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Fatima Al Mahmoud

Fatima Al Mahmoud

Foreign Affairs Reporter
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Fatima Al Mahmoud is a Foreign Affairs Reporter at The National and a fellow with the Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Programme.

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A third round of nuclear talks between the US and Iran have concluded in Geneva.
Iran claims 'understanding on most elements' of deal with US amid threat of war

Abbas Araghchi says talks were 'most intense so far' amid fears Tehran's proposal will fail to satisfy US demands

MENAFebruary 27, 2026
Geneva Iran talks Gif
US-Iran talks pushed to Vienna next week after Tehran offers nuclear pause

Iran says its proposals are 'very serious' but they may not satisfy 'tough' American terms

NewsFebruary 26, 2026
A missile fired by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps during recent drills. AFP
Iran denies Trump's claim of long-range missile plans to threaten US

US delegation sceptical of Tehran's nuclear intentions, says American president before further talks

NewsFebruary 25, 2026
Iran has held major military exercises in recent days in the shadow of potential US strikes. EPA
Iran tests military firepower but is ready to strike US deal to avoid 'gamble' of war

Tehran to present draft of nuclear deal before talks as deadline set by Trump nears

NewsFebruary 24, 2026
Syrian military police were deployed to secure the scene of an attack in Raqqa. Photo: Sana
Four killed in 'ISIS attack' on Syrian police checkpoint

Extremist group has declared war on President Ahmad Al Shara's government

MENAFebruary 23, 2026
Russia Iran drills Gif
Iran and Russia hold joint naval drills amid fears US is 'ready' to strike

Region on edge over threat of war, despite Trump resuming nuclear talks with Tehran

NewsFebruary 19, 2026
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps conduct a military drill in the Arabian Gulf. EPA
Iran announces naval drills with Russia, raising fears of accidental escalation

The exercise comes days after IRGC drills in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz

GulfFebruary 18, 2026
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has warned the US: 'The strongest military force in the world may at times be struck so hard that it cannot get up again.' Reuters
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US cannot overthrow Iranian regime, says Khamenei

US President previously suggested regime change would be 'best thing that could happen'

NewsFebruary 17, 2026
An image from the IRGC's website shows a military drill in the Arabian Gulf on Monday. EPA
Strait of Hormuz closes 'for few hours' due to Iranian live fire drills

Tehran flexes muscles in one of world's busiest oil and shipping channels as talks with US begin in Geneva

MENAFebruary 17, 2026
Palestinian farmers drive past a site taken over by Israeli settlers near Burqa, north of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, as regional countries condemn Israel’s move to designate more land there as 'state land'. AFP
Israel's land registration plan is 'grave escalation', warn Arab states

Israeli government on Sunday cleared way to claim large parts of West Bank as 'state land'

MENAFebruary 17, 2026
Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi, right, with US representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Geneva. Photo: Foreign Ministry of Oman / X
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'Progress made' but long way to go on Iran talks, US says after second round

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says negotiators will work on text of possible nuclear agreement amid threat of war

MENAFebruary 17, 2026
Indonesian soldiers train in Jakarta before potential overseas assignments, including peacekeeping missions. EPA
Indonesia to send 8,000 troops to Gaza by June, army says

Jakarta will use Board of Peace to protect Palestinians, Foreign Ministry says

MENAFebruary 16, 2026
Cars were vandalised by Israeli settlers near Nablus in the latest bout of violence. AFP
More than 50 Palestinians injured in surge of settler violence across West Bank

Attacks come days after Israeli cabinet announced new measures that embolden settlers

MENAFebruary 13, 2026
An average of only 12 patients a day have been allowed to leave Gaza to receive medical care since the Rafah border was partially reopened. Getty Images
Injured Gazans face 'slow death sentence' at border, Save the Children warns

Seven-year-old boy dies waiting to be evacuated at crossing partially reopened under ceasefire

MENAFebruary 13, 2026
Indonesian troops prepare to depart for a UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo in January 2019. Getty Images
Indonesia prepares to send peacekeeping troops to Gaza

Jakarta expects up to 8,000 of its soldiers could be deployed in the Palestinian enclave

MENAFebruary 10, 2026
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