#  @jongambrellAP Jon Gambrell | جون Jon Gambrell | جون posts on X about iran, dubai, united arab emirates, israel the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::55577810/interactions)  - [--] Week [------] -90% - [--] Month [---------] -73% - [--] Months [----------] +817% - [--] Year [----------] +123% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::55577810/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] -68% - [--] Month [--] +17% - [--] Months [---] +114% - [--] Year [---] +26% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::55577810/followers)  - [--] Week [------] +0.02% - [--] Month [------] +1.40% - [--] Months [------] -3.30% - [--] Year [------] -3% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::55577810/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) [finance](/list/finance) [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) [stocks](/list/stocks) [us election](/list/us-election) [social networks](/list/social-networks) [celebrities](/list/celebrities) [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) [currencies](/list/currencies) **Social topic influence** [iran](/topic/iran), [dubai](/topic/dubai), [united arab emirates](/topic/united-arab-emirates) #137, [israel](/topic/israel), [yemen](/topic/yemen), [hamas](/topic/hamas), [saudi arabia](/topic/saudi-arabia), [jerusalem](/topic/jerusalem), [qatar](/topic/qatar), [oman](/topic/oman) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@ap](/creator/undefined) [@aps](/creator/undefined) [@kazhkhal](/creator/undefined) [@lujainjo](/creator/undefined) [@prestonstew](/creator/undefined) [@joelweingart](/creator/undefined) [@planet](/creator/undefined) [@vahidsalemi72](/creator/undefined) [@farnoushamiri](/creator/undefined) [@flyskyua](/creator/undefined) [@aporg](/creator/undefined) [@dexeve](/creator/undefined) [@applenews](/creator/undefined) [@evanvucci](/creator/undefined) [@schahri](/creator/undefined) [@deiocesking](/creator/undefined) [@hosseinination](/creator/undefined) [@mariyamaguchi](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Boeing Co (BA)](/topic/$ba) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Iran and US set for talks in Oman over Tehran's nuclear program AP News A convoy believed to be carrying American officials has left the site of talks between Iran and the United States in Muscat Oman" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-protests-nuclear-negotiations-oman-muscat-32d621b98f7a3a68831f885d262bb70e) 2026-02-06T09:23Z 52.1K followers, 1.7M engagements "Iran marks 47th anniversary of revolution AP News Irans president has apologized to all those affected by the nationwide protest and bloody crackdown that followed it" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-revolution-anniversary-us-nuclear-talks-protests-4ffab53ef628073ca90b9c8707485577) 2026-02-11T08:03Z 52.1K followers, 74.5K engagements "Iran's top diplomat strikes hard line on US talks AP News Iran's top diplomat says Tehran's strength comes from its ability to say no to the great powers. Sunday's statement follows recent nuclear negotiations with the United States and nationwide protests that shook Iran" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-nuclear-talks-protests-araghchi-389531836ccaa4c126b5ee06c1d5b1f8) 2026-02-08T11:43Z 52.1K followers, 254.1K engagements "US blames group of Iran-backed militias for deadly drone attack in Jordan as it weighs reprisals The United States on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-us-navy-mideast-tensions-israel-hamas-red-sea-6d5662d09aad8aed0875025b75928ef5) 2024-01-31T19:42Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements "CIA publicly acknowledges [----] coup it backed in Iran was undemocratic as it revisits Argo rescue CIA describes the [----] coup it backed in Iran that overthrew its prime minister and cemented the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as undemocratic" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-1953-coup-cia-218323db3cc1aca6bde1e54827527e8d) 2023-10-12T10:06Z 15.4M followers, [----] engagements "Israel Iran play down apparent Israeli strike. The muted responses could calm tensions for now U.S. officials declined to comment as of early Friday but American broadcast networks quoting unnamed U.S. officials said Israel carried out the attack" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-mideast-tensions-4-19-2024-a7ccbae2e2844bab089e8e4377a24ddb) 2024-04-19T12:57Z 228.6M followers, 86.5K engagements "Global economy is weighed down by war uncertainty and instability trade chief warns The head of the World Trade Organization says war uncertainty and instability are weighing down the global economy" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/world-trade-organization-meeting-uae-us-376ad89f7202e06e90a93390205a01f2) 2024-02-26T14:37Z 53.6K followers, [---] engagements "Missile attack off Yemen damages Minervagracht ship and wounds [--] crew AP News Officials say a missile attack by Yemens Houthi rebels set a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden wounding two mariners" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-gulf-aden-ship-fire-missile-1a42485ac4ab29188ed1ea85414aba48) 2025-09-30T13:56Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Anti-money-laundering body puts UAE on global 'gray' list AP News A global body focused on fighting money laundering has placed the United Arab Emirates on its so-called gray list" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/business-middle-east-dubai-united-arab-emirates-money-laundering-16a901f84f7b00dfe3bef5402b652efd) 2022-03-06T11:12Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Missile attack by Yemens Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in [--] weeks A missile attack by Yemens Houthi rebels struck a container ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden the first assault by the group since Israeli airstrikes targeted them" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-red-sea-attacks-israel-hamas-war-89f89bfb6db61f74fcfe8b40ef203bd3) 2024-08-05T04:11Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "Analysis: High-wire diplomacy on possible Iran retaliation in the Israel-Hamas war draws in world Irans threatened retaliatory strike on Israel over the assassination of Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh has drawn major world powers into a high-wire act of diplomacy" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-war-diplomacy-analysis-0542e5c1367517421f4ef59fb9aed712) 2024-08-14T07:30Z 53.7K followers, 79.5K engagements "Etihad makes 1st known commercial flight between UAE Israel AP News An unmarked Etihad Airways cargo plane has flown aid to help the Palestinians fight the coronavirus pandemic from the capital of the United Arab Emirates into Israel" [X Link](https://apnews.com/7dd4bb9878fe9519a924ac6745340e87) 2020-05-19T20:03Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "3 Red Sea data cables cut as Houthis launch more attacks in the vital waterway Three cables under the Red Sea that provide global internet and telecommunications have been cut as the waterway remains a target of Yemens Houthi rebels" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/red-sea-undersea-cables-yemen-houthi-rebels-attacks-b53051f61a41bd6b357860bbf0b0860a) 2024-03-05T04:25Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Irans supreme leader threatens Israel and US with a crushing response over Israeli attack Irans supreme leader has threatened Israel and the U.S. with a crushing response over attacks on Iran and its allies" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-khamenei-israel-hamas-lebanon-war-30385c3a17d1fca9415eb37db86dc9c5) 2024-11-02T08:56Z 53.6K followers, 160.7K engagements "Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissent A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X formerly known as Twitter and his activity on YouTube" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-death-sentence-twitter-a2b5549806605d1d21f332ac4c36e43f) 2023-08-30T14:28Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at [--] secretive Iranian military bases An Israeli attack on Iran damaged facilities at a secretive military base southeast of the Iranian capital that experts in the past have linked to Tehrans onetime nuclear weapons program and at another base tied to its ballistic missile program" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/0c6ee6a8544268612cb7d49727d8449d) 2024-10-27T10:27Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Trump: Saudi king wouldn't last [--] weeks without US support AP News President Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia's king "might not be there for two weeks" without U.S. military support as he sought to pressure the close American ally over rising oil prices" [X Link](https://apnews.com/055ecc1e204141a2ab38b906d7e11606) 2018-10-03T16:45Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Qatars ruler says his nation will vote on abandoning legislative elections after just one poll Qatars ruling emir says his small energy-rich nation will hold a referendum on ending a short-lived experiment in electing members of the countrys advisory Shura Council" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/75bdee9688b9cdbc91f81ae243d8ff36) 2024-10-15T14:52Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Burning ship abandoned in Gulf of Aden off Yemen AP News A Cameroonian-flagged ship has caught fire in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen. At least one mariner was missing Saturday and another still likely abroad the burning tanker after the rest of the crew abandoned the vessel" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-ship-gulf-of-aden-houthis-25543875a66516c99ec937952542972f) 2025-10-18T17:40Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent friendly fire incident US military says The U.S. military says two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent friendly fire incident" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-yemen-us-navy-pilots-houthi-95a792daae3b0120186bfc6c66e1b6fe) 2024-12-22T03:01Z 15.5M followers, 660.7K engagements "Ship attacked by Houthi rebels sinks in Red Sea [--] of [--] aboard rescued AP News Houthi rebels have attacked and sunk the cargo ship Eternity C in the Red Sea. A European naval force reported Wednesday that only six of the [--] crew members have been rescued so far" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-yemen-houthis-israel-eternity-c-0ada222883158dd248b0d844543736c7) 2025-07-09T12:01Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "4 suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen authorities say Authorities say four suspected attacks by Yemens Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-red-sea-attacks-israel-hamas-42cf4f862d3d29b86d08838bed490967) 2024-08-09T14:59Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "British navy seizes Iran missiles parts likely Yemen bound AP News The British navy seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat heading from Iran likely to Yemen" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/b38494c44e4477b177a7f878f4d8f6db) 2023-03-02T14:00Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "US Navy replenishment ship damaged after refueling warships in the Middle East The damage to the USNS Big Horn came after the oiler supplied the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/us-navy-big-horn-mideast-israel-hamas-war-2e03c24dece6807bac359bf86c5a81dd) 2024-09-25T00:56Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "Yemens Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker An attack by Yemens Houthi rebels has targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea and a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker also came under fire allegedly by the group" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-red-sea-ship-attacks-ae131e1dc4f24524dc1d7a7ce6edf844) 2024-09-03T02:49Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "Mideast Starbucks franchisee firing [----] workers after being targeted in Israel-Hamas war boycott The Middle East franchisee of Starbucks has begun firing some [----] staff at its coffee shops across the region after the brand found itself targeted by activists during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/starbucks-firings-mideast-israel-hamas-war-f57e39147f8350d860fb0f57d42a987c) 2024-03-05T16:30Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "Iran and US to meet again in Oman for nuclear talks AP News Omans foreign minister says there will be a sixth round of negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehrans rapidly advancing nuclear program this weekend" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-united-states-nuclear-negotiations-talks-82d23c70e0890808c64794487651f532) 2025-06-12T06:47Z 15.5M followers, 1.4M engagements "Alleged cocaine trafficker at center of international smuggling operation arrested in Dubai An alleged drug trafficker wanted for his role in an international cocaine smuggling operation through the port of Antwerp in Belgium had been arrested in Dubai" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/emirates-drug-trafficking-arrest-othman-el-ballouti-1f8e8907ba8c23574aa517a43b4a1996) 2024-12-09T15:58Z 53.6K followers, 90.1K engagements "Bahrain offers Pfizer booster for some who got Chinese shots AP News Bahrain has begun offering a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for some people six months after they received two shots of Chinas Sinopharm vaccine" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/bahrain-middle-east-coronavirus-vaccine-coronavirus-pandemic-health-2d4b5c26b1480f1fd0d7e3a9e9a62d0e) 2021-06-03T13:44Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Iran paves over graveyard of those executed after revolution AP News Iran is paving over a lot in Tehran's largest cemetery believed to be the final resting place for some of the thousands killed in the mass executions that followed the country's [----] Islamic Revolution" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-cemetery-graves-demolished-revolution-executions-cbebf673076663a76667f817611e683f) 2025-09-06T07:54Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Iran worries ahead of 'snapback' of UN nuclear sanctions AP News People in Iran increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about the future ahead of the reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-snapback-sanctions-nuclear-us-israel-war-5b13ed1781659c1a9871427881ef239b) 2025-09-27T06:27Z 53.4K followers, 198.1K engagements "As Iran threatens Israel the danger of Tehrans long-vaunted missile program remains in question As Iran threatens to attack Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in the Iranian capital its long-vaunted missile program offers one of the few ways for Tehran to strike back directly" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/edccddf7a871b78cd5528e265e1e7317) 2024-09-03T16:44Z 53.6K followers, [---] engagements "Using high-tech laser gear UN-backed team scans Ukraine historical sites to preserve them amid war AP News KYIV Ukraine (AP) Under the plaintive painted eyes of the holy a volunteer team of two United Nations-backed engineers watched as a whirling laser took a million measurements a second inside Kyiv's All Saints Church" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/aaf0c3d6e8981a3faeabf0e6b1d98f41) 2023-06-13T13:53Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "UN force says Israeli work on Syrian frontier saw severe violations of cease-fire after AP report United Nations peacekeepers are warning that the Israeli military has committed severe violations of a cease-fire deal with Syria as its military continues a major construction project along the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/mideast-israel-syria-alpha-line-construction-77b11eb8e82e256eb7abae6678cae492) 2024-11-12T14:54Z 53.7K followers, 85.4K engagements "Iran police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation activists say On a darkened road beside the Caspian Sea Iranian police officers opened fire last month on a 31-year-old woman who had tried to speed away likely knowing they wanted to seize her vehicle" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-hijab-protests-mahsa-amini-shooting-unrest-ebe1ef96e33293fe19c66dd317e229c6) 2024-08-15T06:04Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "Attack on a police convoy in a restive southeastern province of Iran kills [--] officers An attack in Irans restive southeast killed [--] members of the countrys national police force. State media reported the fatalities in the attack Saturday in Gohar Kuh some [----] kilometers southeast of the Iranian capital Tehran" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-police-shooting-sistan-baluchestan-province-8e1ea2c0c73606ffd189eb97efaaf05d) 2024-10-26T11:43Z 208.1M followers, 97.4K engagements "Ukraine presses on with counteroffensive; Russia uses drones Russia has attacked the Ukrainian presidents hometown with suicide drones. This comes as Ukraine has pushed ahead with its counteroffensive that has embarrassed the Kremlin" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-business-moscow-3e56d9f40590b8cca06b1b8aa6b65abd) 2022-10-02T17:00Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements "Five Americans detained in Iran walk free released in deal for frozen Iranian assets AP News Americans held for years in Iranian custody walked arm-in-arm off a plane into freedom. Monday's release was part of a painstakingly negotiated deal between the United States and Iran" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/4e1fa477f8e6af45fb764acd259c2f1a) 2023-09-18T07:48Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and supply an ever-growing demand for electricity Rafael Mariano Grossi said" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/cop28-climate-talks-grossi-iaea-iran-nuclear-power-11a37c802d7e0bca6538d5c66a9ec6fd) 2023-12-01T00:34Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements "Burning oil tanker is safely towed away from Yemen after rebel attacks A Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemens Houthi rebels has been successfully towed to a safe area without any oil spill" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-drone-red-sea-gaza-1eb59e09351de0872de2e23cad720851) 2024-09-17T00:26Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "Iran launches [--] satellites into space that are part of a Western-criticized program as tensions rise Iran says it has successfully launched three satellites into space the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehrans ballistic missiles" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-satellite-launch-us-ballistic-missiles-israel-hamas-74bcd3eb7e48a31be4f52b8d86d24721) 2024-01-28T19:47Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "Iran hangs Iranian-British ex-defense official for spy claim AP News Iran says it has executed a dual Iranian-British national who once worked for its defense ministry. That's despite an international outcry over his death sentence and those of others held amid nationwide protests" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/99144b049380fc7fe84f489113a56e3a) 2023-01-14T07:05Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "What Irans attack against Israel could look like with the support of regional allies As Iran threatens to respond to the suspected Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran the regional militias that the Islamic Republic has armed for decades could play a role in any attack" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-iran-yemen-houthis-lebanon-hezbollah-2bf649b0127edfdc65d08e6b68aa3695) 2024-08-06T02:03Z 53.6K followers, 171.5K engagements "Satellite photos show Egypt building a wall near Gaza Strip as Israeli offensive on Rafah looms Egypt is building a wall and is leveling land near its border with the Gaza Strip ahead of a planned Israeli offensive targeting the border city of Rafah" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-egypt-wall-07a40fddeaf9dbc82c2a33e1f1614419) 2024-02-16T16:00Z 53.5K followers, [--] engagements "An Iran official claims Iranian-German prisoner died before he could be executed An Iranian official has claimed that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran execute him" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-sharmahd-execution-acb36064d51847f7e46c6886585e8bba) 2024-11-05T11:49Z 53.7K followers, 100.7K engagements "Saudi Arabias crown prince transfers another 8% of Aramco shares to sovereign wealth fund Saudi Arabias crown prince has transferred another 8% of shares in the kingdoms oil giant Saudi Aramco to the countrys prominent sovereign wealth fund" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-aramco-shares-pif-adf6b2e41e4f0b70863f99126bba5365) 2024-03-07T13:48Z 53.7K followers, 83.8K engagements "Analysis: Iran protests show danger of economic woes AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) The protesters rallied for days in Iran chanting against government corruption and demanding justice" [X Link](https://apnews.com/a2133dd2e55948a39c595cb36f7a6042) 2018-01-08T22:04Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Nobel Peace Prize [----] awarded to Iran's Narges Mohammadi AP News She is the 19th woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and the second Iranian woman after human rights activist Shirin Ebadi who won in 2003" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/776ca1bcf0fde827ad90af8a069907eb) 2023-10-06T09:19Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Iran accuses Israel of sabotage attack after explosions strike a natural gas pipeline The blasts on Feb. [--] hit a natural gas pipeline running from Irans western Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province up north to cities on the Caspian Sea" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-pipeline-attack-israel-mideast-houthis-tensions-gaza-hamas-152640dd550f27f718312b4ad3684a3e) 2024-02-21T10:41Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements "Irans supreme leader threatens Israel and US with a crushing response over Israeli attack Any further attacks from either side could engulf the wider Middle East already teetering over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and Israels ground invasion of Lebanon into a wider regional conflict just head of the U.S. presidential election this Tuesday" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-khamenei-israel-hamas-lebanon-war-30385c3a17d1fca9415eb37db86dc9c5/) 2024-11-02T09:42Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency in low turnout AP News Irans hard-line judiciary chief has won the countrys presidential election in a landslide victory" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/4d60554fd608a5dea2c76a303ec352d8) 2021-06-19T12:23Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch Iran appears to be readying for a space launch as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad just as tensions remain high over Tehrans nuclear program" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/2b33cf4c44a85fd87f3e15b88ac281ac) 2022-06-14T21:06Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Ukraine claws back more territory Russia is trying to absorb AP News Ukrainian forces have scored more gains in their counteroffensive across a broad front. The troops advanced Monday in the very areas Russia is trying to absorb" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-moscow-kharkiv-bbe66bfca52988b7982a74f147ea5681) 2022-10-03T14:09Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Pakistan says defense deal gives Saudi Arabia access to nuclear program AP News Pakistans defense minister says that his nations nuclear program will be made available to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries new defense pact" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-saudi-nuclear-pact-defense-e66e0ded8045812c8aea39e21d764836) 2025-09-19T09:31Z 208.1M followers, 396.7K engagements "Ship comes under attack off the coast of Yemen AP News A ship traveling off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden has come under attack. The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said the attack happened early on Tuesday" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-ship-attacks-gaza-war-israel-ccb167660ada40362ec4bda088b1c86f) 2025-09-23T07:01Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Iran helicopter crash: Mohammad Mokhber becomes acting president AP News Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi the countrys foreign minister and several other officials were found dead on Monday hours after their helicopter crashed state media reported" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/426c6f4ae2dd1f0801c73875bb696f48) 2024-05-20T04:37Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Analysis: At dueling Mideast forums officials ask what will happen when Donald Trump takes office At glittering ballrooms in the Mideast this weekend discussions of the wars and chaos gripping the region gave way to one central question: Whats going to happen when U.S" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/analysis-trump-mideast-wars-israel-hamas-iran-49198c6feeea6e543edb0c034b589929) 2024-12-07T12:13Z 53.6K followers, [----] engagements "What Irans attack against Israel could look like with allies AP News As Iran threatens to respond to the suspected Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran the regional militias that the Islamic Republic has armed for decades could play a role in any attack" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/2bf649b0127edfdc65d08e6b68aa3695) 2024-08-06T14:55Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Kuwait bans Call of Duty: Black Ops [--] video game likely over it featuring Saddam Hussein in 1990s The tiny Mideast nation of Kuwait has banned the release of the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops [--] which features the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and is set in part in the 1990s Gulf War" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/kuwait-call-of-duty-ban-iraq-saddam-hussein-b31f99c047cb41343239e95db393e9a0) 2024-10-23T10:37Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Rainfall bring rewards risks to desert nation of UAE AP News Rainfall long has fascinated the people of the United Arab Emirates a desert nation on the Arabian Peninsula. It also carries with it promise and peril" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/uae-rain-floods-climate-change-08acc36b775e38590944d8078458222c) 2025-09-05T05:46Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch AP News Iran appears to be readying for a space launch as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad just as tensions remain high over Tehrans nuclear program" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/space-launches-middle-east-iran-dubai-united-arab-emirates-2b33cf4c44a85fd87f3e15b88ac281ac) 2022-06-14T19:42Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict Thousands of Marines backed by advanced U.S. fighter jets and warships are slowly building up a presence in the Persian Gulf" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-persian-gulf-tensions-military-deployments-04b2ecc5b7c0ec488647481f82a927c6) 2023-08-01T05:08Z 15.4M followers, 12.3K engagements "Pakistan says defense deal gives Saudi Arabia access to nuclear program AP News Pakistans defense minister says that his nations nuclear program will be made available to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries new defense pact" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/Pakistani-saudi-nuclear-pact-defense-e66e0ded8045812c8aea39e21d764836) 2025-09-20T01:27Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Iran launches satellite that is part of a Western-criticized program as regional tensions spike Iran conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit yet the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehrans ballistic missiles" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-satellite-launch-mideast-tensions-israel-palestinians-gaza-b2d8d654c24cf588acaa8228229a0415) 2024-01-20T16:24Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "Europeans warn Iran over UN sanctions 'snapback' deadline AP News European officials have warned Iran that it needs to take specific actions to avoid the return of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-nuclear-un-sanctions-snapback-a7b2a263102f5d37ab402f50abc21f5a) 2025-09-17T11:48Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Saudi Arabia's grand mufti dies AP News Saudi Arabia's grand mufti has died. Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh was believed to be in his 80s" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-grand-mufti-dies-01d452b5fa4ebf622b9c4ac2922375ad) 2025-09-24T05:24Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Attack on a police convoy in a restive southeastern province of Iran kills [--] officers AP News An attack in Irans restive southeast killed [--] members of the countrys national police force. State media reported the fatalities in the attack Saturday in Gohar Kuh some [----] kilometers southeast of the Iranian capital Tehran" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/8e1ea2c0c73606ffd189eb97efaaf05d) 2024-10-26T13:54Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Trump sends letter to Iran's supreme leader over nuclear program AP News President Donald Trump says he sent a letter to Irans Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a development that was not immediately confirmed by the supreme leader" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-trump-letter-khamenei-f78aeb869d146978b6d377184e236ef9) 2025-03-08T13:39Z 15.2M followers, [---] engagements "Taliban release British couple detained for months AP News The Taliban have released a British couple held in Afghanistan for over seven months on undisclosed charges" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/taliban-release-british-peter-barbie-reynolds-afghanistan-4db3bb9d3e81ce433d8644b3c51d7694) 2025-09-19T09:45Z 208.1M followers, 71.3K engagements "Suspected schoolgirl poisoning attacks rattle a shaken Iran AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) Over the past three months hundreds of young girls attending different schools in Iran have become overpowered by what are believed to be noxious fumes wafting into their classrooms with some ending up weakened on hospital beds" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-schoolgirl-poisonings-3358124b3e914911461cf693b8aa3188) 2023-02-28T14:53Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Delegation from Yemen's Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with kingdom AP News A delegation from Yemens Houthi rebels has flown into Saudi Arabia for talks with the kingdom on potentially ending the yearslong war tearing at the Arab worlds poorest nation" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/3854d4aea23e03882e0a53ecbd0e71b7) 2023-09-15T05:14Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "US Navy: [--] tons of missile fuel from Iran to Yemen seized AP News The U.S. Navy says it found [--] tons of a missile fuel component hidden among bags of fertilizer aboard a ship bound to Yemen from Iran" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/6e8c6bf72b9304c5bfcc3196478b2ecd) 2022-11-15T05:28Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Analysis: Subdued Iran vote will still impact wider Mideast AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) Iran's presidential election on Friday though likely more a coronation for a hard-line candidate long cultivated by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei still carries implications for a wider Middle East already roiled by years of tensions between Tehran and the" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/248f739773c885c841eb5a6835193693) 2021-06-15T06:46Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Analysis: Iran reluctant so far to retaliate against Israel after airstrike kills Hezbollah leader Iran lost its most reliable ally in the Middle East when an Israeli airstrike killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. But Iran isnt leading the charge to retaliate" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-mideast-tensions-hezbollah-lebanon-analysis-5020aeed3c88790d5483fdf40c9ba392) 2024-10-01T00:28Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "Suspected US strikes kill [--] in Yemen Houthi rebels say AP News Suspected U.S. airstrikes have pounded the area around Yemens Red Sea port city of Hodeida killing at least eight people and wounding [--] others" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-us-airstrikes-israel-hamas-war-381023ab9aada27089a07372b310192f) 2025-04-10T12:02Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Iran official acknowledges videos of Evin prison abuse real DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) The head of Irans prison system acknowledged Tuesday that videos purportedly obtained by a self-described hacker group that show abuses at the Islamic Republics notorious Evin prison are real saying he took responsibility for the unacceptable behaviors" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-iran-e8d71902c0f48c8ee863a4d46e637116) 2021-08-24T16:23Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "US Navy says drone strike hit oil tanker off Oman killing [--] AP News U.S. Navy explosive experts believe a drone strike targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea killing two on board" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/africa-business-iran-israel-middle-east-4685093ec40dbf70e06ef0c8f3795095) 2021-07-31T04:49Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Saudi Arabia floats $600 billion investment in US AP News The comments from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman came after President Donald Trump mused about returning to the kingdom as his first foreign trip" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-us-investment-trump-6730a89f93b44ed8d705638f95700cbb) 2025-01-23T05:16Z 15.5M followers, 52.5K engagements "Ship tied to Israeli billionaire attacked off Oman [--] killed AP News The firm managing an oil tanker attacked off Oman's coast says two of its crew were killed in the assault" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/ship-israeli-billionaire-oman-c43203ff0262ba2c4bfafb31cc42fa50) 2021-07-30T14:01Z 15.2M followers, [----] engagements "Women in Iran are going without hijabs as the 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Aminis death approaches The countrys new reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian campaigned on a promise to halt the harassment of women by morality police" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-hijab-protests-mahsa-amini-anniversary-59641e9254eea45c069b54d590c7e818) 2024-09-14T05:25Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Trump says he warned Netanyahu to hold off on Iran strike during nuclear talks AP News President Donald Trump says he has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off on an Iran strike to give his administration more time time to push for new nuclear deal with Tehran" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-nuclear-talks-0613bd70b6a47ed2f583177e54473a21) 2025-05-28T17:21Z 228.6M followers, [---] engagements "UAE names oil company chief to lead UN climate talks COP28 AP News The United Arab Emirates has named a veteran technocrat who both leads Abu Dhabis state-run oil company and oversees its renewable energy efforts to be the president of the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/politics-abu-dhabi-united-nations-arab-emirates-business-25c9257c39bf6601ea89676673886e1a) 2023-01-12T17:44Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "US resident sought by China for comments freed in Dubai AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) A permanent resident of the United States wanted by China was freed by Dubai on Thursday taking off on a flight to Turkey after spending weeks in detention" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/europe-china-dubai-middle-east-health-970442d55373971b724e35828b5b61a4) 2021-05-27T11:11Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Videos: Iran protesters confront police at parliament AP News Videos posted on social media appear to show Iranian demonstrators confronting police officers in front of Iran's parliament in Tehran" [X Link](https://apnews.com/f91b416299014dacb3d48237bd259754) 2018-06-25T17:50Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Dubai-based port operator DP Worlds half-year profits fall nearly 60% in part over Red Sea attacks Dubai-based port operator DP World has reported its half-year profits fell by nearly 60% in part over the ongoing attacks by Yemens Houthi rebels over the Israel-Hamas war that have affected shipping through the Red Sea" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/dp-world-results-red-sea-houthis-yemen-3d31cda1798a785a27723b8d3331197e) 2024-08-15T08:06Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "UAE leader pardons [--] Bangladeshis imprisoned for rallying in the Arab nation over turmoil back home The leader of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned [--] Bangladeshi nationals convicted in rapid trials over their involvement in protests in the Arabian Peninsula nation about unrest back home" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/uae-emirates-bangladesh-protests-arrests-pardon-b9049c9c41ec02820a233da9afcd6936) 2024-09-03T08:38Z 53.7K followers, [----] engagements "Analysis: Saudi prince pivots to peace after years of war AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) In the years since Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman catapulted to power it has been hard to find a controversy in the Middle East that doesn't somehow involve the 37-year-old heir to the throne" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/ba093b09aeed7a5a4b8657c050c58ae8) 2023-04-03T18:31Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Oil prices spike as Saudi Arabia Russia extend [---] million barrel a day oil cut through December Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to extend their voluntary oil production cuts through the end of the year" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-oil-production-cut-opec-2d6f724e899f31e92d4bdf052921125c) 2023-09-06T00:35Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements "Aid group says Israel hit convoy to hospital in Gaza. Israel says it hit gunmen who seized the car An aid group operating in the Gaza Strip says an Israeli missile hit its convoy carrying medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati hospital working in the besieged enclave killing several people from a local transportation company" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-convoy-strike-f6b397246d2f2e257998f6e4775aa377) 2024-08-30T08:32Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "Alarm grows after the US inserts itself into Israel's war against Iran AP News The world is grappling with the enormous implications after the United States inserted itself into Israels war against Iran" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-trump-bomber-news-06-22-2025-c2baca52babe915e033ae175ce8b2687) 2025-06-22T06:12Z 15.2M followers, 1.1M engagements "Edward B. Johnson the second CIA officer in Iran for the Argo rescue mission dies at [--] Edward B. Johnson who as a CIA officer traveled into Iran with a colleague to rescue six American diplomats who fled the [----] U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran has died" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/cia-iran-argo-rescue-ed-johnson-obituary-3d03ff0dcba8d9ca914cfdd23e3000ce) 2024-09-10T01:26Z 53.7K followers, 91.3K engagements "Iran inters its late president at holiest Shiite site in nation after fatal helicopter crash Iran is preparing to inter its late president at the holiest site for Shiite Muslims in the Islamic Republic a final sign of respect for a protege of Irans supreme leader" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-president-raisi-helicopter-crash-funerals-aa975288bab8a63af93c8c5f9a31a615) 2024-05-23T16:41Z 228.6M followers, [--] engagements "Iran is responsible for the physical violence that killed Mahsa Amini in [----] UN probe finds A U.N. fact-finding mission says Iran is responsible for the physical violence that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in [----] and sparked nationwide protests against the countrys mandatory headscarf laws and its ruling theocracy" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-mahsa-amini-protests-un-report-366a199119720e69696a123560ef4018) 2024-03-09T03:05Z 15.4M followers, 45.4K engagements "Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict Thousands of Marines backed by advanced U.S. fighter jets and warships are slowly building up a presence in the Persian Gulf" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-persian-gulf-tensions-military-deployments-04b2ecc5b7c0ec488647481f82a927c6) 2023-08-01T05:08Z 53.7K followers, 10K engagements "US Navy fires warning flare at Iran vessel in Persian Gulf AP News The U.S. Navy says a guided-missile destroyer in the Persian Gulf fired a flare toward an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel in a tense encounter. Lt" [X Link](https://apnews.com/b6e586e56f73494db6f0b99117e4982f) 2017-04-26T15:57Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Israel's strike in Qatar strains US-Gulf relations AP News Just a few months ago the rulers of Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Qatar welcomed President Donald Trump to their palaces with camel parades and pomp" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-qatar-strike-uae-saudi-politics-e72213f436ce2021ff284c586de79e42) 2025-09-11T17:51Z 53.8K followers, [----] engagements "US aircraft carrier captain playfully counters Houthis false online claims of hitting his ship The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy but its still fighting despite repeated false claims by Yemens Houthi rebels" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/uss-eisenhower-yemen-houthis-red-sea-5dc09566c116913ed316eff87f3eff82) 2024-06-17T13:13Z 15.8M followers, 89.7K engagements "US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen after Red Sea attacks AP News The U.S. has launched a new strike against a Houthi location in Yemen that was determined a threat two U.S. officials tell AP" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/cc06d9186a00d1f22bea6b9c14dda12a) 2024-01-12T04:58Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Qatar says worker deaths for World Cup 'between [---] and 500' AP News A top Qatari official involved in preparing his countrys hosting of the World Cup has put the number of worker deaths for the tournament between [---] and [---] for the first time" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-sports-health-soccer-covid-e19bd8a30f7f9be62cf10bad496639ff) 2022-11-29T14:14Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "US says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack on country The acknowledgement to The Associated Press by the U.S. State Department came as Iran marked the 45th anniversary of the American Embassy takeover and hostage crisis" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/fe47ab33a4ac29a19ac0177ee06786ef) 2024-11-03T10:47Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "Mystery of downed airplane in Sudan deepens as Kyrgyzstan insists aircraft had been de-registered The mystery surrounding a crashed cargo plane in Sudan purportedly downed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has deepened as authorities insist the aircraft had been de-registered in Kyrgyzstan" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/sudan-plane-crash-rsf-war-uae-kyrgyzstan-8fb1c8cce83be3ebc0d229d6b0662419) 2024-10-22T12:33Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Analysis: Collapse of Syrias Assad is a blow to Irans Axis of Resistance For Irans theocratic government it keeps getting worse. Its decadeslong strategy of building an Axis of Resistance supporting militant groups and proxies around the region is falling apart" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-mideast-proxy-forces-syria-analysis-c853bf613a6d6af7f6aa99b2e60984f8) 2024-12-08T16:41Z 15.5M followers, 895.1K engagements "Yemens Houthi rebels shoot down what witnesses say was a US drone as American military investigates Yemens Houthi rebels have shot down what bystanders described as an American drone potentially the latest downing of a U.S. spy drone as the militants continue their attacks on the Red Sea corridor" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-yemen-houthi-drone-shot-down-73c12a2bfd3a882ef29dbe1b3fef4997) 2024-11-08T01:45Z 53.6K followers, [---] engagements "Ukraine claws back more territory Russia is trying to absorb AP News Ukrainian forces have scored more gains in their counteroffensive across a broad front. The troops advanced Monday in the very areas Russia is trying to absorb" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/bbe66bfca52988b7982a74f147ea5681) 2022-10-03T10:31Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "The head of UNs nuclear watchdog warns Iran is not entirely transparent on its atomic program The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned that Iran is not entirely transparent regarding its atomic program" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-nuclear-program-iaea-gross-israel-hamas-gaza-war-ee164aefb63a533548a54179c952b5e1) 2024-02-13T16:49Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "Iran executes [--] death-row inmates it alleges carried out attacks on behalf of Israel AP News Iran has executed six inmates accused of carrying out attacks in the oil-rich southwest on behalf of Israel. The executions follow a 12-day Iran-Israel war in June" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-executes-death-row-inmates-executes-d7be7a4b2e1d18c9abb897a0f30fdc71) 2025-10-04T07:18Z 208.1M followers, 92.5K engagements "Qataris votes to end limited polls for legislative seats in shadow of US election Qatar has voted to end its limited elections for legislative seats. Results released early Wednesday showed the measure passing to end the countrys short-lived experiment in electing members of the advisory Shura Council" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/9c9125cb4bb6d6e98bc73cf5a7cbdaea) 2024-11-06T02:32Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "Yemens Houthis launch their largest Red Sea drone and missile attack though no damage is reported Yemens Houthi rebels have fired their largest-ever barrage of drones and missiles targeting shipping in the Red Sea forcing the United States and British navies to shoot down the projectiles in a major naval engagement" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-red-sea-attacks-israel-f820b848eb76fa3ecc8056ca332cabae) 2024-01-10T15:59Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd who lived in US executed in Iran over terror conviction Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd who was kidnapped in Dubai in [----] by Iranian security forces has been executed in Iran" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-execution-jamshid-sharmahd-93555d24a162515f554ade4aac3c64f4) 2024-10-29T02:13Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Red Sea cables are cut disrupting internet in Asia and the Mideast AP News Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea have disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/red-sea-undersea-cables-cut-internet-disruption-yemen-b79fe7b9764647ac0851b9390a313e70) 2025-09-04T22:45Z 208.1M followers, 215K engagements "Heaviest recorded rainfall hits United Arab Emirates and Dubai airport AP News The worlds busiest for international travel allowed global carriers to again fly into Terminal [--] at the airfield" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/a0fb046e15b39f126a16e5a599a7b313) 2024-04-18T12:22Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Kerry says civil discourse is under threat around the world AP News Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is warning that "true civil discourse" is under threat around the world" [X Link](https://www.apnews.com/13c0688faf6b4c329eed2c833c206aab) 2018-05-21T09:03Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Satellite photos show aftermath of Abu Dhabi oil site attack AP News Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press appear to show the aftermath of a fatal attack on an oil facility in the capital of the United Arab Emirates claimed by Yemens Houthi rebels" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/business-dubai-united-arab-emirates-only-on-ap-abu-dhabi-4a72597046dab910fbcbc1634bfa05b1) 2022-01-18T10:56Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Suspected attacks by Yemens Houthi rebels target ship in Red Sea A series of suspected attacks by Yemens Houthi rebels have targeted a ship in the Red Sea. The ship found itself struck first Thursday by a projectile that damaged the vessel but sparked no fire and caused no injuries" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/red-sea-attacks-yemen-houthi-rebels-israel-hamas-war-961fbf91e97e071011ad3bea9077511a) 2024-10-10T07:31Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements "US Navy seizes weapons in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen AP News The U.S. Navy says it has seized an arms shipment of thousands of assault weapons machines guns and sniper rifles hidden aboard a ship in the Arabian Sea" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-middle-east-e4bde7250333a85445fe9a9f0f1c64a8) 2021-05-09T19:28Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "US military acknowledges Yemens Houthi rebels shot down [--] MQ-9 Reaper drones Yemens Houthi rebels have shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week further highlighting the regional spread of the Israel-Hamas war" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/2ca2dc1c5316ca5473c3843d97780b2b) 2024-09-18T02:49Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "US official says Yemen rebels fire missile into busy Red Sea AP News A U.S. official says Yemens Houthi rebels have launched at least one missile into the busy waters of the Red Sea over the weekend" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/3ccb6c5b43b83910c06976adb9f9c129) 2022-03-07T12:13Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Rights group says Saudi Arabian border guards fired on and killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants AP News A rights group alleges that border guards in Saudi Arabia fired machine guns and launched mortars at Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen likely killing hundreds of the unarmed migrants" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/c6958c2593573c0c8fc64794a60f777c) 2023-08-21T05:51Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Lawyer says [--] Americans serving [--] years in Iran lose appeal AP News A Washington-based lawyer says an Iranian-American businessman and his father who are serving 10-year prison sentences in Iran have lost their appeal" [X Link](https://apnews.com/f465f49f0e1e4601a7aef2a2bdfd3c75) 2017-08-29T01:32Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "American B-1B bomber flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions AP News The U.S. Air Force has flown a B-1B strategic bomber over key maritime chokepoints in the Mideast with allies including Israel" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/africa-iran-israel-egypt-middle-east-b88f8ce6747fcb420ecea3e09ed856dd) 2021-10-31T09:58Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Analysis: Qatar crisis widens fissures among US allies AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) At a time when the United States hopes to exert maximum pressure on Iran a regional bloc created by Gulf Arab countries to counter Tehran looks increasingly more divided ahead of the anniversary of the diplomatic crisis in Qatar" [X Link](https://www.apnews.com/e0711b8c8b704a51a8f19a6e1230e61e) 2018-06-04T10:17Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Saudi Arabia: Crown prince to skip summit on doctor advice AP News Saudi Arabias powerful 37-year-old crown prince will not attend an upcoming summit in Algeria after his doctors advised him not to travel" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/28f29fc15b6201f96fb5f916a03aaec3) 2022-10-23T09:07Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Alleged plots against US campaign are only the latest examples of Iran targeting adversaries AP News Iran is under suspicion of trying to hack figures associated with the upcoming U.S. presidential election and plotting the assassination of former President Donald Trump" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/6cb2929fa7065ca8d8e21c6713087258) 2024-10-05T13:37Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "'Seemed like goodbye': Mariupol defenders make their stand AP News Ukrainian fighters at Mariupols pulverized steel plant are holding out against Russian troops in an increasingly desperate effort to keep Moscow from taking the strategic port city" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/aab9f48d6c4941d2f4d4b5d3fa8ed751) 2022-05-05T10:42Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "US gives initial OK for Qatar to buy MQ-9 armed drones AP News The United States has given an initial approval for the energy-rich Mideast nation of Qatar to buy eight armed MQ-9B Predator drones for its military an estimated purchase worth nearly $2 billion" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/qatar-us-mq9-reaper-drone-sale-959deaa1d8952715a9c7700b224bac3d) 2025-03-28T10:52Z 53.4K followers, [--] engagements "Yemen's Houthi rebels acknowledge attacking a US destroyer that shot down missile in the Red Sea AP News Yemens Houthi rebels have claimed targeting a U.S. Navy destroyer and a commercial ship in the Red Sea" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-red-sea-attacks-israel-hamas-war-97a752013e20b954acb76bea13165594) 2025-03-26T17:00Z 15.5M followers, [----] engagements "Israel attacks Iran with retaliatory airstrikes AP News Explosions could be heard in Tehran though the Islamic Republic insisted they caused only limited damage and Iranian state-run media downplayed the attacks" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/9c9f366c71c508e6dd0ee74cff8400d2) 2024-10-26T22:51Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "US airstrikes kill [--] in Yemen Houthi rebels say AP News Suspected U.S. airstrikes have struck around Yemens rebel-held capital overnight into Monday morning" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-us-airstrikes-israel-hamas-war-1f8bbca1e301124d417678d8276e7cd9) 2025-03-31T08:49Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Leaked footage shows grim conditions in Iran's Evin prison AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) The guard in a control room at Iran's notorious Evin prison springs to attention as one by one monitors in front of him suddenly blink off and display something very different from the surveillance footage he had been watching" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/01dfade61d7a706d630bf83d30d8cb02) 2021-08-23T18:41Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Iran Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties with China's help AP News Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after years of tensions" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/2f80bb71a995910cb4b172e5dbee3526) 2023-03-10T22:40Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Diplomat identified as carrying Trump letter visits Iran AP News An Emirati diplomat earlier identified by Tehran as carrying a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump seeking to jump-start talks over Irans rapidly advancing nuclear program has met with Irans foreign minister" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/ccc9dcf3919a94fe15d24c6e201455d5) 2025-07-07T14:46Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "US ships with Defense Department cargo attacked by Yemen Houthis AP News Officials say that two U.S.-flagged ships carrying cargo for the Defense and State departments have come under attack off Yemen. The U.S" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/ef0b83ef2a7ca8c727288b50037287e5) 2024-01-24T14:28Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Telegram founder Pavel Durovs various citizenships add to the mystery of his detention Over more than a decade the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/telegram-pavel-durov-passports-ce3b260f1366fe0f4480313f1e1d2c0a) 2024-08-28T20:33Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehrans threats An oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil has begun offloading its cargo near Texas. Thats according to tracking data analyzed Sunday" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-tensions-suez-rajan-tanker-oil-3f257407678b844e5c71c39334866bb1) 2023-08-20T03:41Z 15.4M followers, 25.8K engagements "Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemens Houthi rebels Salvagers have abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemens Iran-backed Houthi rebels" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-red-sea-tanker-99db388d84f30c7e53e2703abd343fdf) 2024-09-04T06:28Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "Five Americans detained in Iran walk free released in deal for frozen Iranian assets Americans held for years in Iranian custody walked arm-in-arm off a plane into freedom. Mondays release was part of a painstakingly negotiated deal between the United States and Iran" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-prisoner-swap-sanctions-assets-4e1fa477f8e6af45fb764acd259c2f1a) 2023-09-18T13:03Z 15.4M followers, 165K engagements "The UAE opens its annual oil-and-gas summit as industry weathers Mideast wars and awaits US election The United Arab Emirates has opened its annual oil-and-gas summit as it plans to increase energy output even as global prices have fallen" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/abu-dhabi-oil-summit-climate-change-b9e62283b20eef0f21580c4b7bc29796) 2024-11-04T07:37Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "At COP28 meeting oil companies pledge to combat methane. Environmentalists call it a "smokescreen" AP News Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production are pledging to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/58c756d843fbc696b28a330295505be7) 2023-12-02T19:40Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Ukraine's military claims downing Iran drone used by Russia AP News Ukraines military has claimed for the first time that it encountered an Iranian-supplied suicide drone used by Russia on the battlefield" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-army-182ef49a89cc5ccbf442d38423b6117f) 2022-09-13T11:44Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Qataris decide whether to end limited voting for legislative seats in shadow of US election Qatar is voting in a snap poll to decide whether to end its limited voting for legislative seats. The measure is likely to pass and end its short-lived experiment in electing members of the countrys advisory Shura Council" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/qatar-constitutional-amendment-vote-elections-9c9125cb4bb6d6e98bc73cf5a7cbdaea) 2024-11-05T16:26Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Saudi Arabia opens its first liquor store in over [--] years as kingdom further liberalizes A liquor store has opened in Saudi Arabia for the first time in over [--] years. Thats what a diplomat who walked through the store told The Associated Press on Wednesday" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-alcohol-liquor-sales-islam-7f3dc0c9ffedf5e157dd9b501f3cc22d) 2024-01-25T00:33Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements "French destroyer rescues [--] mariners from oil tanker stricken in Red Sea attacks by Yemen rebels A French destroyer rescued [--] mariners from an oil tanker that came under repeated attack from Yemens Houthi rebels in the Red Sea while also destroying a bomb-carrying drone boat in the area" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/red-sea-attack-sounion-eu-yemen-houthi-rebels-9248d3c71e637d771715da7a6a9bfcce) 2024-08-22T15:29Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements "Iran helicopter crash: Who is Ebrahim Raisi AP News Irans hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi has long been seen as a protg to Irans supreme leader and a potential successor for his position within the countrys Shiite theocracy" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/a02630b6dca3cac455cacd16690b710f) 2024-05-20T16:45Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Analysis: A battered Iran faces an uncertain future AP News The bombing has quieted in Irans 12-day conflict with Israel but the battle over the future of Tehran is likely to soon begin" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-war-future-protests-unrest-nuclear-46b86a14319d5ae44ae090c9d58b0637) 2025-06-26T00:55Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Iran is rebuilding missile sites hit by Israel AP News Iran has begun rebuilding missile-production sites targeted by Israel during its 12-day war in June" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-missiles-planetary-mixers-israel-war-527bd871b691898b20eee98294dcda64) 2025-09-24T09:54Z 15.2M followers, 10.4K engagements "Pakistan says defense deal gives Saudi Arabia access to nuclear program AP News Pakistans defense minister says that his nations nuclear program will be made available to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries new defense pact" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/e66e0ded8045812c8aea39e21d764836) 2025-09-19T16:06Z 208.1M followers, 14K engagements "Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests AP News Iran says it has executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the countrys ongoing nationwide protests" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-crime-tehran-59d4b028bbd402a642b83fdddc35fdc8) 2022-12-08T11:39Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Iran is directly involved in Yemen Houthi rebel ship attacks US Navys Mideast chief tells AP Vice Adm. Brad Cooper stopped short of telling the AP that Tehran directed individual attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/us-navy-houthi-attacks-red-sea-shipping-iran-8e55669e4d18cbc7007654640fa5fdc1) 2024-01-22T19:37Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "Saeed Jalili a hard-line former negotiator known as a 'true believer' seeks Iran's presidency AP News Saeed Jalili is on the precipice of being elected as Irans next president as he faces a runoff election Friday against the little-known reform candidate Masoud Pezeshkian a heart surgeon" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-election-who-is-saeed-jalili-0c6a621e64fcd1678488d086579517de) 2024-07-11T16:27Z 16M followers, [---] engagements "Irans supreme leader threatens Israel and US with a crushing response over Israeli attack Any further attacks from either side could engulf the wider Middle East already teetering over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and Israels ground invasion of Lebanon into a wider regional conflict just head of the U.S. presidential election this Tuesday" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/30385c3a17d1fca9415eb37db86dc9c5) 2024-11-02T09:26Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "Yemens Houthi rebels fire [--] missiles at a container ship as an oil tanker burns Yemens Houthi rebels have fired two missiles targeting a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-red-sea-ship-attacks-879dd30efcdb00274be63d69bb9aa886) 2024-08-31T16:51Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "In Iran slow vaccinations fuel anger in unending pandemic AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) Iranians are suffering through yet another surge in the coronavirus pandemic their country's worst yet and anger is growing at images of vaccinated Westerners without face masks on the internet or on TV while they remain unable to get the shots" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-health-iran-pandemics-coronavirus-pandemic-33a0bf3247ffdc072f8579c9dd53c71b) 2021-08-11T12:10Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Trump signs executive order vowing to defend Qatar AP News President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pledging to defend Qatar including using U.S. military action if necessary" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/us-qatar-security-trump-israel-hamas-de391ae9bded58bffb1f5b69777f35cf) 2025-10-01T14:18Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Iran submits a 'written response' in nuclear deal talks AP News Iran says it has submitted a written response to what has been described as a final roadmap to restore its tattered nuclear deal with world powers" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/dd1734d96c757173779b5e752c9e8036) 2022-08-16T10:00Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader reports say A prominent general in Irans paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-revolutionary-guard-general-dead-hezbollah-israel-airstrike-46d2133e594b9c4ce448a6b683802995) 2024-09-29T08:45Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements "Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests AP News Iran says it has executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the countrys ongoing nationwide protests" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/59d4b028bbd402a642b83fdddc35fdc8) 2022-12-08T10:55Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Iran identifies [--] prisoners it wants from US in swap for Iranian-Americans and billions in assets Iran has identified the five prisoners it hopes to see freed in the United States in exchange for five Iranian-Americans now held in Tehran and billions in assets once held by South Korea" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-prisoner-swap-4bcf25d9be7807a2882fd949f2ad8eb1) 2023-09-13T02:27Z 53.6K followers, [----] engagements "Bahrain prison inmates are on hunger strike the latest sign of simmering unrest in island kingdom Inmates at a Bahrain prison are on a hunger strike over conditions there. Thats according to comments on Wednesday by activists and authorities" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/bahrain-prisoner-hunger-strike-adff84c09f9d73db1d0f064b5e7a852e) 2023-08-09T17:03Z 53.7K followers, 15.4K engagements "Qatar hosts summit over Israeli attack on Hamas in Doha AP News Qatar hosted a summit of Arab and Islamic nations in hopes of presenting a united response to Israels attack on Hamas leaders last week in Doha" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/qatar-israel-hamas-strike-gaza-war-summit-6177c5fe2b35425df0ef627096ab26e2) 2025-09-15T15:50Z 15.4M followers, [----] engagements "More intense new US airstrike campaign targets Yemen rebels AP News An Associated Press review finds a new American airstrike campaign against Yemens Houthi rebels appears more intense and more extensive" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-us-airstrikes-israel-hamas-278d07bc5aad75bb32e57f99a78cbe88) 2025-03-27T11:28Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Saudi Arabia gives 4% of Aramco worth $80B to sovereign fund AP News Saudi Arabia says it will transfer 4% of the stock in the state-run oil giant Aramco to a sovereign wealth fund" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/eb1beb0bb696003bf38cd37716a8ac13) 2022-02-13T06:09Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Iran files charges over BBC report on teen girl allegedly killed by security forces in [----] protests Iranian prosecutors have filed criminal charges against activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces sexually assaulted and killed a 16-year-old girl during the protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-protests-mahsa-amini-nika-shakarami-85332f1f3fe730fc42cbad3d7518f4c4) 2024-05-01T13:36Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements "Satellite images expert suggest Iranian space launch coming AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) Iran appears to be preparing for a space launch as negotiations continue in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers according to an expert and satellite images" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/72a010e26d3ff0395fd09b7c1b3e51d5) 2021-12-12T17:30Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) The U.S. has removed its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in recent weeks even as the kingdom faced continued air attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-asia-afghanistan-dubai-middle-east-b6aaf30d689d0a8e45901e51f0457381) 2021-09-11T21:41Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "Yemens Houthi rebels launch drone boat that hits ship in Red Sea as missile strikes another Yemens Houthi rebels have launched an explosive-loaded drone that crashed into one ship in the Red Sea and a missile that exploded against another" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-red-sea-attacks-israel-hamas-war-2faa48176d4f773003b6a4a3ad5ca73d) 2024-10-01T16:23Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemens Houthi rebels U.S. long-range B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes targeting underground bunkers used by Yemens Houthi rebels" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/us-airstrikes-yemen-houthi-rebels-israel-hamas-war-99721f7f952d66d6da27e24dc3c189c3) 2024-10-17T04:10Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Israel Iran play down apparent Israeli strike AP News U.S. officials declined to comment as of early Friday but American broadcast networks quoting unnamed U.S. officials said Israel carried out the attack" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/a7ccbae2e2844bab089e8e4377a24ddb) 2024-04-19T03:37Z 228.6M followers, [---] engagements "UAE US intercept Houthi missile attack targeting Abu Dhabi AP News The United Arab Emirates and the U.S. military intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Yemens Houthi rebels over the skies of Abu Dhabi early Monday" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/a507ac70e7d4739afd535f0f9477e7fc) 2022-01-24T16:28Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Analysis: High-wire diplomacy on possible Iran retaliation in the Israel-Hamas war draws in world Irans threatened retaliatory strike on Israel over the assassination of Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh has drawn major world powers into a high-wire act of diplomacy" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/0542e5c1367517421f4ef59fb9aed712) 2024-08-14T07:30Z 53.7K followers, [----] engagements "Iran official acknowledges videos of Evin prison abuse real AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) The head of Iran's prison system acknowledged Tuesday that videos purportedly obtained by a self-described hacker group that show abuses at the Islamic Republic's notorious Evin prison are real saying he took responsibility for the unacceptable behaviors" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/e8d71902c0f48c8ee863a4d46e637116) 2021-08-24T14:49Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Missile attacks damage a ship in the Red Sea off Yemens coast near previous Houthi rebel assaults Missile attacks have damaged a ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. A private security firm says radio traffic suggested the vessel took on water after being struck" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-red-sea-ship-attack-c47710540383198ba1acb41b07f14751) 2024-05-29T01:37Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "2 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard die amid tensions AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) Two members of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division died as martyrs in Iran in separate incidents over the weekend Iranian media reported on Monday" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/f72007ad86790489864f26e4f95a9f6d) 2022-06-13T11:48Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "American official: US 'fully committed' to F-35 sale to UAE AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) The U.S. remains fully committed to a proposed sale of advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates despite the Biden administration slowing down the deal a senior American official overseeing arms exports said Tuesday" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/e4269667292859a16d84e119e718138b) 2021-11-17T04:49Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Bahrains king pardons over [---] inmates. Many may be political prisoners activist says Bahrains king has pardoned [---] prisoners to mark his 25th anniversary as the island nations ruler with one activist saying many of those freed appear to be political prisoners" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/bahrain-king-hamad-prison-pardon-unrest-ea2774fcd876be5928c7aaa957c0a5b4) 2024-09-05T01:51Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "Yemens Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US-made drone as US acknowledges losing one Yemens Houthi rebels have claimed they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone over the country" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-us-drone-bf72b98965b1b440f635e322971f5894) 2024-09-30T16:25Z 53.6K followers, 72.8K engagements "Chief of staff of Houthi military was killed in an Israeli strike AP News Israel says an airstrike in August killed the chief of staff of Yemen's Houthi rebels. The group on Thursday acknowledged the death of Maj. Gen" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/29a7709bdbcc2e51e623084de80e8e8a) 2025-10-18T12:01Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Qatar hosts diplomats before summit on Israeli strike on Hamas AP News Qatar's prime minister has denounced Israel as Arab and Muslim foreign ministers are meeting to discuss a unified response to Israel's attack on Doha" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/qatar-israel-hamas-strike-gaza-war-538e05733e1e05bc0252a5e3b7a78f1c) 2025-09-14T19:53Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Satellite photos suggest Iran air defense radar struck in Isfahan during apparent Israeli attack The strike on an S-300 radar in what appears to have been a very limited strike by the Israelis would represent far more damage done than in the massive drone-and-missile attack Iran unleashed against Israel" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-s300-radar-hit-isfahan-attack-ce6719d3df8ebf5af08b035427ee215c) 2024-04-22T18:08Z 15.4M followers, 10.7K engagements "Analysis: Condolence calls from elite show UAE ruler's power AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) Coming from around the globe airplanes carrying world leaders have landed in the capital of the United Arab Emirates to offer condolences for the death of the country's president and acknowledge the influence of the man now fully in charge" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/89d004f39a43a88a4e3e19817d50b83e) 2022-05-18T06:39Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Iran votes in a snap poll for a new president. Here's what's at stake AP News Iranians have voted in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi. The races sole reformist candidate vowed to seek friendly relations with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/bf09cc8c219750d31bc91042f203cc20) 2024-06-28T15:40Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "First fatal attack on shipping by Yemen's Houthi rebels escalates risk for reeling Mideast AP News The first fatal attack by Yemens Houthi rebels on shipping threatens to further sever a crucial maritime artery for global trade and carries with it risks beyond those just at sea" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/a60e865cab24689ee6f69b65f438e4f8) 2024-03-07T10:51Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "The UAE arrests [--] Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi The United Arab Emirates says police have arrested three Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/uae-israel-rabbi-killed-arrests-e4e2d0f54fd81d8f7693605639a594bd) 2024-11-25T09:55Z 53.6K followers, 85.4K engagements "Iran's attack on Qatar air base hit US dome device AP News The Pentagon has acknowledged that an Iranian ballistic missile hit Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in June during an Iranian attack after President Donald Trump downplayed the assault" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-qatar-udeid-air-base-attack-us-aace65a65a0ce69090a7b65fe85cfac8) 2025-07-11T08:14Z 15.5M followers, [----] engagements "OpenAI CEO warns that 'societal misalignments' could make artificial intelligence dangerous AP News The CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says that the dangers that keep him awake at night regarding artificial intelligence are the very subtle societal misalignments that could make the systems wreck havoc" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/uae-openai-sam-altman-artificial-intelligence-9593a03830c0ef83fdef76c68bb87118) 2024-02-13T15:06Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements "China's Xi at Saudi palace to meet royals on Mideast trip AP News Chinese leader Xi Jinping is meeting with Saudi Arabias king and crown prince while on a visit to the kingdom" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/71efed5a297b37387e3c07f1934da293) 2022-12-09T07:36Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader reports say A prominent general in Irans paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/46d2133e594b9c4ce448a6b683802995) 2024-09-29T08:45Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements "Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi supreme leaders protege dies at [--] in helicopter crash Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died. He was a hard-line protege of the countrys supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in [----] and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels launched a major attack on Israel and experienced mass protests" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/107ffb888540ef022a84ec719b81398c) 2024-05-20T11:32Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "For Russia's Putin military and diplomatic pressures mount AP News Pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin has mounted on the battlefield and in the halls of global power" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/149fc23db47c194a98d24aab95ae4bd6) 2022-09-17T23:06Z 15.4M followers, [--] engagements "U.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier counters false Houthi claims AP News The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy but its still fighting despite repeated false claims by Yemens Houthi rebels" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/5dc09566c116913ed316eff87f3eff82) 2024-06-17T14:17Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "A ship earlier hit by Yemens Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea the first vessel lost in conflict Officials say a ship attacked by Yemens Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-rebels-rubymar-sinks-red-sea-fb64a490ce935756337ee3606e15d093) 2024-03-03T03:32Z 53.6K followers, [---] engagements "Colm McLoughlin Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free to become an airport retail giant dies at age [--] Colm McLoughlin an Irishman who landed in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates and helped lead Dubai Duty Free into becoming an airport retail behemoth generating billions of dollars a year has died" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/colm-mcloughlin-obituary-dubai-duty-free-emirates-uae-82a1855bcc19735262f8645cc6a86b93) 2024-11-01T11:56Z 53.7K followers, 63.1K engagements "US national security adviser Saudi Arabias crown prince meet to discuss semi-final security deal The announcement comes as the strategic deal had been upended after Hamas Oct. [--] attack on Israel that killed [----] people and saw [---] others taken hostage back to the Gaza Strip" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-us-israel-security-deal-hamas-war-gaza-strip-5b09666aeb6de0573c01e99cabb7946e) 2024-05-19T12:05Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "Leader of Yemen's al-Qaida branch threatens Trump Elon Musk AP News The leader of al-Qaidas Yemen branch has threatened both U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip in his first video message since taking over the group last year" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-al-qaida-houthis-israel-hamas-us-5a99867b548ddc6a7100598fc772e17c) 2025-06-07T15:16Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Iran claims without evidence it seized Israeli nuclear files AP News Irans intelligence minister has claimed without offering evidence that Tehran seized an important treasury of information regarding Israels nuclear program" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-nuclear-us-negotiations-hamas-war-6da132a0cf9a37d7a693d5335590410a) 2025-06-10T02:50Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements "7 US troops hurt in a raid with Iraqi forces that left [--] suspected militants dead The United States military and Iraq have launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the countrys western desert that killed at least [--] people and left seven American troops hurt" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iraq-us-islamic-state-group-raid-4215a262b3e0bf7a2afb896c84ed6b55) 2024-08-31T15:55Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements "Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within [--] years Dubai International Airport the worlds busiest for international travel will move its operations to the city-states second sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches within the next [--] years in a project worth nearly $35 billion" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/dubai-international-airport-al-maktoum-air-travel-048de9e336d947846911fffe1685ab8f) 2024-04-28T09:22Z 53.6K followers, [---] engagements "Satellite image analyzed by AP shows damage after Iranian attack on Israeli desert air base An Iranian attack on an Israeli desert air base last week as part of Tehrans unprecedented assault on the country damaged a taxiway" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/iran-attack-nevatim-base-israel-satellite-photo-c8bea9f43967457bd49b60a6fe1dcd42) 2024-04-20T14:29Z 15.4M followers, 22.5K engagements "Attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah raise fears of a wider Mideast war with Iran proxies AP News Cross-border attacks between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah have reignited concerns that the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip could break out into a regional conflict nearly a year after it began" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/c1bcc770721e39859ab7ffa9dbab6ea3) 2024-09-26T23:31Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements "Yemen Houthi rebels fire a missile at a US warship escalating worst Mideast sea conflict in decades Yemens Houthi rebels have launched a missile at a United States warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden forcing it to shoot down the projectile" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthi-gulf-aden-shipping-british-military-7fafd1cfb3e04209b97a0d0f2abd5c26) 2024-01-27T05:28Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements "US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea The U.S. has launched a new strike against a Houthi location in Yemen that was determined a threat two U.S. officials tell AP" [X Link](https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-us-ship-attacks-bombing-red-sea-iran-cc06d9186a00d1f22bea6b9c14dda12a) 2024-01-13T16:00Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements Limited data mode. 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"Iran and US set for talks in Oman over Tehran's nuclear program AP News A convoy believed to be carrying American officials has left the site of talks between Iran and the United States in Muscat Oman"
X Link 2026-02-06T09:23Z 52.1K followers, 1.7M engagements
"Iran marks 47th anniversary of revolution AP News Irans president has apologized to all those affected by the nationwide protest and bloody crackdown that followed it"
X Link 2026-02-11T08:03Z 52.1K followers, 74.5K engagements
"Iran's top diplomat strikes hard line on US talks AP News Iran's top diplomat says Tehran's strength comes from its ability to say no to the great powers. Sunday's statement follows recent nuclear negotiations with the United States and nationwide protests that shook Iran"
X Link 2026-02-08T11:43Z 52.1K followers, 254.1K engagements
"US blames group of Iran-backed militias for deadly drone attack in Jordan as it weighs reprisals The United States on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq"
X Link 2024-01-31T19:42Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements
"CIA publicly acknowledges [----] coup it backed in Iran was undemocratic as it revisits Argo rescue CIA describes the [----] coup it backed in Iran that overthrew its prime minister and cemented the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as undemocratic"
X Link 2023-10-12T10:06Z 15.4M followers, [----] engagements
"Israel Iran play down apparent Israeli strike. The muted responses could calm tensions for now U.S. officials declined to comment as of early Friday but American broadcast networks quoting unnamed U.S. officials said Israel carried out the attack"
X Link 2024-04-19T12:57Z 228.6M followers, 86.5K engagements
"Global economy is weighed down by war uncertainty and instability trade chief warns The head of the World Trade Organization says war uncertainty and instability are weighing down the global economy"
X Link 2024-02-26T14:37Z 53.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Missile attack off Yemen damages Minervagracht ship and wounds [--] crew AP News Officials say a missile attack by Yemens Houthi rebels set a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden wounding two mariners"
X Link 2025-09-30T13:56Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Anti-money-laundering body puts UAE on global 'gray' list AP News A global body focused on fighting money laundering has placed the United Arab Emirates on its so-called gray list"
X Link 2022-03-06T11:12Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Missile attack by Yemens Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in [--] weeks A missile attack by Yemens Houthi rebels struck a container ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden the first assault by the group since Israeli airstrikes targeted them"
X Link 2024-08-05T04:11Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Analysis: High-wire diplomacy on possible Iran retaliation in the Israel-Hamas war draws in world Irans threatened retaliatory strike on Israel over the assassination of Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh has drawn major world powers into a high-wire act of diplomacy"
X Link 2024-08-14T07:30Z 53.7K followers, 79.5K engagements
"Etihad makes 1st known commercial flight between UAE Israel AP News An unmarked Etihad Airways cargo plane has flown aid to help the Palestinians fight the coronavirus pandemic from the capital of the United Arab Emirates into Israel"
X Link 2020-05-19T20:03Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"3 Red Sea data cables cut as Houthis launch more attacks in the vital waterway Three cables under the Red Sea that provide global internet and telecommunications have been cut as the waterway remains a target of Yemens Houthi rebels"
X Link 2024-03-05T04:25Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Irans supreme leader threatens Israel and US with a crushing response over Israeli attack Irans supreme leader has threatened Israel and the U.S. with a crushing response over attacks on Iran and its allies"
X Link 2024-11-02T08:56Z 53.6K followers, 160.7K engagements
"Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissent A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X formerly known as Twitter and his activity on YouTube"
X Link 2023-08-30T14:28Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at [--] secretive Iranian military bases An Israeli attack on Iran damaged facilities at a secretive military base southeast of the Iranian capital that experts in the past have linked to Tehrans onetime nuclear weapons program and at another base tied to its ballistic missile program"
X Link 2024-10-27T10:27Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Trump: Saudi king wouldn't last [--] weeks without US support AP News President Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia's king "might not be there for two weeks" without U.S. military support as he sought to pressure the close American ally over rising oil prices"
X Link 2018-10-03T16:45Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Qatars ruler says his nation will vote on abandoning legislative elections after just one poll Qatars ruling emir says his small energy-rich nation will hold a referendum on ending a short-lived experiment in electing members of the countrys advisory Shura Council"
X Link 2024-10-15T14:52Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Burning ship abandoned in Gulf of Aden off Yemen AP News A Cameroonian-flagged ship has caught fire in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen. At least one mariner was missing Saturday and another still likely abroad the burning tanker after the rest of the crew abandoned the vessel"
X Link 2025-10-18T17:40Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent friendly fire incident US military says The U.S. military says two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent friendly fire incident"
X Link 2024-12-22T03:01Z 15.5M followers, 660.7K engagements
"Ship attacked by Houthi rebels sinks in Red Sea [--] of [--] aboard rescued AP News Houthi rebels have attacked and sunk the cargo ship Eternity C in the Red Sea. A European naval force reported Wednesday that only six of the [--] crew members have been rescued so far"
X Link 2025-07-09T12:01Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"4 suspected Houthi attacks target a ship off Yemen authorities say Authorities say four suspected attacks by Yemens Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea"
X Link 2024-08-09T14:59Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"British navy seizes Iran missiles parts likely Yemen bound AP News The British navy seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat heading from Iran likely to Yemen"
X Link 2023-03-02T14:00Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"US Navy replenishment ship damaged after refueling warships in the Middle East The damage to the USNS Big Horn came after the oiler supplied the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group"
X Link 2024-09-25T00:56Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Yemens Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker An attack by Yemens Houthi rebels has targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea and a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker also came under fire allegedly by the group"
X Link 2024-09-03T02:49Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Mideast Starbucks franchisee firing [----] workers after being targeted in Israel-Hamas war boycott The Middle East franchisee of Starbucks has begun firing some [----] staff at its coffee shops across the region after the brand found itself targeted by activists during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip"
X Link 2024-03-05T16:30Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Iran and US to meet again in Oman for nuclear talks AP News Omans foreign minister says there will be a sixth round of negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehrans rapidly advancing nuclear program this weekend"
X Link 2025-06-12T06:47Z 15.5M followers, 1.4M engagements
"Alleged cocaine trafficker at center of international smuggling operation arrested in Dubai An alleged drug trafficker wanted for his role in an international cocaine smuggling operation through the port of Antwerp in Belgium had been arrested in Dubai"
X Link 2024-12-09T15:58Z 53.6K followers, 90.1K engagements
"Bahrain offers Pfizer booster for some who got Chinese shots AP News Bahrain has begun offering a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for some people six months after they received two shots of Chinas Sinopharm vaccine"
X Link 2021-06-03T13:44Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Iran paves over graveyard of those executed after revolution AP News Iran is paving over a lot in Tehran's largest cemetery believed to be the final resting place for some of the thousands killed in the mass executions that followed the country's [----] Islamic Revolution"
X Link 2025-09-06T07:54Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Iran worries ahead of 'snapback' of UN nuclear sanctions AP News People in Iran increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about the future ahead of the reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program"
X Link 2025-09-27T06:27Z 53.4K followers, 198.1K engagements
"As Iran threatens Israel the danger of Tehrans long-vaunted missile program remains in question As Iran threatens to attack Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in the Iranian capital its long-vaunted missile program offers one of the few ways for Tehran to strike back directly"
X Link 2024-09-03T16:44Z 53.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Using high-tech laser gear UN-backed team scans Ukraine historical sites to preserve them amid war AP News KYIV Ukraine (AP) Under the plaintive painted eyes of the holy a volunteer team of two United Nations-backed engineers watched as a whirling laser took a million measurements a second inside Kyiv's All Saints Church"
X Link 2023-06-13T13:53Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"UN force says Israeli work on Syrian frontier saw severe violations of cease-fire after AP report United Nations peacekeepers are warning that the Israeli military has committed severe violations of a cease-fire deal with Syria as its military continues a major construction project along the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria"
X Link 2024-11-12T14:54Z 53.7K followers, 85.4K engagements
"Iran police shot a woman while trying to seize her car over hijab law violation activists say On a darkened road beside the Caspian Sea Iranian police officers opened fire last month on a 31-year-old woman who had tried to speed away likely knowing they wanted to seize her vehicle"
X Link 2024-08-15T06:04Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Attack on a police convoy in a restive southeastern province of Iran kills [--] officers An attack in Irans restive southeast killed [--] members of the countrys national police force. State media reported the fatalities in the attack Saturday in Gohar Kuh some [----] kilometers southeast of the Iranian capital Tehran"
X Link 2024-10-26T11:43Z 208.1M followers, 97.4K engagements
"Ukraine presses on with counteroffensive; Russia uses drones Russia has attacked the Ukrainian presidents hometown with suicide drones. This comes as Ukraine has pushed ahead with its counteroffensive that has embarrassed the Kremlin"
X Link 2022-10-02T17:00Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Five Americans detained in Iran walk free released in deal for frozen Iranian assets AP News Americans held for years in Iranian custody walked arm-in-arm off a plane into freedom. Monday's release was part of a painstakingly negotiated deal between the United States and Iran"
X Link 2023-09-18T07:48Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"UN atomic chief backs nuclear power at COP28 as world reckons with proliferation The world wants more nuclear energy as a means to fight climate change and supply an ever-growing demand for electricity Rafael Mariano Grossi said"
X Link 2023-12-01T00:34Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Burning oil tanker is safely towed away from Yemen after rebel attacks A Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemens Houthi rebels has been successfully towed to a safe area without any oil spill"
X Link 2024-09-17T00:26Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Iran launches [--] satellites into space that are part of a Western-criticized program as tensions rise Iran says it has successfully launched three satellites into space the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehrans ballistic missiles"
X Link 2024-01-28T19:47Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Iran hangs Iranian-British ex-defense official for spy claim AP News Iran says it has executed a dual Iranian-British national who once worked for its defense ministry. That's despite an international outcry over his death sentence and those of others held amid nationwide protests"
X Link 2023-01-14T07:05Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"What Irans attack against Israel could look like with the support of regional allies As Iran threatens to respond to the suspected Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran the regional militias that the Islamic Republic has armed for decades could play a role in any attack"
X Link 2024-08-06T02:03Z 53.6K followers, 171.5K engagements
"Satellite photos show Egypt building a wall near Gaza Strip as Israeli offensive on Rafah looms Egypt is building a wall and is leveling land near its border with the Gaza Strip ahead of a planned Israeli offensive targeting the border city of Rafah"
X Link 2024-02-16T16:00Z 53.5K followers, [--] engagements
"An Iran official claims Iranian-German prisoner died before he could be executed An Iranian official has claimed that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran execute him"
X Link 2024-11-05T11:49Z 53.7K followers, 100.7K engagements
"Saudi Arabias crown prince transfers another 8% of Aramco shares to sovereign wealth fund Saudi Arabias crown prince has transferred another 8% of shares in the kingdoms oil giant Saudi Aramco to the countrys prominent sovereign wealth fund"
X Link 2024-03-07T13:48Z 53.7K followers, 83.8K engagements
"Analysis: Iran protests show danger of economic woes AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) The protesters rallied for days in Iran chanting against government corruption and demanding justice"
X Link 2018-01-08T22:04Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Nobel Peace Prize [----] awarded to Iran's Narges Mohammadi AP News She is the 19th woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and the second Iranian woman after human rights activist Shirin Ebadi who won in 2003"
X Link 2023-10-06T09:19Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Iran accuses Israel of sabotage attack after explosions strike a natural gas pipeline The blasts on Feb. [--] hit a natural gas pipeline running from Irans western Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province up north to cities on the Caspian Sea"
X Link 2024-02-21T10:41Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Irans supreme leader threatens Israel and US with a crushing response over Israeli attack Any further attacks from either side could engulf the wider Middle East already teetering over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and Israels ground invasion of Lebanon into a wider regional conflict just head of the U.S. presidential election this Tuesday"
X Link 2024-11-02T09:42Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Hard-line judiciary head wins Iran presidency in low turnout AP News Irans hard-line judiciary chief has won the countrys presidential election in a landslide victory"
X Link 2021-06-19T12:23Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch Iran appears to be readying for a space launch as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad just as tensions remain high over Tehrans nuclear program"
X Link 2022-06-14T21:06Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Ukraine claws back more territory Russia is trying to absorb AP News Ukrainian forces have scored more gains in their counteroffensive across a broad front. The troops advanced Monday in the very areas Russia is trying to absorb"
X Link 2022-10-03T14:09Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Pakistan says defense deal gives Saudi Arabia access to nuclear program AP News Pakistans defense minister says that his nations nuclear program will be made available to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries new defense pact"
X Link 2025-09-19T09:31Z 208.1M followers, 396.7K engagements
"Ship comes under attack off the coast of Yemen AP News A ship traveling off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden has come under attack. The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said the attack happened early on Tuesday"
X Link 2025-09-23T07:01Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Iran helicopter crash: Mohammad Mokhber becomes acting president AP News Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi the countrys foreign minister and several other officials were found dead on Monday hours after their helicopter crashed state media reported"
X Link 2024-05-20T04:37Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Analysis: At dueling Mideast forums officials ask what will happen when Donald Trump takes office At glittering ballrooms in the Mideast this weekend discussions of the wars and chaos gripping the region gave way to one central question: Whats going to happen when U.S"
X Link 2024-12-07T12:13Z 53.6K followers, [----] engagements
"What Irans attack against Israel could look like with allies AP News As Iran threatens to respond to the suspected Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran the regional militias that the Islamic Republic has armed for decades could play a role in any attack"
X Link 2024-08-06T14:55Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Kuwait bans Call of Duty: Black Ops [--] video game likely over it featuring Saddam Hussein in 1990s The tiny Mideast nation of Kuwait has banned the release of the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops [--] which features the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and is set in part in the 1990s Gulf War"
X Link 2024-10-23T10:37Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Rainfall bring rewards risks to desert nation of UAE AP News Rainfall long has fascinated the people of the United Arab Emirates a desert nation on the Arabian Peninsula. It also carries with it promise and peril"
X Link 2025-09-05T05:46Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch AP News Iran appears to be readying for a space launch as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad just as tensions remain high over Tehrans nuclear program"
X Link 2022-06-14T19:42Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict Thousands of Marines backed by advanced U.S. fighter jets and warships are slowly building up a presence in the Persian Gulf"
X Link 2023-08-01T05:08Z 15.4M followers, 12.3K engagements
"Pakistan says defense deal gives Saudi Arabia access to nuclear program AP News Pakistans defense minister says that his nations nuclear program will be made available to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries new defense pact"
X Link 2025-09-20T01:27Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Iran launches satellite that is part of a Western-criticized program as regional tensions spike Iran conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit yet the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehrans ballistic missiles"
X Link 2024-01-20T16:24Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Europeans warn Iran over UN sanctions 'snapback' deadline AP News European officials have warned Iran that it needs to take specific actions to avoid the return of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program"
X Link 2025-09-17T11:48Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Saudi Arabia's grand mufti dies AP News Saudi Arabia's grand mufti has died. Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh was believed to be in his 80s"
X Link 2025-09-24T05:24Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Attack on a police convoy in a restive southeastern province of Iran kills [--] officers AP News An attack in Irans restive southeast killed [--] members of the countrys national police force. State media reported the fatalities in the attack Saturday in Gohar Kuh some [----] kilometers southeast of the Iranian capital Tehran"
X Link 2024-10-26T13:54Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Trump sends letter to Iran's supreme leader over nuclear program AP News President Donald Trump says he sent a letter to Irans Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a development that was not immediately confirmed by the supreme leader"
X Link 2025-03-08T13:39Z 15.2M followers, [---] engagements
"Taliban release British couple detained for months AP News The Taliban have released a British couple held in Afghanistan for over seven months on undisclosed charges"
X Link 2025-09-19T09:45Z 208.1M followers, 71.3K engagements
"Suspected schoolgirl poisoning attacks rattle a shaken Iran AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) Over the past three months hundreds of young girls attending different schools in Iran have become overpowered by what are believed to be noxious fumes wafting into their classrooms with some ending up weakened on hospital beds"
X Link 2023-02-28T14:53Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Delegation from Yemen's Houthi rebels flies into Saudi Arabia for peace talks with kingdom AP News A delegation from Yemens Houthi rebels has flown into Saudi Arabia for talks with the kingdom on potentially ending the yearslong war tearing at the Arab worlds poorest nation"
X Link 2023-09-15T05:14Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"US Navy: [--] tons of missile fuel from Iran to Yemen seized AP News The U.S. Navy says it found [--] tons of a missile fuel component hidden among bags of fertilizer aboard a ship bound to Yemen from Iran"
X Link 2022-11-15T05:28Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Analysis: Subdued Iran vote will still impact wider Mideast AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) Iran's presidential election on Friday though likely more a coronation for a hard-line candidate long cultivated by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei still carries implications for a wider Middle East already roiled by years of tensions between Tehran and the"
X Link 2021-06-15T06:46Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Analysis: Iran reluctant so far to retaliate against Israel after airstrike kills Hezbollah leader Iran lost its most reliable ally in the Middle East when an Israeli airstrike killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. But Iran isnt leading the charge to retaliate"
X Link 2024-10-01T00:28Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Suspected US strikes kill [--] in Yemen Houthi rebels say AP News Suspected U.S. airstrikes have pounded the area around Yemens Red Sea port city of Hodeida killing at least eight people and wounding [--] others"
X Link 2025-04-10T12:02Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Iran official acknowledges videos of Evin prison abuse real DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) The head of Irans prison system acknowledged Tuesday that videos purportedly obtained by a self-described hacker group that show abuses at the Islamic Republics notorious Evin prison are real saying he took responsibility for the unacceptable behaviors"
X Link 2021-08-24T16:23Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"US Navy says drone strike hit oil tanker off Oman killing [--] AP News U.S. Navy explosive experts believe a drone strike targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea killing two on board"
X Link 2021-07-31T04:49Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Saudi Arabia floats $600 billion investment in US AP News The comments from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman came after President Donald Trump mused about returning to the kingdom as his first foreign trip"
X Link 2025-01-23T05:16Z 15.5M followers, 52.5K engagements
"Ship tied to Israeli billionaire attacked off Oman [--] killed AP News The firm managing an oil tanker attacked off Oman's coast says two of its crew were killed in the assault"
X Link 2021-07-30T14:01Z 15.2M followers, [----] engagements
"Women in Iran are going without hijabs as the 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Aminis death approaches The countrys new reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian campaigned on a promise to halt the harassment of women by morality police"
X Link 2024-09-14T05:25Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Trump says he warned Netanyahu to hold off on Iran strike during nuclear talks AP News President Donald Trump says he has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off on an Iran strike to give his administration more time time to push for new nuclear deal with Tehran"
X Link 2025-05-28T17:21Z 228.6M followers, [---] engagements
"UAE names oil company chief to lead UN climate talks COP28 AP News The United Arab Emirates has named a veteran technocrat who both leads Abu Dhabis state-run oil company and oversees its renewable energy efforts to be the president of the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai"
X Link 2023-01-12T17:44Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"US resident sought by China for comments freed in Dubai AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) A permanent resident of the United States wanted by China was freed by Dubai on Thursday taking off on a flight to Turkey after spending weeks in detention"
X Link 2021-05-27T11:11Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Videos: Iran protesters confront police at parliament AP News Videos posted on social media appear to show Iranian demonstrators confronting police officers in front of Iran's parliament in Tehran"
X Link 2018-06-25T17:50Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Dubai-based port operator DP Worlds half-year profits fall nearly 60% in part over Red Sea attacks Dubai-based port operator DP World has reported its half-year profits fell by nearly 60% in part over the ongoing attacks by Yemens Houthi rebels over the Israel-Hamas war that have affected shipping through the Red Sea"
X Link 2024-08-15T08:06Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"UAE leader pardons [--] Bangladeshis imprisoned for rallying in the Arab nation over turmoil back home The leader of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned [--] Bangladeshi nationals convicted in rapid trials over their involvement in protests in the Arabian Peninsula nation about unrest back home"
X Link 2024-09-03T08:38Z 53.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Analysis: Saudi prince pivots to peace after years of war AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) In the years since Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman catapulted to power it has been hard to find a controversy in the Middle East that doesn't somehow involve the 37-year-old heir to the throne"
X Link 2023-04-03T18:31Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Oil prices spike as Saudi Arabia Russia extend [---] million barrel a day oil cut through December Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to extend their voluntary oil production cuts through the end of the year"
X Link 2023-09-06T00:35Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Aid group says Israel hit convoy to hospital in Gaza. Israel says it hit gunmen who seized the car An aid group operating in the Gaza Strip says an Israeli missile hit its convoy carrying medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati hospital working in the besieged enclave killing several people from a local transportation company"
X Link 2024-08-30T08:32Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Alarm grows after the US inserts itself into Israel's war against Iran AP News The world is grappling with the enormous implications after the United States inserted itself into Israels war against Iran"
X Link 2025-06-22T06:12Z 15.2M followers, 1.1M engagements
"Edward B. Johnson the second CIA officer in Iran for the Argo rescue mission dies at [--] Edward B. Johnson who as a CIA officer traveled into Iran with a colleague to rescue six American diplomats who fled the [----] U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran has died"
X Link 2024-09-10T01:26Z 53.7K followers, 91.3K engagements
"Iran inters its late president at holiest Shiite site in nation after fatal helicopter crash Iran is preparing to inter its late president at the holiest site for Shiite Muslims in the Islamic Republic a final sign of respect for a protege of Irans supreme leader"
X Link 2024-05-23T16:41Z 228.6M followers, [--] engagements
"Iran is responsible for the physical violence that killed Mahsa Amini in [----] UN probe finds A U.N. fact-finding mission says Iran is responsible for the physical violence that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in [----] and sparked nationwide protests against the countrys mandatory headscarf laws and its ruling theocracy"
X Link 2024-03-09T03:05Z 15.4M followers, 45.4K engagements
"Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict Thousands of Marines backed by advanced U.S. fighter jets and warships are slowly building up a presence in the Persian Gulf"
X Link 2023-08-01T05:08Z 53.7K followers, 10K engagements
"US Navy fires warning flare at Iran vessel in Persian Gulf AP News The U.S. Navy says a guided-missile destroyer in the Persian Gulf fired a flare toward an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel in a tense encounter. Lt"
X Link 2017-04-26T15:57Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Israel's strike in Qatar strains US-Gulf relations AP News Just a few months ago the rulers of Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Qatar welcomed President Donald Trump to their palaces with camel parades and pomp"
X Link 2025-09-11T17:51Z 53.8K followers, [----] engagements
"US aircraft carrier captain playfully counters Houthis false online claims of hitting his ship The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy but its still fighting despite repeated false claims by Yemens Houthi rebels"
X Link 2024-06-17T13:13Z 15.8M followers, 89.7K engagements
"US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site in Yemen after Red Sea attacks AP News The U.S. has launched a new strike against a Houthi location in Yemen that was determined a threat two U.S. officials tell AP"
X Link 2024-01-12T04:58Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Qatar says worker deaths for World Cup 'between [---] and 500' AP News A top Qatari official involved in preparing his countrys hosting of the World Cup has put the number of worker deaths for the tournament between [---] and [---] for the first time"
X Link 2022-11-29T14:14Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"US says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack on country The acknowledgement to The Associated Press by the U.S. State Department came as Iran marked the 45th anniversary of the American Embassy takeover and hostage crisis"
X Link 2024-11-03T10:47Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Mystery of downed airplane in Sudan deepens as Kyrgyzstan insists aircraft had been de-registered The mystery surrounding a crashed cargo plane in Sudan purportedly downed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has deepened as authorities insist the aircraft had been de-registered in Kyrgyzstan"
X Link 2024-10-22T12:33Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Analysis: Collapse of Syrias Assad is a blow to Irans Axis of Resistance For Irans theocratic government it keeps getting worse. Its decadeslong strategy of building an Axis of Resistance supporting militant groups and proxies around the region is falling apart"
X Link 2024-12-08T16:41Z 15.5M followers, 895.1K engagements
"Yemens Houthi rebels shoot down what witnesses say was a US drone as American military investigates Yemens Houthi rebels have shot down what bystanders described as an American drone potentially the latest downing of a U.S. spy drone as the militants continue their attacks on the Red Sea corridor"
X Link 2024-11-08T01:45Z 53.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Ukraine claws back more territory Russia is trying to absorb AP News Ukrainian forces have scored more gains in their counteroffensive across a broad front. The troops advanced Monday in the very areas Russia is trying to absorb"
X Link 2022-10-03T10:31Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"The head of UNs nuclear watchdog warns Iran is not entirely transparent on its atomic program The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned that Iran is not entirely transparent regarding its atomic program"
X Link 2024-02-13T16:49Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Iran executes [--] death-row inmates it alleges carried out attacks on behalf of Israel AP News Iran has executed six inmates accused of carrying out attacks in the oil-rich southwest on behalf of Israel. The executions follow a 12-day Iran-Israel war in June"
X Link 2025-10-04T07:18Z 208.1M followers, 92.5K engagements
"Qataris votes to end limited polls for legislative seats in shadow of US election Qatar has voted to end its limited elections for legislative seats. Results released early Wednesday showed the measure passing to end the countrys short-lived experiment in electing members of the advisory Shura Council"
X Link 2024-11-06T02:32Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Yemens Houthis launch their largest Red Sea drone and missile attack though no damage is reported Yemens Houthi rebels have fired their largest-ever barrage of drones and missiles targeting shipping in the Red Sea forcing the United States and British navies to shoot down the projectiles in a major naval engagement"
X Link 2024-01-10T15:59Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd who lived in US executed in Iran over terror conviction Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd who was kidnapped in Dubai in [----] by Iranian security forces has been executed in Iran"
X Link 2024-10-29T02:13Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Red Sea cables are cut disrupting internet in Asia and the Mideast AP News Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea have disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East"
X Link 2025-09-04T22:45Z 208.1M followers, 215K engagements
"Heaviest recorded rainfall hits United Arab Emirates and Dubai airport AP News The worlds busiest for international travel allowed global carriers to again fly into Terminal [--] at the airfield"
X Link 2024-04-18T12:22Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Kerry says civil discourse is under threat around the world AP News Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is warning that "true civil discourse" is under threat around the world"
X Link 2018-05-21T09:03Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Satellite photos show aftermath of Abu Dhabi oil site attack AP News Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press appear to show the aftermath of a fatal attack on an oil facility in the capital of the United Arab Emirates claimed by Yemens Houthi rebels"
X Link 2022-01-18T10:56Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Suspected attacks by Yemens Houthi rebels target ship in Red Sea A series of suspected attacks by Yemens Houthi rebels have targeted a ship in the Red Sea. The ship found itself struck first Thursday by a projectile that damaged the vessel but sparked no fire and caused no injuries"
X Link 2024-10-10T07:31Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements
"US Navy seizes weapons in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen AP News The U.S. Navy says it has seized an arms shipment of thousands of assault weapons machines guns and sniper rifles hidden aboard a ship in the Arabian Sea"
X Link 2021-05-09T19:28Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"US military acknowledges Yemens Houthi rebels shot down [--] MQ-9 Reaper drones Yemens Houthi rebels have shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week further highlighting the regional spread of the Israel-Hamas war"
X Link 2024-09-18T02:49Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"US official says Yemen rebels fire missile into busy Red Sea AP News A U.S. official says Yemens Houthi rebels have launched at least one missile into the busy waters of the Red Sea over the weekend"
X Link 2022-03-07T12:13Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Rights group says Saudi Arabian border guards fired on and killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants AP News A rights group alleges that border guards in Saudi Arabia fired machine guns and launched mortars at Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen likely killing hundreds of the unarmed migrants"
X Link 2023-08-21T05:51Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Lawyer says [--] Americans serving [--] years in Iran lose appeal AP News A Washington-based lawyer says an Iranian-American businessman and his father who are serving 10-year prison sentences in Iran have lost their appeal"
X Link 2017-08-29T01:32Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"American B-1B bomber flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions AP News The U.S. Air Force has flown a B-1B strategic bomber over key maritime chokepoints in the Mideast with allies including Israel"
X Link 2021-10-31T09:58Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Analysis: Qatar crisis widens fissures among US allies AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) At a time when the United States hopes to exert maximum pressure on Iran a regional bloc created by Gulf Arab countries to counter Tehran looks increasingly more divided ahead of the anniversary of the diplomatic crisis in Qatar"
X Link 2018-06-04T10:17Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Saudi Arabia: Crown prince to skip summit on doctor advice AP News Saudi Arabias powerful 37-year-old crown prince will not attend an upcoming summit in Algeria after his doctors advised him not to travel"
X Link 2022-10-23T09:07Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Alleged plots against US campaign are only the latest examples of Iran targeting adversaries AP News Iran is under suspicion of trying to hack figures associated with the upcoming U.S. presidential election and plotting the assassination of former President Donald Trump"
X Link 2024-10-05T13:37Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"'Seemed like goodbye': Mariupol defenders make their stand AP News Ukrainian fighters at Mariupols pulverized steel plant are holding out against Russian troops in an increasingly desperate effort to keep Moscow from taking the strategic port city"
X Link 2022-05-05T10:42Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"US gives initial OK for Qatar to buy MQ-9 armed drones AP News The United States has given an initial approval for the energy-rich Mideast nation of Qatar to buy eight armed MQ-9B Predator drones for its military an estimated purchase worth nearly $2 billion"
X Link 2025-03-28T10:52Z 53.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Yemen's Houthi rebels acknowledge attacking a US destroyer that shot down missile in the Red Sea AP News Yemens Houthi rebels have claimed targeting a U.S. Navy destroyer and a commercial ship in the Red Sea"
X Link 2025-03-26T17:00Z 15.5M followers, [----] engagements
"Israel attacks Iran with retaliatory airstrikes AP News Explosions could be heard in Tehran though the Islamic Republic insisted they caused only limited damage and Iranian state-run media downplayed the attacks"
X Link 2024-10-26T22:51Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"US airstrikes kill [--] in Yemen Houthi rebels say AP News Suspected U.S. airstrikes have struck around Yemens rebel-held capital overnight into Monday morning"
X Link 2025-03-31T08:49Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Leaked footage shows grim conditions in Iran's Evin prison AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) The guard in a control room at Iran's notorious Evin prison springs to attention as one by one monitors in front of him suddenly blink off and display something very different from the surveillance footage he had been watching"
X Link 2021-08-23T18:41Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Iran Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties with China's help AP News Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after years of tensions"
X Link 2023-03-10T22:40Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Diplomat identified as carrying Trump letter visits Iran AP News An Emirati diplomat earlier identified by Tehran as carrying a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump seeking to jump-start talks over Irans rapidly advancing nuclear program has met with Irans foreign minister"
X Link 2025-07-07T14:46Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"US ships with Defense Department cargo attacked by Yemen Houthis AP News Officials say that two U.S.-flagged ships carrying cargo for the Defense and State departments have come under attack off Yemen. The U.S"
X Link 2024-01-24T14:28Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Telegram founder Pavel Durovs various citizenships add to the mystery of his detention Over more than a decade the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships"
X Link 2024-08-28T20:33Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehrans threats An oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil has begun offloading its cargo near Texas. Thats according to tracking data analyzed Sunday"
X Link 2023-08-20T03:41Z 15.4M followers, 25.8K engagements
"Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemens Houthi rebels Salvagers have abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemens Iran-backed Houthi rebels"
X Link 2024-09-04T06:28Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Five Americans detained in Iran walk free released in deal for frozen Iranian assets Americans held for years in Iranian custody walked arm-in-arm off a plane into freedom. Mondays release was part of a painstakingly negotiated deal between the United States and Iran"
X Link 2023-09-18T13:03Z 15.4M followers, 165K engagements
"The UAE opens its annual oil-and-gas summit as industry weathers Mideast wars and awaits US election The United Arab Emirates has opened its annual oil-and-gas summit as it plans to increase energy output even as global prices have fallen"
X Link 2024-11-04T07:37Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"At COP28 meeting oil companies pledge to combat methane. Environmentalists call it a "smokescreen" AP News Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production are pledging to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030"
X Link 2023-12-02T19:40Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Ukraine's military claims downing Iran drone used by Russia AP News Ukraines military has claimed for the first time that it encountered an Iranian-supplied suicide drone used by Russia on the battlefield"
X Link 2022-09-13T11:44Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Qataris decide whether to end limited voting for legislative seats in shadow of US election Qatar is voting in a snap poll to decide whether to end its limited voting for legislative seats. The measure is likely to pass and end its short-lived experiment in electing members of the countrys advisory Shura Council"
X Link 2024-11-05T16:26Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Saudi Arabia opens its first liquor store in over [--] years as kingdom further liberalizes A liquor store has opened in Saudi Arabia for the first time in over [--] years. Thats what a diplomat who walked through the store told The Associated Press on Wednesday"
X Link 2024-01-25T00:33Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements
"French destroyer rescues [--] mariners from oil tanker stricken in Red Sea attacks by Yemen rebels A French destroyer rescued [--] mariners from an oil tanker that came under repeated attack from Yemens Houthi rebels in the Red Sea while also destroying a bomb-carrying drone boat in the area"
X Link 2024-08-22T15:29Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Iran helicopter crash: Who is Ebrahim Raisi AP News Irans hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi has long been seen as a protg to Irans supreme leader and a potential successor for his position within the countrys Shiite theocracy"
X Link 2024-05-20T16:45Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Analysis: A battered Iran faces an uncertain future AP News The bombing has quieted in Irans 12-day conflict with Israel but the battle over the future of Tehran is likely to soon begin"
X Link 2025-06-26T00:55Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Iran is rebuilding missile sites hit by Israel AP News Iran has begun rebuilding missile-production sites targeted by Israel during its 12-day war in June"
X Link 2025-09-24T09:54Z 15.2M followers, 10.4K engagements
"Pakistan says defense deal gives Saudi Arabia access to nuclear program AP News Pakistans defense minister says that his nations nuclear program will be made available to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries new defense pact"
X Link 2025-09-19T16:06Z 208.1M followers, 14K engagements
"Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests AP News Iran says it has executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the countrys ongoing nationwide protests"
X Link 2022-12-08T11:39Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Iran is directly involved in Yemen Houthi rebel ship attacks US Navys Mideast chief tells AP Vice Adm. Brad Cooper stopped short of telling the AP that Tehran directed individual attacks by the Houthis in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden"
X Link 2024-01-22T19:37Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Saeed Jalili a hard-line former negotiator known as a 'true believer' seeks Iran's presidency AP News Saeed Jalili is on the precipice of being elected as Irans next president as he faces a runoff election Friday against the little-known reform candidate Masoud Pezeshkian a heart surgeon"
X Link 2024-07-11T16:27Z 16M followers, [---] engagements
"Irans supreme leader threatens Israel and US with a crushing response over Israeli attack Any further attacks from either side could engulf the wider Middle East already teetering over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and Israels ground invasion of Lebanon into a wider regional conflict just head of the U.S. presidential election this Tuesday"
X Link 2024-11-02T09:26Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Yemens Houthi rebels fire [--] missiles at a container ship as an oil tanker burns Yemens Houthi rebels have fired two missiles targeting a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden"
X Link 2024-08-31T16:51Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"In Iran slow vaccinations fuel anger in unending pandemic AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) Iranians are suffering through yet another surge in the coronavirus pandemic their country's worst yet and anger is growing at images of vaccinated Westerners without face masks on the internet or on TV while they remain unable to get the shots"
X Link 2021-08-11T12:10Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Trump signs executive order vowing to defend Qatar AP News President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pledging to defend Qatar including using U.S. military action if necessary"
X Link 2025-10-01T14:18Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Iran submits a 'written response' in nuclear deal talks AP News Iran says it has submitted a written response to what has been described as a final roadmap to restore its tattered nuclear deal with world powers"
X Link 2022-08-16T10:00Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader reports say A prominent general in Irans paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut"
X Link 2024-09-29T08:45Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests AP News Iran says it has executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the countrys ongoing nationwide protests"
X Link 2022-12-08T10:55Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Iran identifies [--] prisoners it wants from US in swap for Iranian-Americans and billions in assets Iran has identified the five prisoners it hopes to see freed in the United States in exchange for five Iranian-Americans now held in Tehran and billions in assets once held by South Korea"
X Link 2023-09-13T02:27Z 53.6K followers, [----] engagements
"Bahrain prison inmates are on hunger strike the latest sign of simmering unrest in island kingdom Inmates at a Bahrain prison are on a hunger strike over conditions there. Thats according to comments on Wednesday by activists and authorities"
X Link 2023-08-09T17:03Z 53.7K followers, 15.4K engagements
"Qatar hosts summit over Israeli attack on Hamas in Doha AP News Qatar hosted a summit of Arab and Islamic nations in hopes of presenting a united response to Israels attack on Hamas leaders last week in Doha"
X Link 2025-09-15T15:50Z 15.4M followers, [----] engagements
"More intense new US airstrike campaign targets Yemen rebels AP News An Associated Press review finds a new American airstrike campaign against Yemens Houthi rebels appears more intense and more extensive"
X Link 2025-03-27T11:28Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Saudi Arabia gives 4% of Aramco worth $80B to sovereign fund AP News Saudi Arabia says it will transfer 4% of the stock in the state-run oil giant Aramco to a sovereign wealth fund"
X Link 2022-02-13T06:09Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Iran files charges over BBC report on teen girl allegedly killed by security forces in [----] protests Iranian prosecutors have filed criminal charges against activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces sexually assaulted and killed a 16-year-old girl during the protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022"
X Link 2024-05-01T13:36Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements
"Satellite images expert suggest Iranian space launch coming AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) Iran appears to be preparing for a space launch as negotiations continue in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers according to an expert and satellite images"
X Link 2021-12-12T17:30Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) The U.S. has removed its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in recent weeks even as the kingdom faced continued air attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show"
X Link 2021-09-11T21:41Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"Yemens Houthi rebels launch drone boat that hits ship in Red Sea as missile strikes another Yemens Houthi rebels have launched an explosive-loaded drone that crashed into one ship in the Red Sea and a missile that exploded against another"
X Link 2024-10-01T16:23Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemens Houthi rebels U.S. long-range B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes targeting underground bunkers used by Yemens Houthi rebels"
X Link 2024-10-17T04:10Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Israel Iran play down apparent Israeli strike AP News U.S. officials declined to comment as of early Friday but American broadcast networks quoting unnamed U.S. officials said Israel carried out the attack"
X Link 2024-04-19T03:37Z 228.6M followers, [---] engagements
"UAE US intercept Houthi missile attack targeting Abu Dhabi AP News The United Arab Emirates and the U.S. military intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Yemens Houthi rebels over the skies of Abu Dhabi early Monday"
X Link 2022-01-24T16:28Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Analysis: High-wire diplomacy on possible Iran retaliation in the Israel-Hamas war draws in world Irans threatened retaliatory strike on Israel over the assassination of Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh has drawn major world powers into a high-wire act of diplomacy"
X Link 2024-08-14T07:30Z 53.7K followers, [----] engagements
"Iran official acknowledges videos of Evin prison abuse real AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) The head of Iran's prison system acknowledged Tuesday that videos purportedly obtained by a self-described hacker group that show abuses at the Islamic Republic's notorious Evin prison are real saying he took responsibility for the unacceptable behaviors"
X Link 2021-08-24T14:49Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Missile attacks damage a ship in the Red Sea off Yemens coast near previous Houthi rebel assaults Missile attacks have damaged a ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. A private security firm says radio traffic suggested the vessel took on water after being struck"
X Link 2024-05-29T01:37Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"2 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard die amid tensions AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) Two members of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard's aerospace division died as martyrs in Iran in separate incidents over the weekend Iranian media reported on Monday"
X Link 2022-06-13T11:48Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"American official: US 'fully committed' to F-35 sale to UAE AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) The U.S. remains fully committed to a proposed sale of advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates despite the Biden administration slowing down the deal a senior American official overseeing arms exports said Tuesday"
X Link 2021-11-17T04:49Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Bahrains king pardons over [---] inmates. Many may be political prisoners activist says Bahrains king has pardoned [---] prisoners to mark his 25th anniversary as the island nations ruler with one activist saying many of those freed appear to be political prisoners"
X Link 2024-09-05T01:51Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Yemens Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US-made drone as US acknowledges losing one Yemens Houthi rebels have claimed they shot down another American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone over the country"
X Link 2024-09-30T16:25Z 53.6K followers, 72.8K engagements
"Chief of staff of Houthi military was killed in an Israeli strike AP News Israel says an airstrike in August killed the chief of staff of Yemen's Houthi rebels. The group on Thursday acknowledged the death of Maj. Gen"
X Link 2025-10-18T12:01Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Qatar hosts diplomats before summit on Israeli strike on Hamas AP News Qatar's prime minister has denounced Israel as Arab and Muslim foreign ministers are meeting to discuss a unified response to Israel's attack on Doha"
X Link 2025-09-14T19:53Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Satellite photos suggest Iran air defense radar struck in Isfahan during apparent Israeli attack The strike on an S-300 radar in what appears to have been a very limited strike by the Israelis would represent far more damage done than in the massive drone-and-missile attack Iran unleashed against Israel"
X Link 2024-04-22T18:08Z 15.4M followers, 10.7K engagements
"Analysis: Condolence calls from elite show UAE ruler's power AP News DUBAI United Arab Emirates (AP) Coming from around the globe airplanes carrying world leaders have landed in the capital of the United Arab Emirates to offer condolences for the death of the country's president and acknowledge the influence of the man now fully in charge"
X Link 2022-05-18T06:39Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Iran votes in a snap poll for a new president. Here's what's at stake AP News Iranians have voted in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi. The races sole reformist candidate vowed to seek friendly relations with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy"
X Link 2024-06-28T15:40Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"First fatal attack on shipping by Yemen's Houthi rebels escalates risk for reeling Mideast AP News The first fatal attack by Yemens Houthi rebels on shipping threatens to further sever a crucial maritime artery for global trade and carries with it risks beyond those just at sea"
X Link 2024-03-07T10:51Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"The UAE arrests [--] Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi The United Arab Emirates says police have arrested three Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi"
X Link 2024-11-25T09:55Z 53.6K followers, 85.4K engagements
"Iran's attack on Qatar air base hit US dome device AP News The Pentagon has acknowledged that an Iranian ballistic missile hit Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in June during an Iranian attack after President Donald Trump downplayed the assault"
X Link 2025-07-11T08:14Z 15.5M followers, [----] engagements
"OpenAI CEO warns that 'societal misalignments' could make artificial intelligence dangerous AP News The CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI says that the dangers that keep him awake at night regarding artificial intelligence are the very subtle societal misalignments that could make the systems wreck havoc"
X Link 2024-02-13T15:06Z 208.1M followers, [----] engagements
"China's Xi at Saudi palace to meet royals on Mideast trip AP News Chinese leader Xi Jinping is meeting with Saudi Arabias king and crown prince while on a visit to the kingdom"
X Link 2022-12-09T07:36Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"Iran Revolutionary Guard general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader reports say A prominent general in Irans paramilitary Revolutionary Guard died in an Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut"
X Link 2024-09-29T08:45Z 53.7K followers, [--] engagements
"Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi supreme leaders protege dies at [--] in helicopter crash Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died. He was a hard-line protege of the countrys supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in [----] and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels launched a major attack on Israel and experienced mass protests"
X Link 2024-05-20T11:32Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"For Russia's Putin military and diplomatic pressures mount AP News Pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin has mounted on the battlefield and in the halls of global power"
X Link 2022-09-17T23:06Z 15.4M followers, [--] engagements
"U.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier counters false Houthi claims AP News The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower may be one of the oldest aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy but its still fighting despite repeated false claims by Yemens Houthi rebels"
X Link 2024-06-17T14:17Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"A ship earlier hit by Yemens Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea the first vessel lost in conflict Officials say a ship attacked by Yemens Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water"
X Link 2024-03-03T03:32Z 53.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Colm McLoughlin Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free to become an airport retail giant dies at age [--] Colm McLoughlin an Irishman who landed in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates and helped lead Dubai Duty Free into becoming an airport retail behemoth generating billions of dollars a year has died"
X Link 2024-11-01T11:56Z 53.7K followers, 63.1K engagements
"US national security adviser Saudi Arabias crown prince meet to discuss semi-final security deal The announcement comes as the strategic deal had been upended after Hamas Oct. [--] attack on Israel that killed [----] people and saw [---] others taken hostage back to the Gaza Strip"
X Link 2024-05-19T12:05Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Leader of Yemen's al-Qaida branch threatens Trump Elon Musk AP News The leader of al-Qaidas Yemen branch has threatened both U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip in his first video message since taking over the group last year"
X Link 2025-06-07T15:16Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Iran claims without evidence it seized Israeli nuclear files AP News Irans intelligence minister has claimed without offering evidence that Tehran seized an important treasury of information regarding Israels nuclear program"
X Link 2025-06-10T02:50Z 208.1M followers, [--] engagements
"7 US troops hurt in a raid with Iraqi forces that left [--] suspected militants dead The United States military and Iraq have launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the countrys western desert that killed at least [--] people and left seven American troops hurt"
X Link 2024-08-31T15:55Z 53.7K followers, [---] engagements
"Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within [--] years Dubai International Airport the worlds busiest for international travel will move its operations to the city-states second sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches within the next [--] years in a project worth nearly $35 billion"
X Link 2024-04-28T09:22Z 53.6K followers, [---] engagements
"Satellite image analyzed by AP shows damage after Iranian attack on Israeli desert air base An Iranian attack on an Israeli desert air base last week as part of Tehrans unprecedented assault on the country damaged a taxiway"
X Link 2024-04-20T14:29Z 15.4M followers, 22.5K engagements
"Attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah raise fears of a wider Mideast war with Iran proxies AP News Cross-border attacks between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah have reignited concerns that the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip could break out into a regional conflict nearly a year after it began"
X Link 2024-09-26T23:31Z 208.1M followers, [---] engagements
"Yemen Houthi rebels fire a missile at a US warship escalating worst Mideast sea conflict in decades Yemens Houthi rebels have launched a missile at a United States warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden forcing it to shoot down the projectile"
X Link 2024-01-27T05:28Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements
"US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea The U.S. has launched a new strike against a Houthi location in Yemen that was determined a threat two U.S. officials tell AP"
X Link 2024-01-13T16:00Z 53.6K followers, [--] engagements
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