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U. S. President Donald Trump, sitting next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D. C. , U. S. , March 26, 2026. REUTERS / Evelyn Hockstein

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    AnalysisWhat needs to be done differently this time for a US-Iran deal?

  • Iran's armed forces have fired missiles at several countries, including the UAE. AFP

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    Who are the Iran-backed militias pulling Iraq into Middle East war?

  • Demonstrators attend a rally in support of Hezbollah and to protest against the Lebanese government's decision to expel the Iranian ambassador, outside Iran's embassy in Beirut on March 26, 2026. AFP

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  • Smoke rises over the capital Manama, following a reported Iranian drone strike on the fuel storage centre of Bahrain International Airport, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muharraq, Manama, Bahrain, March 12, 2026. Reuters

    AnalysisIran war spurs Gulf towards collective deterrence

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G7 host and France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, right, greets Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan for the group's foreign ministers' meeting at Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey near Paris on March 26. Reuters

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