Sorry Keir Starmer, the Middle East does not listen to Britain any more
Britain’s PM visited the Gulf and said many of the right things. But when you do the wrong things, words don’t matter.

Britain’s PM visited the Gulf and said many of the right things. But when you do the wrong things, words don’t matter.








Jassim al-Budaiwi calls on UN Security Council to guarantee ‘uninterrupted navigation through all strategic waterways’.
Shrapnel from an Iranian drone interception kills a Bangladeshi national in the UAE’s Fujairah city.
White House says Trump could ask Arab nations to bear the cost of the Iran war.
Joint Arab condemnation of cross-border attacks exposes Baghdad’s failure to control armed proxies on its soil.

Gulf nations seek new defence partnerships as Iran war escalates.
President Pezeshkian’s warning is the latest by Tehran to neighbours not to allow their territory to be used in the war.

Rights groups in Bahrain say a 32-year-old man, arrested for opposing the war on Iran, was killed in police custody.

Impact of US-Israeli war on Iran poses serious risks beyond energy sector.
Countries in the Middle East have ramped up oil exports via pipelines to bridge the Strait of Hormuz gap.