Trump says US-Israeli war on Iran creating a new Middle East
Donald Trump told a Saudi investment conference that the Middle East will soon be free from Iranian “nuclear blackmail.”
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Donald Trump told a Saudi investment conference that the Middle East will soon be free from Iranian “nuclear blackmail.”
![President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative Institute's summit Friday, March 27, 2026, in Miami Beach, Fla. [Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AP26086786081980_cropped-1774655654.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







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US law enforcement say man was arrested for plotting Molotov cocktail attack against activist Nerdeen Kiswani.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US expects its military operation in Iran to conclude in weeks, not months.
Rubio reiterated President Donald Trump’s call for other countries to participate in securing the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian football players laid backpacks on a football pitch in Turkey to pay tribute to the children killed in a US-Isra
The vigilante group Handala Hack Team said that it had successfully gained access to Patel’s personal email account.

Europe is bracing for a supply crunch and a price shock as the Iran conflict drags on.
Islamabad reprises its role as diplomatic broker as US and Iran edge closer to wider confrontation.
Countries in the Middle East have ramped up oil exports via pipeline to bridge the Strait of Hormuz gap.
The meeting reviewed the ‘close strategic cooperation’ between Doha and Washington, Qatar’s foreign ministry said.
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