#Middle East
11 articles tagged Middle East. Past halfway to the twelve-article threshold.
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Iran lets some Iraqi tankers through Hormuz on August 22, 2026
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US-Iran memorandum expires August 17, 2026 — it broke after ten days
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Hormuz traffic falls to zero on Sunday — 31 ships crossed the weekend before
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Turkey passes PKK pardon bill 468 to 88 — the condition that ends 40 years
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World · 3 min readIran lets some Iraqi tankers through Hormuz on August 22, 2026
Decision — Iran permitted a number of vessels carrying Iraqi crude to transit. Reported August 22
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World · 3 min readUS-Iran memorandum expires August 17, 2026 — it broke after ten days
The 60-day memorandum signed June 17 expired August 17 with no extension sought
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World · 3 min readHormuz traffic falls to zero on Sunday — 31 ships crossed the weekend before
Weekend traffic — five vessels Saturday, zero registered Sunday, down from 31 the prior weekend
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World · 3 min readTurkey passes PKK pardon bill 468 to 88 — the condition that ends 40 years
Passed 468 to 88 — twelve articles covering disarmament and reintegration procedures
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World · 3 min readHormuz deal odds fall to 9% — and another tanker burned while the talks were on
Prediction markets put an Aug 15 deal at 9%, down 39 percentage points
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World · 2 min readNetanyahu rejects the 15-point Gaza plan — "genuine disarmament, not fictitious"
Netanyahu told ministers Sunday he wants "genuine disarmament, not fictitious disarmament" before any withdrawal
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World · 2 min readA day after the roadmap, the deadlock is about sequence
Israel: no withdrawal before full disarmament. Hamas: withdrawal is the precondition
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World · 2 min readFrom draft to roadmap — mediators finalize Hamas disarmament plan
Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the US announced a finalized roadmap for Hamas disarmament
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World · 1 min readTrump calls off Iran strikes, conditionally
Trump said he is cancelling a planned attack if both sides rapidly reach a deal
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World · 2 min readThe bases behind Iran's threats, mapped in words
Every Gulf state Iran has struck or threatened hosts US forces or supports US operations
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World · 2 min readKuwait downs drones as Iran warns US base hosts
Kuwait's military intercepted drone threats over its airspace early Saturday