State Dept. Said to Order Diplomats in Saudi Arabia to Leave
The ordered departure of U.S. employees in the kingdom indicates that senior diplomats are bracing for a possible surge in violence in the war with Iran, officials say.
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Nuclear Shadow Over Iran’s Gulf Onslaught: Pakistan Joins Saudi-US-Israel Axis Against Tehran In West Asia War
The escalating conflict in West Asia, pitting Iran against Israel and the United States, shows no signs of abating, drawing in regional powers with profound strategic implications.Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation with intricate ties across the Gulf, watches these developments with acute interest. Its newly formalised defence pact with Saudi Arabia has thrust Islamabad into a precarious position,
Asim Munir Meets Saudi Defence Minister To Bolster Defence Pact As Iran Targets Saudi Amid Regional Turmoil
Open-source illustrative photo Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, has undertaken a significant visit to Saudi Arabia amid mounting tensions in West Asia. He held discussions with Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman on the precarious regional security landscape.This meeting assumes particular importance following
U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran Enter Second Week as Regional Spillover Risks Mount
The United States and Israel launched joint military strikes against Iran on 28 February 2026, marking the start of what has effectively become a U.S.-Iran war – the first direct, sustained military conflict between the two countries. Unlike the limited U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in 2025, the current campaign is broad in scope, … Read more
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Strategic Stranglehold: Pakistan’s Defence Pact With Saudi Arabia Faces First Real Test Amid Iranian Retaliation
The ongoing Iran war, sparked by US-Israeli strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on 28 February 2026, has thrust Pakistan into a precarious strategic bind. Tehran retaliated with missile and drone attacks on Gulf states, including Saudi oil facilities and the US embassy in Riyadh, prompting Islamabad to invoke its fresh mutual defence pact with Riyadh.The pact itself, signed
Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order
Residents fled Lebanese capital in panic before assaults on claimed Hezbollah targets while Tehran continues to launch retaliatory attacksMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has launched massive strikes against the southern suburbs of Beirut just h…
As Iran Expands Attacks, U.S. Orders More Diplomatic Staff to Leave Embassies in 4 Countries
On Tuesday, nonemergency staff and their family members were told to leave several posts as Iran continued to retaliate after U.S. and Israeli strikes.
Maps show wide-ranging attacks in the opening days of the conflict.
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Maps show wide-ranging attacks in the opening days of the conflict.
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‘Imperialist undertones’: global south condemns US-Israeli war with Iran
China calls it unacceptable to ‘kill leader of sovereign state’, while South Africa questions ‘pre-emptive’ justificationMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US-Israeli war on Iran has been condemned as illegal across much of the global south, with Chi…