Netanyahu vs Eisenkot: Israel Faces Coalition Deadlock After Election By: Javid Amin | 28 October 2026 Jerusalem: Israel’s parliamentary election has produced a result that may keep Benjamin Netanyahu politically relevant without giving him the numbers needed to govern comfortably. With around 85% of ballots counted, the bloc led by the Israeli prime minister is projected to win 53 seats, compared with 48 for the opposition bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. Arab-led parties are on course to secure 19 seats, their strongest showing in the current electoral…
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Netanyahu, Trump and Iran: How Two Elections Could Shape the Next Phase of War
Israel Elections and the US-Iran Crisis: Could Political Pressure Push the Middle East Back Into War? By: Javid Amin| 25 October 2026 Israel’s election on October 27 and the United States midterm elections on November 3 are arriving at a dangerous moment for the Middle East. The confrontation with Iran has moved far beyond diplomatic disagreements, with military strikes, maritime attacks, economic pressure and a struggle over the strategic Strait of Hormuz shaping the region’s future. For millions of people across the Middle East, the immediate concern is whether the…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia Attacks: One Killed at Dammam Airport, Indian Injured at Shaybah Oilfield
Saudi Security Concerns Grow After Deadly Airport Attack and Shaybah Oilfield Incident By: Javid Amin | 22 October 2026 Saudi Arabia is facing renewed security concerns after separate attacks hit a major airport in the kingdom’s east and the strategically important Shaybah oilfield, leaving three people dead and several others injured. An Indian national was among those injured at the oil facility, according to India’s Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Riyadh. The incidents, reported on Wednesday, October 21, have drawn attention to the vulnerability of civilian…
Read MoreIran Calls US Response to Its Seven Conditions “Insufficient”: What Is Really at Stake in the Hormuz Crisis?
Tehran says Washington has accepted some demands but left key issues unresolved, while fresh diplomatic exchanges offer a narrow opening to prevent a wider regional conflict By: Javid Amin | 12 October 2026 Tehran/Washington: Diplomacy between Iran and the United States remains alive, but the two sides are still far apart on the terms required to end the conflict and restore normal maritime traffic through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, has described Washington’s response to Tehran’s seven conditions as “insufficient”, saying the United States…
Read MoreRiyadh Airport Attack Pushes Middle East Toward a Dangerous New Phase as Trump Weighs Military Action
Houthi Missile Strikes Kill Civilians, Disrupt Saudi Aviation and Raise Fears of a Wider US-Iran Confrontation By: Javid Amin | 11 October 2026 The Middle East’s expanding conflict has entered a dangerous new phase after deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport exposed the vulnerability of civilian infrastructure and raised the prospect of deeper American military involvement against Yemen’s Houthi movement. The October 10 strike killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300, according to Saudi authorities cited by Reuters and the Associated Press. A further…
Read MoreIran-US Tensions Escalate: Third US Carrier, Hormuz Crisis and Rising Risk Across the Middle East
Iran-US Tensions Escalate: US Carrier Build-Up, Hormuz Crisis and Oil Shock By: Javid Amin | 04 October 2026 The Iran-US conflict is entering a more dangerous phase as Washington moves another aircraft carrier and thousands of troops toward the Middle East, Tehran warns of a stronger response to any renewed attack, the Strait of Hormuz remains under severe pressure and Saudi-backed forces launch a major offensive against Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen. For India and the global economy, the biggest risks are now moving from the battlefield to oil, shipping, inflation…
Read MoreUS-Iran War at a Crossroads: Trump Threatens Strikes While Hormuz Talks Continue
Trump Threatens Fresh Iran Strikes as Hormuz Diplomacy Hangs in Balance By: Javid Amin | 30 September 2026 “Make a Deal or Blow Them Up”: Trump Raises the Stakes as US-Iran War Enters a New Diplomatic Phase Washington: The seven-month US-Iran conflict has reached another precarious moment, with President Donald Trump warning that Washington may soon have to choose between a negotiated settlement with Tehran and renewed military action. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said the United States would either “make a deal” with Iran or “blow…
Read MoreMiddle East at a Crossroads: Iran, Saudi Arabia and the US
Middle East at a Crossroads: Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States Enter a New Era of Strategic Uncertainty By: Javid Amin | 22 September 2026 The old Middle East was shaped by oil, ideology and military alliances. The emerging one is being defined by deterrence, economic survival, strategic autonomy and control of critical trade routes. At the centre of that transformation are Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States. The Middle East Has Entered a Different Strategic Era For decades, the Middle East was explained through familiar rivalries: Iran…
Read MoreHouthi Capture of Mocha and Bab el-Mandeb: Why Global Oil Markets Are Worried
Houthi Advance to Bab el-Mandeb: How the Yemen War Became a Global Oil and Shipping Crisis By: News Desk | 17 September 2026 Sana’a/Riyadh: A war that began as a struggle for power inside Yemen is once again spilling far beyond the country’s borders. In the space of little more than a week, Iran-aligned Houthi forces have seized the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha, advanced onto important islands including Mayun and the Hanish Islands, and moved closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important…
Read MoreFrom Yemen to Mecca: How Houthi Attacks Are Reshaping the Red Sea Crisis
Mecca Under Drone Threat: Houthi Escalation Puts Saudi Arabia, Islamic Holy Sites and Global Oil Routes on Edge By: Javid Amin | 15 September 2026 Jeddah/Sana’a: The Yemen war has entered a profoundly sensitive new phase. For years, the Houthi-Saudi confrontation has been fought largely around military installations, border provinces, airports, oil facilities and shipping routes. But on Tuesday, the conflict moved dangerously close to the symbolic heart of the Muslim world when Saudi Arabia said its air defences intercepted a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it could enter…
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