Authorities have issued a series of warnings promising use of force against anyone in the country engaging in actions perceived to harm national security and aid “enemies”, as war with the…
Tag: Middle East
INDONESIA: President’s US ties questioned amid public anger over Iran war
When the United States-Israeli attack on Iran was launched last weekend, an unexpected peace broker stepped forward in the form of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, leader of the world’s largest Muslim…
USA: Washington downplays reports Russia gave Iran intel to help Tehran strike US assets
aWashington has downplayed reports that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran about United States targets across the Middle East amid the burgeoning US-Israel war on Iran, first reported by The Washington…
MIDDLE EAST: US lands bomber at UK air base after warning of surge in strikes on Iran
A US bomber capable of carrying 24 cruise missiles has landed in the UK after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer approved “defensive” US action against Iranian missile sites from UK…
MIDDLE EAST: Oil price jumps after Qatar warns all Gulf production could stop within days
aOil prices have jumped after Qatar’s energy minister warned he expects all oil and gas exporters in the Gulf to stop production within days. Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times…
UK: Starmer tries to reassure as Iran crisis deepens
“Worried sick”. They are not the words a prime minister wants to be using from the Downing Street podium to describe the emotional state of their country. Sir Keir Starmer…
UKRAINE: USA asked us for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says
The US has asked Ukraine for help defending Gulf allies against Iranian drones, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. He said Ukraine’s partners had been reaching out and there had been…
MIDDLE EAST: US nationals urged to leave Middle East as conflict spreads
The US has urged its nationals to immediately leave most of the Middle East due to “serious safety risks”, as the US-Israeli war against Iran widens. On Monday, the US…
UK: Starmer at odds with Trump in biggest disagreement yet
For the best part of 48 hours, first the defence secretary and then the foreign secretary were struggling to cogently articulate in public what the government made of the US…
Canada, Australia, Portugal join UK in recognising Palestinian statehood
Canada, Australia, and Portugal have joined the United Kingdom in formally recognising Palestinian statehood as Israel plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank and intensifies its war on…