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Usaid Siddiqui is a reporter at aljazeera.com.
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Tehran remains firm on demands despite diplomatic urgency to prevent escalation in the ongoing US-Israeli conflict.

The deputy secretary-general of UN’s ICT agency says unequal access to AI means poorer nations may be left behind.
![Tomas Lamanauskas, deputy secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), warns that AI could deepen socioeconomic divides [File: Aziz Karimov/Getty Images]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-2088186450-1792945391.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The Qatari minister of state for trade says peace and security are essential for prosperity in trade and investment.

US orders diplomatic staff out of Saudi Arabia amid escalating conflict and reports of potential US strikes on Iran.
![A police officer monitors traffic as he stands under portraits of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran on October 21, 2026 [AFP]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/afp_6ad9ba969981-1792653974.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

Barrack highlights limits of US interventions, admitting past regime changes in the Middle East were often mistakes.

Deputy PM calls for dialogue with Tehran, highlights US defence ties and rejects Strait of Hormuz transit fees.
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These were the updates on the US-Israeli war on Iran and combat in the Middle East on October 18, 2026.

Experts say balancing the need to govern AI for public safety with user privacy is ‘extraordinarily difficult’.

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Thursday, October 15, 2026.



