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Gulf States fear Arab unity more than US-Israeli power

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Israel wants Syria. Erdogan stands in the way.

Allies, Enemies, and the Space Between 01:03 - Peace or buying time? 05:33 - Asim Munir's awkward position 11:09 - Is Iran now good? 18:42 - Israel. Turkiye. War? 24:23 - Qatar/UAE position 30:51 - Will the Gulf turn away from US? 38:39 - Reconnecting memories of the Ummah

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Asim Munir wants to play peacemaker. He may end up with war.

Trump may have jeopardised his pursuit of a deal by loudly insisting he made Iran heel. Today's edition of The First Move: movecollective.com/newsletters/72…

Five things worth noting about Lebanon ceasefire: - Israel forced into it - Every party can claim it as their own 'win' - Netanyahu refuses to withdraw from the South - Trump pushing Lebanon to normalise with Israel - Trump is claiming 'wins' that are not really 'wins'.

Today's briefing: "A blockade on a blockade" Read it on MOVE movecollective.com/newsletters

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Why UAE backs Israel against Iran...and Saudi 00:05 - Control of Hormuz 02:54 - Wrestling with the "Big Brother" 06:31 - Rejection of any Saudi-led security order 09:00 - Using Israel to bully the region

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"The UAE absolutely rejects any regional order in which Saudi Arabia takes the lead"

The Prophet ﷺ spoke out. So can you.

A ceasefire? Or just a breather? 00:51 - Why now? 05:48 - Pakistan mediation 08:15 - Israel caught off-guard 10:20 - Ceasefire terms 13:04 - Saudi pipelines 18:14 - Democrat position on Iran 20:18 - Israel wants war 22:00 - Who blinks first? Trump or Iran? 28:19 - How ordinary people are affecting the course of war

The fact that Syria has not split into mutiple different statelets (as Israel wanted and desperately pushed for) is an extraordinary achievement for the government in Damascus and their key ally in Ankara.

"If the Saudi Crown Prince retaliates against Iran, people will not say he did so for national security reasons (regardless of geopolitical realities). They will say that the Custodian of Islam's two holiest Mosques joined hands with the butchers of Gaza against Muslim Iran." Watch the full episode on MOVE: youtube.com/watch?v=Wc5Ncn…

"For Netanyahu, the biggest threat to this war on Iran is Trump caving to a domestic public opinion that is turning against him over 'Israel's war.'" Watch the full episode on MOVE: youtube.com/watch?v=Wc5Ncn…