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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is traveling to New York for the U.N. General Assembly with a small delegation subject to strict U.S. movement restrictions. The visit is unusual because it comes amid a nearly seven-month-old war between Iran and the U.S.
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Saudi Arabia had spent months rerouting oil to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, but threats in the Red Sea have disrupted its bypass route. Saudi Aramco is now loading more oil in the Persian Gulf and sending tankers through Hormuz, with some Asian customers told to pick up shipments outside the strait near Oman.
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President Trump reportedly considered launching airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen over the weekend but decided against it late Saturday. The brief report notes the near-action without additional context or analysis.
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A Michigan Republican Senate candidate, Mike Rogers, released a campaign ad calling for an end to the Iran war. The CBS News segment notes that political strategists provide analysis of the ad.
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A collection of letters criticizes Hasan Piker for calling the U.S. worse than al Qaeda and saying Iran should be allowed nuclear weapons, while also defending Israel against Ed Sheeran's criticism. The letters frame Piker and Israel's critics as anti-American, ignorant, and dangerous, and one letter calls for ending birthright citizenship.
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Scott Anderson discusses his book "King of Kings" about the 1978 fall of Iran's last Shah and the Islamic Revolution, and reflects on the Middle East's shifting landscape a decade after his Fractured Lands project.
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The article explains why President Trump and Saudi Arabia’s allies are not intervening against Houthi attacks, citing reluctance to enter a broader Iran-linked conflict and the long-running Yemeni civil war. It highlights the risks to Saudi cities, oil infrastructure, and global oil supplies while framing US disengagement as a strategic problem for Riyadh.
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Houthi forces have launched a new offensive into Yemen's strategic southwestern highlands, threatening the internationally recognized government's last major barrier before Aden. The article reports intensified Saudi air support, PLC mobilization, and the strategic stakes for possible U.S. intervention.
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An American Israeli man held hostage by Hamas for nearly 500 days performed at a concert in Nir Oz, the Israeli town devastated by the Oct. 7 attacks. The segment frames his performance as songs of survival and hope.
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The Israel Football Association condemned Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson after he said his team would be 'playing against genocide' in upcoming Nations League fixtures against Israel. The article also covers calls from Irish sportspeople to boycott the matches and the FAI's decision to proceed despite financial and political pressure.
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Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers called for ending the war with Iran, arguing it has driven up fuel and grocery prices, and proposed suspending the 70-cent state and federal gas tax and temporarily halting U.S. diesel exports. The article also notes similar calls from Iowa GOP Senate nominee Ashley Hinson and Republican divisions over how to address economic polling ahead of the midterms.
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Ahead of the UN General Assembly, the piece assesses claims that the United Nations is broken, pointing to budget shortfalls caused largely by Trump withholding US dues and to Security Council gridlock. It argues that such gridlock is historically normal and that the UN's humanitarian work remains vital.