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Rubio starts Middle East trip as allies seek answers on Iran

ABU DHABI:  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a Middle East tour in earnest on Wednesday, seeking to reassure Gulf allies who view concessions in President Donald Trump’s Iran deal that include a proposed...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to the United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan before boarding a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft at Al Bateen Executive Airport, en route to Kuwait during his visit to the Middle East

Iran says US wants to 'start new war' after Trump threat

A woman holds an image of Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader, at a march in Tehran. — NYT

UN condemns Israeli abuse of Palestinian detainees

The brutality shows Israeli authorities’ utter contempt for their humanitarian and legal obligations.

US, Iran trade war threats

Two women watch their phones next to banner showing destroyed building, in Tehran. — NYT file photo

Iran Guards say allowed 26 ships to transit Hormuz

A drone view shows the Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, arriving in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra. — Reuters file photo

Israeli strikes kill 19 in Lebanon, Hezbollah reports clashes

Ghida Krisht, who lost her mother and father when their house in Beirut’s Tallet el Khayat, stands on the rubble of the building. — AFP

War will 'spread far beyond the region': Iran Guards

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Turkish Airlines announces Dubai flight resumption

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Early war goal was to install former president as leader

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How Iran gained leverage in the war

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Trump pauses Iran attack, signals nuclear deal

A bride and groom attend a public mass wedding ceremony at Imam Hossein Square in Tehran on Tuesday. - AFP

Israel military issues fresh evacuation warnings for Lebanon

A man assesses damage in the aftermath of an Israeli air strike in the village of Ma'shuq in the district of Tyre, southern Lebanon. — AFP

Iran warns against new US attacks

An Iranian military personnel (C) educates women about how to use a gun at a booth in Hafte Tir Square, in Tehran. — AFP

Iranians stage mass weddings

An Iranian couple arrive on a military vehicle during a public wedding ceremony called "Sacrificed couple wedding", in Tehran, Iran, May 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

Here’s how Iran could respond to renewed US-Israeli strikes

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Oil slick reaches a pristine Island in Iran

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