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Fatima Al Mahmoud

Fatima Al Mahmoud

Foreign Affairs Reporter
Location
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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 screengrab showing the moment the US hit the Iranian ship IRIS Dena near Sri Lanka. Reuters
US attack on Iranian ship near Sri Lanka: What we know

IRIS Dena, with about 180 crew members, issued distress call to Sri Lanka Navy

NewsMarch 05, 2026
Smoke rises from the site of an Iranian strike near the US embassy in Kuwait City. Tehran has launched a series of attacks on Gulf states. AFP
US closes embassies in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as it urges citizens to leave region

Secretary of State Rubio says 'hardest hits' against Tehran are yet to come, as war enters fourth day

GulfMarch 03, 2026
Israeli air strikes lit up the darkness in Tehran in the early hours of Tuesday. EPA
Israel bombs Iranian TV station in overnight air raid

Iran tells US it is ready for 'long war' as casualties increase

NewsMarch 02, 2026
Foreign ministers and senior officials from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman hold an online meeting with GCC Secretary General Jasem Al Budaiwi. Photo: GCC
Gulf states condemn 'heinous' Iranian attacks and stress right to respond

GCC members call for return to dialogue and diplomacy

GulfMarch 02, 2026
Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to President Sheikh Mohamed. Antonie Robertson / The National
'Your war is not with your neighbours,' UAE's Gargash tells Iran

Iran says it attacked US bases in self-defence – but UAE calls Tehran's rationale unacceptable

UAEFebruary 28, 2026
A photo of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stitched to a man's uniform, as he leaves after Friday prayers at Mosallah mosque in Tehran. EPA
Iran willing to give up enriched uranium, says Omani FM, but war still looms

More signals of an imminent war despite evidence of progress in talks with the US

MENAFebruary 27, 2026
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
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