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Iron Dome in Gulf: How Iran war turned UAE-Israel defense ties operational

The deployment is the first known combat use of the system outside Israel as Emirati-Israeli ties shift from political normalization toward military coordination.

By Francesco Schiavi

In Bologna, reporting on security, defense, economy, governance

Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid (L) speaks to outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, during a meeting at the Knesset (parliament), in Jerusalem on June 30, 2022. - Final approval of the parliament dissolution bill was initially expected by midnight but was postponed to June 30 as coalition and opposition lawmakers sparred over last-minute legislative details, several sources familiar with the parliamentary said. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Can Bennett, Lapid unite Israel’s opposition to unseat Netanyahu?

Six months before Israel's next elections, opposition leaders Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have decided to run on one anti-Netanyahu ticket.

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Crops of wheat and barley in Terbol village on May 10, 2022, in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

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MENA wheat importers face food security risks as Hormuz crisis festers

Home to many of the world's largest wheat importers, the Middle East and North Africa face acute food security risks as the US-Israel-Iran war disrupts global fertilizer flows and pushes up prices.

By Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Soldiers from Iran's land, navy, air force and special forces parade on the occasion of National Army Day in Tehran, capital of Iran on April 18, 2025, in Tehran, Iran.

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How Iran is rebuilding its bruised military as ceasefire masks recalibration

Iran is using the fragile truce to recover by blending redeployment and reverse engineering into broader preparedness for renewed conflict.

By A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Analysis

Without exit strategy, Israel faces emboldened Hezbollah, limited options on Iran

While President Donald Trump remains undecided on striking Iran again, the Israeli military is sinking deeper into its Lebanon quagmire with a reinforced Hezbollah.

By Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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US sanctions Iran’s shadow banking channels moving oil proceeds from China

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 22, 2026 in Washington, DC.

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Trump says 'not satisfied' with new Iran proposal

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Trump congratulates Iraq PM-designate Zaidi in call: What to know

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Turkey warns France over Cyprus troop deployment: What to know

Members of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), from the British Army's 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, No. 2 Company, patrol along the buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the divided capital Nicosia on Feb. 17, 2026.

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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Mayfadoun

War in the Middle East: latest developments

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Iranian proposal rejected by Trump would open strait before nuclear talks, Iran official says

Reuters

Soldiers stand next to a razor wire at a media day during the U.S. Army Combined Resolve exercise at the U.S. Army's southern Germany training facilities in Hohenfels, Germany, April 30, 2026. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

US troop drawback underlines European defence responsibility, German minister says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A picture of Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi on the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet, in connection with the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize 2023, in Oslo, Norway December 10, 2023. NTB/Javad Parsa via REUTERS/File Photo

Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran hospital after 'cardiac crisis', foundation says

Reuters

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UAE official says opening Hormuz integral to any Iran deal, describes infrastructure damage 'manageable'

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Minister warns aid cuts to Lebanon risk empowering Hezbollah

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Despite Trump’s U-turns, US may still support Iran’s Kurds, says Komala’s Mohtadi

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Can Bennett, Lapid unite Israel’s opposition to unseat Netanyahu?

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Iron Dome in Gulf: How Iran war turned UAE-Israel defense ties operational

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How Iran is rebuilding its bruised military as ceasefire masks recalibration

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MENA wheat importers face food security risks as Hormuz crisis festers

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AL-MONITOR Global Institute hosts food security forum with Dr. Conrad Rein

On October 16, 2025, the AL-MONITOR Global Institute hosted Dr. Conrad Rein, Secretary of the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security, alongside representatives from multilateral development banks and the private sector for a discussion on food security in the Middle East and Africa.

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AL-MONITOR Global Institute hosts Digital Cooperation Organization Secretary-General Deemah AlYahya

On Sept. 21, 2025, the AL-MONITOR Global Institute hosted Deemah AlYahya, Secretary-General of the Digital Cooperation Organization, for a discussion on digital inclusion and economic empowerment in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

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September 21, 2025 17:00 EDT

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AL-MONITOR Global Institute hosts Iraqi Kurdistan Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and US Energy Secretary Chris Wright

On May 22, 2025, the AL-MONITOR Global Institute hosted Prime Minister Masrour Barzani of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq and US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright in Washington DC to discuss the future of power and energy in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.

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