Trump heads for summit with Rouhani. Israel caught by surprise
President Donald Trump said Tuesday night July 31: “I have a feeling they’ll be talking to us pretty soon. And
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Iran secretly explores Trump’s terms for negotiating new nuclear deal
DEBKAfile Exclusive: On July 2, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei initiated secret inquiries into the Trump administration’s conditions for
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Oman’s Sultan Is Dying. The UAE-Abu Dhabi Ruler Moves in on the Succession
Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman, aged 76, has been under treatment for colon cancer since at least
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Iran Gives Iraqi, Yemeni Proxies New, Upgraded Qaher Ballistic Missiles
Iran is raising the stakes on two major Middle East warfronts by shipments of its new Qaher ballistic missile to
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Iran Makes Oman Main Way-Station for Smuggling Arms to Yemeni Rebels
The minuscule Shiite minority of the Sultanate of Oman -100,000 out of a population of 5 million – has been
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UAE with Saudi Backing Grabs Large Chunk of S. Yemen as Satellite
The Red Sea land of Yemen has ended its life as an independent republic, sliced up into separate entities amid
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Gexit after Brexit: Oman Wants out of Gulf Alliance
With the world’s attention focused on the UK’s “Brexit” referendum, no one noticed the trickle-down effect 7,500 kilometers away on
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Saudis Fall out with Qatar, Oman and UAE at the Gulf Summit. Qaboos Is About to Quit the GCC
In a desperate blocking action at the GCC summit, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal is reported to have squashed
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Iran pushes for Saudi isolation in the Gulf amid military buildup in Hormuz
Two landmark events in the Persian Gulf this week attested to Tehran’s confidence that it has escaped the threat of
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Iran Ducks US Sanctions through a Hole the Size of the Musandam Peninsula
The Musandam Governorate of Oman, just inside the Strait of Hormuz, is a small dot on the face of the
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