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COMMENT: Gulf states court Russia but stop short of strategic shift
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are increasingly backing Russia in its geopolitical and economic standoff with the West, but they have stopped short of fully embracing Russia.
US winds down Guantanamo Bay with removal of Yemenis to Oman
The Pentagon has transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman after holding them without charge for over two decades at Guantanamo Bay.
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ANALYSIS: Regional escalation on the table following Israeli strike on Iran
Israel's early morning October 26 strikes on Iran, while unprecedented as the first overt attack on Iranian soil since the Iran-Iraq War, appear deliberately limited and may signal a testing phase rather than a decisive operation.
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Sea of Oman oil terminal boosts export resilience amid tensions with Israel
Iran’s Jask oil terminal, situated outside the Persian Gulf, can export up to 1mn barrels of crude per day, a former official at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said, amid reports of a rare shipment from the port.