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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>2026-04-18 01:22:47</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israeli PM&#039;s office to boost funding for supremacist &#039;Jerusalem Day&#039; marches]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Religious nationalist Jews parade through mixed towns, chanting 'Death to Arabs' to celebrate the conquest of Jerusalem]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:11:36 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Oil, gas prices plummet after Iran declares Hormuz reopening ]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Global energy prices dropped sharply even as the US threatened to maintain its blockade of Iranian ports]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:27:59 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[ Israeli war chief threatens Lebanon, vows continued occupation during ‘temporary freeze’]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Donald Trump said on Truth Social that Israel is ‘prohibited’ from bombing Lebanon, and that Beirut and Washington will ‘deal with Hezbollah’ separately 

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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:07:49 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Telegraph&#039;s new owner declares Israel&#039;s &#039;right to exist&#039; as UK paper’s second core editorial policy]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[German media conglomerate Axel Springer SE also owns Germany's Bild and Die Welt, and the US's POLITICO]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:18:03 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Somalia condemns Israel&#039;s appointment of envoy to Somaliland as &#039;breach of sovereignty&#039;]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Mogadishu warned that the Israeli move risks deepening instability and threatening maritime routes, linked to efforts to secure Red Sea chokepoints]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:17:24 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran announces full reopening of Strait of Hormuz]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The global price of oil witnessed a significant drop after the announcement, as Trump thanked Tehran for opening the ‘Strait of Iran’ while vowing to keep in place his blockade on the country's ports ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:34:23 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Syria, Israel in talks for new security deal under 1974 Golan ceasefire line: Sharaa]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Israel occupied large amounts of additional Syrian territory after Ahmad al-Sharaa came to power in December 2024]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:03:29 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Turkiye and the west: Seeking integration in a moment of multiple crises]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[As Ankara sinks deeper into western military and financial structures, the Erdogan government is gambling that external backing can offset its domestic crisis of legitimacy.]]></description>
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                <author><![CDATA[Fatih Yasli]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:44:32 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[India imports millions of barrels of Iranian oil paid for in yuan]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Indian refiners have paid for the oil in yuan via ICICI Bank’s Shanghai branch, bypassing US-linked financial channels]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:39:33 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[‘From lion&#039;s roar to cat’s meow’: Israeli media, officials decry Tel Aviv’s latest failure in Lebanon]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Hezbollah's capabilities remain nearly intact after over a month of Israeli attacks and ground operations, showing that Tel Aviv’s goal of dismantling the resistance and creating a buffer zone has failed]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:32:03 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Persian Gulf oil production can take two years to recover from war: IEA chief]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Both the US and Iran have increased oil exports since the start of the war, while oil production and exports from Gulf states have fallen]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:35:22 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Hezbollah vows ‘finger on trigger’ as ceasefire takes effect in Lebanon ]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/37187</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Lebanese resistance has called on citizens to exercise patience and refrain from returning to dangerous areas of the south where occupation forces remain present 

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                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:29:57 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran ships 11m barrels of oil since launch of Washington&#039;s Hormuz blockade: Report]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/37180</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Multiple sources report tanker movements through Hormuz and the Sea of Oman, challenging US claims that no vessels have breached the blockade]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:34:47 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Syria declares &#039;end of US mission&#039; as last troops leave country]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/37178</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Forces loyal to self-appointed Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa took over the the US's Qasrak Base in Hasakah Governorate on Thursday]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:55:30 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump informs Lebanese president of ‘ceasefire within hours’: Report]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/37177</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Lebanese reports said earlier that President Joseph Aoun refused to hold a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 

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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:08:15 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Germany approved millions in arms sales to Israel during early days of Iran war]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/37176</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[European lawyers have filed suit against German leaders for aiding and abetting Israel's genocide through arms shipments]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:05:16 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israeli army officially reinstates soldiers caught on tape raping Palestinian prisoner]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/37175</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Israeli courts dropped the charges despite video and medical evidence of the assault]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:51:50 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[War on Iran, war on dissent: Gulf states weaponize fear to crush free expression]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/37174</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The US-Israeli war on Iran has given Gulf monarchies fresh cover to deepen repression, criminalize dissent, and tighten their grip over every version of reality that falls outside the state line.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:27:17 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[‘No single soldier will be left alive’: Iran issues stern warning amid reports of possible US-Israeli ground op]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Russian Security Council made a statement this week, warning that the US could use ceasefire negotiations as a cover for a ground attack ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:22:06 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[&#039;God gave us this land&#039;: Retired Israeli officials recount &#039;state-funded&#039; ethnic cleansing campaign in West Bank]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A delegation of former security officials traveled to the occupied West Bank to observe Jewish settlers seeking to ethnically cleanse Palestinians]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:20:28 +0300</pubDate>
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