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Egypt kept the region’s largest army out of Gaza, the Iran war and the Houthi crisis, and that restraint was a strategy, not weakness. All three wars are still burning, though, and Ethiopia’s renewed fighting in Tigray and its feud with Eritrea could pull Egypt into a fourth.
Iran warns the Gulf, a Saudi source denies a seat at the table, the UAE condemns Ben Gvir and Qatar’s prime minister calls Netanyahu a war criminal.
Araghchi says Qatar carries Iran’s new Hormuz ideas to Washington and expects a reply Tuesday. Trump calls an Axios sanctions-relief report a hoax.
Prince Faisal bin Farhan’s second US trip in days follows Houthi missiles on Riyadh, an Iranian ‘mediation’ offer and a hidden Iranian strike on US Marines. Washington will not fight before the midterms, and Riyadh is preparing for the battle anyway.
Five men in three vans got within reach of the US bomber base at RAF Fairford before a vigilant village stopped them. Washington and London now claim the credit. The plot bears an Iranian flag and a Russian method, and it shows how close the Iran war has come to British soil.
Trump rejected Tehran’s Hormuz reopening offer as “totally unacceptable.” Araghchi and Pezeshkian answered within a day, refusing to soften Iran’s terms.
Ethiopia’s army chief accuses Egypt and Sudan of arming the rebels closing in on Abiy Ahmed, but offers no evidence. The accusation hides a military in trouble, and the collapse it points to is the real threat to the Nile.
Trump’s rejection of Iran’s Hormuz offer and his plan to resume strikes after the midterms set the clock for Saudi retaliation against the Houthis. Riyadh is not surrendering; it is preparing.
Saudi Arabia has renewed its demand for Hormuz to reopen without fees or restrictions. Earlier European and US statements show why passage and free access are different tests.
Abbas Kamel’s secret 67-minute visit to Israel before October 7 was not betrayal. Egypt warned that Gaza would explode. Netanyahu had the warnings and let the explosion come, and Egypt is paying the price.
Houthi missiles are hitting Riyadh while Saudi Arabia’s allies offer pledges, Washington steps back and Israel sees an opening. Arab states must mobilise and stand with the kingdom now.
Israel has released the story of a 1973 reconnaissance flight downed by Egyptian missiles over the Suez Canal. It exposes Israel’s blindness, the strength of Egypt’s missile wall, and Egypt’s failure to honour its own soldiers.
Saudi military spending faces a test of readiness, allied support and accountability. What should Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman answer for?
How attacks, oil export disruption and unconfirmed truce reports shape Saudi Arabia’s options in its conflict with the Houthis.