“[T]he Kingdom emphasizes that it does not seek escalation but will respond to any aggression it faces” — Saudi Defense Ministry …<\/p>\n
… while an Iranian official claims “that the United States and Saudi Arabia are pressuring Oman to promote what Tehran described as unrealistic proposals regarding the governance of the Strait of Hormuz” …<\/p>\n
… but an alternative route exists in “a 254-kilometre pipeline that crosses Israel from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea … built nearly six decades ago in secret with Iranian money and Israeli engineering”:<\/p>\n
“Local civil rights group alleges authorities removed evidence of killings amid communications blackout”:<\/p>\n
Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n
“Salman\u2019s plan was essentially twofold: to arm the Yemeni tribes fighting the Houthi movement … and to drive a wedge between Ansarallah and the wider Zaydi community”:<\/p>\n
“Sudan\u2019s war has produced the world\u2019s largest displacement crisis, with more than 13 million people forced from their homes. Yet coverage and diplomatic engagement lag far behind the response to Ukraine, Gaza and, more recently, Iran”:<\/p>\n
“Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is overseeing an operation posting hundreds of blog posts on behalf of Israel, with the goal of infiltrating artificial intelligence”:<\/p>\n
One prisoner says “he is sewing his lips shut because, six days into the hunger strike, no prison official has responded to the protest”:<\/p>\n
“Israel\u2019s promises of a quick victory have given way to a prolonged conflict and growing frustration in the Oval Office”:<\/p>\n