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AL-MONITOR’s daily podcast on the top stories shaping the Middle East, hosted by Adam Lucente.
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China criticized US President Donald Trump's economic war threat against Iran and Tunisians protested against poor services in the country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Saudi Arabia is pushing Iraq to take action against Iran-backed militias and Syria’s top diplomat made a rare visit to Pakistan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The UAE halted trade ties with Iran after a missile attack and NATO said it is ready to defend Europe against potential Iranian attacks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The Trump administration's Gaza plan is advancing despite Israeli doubts over whether Hamas will disarm. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The UAE accused Iran of targeting two of its tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and Turkey is expected to sign the charter for the Saudi-led coalition in the Red Sea. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Turkey outlined how it plans to strengthen ties with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan after their defense pact, and Iran pushed back against US claims over the Strait of Hormuz. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Yemen’s Houthis and the US military both reported new attacks, and a key IRGC official visited Baghdad. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is traveling to Libya for talks with the country's rival administrations amid a US-led unity push. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The Houthis carried out a deadly strike in Yemen as Iran laid out demands to the US for the reopening of Hormuz. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The kingdom is reportedly expecting attacks from Iraqi militias and the Houthis while the conflict in Yemen heats up. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Israel and Lebanon are set to resume talks in Rome after the previous day’s discussions ended early amid tensions on the ground. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Pro-Palestinian progressive Abdul el-Sayed claimed victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, and would become the first Muslim-American senator if he wins the general election in November. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
A ship was hit by a projectile near the Strait of Hormuz as the US makes a renewed push for talks with Iran. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Iraq's Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus for talks focused on economic cooperation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Around 60,000 migrants have entered the Spanish enclave Ceuta from Morocco in the past two days, prompting Moroccan forces to deploy as EU leaders seek to manage the crisis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Kuwait said a worker at a Chinese company was killed and Jordan reported a new wave of Iranian missiles after the US conducted strikes across southern Iran. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The US and Saudi Arabia carried out the strikes following militias firing drones at the kingdom and another IRGC attack on American forces in Jordan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Oman reportedly presented Iran a plan for regional management of the Strait of Hormuz and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi hopes to build energy ties with Turkey during his visit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump amid tensions between the two over Iran. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
The Turkish opposition is seeking to create a new political party and US President Donald Trump said he is considering major combat operations against Iran. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
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Observed September 10, 2026. Cached outside the daily freshness window; the positions keep the date they were taken on.
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