Middle East
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Economy
Analyst: Iran Seeks to Shift Confrontation With US Toward Economic Pressure
DID Press: Iran is seeking to transform its confrontation with the United States from a military conflict into an economic one, according to Mehran Kamrava, a political scientist at Georgetown University in Qatar. Citing CNN, Kamrava said Tehran recognizes that…
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Economy & Development
Revival of Hejaz Railway Poses New Challenge to Israel-Backed Trade Corridor
DID Press: A new agreement between Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Türkiye and Saudi Arabia to revive the historic Hejaz Railway has intensified debate over the future of regional trade corridors and competition for strategic transport routes linking Asia and Europe. Under…
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Government
Egypt Rejects ‘Greater Israel’ Plan as Doomed to Fail
DID Press: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has dismissed the so-called “Greater Israel” project, saying any initiative based on unilateral imposition rather than regional consensus is destined to fail. Commenting on recent regional developments, Abdelatty said proposals that disregard the…
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Government
US Jewish Community Faces New Debate Over Israel and Gaza Policies
DID Press: A new survey by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows growing divisions within the American Jewish community over Israel, the Gaza war, and the meaning of Jewish identity, challenging the perception of a unified stance…
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Government
Arab Media Continue Reactions to Lindsey Graham’s Death
DID Press: Arab media outlets continue to react to the death of U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, with Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar newspaper publishing a sharply critical headline condemning his longstanding support for Israel. In a report following Graham’s death, Al-Akhbar described…
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Government
IRGC Says It Targeted US Military Bases in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has launched a series of missile and drone strikes against U.S. military bases in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait, claiming to have destroyed Patriot air defense systems, fuel depots and missile…
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Government
Lindsey Graham’s Death: A Major Loss for US Neoconservative Camp
DID Press: International Desk — An analysis of the political legacy of Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator from South Carolina, describes his reported death as a significant development for the American neoconservative movement, highlighting his decades-long influence on US foreign…
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Government
IRGC Claims Closure of Strait of Hormuz and Strikes on US Bases
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed it closed the Strait of Hormuz until further notice and launched missile and drone attacks against US military facilities in several Gulf countries. The claims have not been independently verified,…
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Analysis
A Historic Farewell: Iran Holds Memorials for Its Martyred Leader
DID Press: Iran is witnessing large-scale mourning ceremonies following the death of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Martyred Leader of Islamic Revolution, with supporters describing the events as a moment of reflection on his legacy, leadership, and decades of political…
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Government
Islamic Revolution Leader: Revenge Is the Demand of Our Nation and It Will Certainly Be Carried Out
DID Press: Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a message issued on the occasion of the funeral and burial ceremony of the Martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, stated: “We pledge that we will take…
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