16 hours ago - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Oman urged Donald Trump not to launch airstrikes against Iran in a last-minute lobbying campaign prompted by fears that an attack by Washington would lead to a major and intractable conflict across the Middle East.

1 day ago - "We stand in solidarity with the Iranian Red Crescent Society and all medical and humanitarian workers providing life-saving assistance during this difficult time. Humanitarian workers must be protected." It said respect for the Red Crescent emblem was essential to ensure the continued delivery of life-saving assistance to people in need. ... Riyadh: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman led efforts to talk US President Donald Trump out of an attack on Iran, fearing "grave blowbacks in the region", a senior Saudi official told AFP on Thursday.

2 days ago - Dubai: Saudi Arabia has informed Iran it will not allow its airspace or territory to be used to attack it, two sources close to the kingdom's government told AFP on Wednesday, as Washington threatens Tehran with possible military strikes.

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1 day ago - "It is extremely disconcerting, particularly for those of us who are based in the region," he said. "Iran has formally told the government of Qatar and has formally told the government of Saudi Arabia that it will hit American targets in those countries."

3 days ago - As Iran weakens, a power vacuum is emerging across the Middle East — and Saudi Arabia is moving to fill it by recalibrating relations with former rivals, hedging global partnerships and asserting a more independent foreign policy, according to several experts. Javed Ali, former senior official at the National Security Council and professor at the University of Michigan, told Fox News ...

3 hours ago - At least 12,000 people were killed in the deadliest crackdown in Iran’s contemporary history, carried out largely over two consecutive nights on January 8 and 9, Iran International’s editorial board concluded, based on a review of sources and medical data.

3 hours ago - UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Iran face major travel disruptions as Airblue, Akasa Air, Saudia, Pegasus, Qatar Airways, and others cancel 18 flights.

1 day ago - Two diplomats in the region also said several Arab nations have pressed the Trump administration not to attack Iran. “We believe in dialogue and we believe in solving any disagreements at the negotiating table,” Adel al-Jubeir, a Saudi minister of state, said at a minerals forum in Riyadh, the kingdom’s capital.

2 days ago - Saudi Arabia informed Iran it will not allow its airspace or territory to be used to attack it, two sources close to the Kingdom’s government told AFP on

Critical Metals Corp said on Thursday it may build a refinery with a Saudi Arabian partner to process rare earths from its planned Tanbreez mine in Greenland, with refined material going to supply the U.S. defense sector. ... European airlines like Wizz Air , Lufthansa and British Airways dodged Iraqi and Iranian airspace on Thursday, according to flight tracking websites, opting instead for routes over Afghanistan and central Asia in an effort to mitigate risks associated with the ongoing geopolitical turmoil in Iran and the Middle East.

On Wednesday, a senior Iranian ... countries, from Saudi Arabia and UAE to Turkey, that US bases in those countries will be attacked if the US targets Iran......