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 ...

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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 - "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.

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."

20 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.

3 hours ago - Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday, offering "mediation and urging de-escalation" of tensions around Iran.

1 day ago - The Gulf trio “led a long, frantic, diplomatic last-minute effort to convince President Trump to give Iran a chance to show good intention”, the official told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding that dialogue was continuing. Some personnel were moved out of a major US military base in Qatar on Wednesday, and staff at US missions in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait were warned to exercise caution as fears mounted of a US attack over Iran’s crackdown on protesters.

2 days ago - As protests convulse Iran and the government wages a violent crackdown on demonstrators, Mr. Trump is exploring whether to attack the country, in what he has described as an effort to deter its leaders from killing more of its own people.

3 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......

2 days ago - As of 10 March 2023, diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been restored due to Chinese-Iraqi brokered talks, which could have positive implications in the political climate of the Middle East.

June 24, 2025 - RIYADH: During a telephone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel.