t trying to kill Trump, Iran’s president insists to reporters at New York hotel
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  • Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on Wednesday, September 23.
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    Iran’s president laid out Tehran’s demands to the world, from a podium in New York
  • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian waves as demonstrators in Tehran chant slogans against the US and Israel on September 18.
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    Iran to attend UN assembly in New York — even as peace with US remains elusive
  • US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prepare to pose for photos with leaders during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Leaders’ Summit at The Ritz-Carlton on May 14, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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    Gulf leaders meet Trump with two fears: more war and less US protection
  • Yemenis loyal to the Houthi group demonstrate to support missile forces and denounce Saudi accusations that Yemenis are attempting to attack Mecca, on Friday in Sanaa, Yemen.
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    As US steers clear of Yemen fight, the Iran-backed Houthis launch next phase of campaign
  • F-15SA fighter jets from the Royal Saudi Air Force escort Air Force One ferrying US President Donald Trump as they prepare to land at King Khalid International Airport on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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    Houthis release video claiming to show downed Saudi F-15 fighter as both sides continue to trade strikes
  • Narges Mohammadi spoke about her imprisonment in an interview with CNN.
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    Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi’s memoir details abuse in Iranian prison. She’s prepared for the consequences
  • Rescue workers extract bodies from the rubble after a previously damaged six-story building collapsed in Gaza City on Wednesday.
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    Gaza building collapse kills more than 20, dozens remain trapped under rubble
  • General view of the Grand Mosque during hajj in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, May 29, 2026.
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    Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of ‘red line’ attack on Mecca as rebels face outrage from Muslim world
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