US-Israel war on Iran

The joint US-Israeli war on Iran that started on 28 February 2026 that immediately saw regional countries attacked

Iran has reacted to the Mecca Defence Agreement cautiously, calling for Muslim unity while seeing itself as a potential target of the new deal

Saber Gul Anbari
08 August, 2026
US resumes Iran blockade and attacks, Tehran retaliates

US resumes Iran blockade and attacks, Tehran retaliates

Trump wants Gulf states to reimburse US for protection

Trump wants Gulf states to reimburse US for protection

US, Iran trade new attacks as ceasefire unravels

US, Iran trade new attacks as ceasefire unravels

Trump: Interim agreement to end war with Iran is “over”

Trump: Interim agreement to end war with Iran is “over”

A total defeat? The US-Iran ‘memorandum of understanding’

A total defeat? The US-Iran ‘memorandum of understanding’

US and Iran sign memorandum of understanding

US and Iran sign memorandum of understanding

A Growing Gulf Between Nations: Saudi Arabia and the UAE struggle during the war on Iran

Saudi Arabia and the UAE struggle during the war on Iran

Schrödinger's ceasefire

Schrödinger's ceasefire

Are Prediction Markets Manipulating Reality?

Are Prediction Markets Manipulating Reality?

The multi-billion dollar pistachio conflict

The multi-billion dollar pistachio conflict

What makes content violent?

What makes content violent?

The war on Iran’s psychological toll on the Arab diaspora

The war on Iran’s psychological toll on the Arab diaspora

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 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L), Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) sign a trilateral joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on 7 August 2026. [Getty]
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (R) attends the Turkiye-Egypt-Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers Meeting during his visit to Amman, Jordan, on 5 August 2026. [Getty]
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	IRGC Rally In Iran on January 10, 2025. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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US Iran protests
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A customer checks his phone in front of a sales office of Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad in the Iraqi capital's Jadriya district on 23 January 2024. [Getty]
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A veiled pro-government mourner holds a portrait of Iran's Late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while taking part in a religious rally marking Arbaeen, in the holy month of Muharram, in southern Tehran, Iran, on August 4, 2026
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 An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.
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A pair of slippers are placed on a poster depicting U.S. President Donald Trump during a religious rally marking Arbaeen, in the holy month of Muharram, in southern Tehran, Iran, on August 4, 2026, amid tensions between Iran and the United States.
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