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.
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Italy’s Meloni meets Qatar emir to discuss energy issues amid Iran war
Prime Minister Meloni is the first EU and NATO country leader to visit the region since the war began.
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Iran war: What is happening on day 35 of US-Israeli attacks?
US and Israel hit century-old medical research centre and a bridge near Tehran.
How war on Iran turned Pakistan’s LNG surplus into a looming shortage
Pakistan braces for gas shortage crisis as LNG supplies collapse amid escalating regional conflict.
From: NewsFeed
‘It’s the beginning of the end’ of the American security order
Trita Parsi, Vice President of the Quincy Institute, says the American security order is entering its final phase.
Published On 2 Apr 2026
GCC chief urges UN to halt Iranian attacks, protect Gulf waterways
Jassim al-Budaiwi calls on UN Security Council to guarantee ‘uninterrupted navigation through all strategic waterways’.
Iran attacks cause fire in Kuwait, Bahrain; kill man in UAE
Shrapnel from an Iranian drone interception kills a Bangladeshi national in the UAE’s Fujairah city.
From: NewsFeed
Qatar says ‘ready to help’ with US-Iran negotiations
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari says Qatar is “ready to help” with US-Iran negotiations.
Published On 31 Mar 2026
Qatar says Iran’s attacks on neighbours crossed ‘many red lines’
Iranian attacks on Qatar are having a ‘catastrophic effect on the relationship between the two countries’, Doha says.
Three scenarios for the Strait of Hormuz
Two military scenarios and one diplomatic one emerge, with Pakistan playing a crucial mediatory role.
Iraq risks Arab ties as Iran-aligned groups strike Gulf nations
Joint Arab condemnation of cross-border attacks exposes Baghdad’s failure to control armed proxies on its soil.
