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Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnels at Ali al-Taher ridge

Lebanon

Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnels at Ali al-Taher ridge

Ali al-Taher, the strategic ridge overlooking Nabatieh, was the site of a fresh Israeli military operation Thursday evening, with the army saying it destroyed "more than two kilometers of Hezbollah underground infrastructure" beneath the height, located north of the Litani River, roughly 15 kilometers from the Israeli border.

Iran guided Houthi blitz to open new front

Yemen

Iran guided Houthi blitz to open new front

The lightning Houthi advance down Yemen's Red Sea coast this week came with direct guidance from Iran's Revolutionary Guards seeking to open a new front in Iran's war with the U.S., according to Yemeni government, Iranian and regional sources.

Trump says no to Saudi request for Houthi strikes

Saudi Arabia

Trump says no to Saudi request for Houthi strikes

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called U.S. President Donald Trump twice on Thursday and urged him to launch strikes against the Houthis, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials. 

The "Gate of tears": Why Bab el-Mandeb matters to global trade

Yemen

The "Gate of tears": Why Bab el-Mandeb matters to global trade

The Iran-backed Houthis are seeking to control the whole Yemeni Red Sea coast, which would further consolidate their leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — one of the busiest and most contested global maritime chokepoints.

Trump: Iran war will end "Immediately" after November election

Iran

Trump: Iran war will end "Immediately" after November election

President Donald Trump said he expected the war with Iran to end after the November U.S. midterm elections and threatened again to attack a site associated with the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme after the two sides launched their biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the start of the six-month-old war.

Diplomatic rupture: Algeria cuts UAE relations

United Arab Emirates

Diplomatic rupture: Algeria cuts UAE relations

Algeria decided to sever diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates after what it described as the "exhaustion of all means to preserve bilateral ties", Algerian state media said on Thursday, without giving details of the reason for the move.

Fears grow of proxy war widening as Pakistan pressures Iran

Saudi Arabia

Fears grow of proxy war widening as Pakistan pressures Iran

Pakistan has delivered a Saudi warning to Iran to rein in its Yemeni Houthi allies after they stepped up attacks on the kingdom, in a coordinated effort to prevent the crisis from spiralling, Saudi, Pakistani and Iranian sources said.

Houthis tighten grip on Bab el-Mandeb

Yemen

Houthis tighten grip on Bab el-Mandeb

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis edged closer on Thursday to gaining leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's most important routes for commodity vessels, four Yemeni government military sources said, as fighting with Saudi-backed forces tilts towards a resumption of full-scale war. 

Israeli Druze leader urges Trump to act on Sweida

Syria

Israeli Druze leader urges Trump to act on Sweida

Sheikh Rafeh Halabi, a senior figure in Israel’s Druze community who presents himself as dean of the descendants of the Prophet (Naqib al-Ashraf) for Jerusalem and president of the Jerusalem branch of an international human-rights organization, has sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump calling for immediate American action to halt what he describes as the starvation and extermination of Druze in Syria’s Sweida province.

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