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        <description><![CDATA[ The Cradle is an online news magazine covering the geopolitics of West Asia from within
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        <pubDate>2026-09-13 19:53:31</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[BRICS urges ‘maximum restraint’ as US-Iran war tests unity at New Delhi summit]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The political and economic bloc held its annual summit in New Delhi to outline common positions on international conflicts, trade, and energy]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:12:15 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran-Oman deal to place Hormuz entry route entirely in Iranian territorial waters: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Iran will reportedly convey seven conditions to the US which must be fulfilled before the strategic waterway will reopen]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[‘Failure of epic proportions’: Yemen’s lightning assault fractures Saudi-led coalition ]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Sources told US media that the Ansarallah-led Yemeni army’s opponents, already weakened in recent days, faced ‘waves and waves’ of Sanaa’s forces in the latest battle 

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                <title><![CDATA[ Iraq resistance factions oppose selective disarmament, demand Peshmerga surrender weapons to state]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Kurdish Peshmerga has partnered with the US and ISIS to divide Iraq, but is not included in the plan to disarm non-state Shia armed factions]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Pezeshkian urges BRICS to form &#039;permanent secretariat,&#039; independent payment mechanisms]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Iranian president urged the bloc to trade in national currencies and build payment channels that no single country can shut off 

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                <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:47:23 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Washington’s invisible military ‘kill switch’]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Arab states have spent billions on US weapons, only to discover that the decisive layer of military power was never included in the sale.
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                <author><![CDATA[Kamran Yeganegi]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:43:57 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iranian operations force US to restrict air defense coverage for ships in Hormuz]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Foreign ministers from Iran, Oman, and other Gulf states will hold talks on Monday to establish safe routes for commercial shipping through the strategic waterway]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:45:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iraqi resistance rejects Saudi pipeline accusations, demands government present evidence]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The resistance called the Saudi accusations a distraction from Riyadh's losses in Yemen, and challenged its own government to produce evidence for the claims it had adopted]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:12:32 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Qatar turns to US LNG producers after Iranian strikes cripple gas capacity]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[QatarEnergy is struggling to meet its obligations to Asian buyers following Iran's attacks and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:40:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[EU foreign policy chief backs trade ban on illegal Israeli settlements]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Kaja Kallas says the measure needs only a qualified majority, bypassing the unanimity rule that has shielded Israel from EU action ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:09:13 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Palestinians gain more sympathy than Israelis among US voters for the first time: Poll]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Support for Israel among young US voters and Democrats has collapsed since the start of the genocide in Gaza]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:16:58 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Israeli spy-base contractor digging into Tuscany&#039;s solar boom]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39901</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Europe's restrictions on Israel's settlements stop at the border of corporate ownership, leaving its green transition open to companies whose profits and infrastructure are rooted in occupation.]]></description>
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                <author><![CDATA[Anis Raiss]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:59:53 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[UAE moves to ‘war-proof’ data centers after Iranian retaliatory strikes: Report]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39899</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Interceptors, jamming equipment, and blast-resistant concrete are among the measures being weighed for one of the largest AI projects outside the US 

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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:35:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[IEA warns oil supply crunch will persist into 2027 as global inventories rapidly deplete]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The US–Iran and Ukraine–Russia wars are reducing global oil supply faster than demand is being destroyed through higher crude prices]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:04:48 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Anthropic bans Israeli account over Iran, Gulf social media citizen profiling ]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39893</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Private citizens were classified as pro- or anti-government by name, alongside their location and demographic group 

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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:29:59 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israel uses 1,100 tons of explosives to destroy resistance &#039;nerve center&#039; beneath Ali al-Taher ridge]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39891</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Israel says the destruction of Hezbollah's strategic Ali al-Taher Hill tunnel complex completes the establishment of its 'security zone' in southern Lebanon]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:03:01 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Netanyahu&#039;s Likud party suffers &#039;historic collapse&#039; ahead of Israeli elections: Poll]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Israeli premier's bloc sits 11 seats short of the 61 needed to form a government, as his approval trails behind his rivals]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:44:50 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Gaza hospitals ration electricity as Israeli siege leaves generators without oil, spare parts]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39884</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[While Israel bombs Gaza less often than at the height of the genocide, it continues perpetrating violence against Palestinians in more indirect ways]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[NATO chief says Hormuz mine clearance &#039;not a NATO mission&#039;]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The remarks in Berlin come as Washington presses European members to absorb the full weight of the continent's conventional defense ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:55:02 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Yemeni army storms Red Sea islands, captures Bab al-Mandab Strait ]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Yemeni media quoted officials as saying that ‘navigation is safe’ in the strategic waterway, and that operations will continue until Saudi aggression ends ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:48:56 +0300</pubDate>
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