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Iranian missiles and drones in recent weeks - to share drone expertise and technology, tightening alliances and benefitting from business - and it hopes defence deals - with wealthy US-allied countries. "We want to help [Gulf states
country via Bubiyan Island, while Qatar has accused Tehran of “weaponising” the Strait of Hormuz and using it to “blackmail” Gulf states as vital energy supplies remain trapped in the region. Here is what
impact,” it said. Kuwait’s Defence Ministry said a “number of hostile drones” were detected in the country’s airspace at dawn. In a post on X, a spokesperson said the drones were dealt with
Iranian capital, Tehran, on Thursday night after being activated to counter small aircraft and drones, Iran’s Tasnim and Fars news agencies reported. - **Iran accustomed to harsher sanctions:** Analysts say Tehran entered the blockade prepared
drone attacks. Instead the focus of the blockade is likely to be around the Gulf of Oman, a key transit point for much of the world's oil, including Iranian exports. US forces will likely
Iranian resistance, arguing that the US was seeking “to destroy the country’s cohesion” through “a naval blockade, economic pressure and media manipulation”. A US intelligence assessment, leaked to the Washington Post this week, suggested
impact on consumers would be less severe. Oil has risen close to $120 during the Iran conflict but has since fallen back, although it remains above pre-war levels, and [on Tuesday, a barrel
impacted living costs globally. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/12/g-s1-117045/hezbollah-commander-lebanon-israel) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [A Hezbollah
Iranian strikes have also caused billions of dollars in damage to US military assets in the region and tested ties between Washington and its Gulf allies, which have seen major industrial and energy sites
impact of cheap, first-person view (FPV) and kamikaze drones supported by artificial intelligence. In response, Roketsan developed air defence systems like “ALKA” and “BURC,” alongside the “CIRIT” laser-guided missile. The regional landscape
Gulf countries and the wider region. The ongoing Pakistan-brokered ceasefire between Washington and Tehran is threatened because of Israel’s air strikes on Lebanon, which have killed more than 1,300 people
impact of the United States-Israeli war on Iran and the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz on the world economy. The war has damaged energy infrastructure across the Gulf, while critical exports like
country’s 330 million people could amount to between $630bn and $1 trillion. “The biggest challenge, the biggest adversary we face at this point are the reckless, feckless and defeatist words of Congressional Democrats
Gulf,” Burcu Ozcelik, a senior research fellow for Middle East security at UK-based think tank Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), told Al Jazeera. “It also reflects the highly fraught and almost frantic diplomatic backchannelling
Gulf as Tehran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz and the US enforces a naval blockade of Iranian ports. Meanwhile, Israel continues to violate “ceasefires” reached in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. In March
Iranian missiles and drones have inflicted significant damage on infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Turkiye, which is protected by NATO air defences, has emerged largely unscathed from aerial attacks blamed
Gulf means that some will probably risk the route, says Julian. “For shipowners and crews, you’ve got to remember how desperate they are. They have been stuck there for weeks and weeks with