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As Israel Entrenches, Frustration With Hezbollah Turns to Support
ByChristina Goldbaum and David Guttenfelder May 1, 2026May 2, 2026

With the cease-fire fraying and Israel demolishing villages in the south, many Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon are putting aside their annoyance with the group and turning to it for protection.

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Hezbollah Using Fiber-Optic Drones Against Israeli Targets
ByIsabel Kershner, Natan Odenheimer, Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

The Lebanese militant group is attacking Israeli troops with explosive drones controlled by fiber-optic cables, like those commonly used in the war in Ukraine.

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Israel Intercepts Aid Flotilla Heading to Breach Naval Blockade of Gaza
ByLynsey Chutel and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

Activists said the Israeli military boarded and disabled boats carrying humanitarian assistance to the territory in international waters near Greece.

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UAE Says It Will Leave OPEC as Iran War Strains Oil Markets
ByVivian Nereim April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

The Gulf government has long complained about the group’s quotas, which officials believe unfairly limited its exports. Its departure is expected to weaken OPEC’s influence.

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The Small U.K. Agency That’s a 911 for Ships in the Strait of Hormuz
ByStephen Castle April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

At a military base outside Portsmouth, England, a 24-hour service monitors the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and part of the Indian Ocean, responding to distress calls.

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Hezbollah Vows to Keep Its Weapons as Lebanon Says Israeli Strikes Killed 14
ByAaron Boxerman April 27, 2026April 27, 2026

Despite a cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah have been trading attacks almost daily.

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Kushner and Witkoff Traveling to Pakistan to Resume Iran Talks
ByLuke Broadwater, Farnaz Fassihi and Euan Ward April 24, 2026

Iran’s foreign minister has already arrived in the country, state media reported. He was believed to be carrying a written response to a U.S. proposal to end the war.

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Zelensky details deals Ukraine signed to bolster Gulf nations’ defense against Iranian drones.
ByMaria Varenikova April 23, 2026

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Iran Says It Seized Two Ships Near the Strait of Hormuz
ByLynsey Chutel, Leo Sands and Michael Levenson April 22, 2026April 23, 2026

A British naval agency said the two vessels had come under attack near the strait, as a U.S. blockade on Iran’s ports continued.

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U.S. Turns Up Pressure on Iraq to Distance Itself From Iran
ByRaja Abdulrahim, Falih Hassan, Edward Wong and Erika Solomon April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

Washington is demanding that the Baghdad government dismantle Iran-backed Iraqi militias that have been attacking Americans and U.S. sites there recently.

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