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                <title><![CDATA[ thecradle.co ]]></title>
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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>2026-06-23 15:19:28</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Washington &#039;ends&#039; Israeli freedom of action inside Lebanon: Report]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38393</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Iran has reportedly threatened to end negotiations with the US if Israel continues to refuse withdrawal from Lebanon 

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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:43:34 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Switzerland talks end as Iran, US agree on ‘working groups’ for further negotiations]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38391</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The US confirms it waived sanctions on Iranian energy exports, but denies Tehran’s announcement that some of its frozen assets were already released ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:35:35 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[New ‘deconfliction mechanism’ for Lebanon excludes Israel, limits &#039;freedom of action&#039;: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The reported five-nation mechanism shifts the regional security framework toward a model that includes direct Iranian participation]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:04:49 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israel’s systematic sexual torture of Palestinian prisoners]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A growing body of evidence points to the normalization of sexual violence as a tool of control inside Israeli detention sites.]]></description>
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                <author><![CDATA[Robert Inlakesh]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:56:31 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[US issues sanctions waiver for Iranian oil sales as Tehran records export boom]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38379</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Ship tracking data shows that around six million barrels of Iranian crude oil are heading toward the waters off Singapore on three tankers sanctioned by Washington]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:21:35 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[UAE fast-tracks purchase of India&#039;s BrahMos supersonic missile]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38377</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The military expansion builds on the strategic partnership and nuclear cooperation formalized earlier this year]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:12:59 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[ China sanctions dozens of US companies in response to Pentagon blacklisting Chinese firms]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38375</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Nearly 60 US tech and defense firms were hit with sanctions announced by Beijing’s ministries of commerce and finance 

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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:48:42 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israeli troops deployed to Somaliland in covert mission: Report]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38373</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Officials in Tel Aviv acknowledged years of ‘under-the-radar’ operations with Somaliland as strategic military ties move into the open]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:26:35 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israel sets &#039;conditions&#039; for ending occupation of south Lebanon: Report]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38371</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Reports say Tel Aviv is mulling a 'symbolic' withdrawal from 'minor areas' of the south, as Israeli officials vow to continue occupying Lebanon 'for years' 

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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:10:13 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran reports ‘progress’ on Lebanon, frozen assets after Switzerland talks ]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38365</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Tehran said the US siege has been lifted and that some of its assets were released, but stressed that de-escalation in Lebanon remains the ‘real test’ despite recent progress ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:25:38 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iranian delegation walks out of Switzerland talks after Trump’s latest threats]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38362</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The US president said on social media as negotiations were underway that he would strike the Islamic Republic ‘very hard’ over Tehran’s support for Hezbollah


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                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:34:57 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Over 90 percent of Israelis believe &#039;Iran won the war&#039;: Poll]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38361</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Israeli public and political class are angry at US President Donald Trump for reaching an agreement to negotiate an end to the war]]></description>
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                <guid>38361</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:27:28 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Al-Jazeera demands punishment for Israeli officials following latest assassination of cameraman]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38358</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[An Israeli drone strike killed Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmad Washah on Saturday, two months after Israel killed his brother, Mohammad Washah, who also worked as a journalist for the Qatari network]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:33:46 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran prioritizes Lebanon in Switzerland talks amid &#039;cautious calm&#039; across south]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38357</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Tehran reclosed the Strait of Hormuz and threatened ‘further measures’ after Israel killed at least 100 people in Lebanon over the weekend ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:48:43 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran closes Strait of Hormuz in response to &#039;Zionist crimes&#039; in Lebanon]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38355</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Israeli attacks killed at least 83 people in Lebanon over the past 24 hours, as officials in Tel Aviv have openly urged the army to 'burn Lebanon']]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:50:07 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Pakistan interior minister visits Tehran as Switzerland reports hosting talks to &#039;implement&#039; Iran-US MoU]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38354</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Bern announced that diplomats from 'various countries' are meeting at Burgenstock to discuss the implementation of the MoU]]></description>
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                <guid>38354</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:07:13 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[&#039;Syria and Turkiye represent bigger threat to Israel than Iran&#039;: Israeli minister]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38348</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Israeli occupation troops have launched hundreds of airstrikes and ground incursions into Syrian territory since the fall of the Assad government]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:56:08 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israel violently bombs Lebanon minutes after US officials declare &#039;new ceasefire&#039;]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38347</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[At least 47 people have been killed and nearly 100 others wounded by Tel Aviv since a resistance operation killed four Israeli occupation soldiers overnight 
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                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:40:03 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israeli settlers launch coordinated 24-hour rampage across occupied West Bank]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Former Israeli premier Ehud Olmert has called the ongoing pogroms in the occupied West Bank a ‘systematic campaign’ of ‘Jewish terrorism’ ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:25:19 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s Persian Gulf authority &#039;waives&#039; transit fees for 60 days as Hormuz traffic soars]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Traffic in the key waterway surged to its highest levels since April following the signing of the Islamabad MoU]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:48:51 +0300</pubDate>
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