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Demonstrators chant slogans as one holds a portrait of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a pro-government gathering in Tehran, Iran, October 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
October 31, 2026, 4:20 pm
Khamenei said to order military response without ‘geographic limits’ if US, Israel attacks
Supreme leader, still not seen in public, reportedly tells Iran’s army to target Israeli and US ‘tangible and intangible assets’ if war resumes; Arab diplomat ‘extremely worried’ renewed war would be more destructive
By ToI Staff and Agencies
After meeting for the Negev Summit, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, left, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, and United Arab Emirates' Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, pose for a photograph Monday, March 28, 2022, in Sde Boker, Israel. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
October 18, 2026, 3:05 am
Arab states see hawks ruling Israel no matter who wins vote, but still sense room for change
Observers tell ToI that even if new leadership leaves security doctrine and opposition to two-state solution in place, shifts in approach to Palestinians and regional diplomacy could change tenor of ties
By Nava Freiberg
A woman stands at the water's edge along the Strait of Hormuz as a plume of smoke rises in the background following an explosion, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
September 14, 2026, 6:02 am
Diplomacy stumbles as meeting on Hormuz between Iran and Gulf states is postponed
Oman cites need for ‘consensus’ as Iran says countries will coordinate future date for planned Monday meeting; Trump again predicts war will end around midterms
By Agencies
Motorbikes drive past a billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, center, handing the country’s flag to his son and successor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right, as the late revolutionary founder Ruhollah Khomeini stands at left, in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 30, 2026, 5:13 pm
In letter, Iran’s Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to confront ‘real enemy’ US, Israel
Supreme leader urges cooperation, mutual defense between Muslim nations, suggests lack of unity left Palestinians ‘helpless’; Turkey, Saudis, Pakistan to meet on new defense accord
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iraqi trucks loaded with oil wait to drive toward the Baniyas oil refinery along a highway in Tartus Governorate, western Syria, May 1, 2026. (AP/Omar Sanadiki)
August 6, 2026, 5:13 pm
As Iran chokes off Hormuz, Gulf turns its back on strait to look at new energy routes
New pipelines are being created and old ones are being restored to transport oil and gas to the Red Sea and Mediterranean. But Tehran won’t let that happen without a fight
By Lazar Berman
An F-16 fighter aircraft of the United Arab Emirates Air Force during the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
July 10, 2026, 5:40 pm
Unclaimed airstrikes hit Iran, raising possibility of Gulf state involvement
After US completed attacks, a series of strikes targeted southern Iran; Iranian official warns UAE will ‘pay the price for its cooperation with the United States’
By Jon Gambrell
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) gives a statement, May 13, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO); Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi, arrives at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 17, 2025. (AP Photo/ Fatima Shbair)
June 28, 2026, 6:13 pm
Iran war fallout puts UAE on tightrope between Jerusalem and Tehran
The conflict boosted security ties with Israel’s chief Abraham Accords ally, but Abu Dhabi remains wary of public warmth and is more convinced it must manage Iran for the long term
By Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump stands with Gulf leaders for a group photo during a meeting he attended with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh on May 14, 2025. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
June 15, 2026, 9:34 pm
Gulf states could be left in the lurch and exposed by the US-Iran deal
After being caught in the crossfire of a war they didn’t want, wealthy Arab states are now ‘subjected to what amounts to blackmail’ from both Iran and the US, experts say
By Aya Iskandarani, Callum PATON and Sofiane Alsaar
BAE Systems’ Robotic Technology Demonstrator strikes ground target with APKWS laser-guided rocket, in an undated photo. (Business Wire via AP)
May 2, 2026, 2:58 am
US approves arms sales of over $8.6 billion for Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and UAE
Almost $1 billion okayed for laser-guided weapons kit for Israel; US said to warn European allies to expect delivery delays for weapons as Iran war drains stockpiles
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Iranians hold flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran beneath a large billboard reading 'The Strait of Hormuz remains closed,' as people gather in Tehran's Revolution Square after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, April 8, 2026. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
April 9, 2026, 10:35 am
As Trump claims victory, Iran emerges bruised but resilient, with leverage over Hormuz
Islamic Republic retains missile capabilities and uranium stockpiles, after worried Gulf states press for maritime freedom
By Samia Nakhoul
This handout picture taken in Tehran on October 30, 2024, shows Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Office of Supreme Leader / AFP)
April 7, 2026, 4:56 pm
Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly in ‘severe’ condition, unable to govern Iran
New supreme leader incapacitated in Qom, according to US-Israeli intelligence summarized in diplomatic memo, which also says Tehran prepping to bury father with others — possibly Mojtaba himself
By ToI Staff
Donald Trump Jr., left, and Eric Trump listen to US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, February 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
April 2, 2026, 11:35 pm
Drone maker backed by Trump’s sons looks to sell to Gulf states attacked by Iran
Former White House ethics chief says countries are under ‘enormous pressure’ to buy defensive equipment from Powerus after Eric and Donald Jr. joined firm as stakeholders
By Bernard Condon
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows fires burning on ships after a US military attack on a port in Bandar Abbas, Iran, March 2, 2026. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
March 31, 2026, 3:58 pm
Satellite images begin to show damage wrought across the region by Iran war
Images reveal burning ships in Iranian military port next to Strait of Hormuz, damage to an Iranian military base, and destruction at air bases across the Gulf
By Jon Gambrell
Smoke rises from Kuwait international airport after a drone strike on fuel storage in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo)
March 30, 2026, 8:03 pm
Gulf states harden positions against Iran as economic toll of war mounts
As Trump negotiates, Arab states seem to be pushing for war to continue until certain demands are met, driven by the damage wreaked by Hormuz’s closure and attacks on energy sites
By Nurit Yohanan
File: A representative of Qatar is seen on screens as he delivers a speech on human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran during a session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva on March 16, 2026. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
March 25, 2026, 3:03 pm
Iranian strikes pose ‘existential threat,’ Gulf states tell UN rights council
Council weighing draft resolution condemning Tehran’s ‘egregious attacks’ on its neighbors; Iran urges unity ‘against the evil plans of our common enemy Israel’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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