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US Marines GETTY
US-Israel war on Iran
MENA
Live Story

As US deploy Marines near Iran, what are the objectives?

The US military has already moved around 2,500 Marines and other naval personnel, including select special forces units.

Mohammed Al-Badawi
16 March, 2026
Israel has ruined TikTok but that’s the point
Opinion Video
Opinion Video

Israel has ruined TikTok but that’s the point

Maura Finkelstein

Maura Finkelstein

16 March, 2026
Law enforcement vehicles are seen parked outside Temple Israel guarding the scene in West Bloomfield, Michigan, on March 13, 2026, after an person identified as Ayman Ghazali drove a vehicle into the building.
US affairs
MENA
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Michigan synagogue attacker's family killed in Israeli airstrike

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 March, 2026
People gather in downtown Detroit to protest President Trump's decision to start war with Iran. [Getty]
US-Israel war on Iran
World
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A slow but growing anti-war movement across the US

Brooke Anderson
12 March, 2026
Trump
US-Israel war on Iran
Perspectives

The imperial war against Iran: The trap of religious framing

Sari-Hanafi

Sari Hanafi

12 March, 2026
Trump Iran deal
US-Israel war on Iran
World
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Are there legal and diplomatic implications of Trump's Iran war?

Brooke Anderson
11 March, 2026
Turkey
Israel-Turkey relations
Perspectives

Turkey is ‘the next Iran’. We have seen this script before

Mandy Turner

Mandy Turner

11 March, 2026
'No War on Iran' protest held in Los Angeles
US-Israel war on Iran
World
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As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war, sources say

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 March, 2026
Emad Hajjaj Cartoon
US-Israel war on Iran

Graphic Truth

From Epic Fury to Impotent Rage

Emad Hajjaj
11 March, 2026
Trump said Iran 'welcome to compete' in World Cup, says Infantino
2026 World Cup
Sports
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Infantino says Trump welcomes Iran's World Cup participation

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 March, 2026
One year since the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, supporters call for
Mahmoud Khalil
World
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Mahmoud Khalil has iftar with Mamdani on detention anniversary

The New Arab Staff
10 March, 2026
The US reportedly spent approximately $6 billion in the first week of its joint attacks on Iran with Israel, Pentagon officials told Congress, with Republicans expecting the Trump administration to ask for more. The New York Times revealed that almost $4 billion was spent on munitions, mainly interceptors to shoot down Iranian missiles and senior officials would need more funds to sustain operations and replenish depleted stockpiles. In a response to The New Arab, the Pentagon said they “do not have anythin
US-Israel war on Iran
World
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US spent almost $6 billion in first week of war on Iran

Anam Alam
09 March, 2026
Sign on the wall of an officially shut down branch of the Muslim Brotherhoo
US affairs
MENA
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Trump admin cancels asylum interviews for Muslim Brotherhood

Mohammed Al-Badawi
09 March, 2026
Trump
Islamophobia
Voices

Nuclear-armed fanatics began the Iran war. It's not the mullahs

Ismail Allison

Ismail Allison

07 March, 2026
Trump [Getty]
US affairs
World
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Trump can suspend refugee admissions, US appeals court rules

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 March, 2026
Trump [Getty]
US-Israel war on Iran
Energy
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Trump on gas prices during Iran war: 'If they rise, they rise'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 March, 2026
Noem [Getty]
US affairs
World
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US: Trump fires Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 March, 2026
Gavin Newsom
US affairs
MENA
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Gavin Newsom says Netanyahu's Israel an 'apartheid state'

The New Arab Staff
05 March, 2026
UK PM Keir Starmer sends four Typhoon jets to Qatar as Middle East tensions rise and defends Britain’s defence plan amid criticism from Donald Trump.
Keir Starmer
World
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UK sending four extra Typhoon jets to Qatar, PM Starmer says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 March, 2026
Iran
US-Israel war on Iran
Perspectives

I was tortured by Khomeini's regime. This war is still unjust

Nasrin Parvaz

Nasrin Parvaz

05 March, 2026
President Trump Holds Roundtable On The Ratepayer Protection Pledge
US-Israel war on Iran
World
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US Senate rejects bid to curb Trump's Iran war powers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 March, 2026