MIDDLE EAST

Covers military activity, regime stability, and strategic competition across the Middle East. Tracks Iranian influence operations, Israeli security doctrine, Gulf realignment, and proxy warfare in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. Includes energy chokepoints, arms transfers, non-state actors, and shifting alliances driven by external powers and regional rivalries.

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MIDDLE EAST

Bessent Claims $1 Billion In Crypto Seized From Iran

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that the United States has now seized approximately $1 billion in cryptocurrency tied to the Iranian government, roughly doubling the figure he had given a month earlier. Speaking at the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum in Simi Valley, California, Bessent made the

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4 Min
By: Atlas

‘Final Determination’ Being Made For Iran Deal

President Donald Trump met with senior national security officials in the White House Situation Room on Friday to make what he had described in advance as a "final determination" on the framework deal with Iran. After roughly two hours of deliberations, the meeting ended without a decision, a

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4 Min
By: Atlas

U.S. Initiates ‘Defensive’ Strikes On Iran

The U.S. military said Monday it had carried out a series of "self-defense" strikes in southern Iran, targeting missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to lay mines, even as President Donald Trump described the ongoing negotiations to end the war as "proceeding nicely." U.

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4 Min
By: Atlas

Trump On Iran Deal: No Rush

President Donald Trump on Sunday told U.S. negotiators not to rush into a final agreement with Iran, even as regional officials briefed on the talks said the two sides were closing in on a deal that would end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In a Truth

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5 Min
By: Atlas

Trump Considers New Iran Strikes

President Donald Trump convened his top national security advisers at the White House on Friday morning to weigh a return to military strikes against Iran, as a six-week-old ceasefire teeters and back-channel negotiations stall. Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and White House Chief

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4 Min
By: Atlas

Trump Gives Another Hold Off On Iran Attacks Due To Negotiation Progress

President Donald Trump said Monday he was holding off on a planned U.S. military strike against Iran scheduled for Tuesday, telling the public he would give a new round of negotiations a chance to produce a deal. "I have been asked by the Emir of Qatar, the Crown

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4 Min
By: Atlas

Trump On Iran: Clock Is Ticking

President Donald Trump renewed his ultimatum to Iran on Sunday, warning that the ruling regime is running out of time to accept a peace deal and threatening a sharper round of U.S. strikes if Tehran does not come back with a better offer. "For Iran, the Clock is

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4 Min
By: Atlas

Trump: Latest Iran Proposal ‘Totally Unacceptable’

President Donald Trump rejected Iran's response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the war Sunday, calling it "totally unacceptable" in a Truth Social post and accusing Tehran of "playing games with the United States" for nearly half a century. The Iranian reply,

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6 Min
By: Atlas

Rubio: Operation Fury Is Over

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters at the White House Tuesday that the United States' opening military campaign against Iran, Operation Epic Fury, has concluded and that the current U.S. posture in the Strait of Hormuz is a separate, defensive operation aimed at restoring freedom of navigation

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6 Min
By: Atlas

Iran Attacks UAE Oil Facility, U.S. Military Destroys Iranian Navy In Retaliation

A four-week-old ceasefire between the United States and Iran came under its most serious strain since it took hold in early April after Iran launched a barrage of missiles and drones at the United Arab Emirates, struck a tanker tied to Abu Dhabi's state oil company, and engaged

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5 Min
By: Atlas

Trump: U.S. Will Guide ‘Neutral’ Ships Out Of Strait Of Hormuz

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States will begin guiding stranded commercial vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz beginning Monday morning, Middle East time, in an initiative he labeled "Project Freedom" and framed as a humanitarian gesture toward ships that have been stuck in the

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5 Min
By: Atlas

UAE Leaves OPEC In Monumental Economic Shift

The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it will withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and the broader OPEC+ alliance effective May 1, stripping the cartel of its third-largest producer and removing one of the few members with the spare capacity needed to manage global oil markets.

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6 Min
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