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2026-10-31 22:59
Regional agreement and threat of a joint response
Donya-e-Eqtesad discussed the unexpected visit of Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s defense minister, to Tehran. As concerns grow over a possible renewal of war between Iran and the United States, Saudi Arabia is trying to influence Tehran’s calculations through a mix of economic incentives, political proposals, and security warnings.
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2026-10-28 22:13
Araghchi briefs cabinet on Tehran security summit, warns of risks to global energy markets
TEHRAN— Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has briefed the cabinet on the latest diplomatic developments, with a focus on a quadrilateral meeting in Tehran involving Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye, emphasizing the need for regional cooperation to safeguard security, prevent escalation and protect national sovereignty.
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2026-10-27 15:36
Iran Calls for Muslim Unity as Foreign Pressure Fails to Break Tehran
Iran ran has called for stronger cooperation among Muslim nations to address regional security challenges, as President Masoud Pezeshkian met Turkish, Pakistani and Saudi officials at a quadrilateral meeting in Tehran.
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2026-10-26 20:49
Pezeshkian to Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi officials: Iran seeks cooperation, will defend rights
TEHRAN – Senior officials from Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia — the three countries that recently signed the Mecca defense pact — traveled to Tehran on Monday for talks with Iranian leaders.
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2026-10-26 19:36
By Ali Minabi
The Yemen mandate that was never asked for
TEHRAN – Yemen’s “recognized” government has international backing but was not elected, has no money of its own, and no control over its own forces.
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2026-10-25 20:30
Saudi Arabia turns to US AI system as Yemeni pressure mounts
TEHRAN – Failing to protect itself and its proxies in southern Yemen, Saudi Arbia has turned to an American-AI generated system to unsuccessfully counter Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF), also known as Ansarallah.
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2026-10-24 20:33
By staff writer
American are done paying for Trump’s family business
TEHRAN — Donald Trump won the White House promising to “Make America Great Again,” then promised Americans a short, cheap war on Iran. They got a closed Strait of Hormuz, Brent crude above $116 a barrel, and gasoline past $5 a gallon in several states. He and his family got a windfall.
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2026-10-23 22:37
By staff writer
Kushner’s hacked iPhone exposed billions in secret Saudi and Emirati money
TEHRAN — Dutch military hackers sat inside Jared Kushner’s iPhone in 2018 and watched him log in to a Dubai bank account that had taken in hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new book by journalist Matthew Cole.
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2026-10-19 21:05
Saudi Arabia trapped by miscalculations regarding Iran
The Iran newspaper argued that Saudi Arabia misjudged Iran’s broader strategy and the Axis of Resistance regarding Yemen. Riyadh imagined that military action against Yemen would weaken Iran. Instead, the conflict evolved into a strategic advantage for Tehran. Through careful management and without assuming direct control, Iran benefited from developments in Yemen.
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2026-10-19 19:38
By Ali Minabi
Israel’s invisible hand in the war on Yemen
TEHRAN – The Israeli strategy in Yemen centers on exploiting the war between Saudi Arabia and the Sanaa government to establish a new reality.
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2026-10-16 20:32
The end of Saudi Arabia’s Yemen 'containment strategy'
Saudi Arabia’s bid to “contain” the Ansarallah in Yemen while doubling down on economic growth at home is collapsing, posing one of the most serious tests for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman since he rose to power, according to analysts and diplomats.
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2026-10-16 15:40
Saudi Arabia: Billions in Weapons, Security Still Out of Stock
Saudi Arabia has poured billions of dollars into Western weapons, hoping to buy security through military power. Yet, despite its costly arsenal, the kingdom remains vulnerable to missile and drone attacks—proving that even the most expensive defense systems cannot guarantee protection.
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2026-10-14 19:13
Yemen attacks Aramco sites and Riyadh airport
The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) said on Wednesday it had targeted Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran, King Khalid International Airport and an Aramco refinery in Riyadh. It said they launched ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones.
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2026-10-14 18:50
By staff writer
Saudi Arabia’s billions in arms fail to buy security
TEHRAN - Saudi Arabia spends tens of billions of dollars on arms every year, but is struggling to protect key assets such as airports, refineries and pipelines from missiles and drones fired by Ansarallah, also called the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF).
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2026-10-13 21:11
By Ali Minabi
Can Saudi Arabia find a viable path out of Yemen?
TEHRAN – Saudi Arabia is once again testing its options for dealing with Ansarallah, hoping that what failed the first time might succeed the next.
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2026-10-12 20:34
By staff writer
Yemen Leaves Riyadh Grounded
Repeated strikes close Riyadh airport and shatter Saudi air defenses as Ansarallah enforces its 'blockade for blockade' doctrine
TEHRAN — Riyadh’s airport has been hit five times since Tuesday, October 6, by Saudi authorities’ own count, and the government cannot promise a sixth will not come. On Saturday, a missile struck King Khalid International Airport, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 300, according to the kingdom. On Sunday, another projectile set Terminal 4 on fire. On Monday, the Saudi civil aviation authority extended the shutdown.
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2026-10-11 21:55
By Ali Minabi
Syria between potential intervention in Yemen and domestic crises
TEHRAN – The costs and risks of Syrian intervention in Yemen could begin to mount from the moment a decision is made.
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2026-10-11 21:52
By Batool Subeiti
Yemen breaking the blockade and beginning a new phase
LONDON – How Ansarallah succeeded in breaking the Saudi-imposed air blockade on Yemen is worthy of attention. The process began with an Ansarallah delegation’s trip to Tehran to attend the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, who was assassinated in a joint U.S.-Israeli air raid on his office on February 28.
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2026-10-10 20:43
By staff writer
Yemen hits Riyadh airport again as Saudi flights collapse
TEHRAN — Riyadh’s airport was hit again on Saturday, two days after Yemeni missiles killed three Saudis there. Regional officials told the Associated Press that air traffic stopped and the airport was evacuated.
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2026-10-09 22:17
By staff writer
Saudi Arabia will never break Yemen’s resistance: Ansarallah leader
TEHRAN — Speaking on the tenth anniversary of the Saudi airstrike on Sanaa’s Great Hall, Ansarallah leader Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi declared Thursday that Riyadh’s decade-long war to subjugate Yemen has collapsed into a strategic failure.
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2026-10-05 21:32
Ansarallah sets Aramco sites ablaze as mercenaries commit war crimes in Yemen
TEHRAN — Yemeni armed forces fired a coordinated salvo of heavy ballistic missiles and long-range attack drones deep into the Saudi interior on Monday and Sunday, striking major Saudi Aramco installations in Jeddah, Riyadh, and the Khurais oil field.
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2026-10-05 19:28
By Ali Minabi
Behind Hamas’s offer to mediate between Yemen and Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN – Many assumed that Hamas’s offer to mediate between Yemen and Saudi Arabia was primarily an attempt to avoid choosing sides.
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2026-10-03 20:17
Aramco facility in Riyadh comes under attack
TEHRAN – A large plume of smoke and fire was seen rising in the vicinity of an Aramco facility in Riyadh on Saturday, a witness told Reuters.
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2026-10-02 21:06
By Matin Jamshidi
Trump talking his own imagination about Iran
TEHRAN – Trump has claimed that Iran would have “wiped” Israel and Saudi Arabia “off the face of the planet” with nuclear bombs if he had not been president.
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2026-09-30 19:06
Ansarallah’s gains could reverberate beyond Saudi Arabia
TEHRAN - In a commentary published on its website, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said that victories by Yemen’s Ansarallah forces against Saudi-backed forces have brought them within 80 miles of Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, which houses the United States’ only permanent and largest military base on the African continent.
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2026-09-30 15:44
Tel Aviv-bound flight makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after 'pilot clash’
Some reports say one of the pilots tried to crash the passenger plane
An Israel-bound flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after sending a hijacking alert, reportedly plummeting 17,000 feet in two minutes.
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2026-09-27 20:51
Saudi warplanes bomb Yemeni marketplace, killing and wounding civilians
TEHRAN — Saudi fighter jets bombed a crowded civilian marketplace in southwestern Yemen on Sunday morning. According to preliminary reports, the attack killed at least seven people and wounded at least 43 others. Several children were among the casualties.
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2026-09-26 20:45
By staff writer
US intelligence says Saudi Arabia has not abandoned its nuclear weapons ambitions
TEHRAN — Classified U.S. intelligence submitted to Congress reveals that Saudi Arabia has not abandoned plans to develop nuclear weapons, according to a Washington Post report citing American officials.
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2026-09-21 21:14
By staff writer
Ansarallah consolidates Red Sea control as Trump rejects MBS’ desperate appeals
TEHRAN — The Saudi campaign of aggression in Yemen is unraveling on the western coast. In a lightning offensive that swept through the coastal plain, Yemeni forces under Ansarallah command have captured the port city of Mokha, Mayyun Island, and strategic highlands in Lahij province.
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2026-09-21 21:09
By Xavier Villar
The Saudi crisis
MADRID — The writing of history rests on the selective erasure of certain pasts, and of the artefacts bearing witness to them. From the omission of archive documents to the demolition of sacred and secular spaces, every act of destruction is also an act of state-building.