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Saudi Arabia edges toward the nuclear threshold with Trump’s deal reshaping Middle East balance of power
Washington has approved a 30-year nuclear cooperation agreement allowing US firms into Saudi Arabia's atomic energy sector, paving the way for uranium enrichment on Saudi soil without the safeguards imposed on the UAE in 2009
Targets expanded during the 11th wave of bombing in Iran: “The nuclear stronghold is next,” Trump says
Today's sortie by US fighter aircraft was shorter in duration but covered a wider geographic area. Oil prices continue to rise, with Brent now reaching $92 per barrel, and there are no visible signs of de-escalation
Oil prices retreat, falling below $88 a barrel
According to Reuters, although oil prices initially surged to their highest levels in the past month, they later reversed course as traders took profits while assessing the latest developments in the Middle East
US & Iran tear up MoU as hostilities escalate across land, air & sea
Fighting spreads across the Middle East, with the Strait of Hormuz at the center and global shipping under severe pressure
Middle East on the brink of new war as US President threatens sustained bombing campaign, Iran vows to strike US targets
US forces have carried out a fourth straight night of strikes near the Strait of Hormuz as a renewed naval blockade takes hold, while Tehran fires missiles and drones at American allies across the Gulf
UAE condemns Iranian tanker strikes as “clear violation of international law” amid third night of US attacks on Iran
A fire broke out on the two ships but was brought under control - Washington says the strikes are curbing Iran's ability to target "innocent civilians and commercial vessels" in the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump vowed Tehran would be hit hard
