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Saudi coalition stops Gulf attacks overnight as oil prices rise and Iran lawmaker floats nuclear response
A Saudi-led coalition shot down a series of attacks across the Gulf overnight.
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Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran rethink security as shippers face more danger at sea
Saudi Arabia has signed more security partnerships than ever, but Houthi attacks from Yemen show that paper agreements have not yet brought real protection.
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Iran offers to mediate Saudi-Houthi war despite arms accusations
Iran has offered to help end the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Houthi fighters in Yemen, even though it is accused of arming the Houthis who carried out a deadly attack on Riyadh's airport that killed 13 people.
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Saudi Arabia Says Houthi Strike on Riyadh Airport Killed 12 People
Saudi Arabia says a strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Riyadh's international airport killed 12 people and wounded more than 300, the kingdom's deadliest attack in a decade.
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Houthi Missile Hits Riyadh Airport as US Sanctions Iran's Oil Shipping
A missile or drone fired by Yemen's Houthi forces damaged a plane and halted flights at the main airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital.
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Saudi Arabia warns of a 'red line' after Houthi threat to Mecca
Yemen's Houthi movement said it is now targeting Mecca, Islam's holiest city, prompting Saudi Arabia to declare a 'red line' and raise its highest alert in the ongoing Red Sea conflict.
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New global alliances have no one in charge to run them
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a new mutual-defense pact, but each country sees itself as the senior partner, and none has enough leverage to settle the ranking.
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Houthi Rebels Say They Hit Saudi Base as Yemen Fighting Flares Again
Yemen's Houthi rebels say they attacked a Saudi military base on Sunday, as fighting with Yemen's government resumed, killing hundreds and forcing tens of thousands from their homes.
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Saudi Arabia shuts down key oil pipeline after drone strike, Houthis seize Red Sea island
Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline, a route that lets Gulf oil avoid the Red Sea, after a drone launched from Iraqi territory hit it.
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan sign mutual defense pact; other states also claim new deterrence
This week four countries made public claims about military deterrence without fully backing them up.
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Iran Strike on Saudi Oil Tanker Kills Two Filipino Sailors
Two Filipino sailors died when a Saudi oil tanker, the Sidr, was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway ships use to carry oil out of the Persian Gulf.
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Finland kept a secret 10-year Israel defense deal while accusing Israel of genocide
Finland's government secretly extended a defense-cooperation deal with Israel for ten years, through 2034, covering joint weapons research and purchases — even as it has publicly accused Israel of genocide in the Gaza war.