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NEW: Turkey hosts Kuwaiti FM as UAE's OAPEC exit fuels Gulf rift al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

NEW: Macron casts doubt on Trump’s Hormuz operation as France-US gap grows al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

NEW: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, on Monday during the latter’s visit to Turkey against a background of deepening fractures among Gulf countries, @ezgi_akin reports. al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

Oil prices jumped on Monday after a drone strike sparked a fire at an Emirati energy installation following US warships crossing the crucial Strait of Hormuz. al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

NEW: US warships enter Gulf as Hormuz operation launches: What to know al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

BREAKING: Iran strikes UAE’s Fujairah oil hub as US ramps up Hormuz reopening al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

📌 Today's Daily Briefing: • Iran warns US against planned Hormuz escort mission • Lebanon's parliament speaker rejects Israel talks without halt to fighting • US evacuates Iranian crew via Pakistan • Israeli opposition unites to unseat Netanyahu al-monitor.com/newsletter/202…

Iran warns will attack US forces in Hormuz after Trump announces escort plan al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

Iran's Revolutionary Guards unveil new map of Strait of Hormuz under their control, state media says al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

Trump says US to help free up ships in Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

German chancellor downplays row with Trump after troop drawdown announced al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

NEW: What UAE’s $3.45B pullback from Pakistan signals about Abu Dhabi's priorities As the UAE pulls back long-rolled deposits while investing selectively, Pakistan faces more conditional Gulf support tied to strategic alignment. Via @sabena_siddiqi al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

NEW: Under US pressure, will Lebanon repeal Israel Boycott Law? The 1955 law criminalizes all dealings with Israel, raising questions about how far Beirut can even go with its current engagement, currently at the ambassadorial level. Via @beatricefarhat al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

NEW: Iraq’s Zaidi offers economic promise for Turkey but unknowns loom Via @barinkayaoglu al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

Trump says there is possibility US could restart strikes on Iran al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

🇮🇱🇦🇪My latest for @AlMonitor: The reported deployment of an Israeli #IronDome battery and personnel to the #UAE during the Iran war may prove to be one of the most consequential developments in Gulf security cooperation since the Abraham Accords. Beyond the scoop itself, what struck me most while researching this piece was how the war appears to have accelerated a broader shift already underway across the region: from diplomatic normalisation and procurement diversification toward real-time operational coordination under fire. The article explores: 🔹why the deployment was historically significant for both Israel and the UAE 🔹how sustained Iranian missile and drone attacks reshaped Gulf defense calculations 🔹the UAE’s evolving “networked security” strategy 🔹why this does not necessarily mean a formal anti-Iran alliance 🔹and how CENTCOM-era coordination is quietly reshaping regional security architectures With comments from: @YGuzansky @GorenNimrod @ekitbi Read the analysis 👇 al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

Two activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla, arrested off the coast of Greece, have been brought to Israel for questioning, a move Spain has condemned as "illegal". al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

Iran offers Strait deal; Trump dissatisfied but prefers non-military path al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

🗞️ IRAQ: US banking on Iraqi turnaround with nomination of Zaidi as new PM al-monitor.com/originals/2026…

NEW: MENA wheat importers face food security risks as Hormuz crisis festers Via @sam_wendel al-monitor.com/originals/2026…