Middle East/The Gulf

The Gulf states are reportedly divided over Iran strategy as Saudi Arabia pushes for de-escalation, while the UAE urges tougher US action

"This agreement reflects our two nations' shared commitment to strengthening US-Saudi commercial relations, delivering prosperity at home and security to our allies abroad"

The battles have resulted in dozens of dead and wounded amid warnings of an escalation that could threaten the truce that has been in place since 2022

Western intelligence sources told i24NEWS that the terrorist organization in Yemen has recently been conducting missile tests to improve their accuracy and increase their range

On a visit to Israel, prominent Saudi and Bahraini journalists told i24NEWS that Gulf states are reassessing decades of policy toward Israel following Iran's direct attacks

Reuters cited sources as saying UAE approved the release of $10 billion, with more than $3 billion already transferred. Two other sources familiar with the arrangement put the total at $20 billion

Kingdom Holding Company confirms that it owns a stake in SpaceX valued at $4.47 billion, with expectations that it will increase as the potential IPO of the American company approaches.

The systems operate around the clock under integrated operational plans to enhance monitoring and atmospheric observation, and to raise readiness in the holy sites during the Hajj season.

The meeting with the exiled Palestinian figure, once floated as a candidate to govern post-war Gaza, was reported by Israeli and regional sources amid tightening Israel-UAE security ties

Saudi Arabia intercepted three drones entering from Iraq on Sunday, the same day a separate drone struck a UAE nuclear plant. Baghdad says its air defense systems detected nothing.

India and the UAE deepened their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, inking agreements on defense, energy, and investment as Modi condemned recent Iranian attacks on Emirati soil

The project aims to reduce their dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic passage effectively closed by Iran amid high regional tensions.

Saudi jets hit militia positions near the kingdom's northern border as Kuwait also launched retaliatory strikes into southern Iraq, sources say.

According to a Wall Street Journal report, the UAE conducted low profile strikes on Iran’s Lavan Island refinery in early April as Trump was announcing the ceasefire

Gulf countries explore new oil export routes that could include a land corridor to the Mediterranean through Israel’s port of Haifa, to reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz, Financial Times reports

Emirati officials push for a UN resolution and coalition action as Iranian attacks on its territory escalate and global shipping is at risk

Saudi Arabia and the UAE lead calls for increased pressure, with some officials backing potential ground operations, the report says

The United States' allies are hardening their stance and allowing the use of their bases for attacks • Meanwhile, the Emirates have begun shutting down Iranian strategic assets in Dubai

Iran’s military attaché, his deputy, and three embassy staff members have been ordered to leave the country

After the attacks on the gas fields in the kingdom, Qatar declared the military and security attaché at the embassy in Doha as persona non grata and is demanding that they leave the country

Kuwaiti authorities have arrested ten members of a terrorist cell affiliated with the Lebanese terrorist organization on suspicion of attempting to damage vital infrastructure in its territory

Regional leaders warn partial action could leave energy routes vulnerable amid ongoing attacks

It is unclear from the video whether U.S. or Bahraini forces fired the missiles

Gulf exporters may halt production within weeks after the Iranian strike on a major LNG facility, Qatar’s energy minister tells the FT