Fast English translations from selected Middle Eastern sources covering military developments, the Strait of Hormuz, oil supply, and market-moving events.
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🇸🇦🇺🇸Saudi defense minister holds urgent meeting with Vance after Iraq strikes. My report on @axios https://t.co/ooOQw6roVV
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🇸🇦🇺🇸 Saudi defense minister holds urgent meeting with Vance after Iraq strikes. My report on @axios https://t.co/ooOQw6roVV
🇸🇦🇺🇸🇮🇷Saudi minister of defense Prince Khaled bin Salman met Vice President Vance at the White House on Wednesday and stressed that despite the joint U.S.-Saudi strike on militias in Iraq the Kingdom still supports de-escalation with Iran, per source familiar
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🇸🇦🇺🇸🇮🇷 Saudi minister of defense Prince Khaled bin Salman met Vice President Vance at the White House on Wednesday and stressed that despite the joint U.S.-Saudi strike on militias in Iraq the Kingdom still supports de-escalation with Iran, per source familiar.
Why it matters: This is the first Iranian ballistic missile attack against a U.S. base in the region since President Trump decided to pause strikes against Iran to give a chance for diplomacy https://t.co/qSeUff7Sbp
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷President Trump told me he is ready for "strong military action" if negotiations with Iran fail. My story on @axios https://t.co/51WZpantjv
Admiral Cooper stressed that the two weeks of strikes in the Strait of Hormuz area had significantly degraded Iran's ability to attack ships https://t.co/mAbkbcftbN
CENTCOM commander told the Pentagon and the White House that a possible next step would be to resume major combat operations to finish the 20% of targets the U.S. military designated but didn't strike during Operation Epic Fury. Absent a decision to return to major combat operations, he stressed there was no point in continuing the bombing campaign of the previous two weeks, the sources said
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The CENTCOM commander told the Pentagon and the White House that a possible next step would be to resume major combat operations to finish the 20% of targets the U.S. military designated but didn't strike during Operation Epic Fury. Absent a decision to return to major combat operations, he stressed there was no point in continuing the bombing campaign of the previous two weeks, the sources said.
Scoop: The U.S. and U.K. are discussing the convening of a high-level meeting in London next week that will focus on a potential international coalition to protect maritime shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, European diplomats say. My story on @axios https://t.co/320dcRH5Gu
Trump said Israel "would join in two minutes if I ask them to," but added that "we don't need anybody" to launch a new operation against Iran https://t.co/AZnZNyEPrP
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Trump said Israel "would join in two minutes if I ask them to," but added that "we don't need anybody" to launch a new operation against Iran https://t.co/AZnZNyEPrP.
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷Exclusive: President Trump told me he is "close" to decision on "massive attack" against Iran, but stressed he hasn't made final determination. My story on @axios https://t.co/2JHkinmNXr
💥🇺🇸🇮🇷The U.S. military used a B-1 long-range bomber on Tuesday to strike Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran, U.S. officials said. My story on @axios https://t.co/5Wnncdvr8m
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷The new director of Israel's Mossad spy agency, Roman Gofman, visited Washington two weeks ago for talks about the war in Iran and the Iranian nuclear program. He met CIA director Ratcliffe and White House officials. My story on @axios https://t.co/kglnpkBFBN
🇺🇸🇮🇷🏭President Trump threatened Wednesday to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant, including in Tehran, each time Iran attacks a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. My report on @axios https://t.co/aoDktE0H3J