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US envoy: Gulf states face choice between Israel, Iran

Mike Huckabee has said he is “very optimistic” that additional Middle Eastern countries will soon join the Abraham Accords and establish formal relations with Israel.

12 May 2026-16:13
Pro-Iran hacker group claims sending warning messages to Israelis via WhatsApp

A pro-Iranian hacker group known as Handala has claimed responsibility for sending warning messages via WhatsApp to tens of thousands of Israelis in what it described as a cyber operation targeting residents of the occupied territories.

12 May 2026-15:07
Israel deployed Iron Dome to UAE during Iran war: Report

12 May 2026-13:10
IRGC announces expansion of Iran’s “defensive perimeter” in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced what it described as a major expansion of Iran’s defensive perimeter in the Strait of Hormuz, warning it will not tolerate any violation of the country’s territorial waters or national interests.

12 May 2026-12:56
Iran warns of possible 90% uranium enrichment after US-Israel attack threat

Iranian Parliamentary Commission spokesperson Ebrahim Rezaei said one of Iran’s responses in the event of another US-Israeli attack on its territory “could be 90 percent enrichment”.

12 May 2026-11:52
Iran says nuclear technology, enrichment not part of talks with US

Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami has told lawmakers that nuclear technology and uranium enrichment are not on the agenda of any potential negotiations with the United States, insisting that talks should focus solely on ending the conflict in the region.

12 May 2026-10:07
Iran condemns US-backed UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz

Iran has sharply criticised Washington’s reported attempt to push a draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz through the UN Security Council, describing it as an effort to distort facts and protect what it called the real aggressors.

12 May 2026-09:38
UAE carried out secret strikes on Iran during regional conflict

The United Arab Emirates has reportedly conducted a series of secret attacks against Iran during the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.

12 May 2026-06:25
Iran says proposal was ‘reasonable’ as US presses ‘unacceptable demands’

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has said Tehran’s proposal for ending the recent regional war was “reasonable and generous”, while accusing the United States of insisting on demands shaped by Israel.

11 May 2026-15:17
Nvidia, Apple and Alphabet drive $4.2T market value jump

The world’s 10 most valuable companies have added nearly $4.2 trillion in market value since the start of the Iran conflict in late February, as investor optimism surrounding artificial intelligence outweighed geopolitical concerns.

11 May 2026-14:59