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Iran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the deal would trigger a seven-day countdown to reopening the strait and a pause in regional fighting.

Saudi says it intercepted 2 drones launched by Houthis towards Riyadh

Trump, Xi discuss Middle East war as Iran presses 7-day plan to end fighting

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sept 25.

Pakistani, Saudi, Turkish chiefs discuss closer military ties

Turkish Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu meets with Saudi Arabia's Chief of General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili and Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 25, 2026. Turkish Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Pact with Saudi and Pakistan could expand to Muslim world, Iran, Turkish speaker says

FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo

Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as more Iranian flights curtailed

Amid the fighting, the Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish foreign ministers met within the framework of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, which was signed in August.

Saudi Grand Mufti tells troops to be ready to sacrifice their lives fighting Houthis

The Grand Mufti’s call comes after weeks of escalating violence between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis.

US must choose whether to end war: Iran’s president

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian speaking during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on Sept 23.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 25, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the South Portico of the White House in Washington on Sept 24.

Saudi Arabia reports fresh Houthi attacks, as France offers military support

Iran-backed Houthi militants taking part in a funeral procession in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sept 24, carrying portraits and coffins of fellow fighters killed in action.

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