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Dec- 2019 -27 DecemberMiddle East
Japan to send military assets to the Gulf but won’t join US coalition
Japan will send a military vessel and two patrol planes to help protect waterways in the Middle East but will not join a US-led coalition in the region
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18 DecemberMiddle East
Bahrain IEDs share components used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, report says
A new report found that IEDs recovered in Bahrain share some of the same Iran-made components used in bombs made by Yemen's Houthi rebels
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11 DecemberMiddle East
UN can’t confirm Iran attacked Saudi oil facilities, Guterres says
The UN has been unable to confirm Iranian involvement in an attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said
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6 DecemberMiddle East
US claims capture of Iranian missile parts off Yemen coast
The US State Department released images of what it claims are Iranian-made missile components captured off Yemen's coast last month
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Nov- 2019 -25 NovemberMiddle East
French naval base in UAE to host European-led Gulf maritime monitoring mission
A European-led maritime surveillance initiative to monitor Gulf waters will be stationed at a French naval base in Abu Dhabi
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11 NovemberCommentary
A familiar adversary emerges in Israel’s proxy war with Iran
An old enemy – anti-aircraft missile systems – features again in Israel's latest proxy war with Iran in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq
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Oct- 2019 -26 OctoberMiddle East
Consequences of the US withdrawal from Syria
The US will have to reckon with the consequences of Trump's greenlighting the Turkish invasion in northeast Syria, Jonathan Ruhe and Ari Cicure argue
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25 OctoberCommentary
The US is consolidating its Syria role in the Middle Euphrates valley. Here’s why it matters.
Despite withdrawing from northern Syria, the US military will secure oil installations in the east to deter Iran and the regime
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23 OctoberEurope
Iran ‘terrorist’ plot against MEK thwarted, Albania police say
Albanian police said they had thwarted a planned attack by a Tehran-backed "terrorist cell" against opponents of the Iranian government
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21 OctoberMiddle East
Bahrain hosts Gulf maritime security conference with Israel in attendance
Representatives from more than 60 countries including met in Bahrain to discuss maritime security following attacks on tankers in the Gulf and Saudi oil installations
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