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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>2026-05-13 20:58:40</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Pakistani war chief says deal to bring Turkiye, Qatar into Saudi defense pact ‘being finalized’]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump lands in Beijing with over a dozen western moguls in tow ahead of high-stakes talks with Xi]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and top executives from Nvidia, Qualcomm, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Mastercard, Visa, Boeing, and Meta joined the US president]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israel&#039;s ruling coalition preps bill to dissolve Knesset as frustration mounts over Haredi draft crisis]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israel’s organ theft scandal exposes a culture of desecration]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Tel Aviv’s pageant of kidney-donor virtue cannot wash away the Palestinian bodies, forensic warnings, and trafficking scandals that still demand a reckoning.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:20:23 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Greek, Cypriot, Israeli authorities hold summit to discuss &#039;economic opportunities&#039; of war]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A prominent Greek MP urged Israel to ‘finish the job’ against Iran during the summit in Athens ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:11:43 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iraq, Pakistan ink Hormuz safe passage deals with Iran: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Islamabad recently established overland routes for Iran-bound cargo to ease the burden of the US naval blockade]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[US intel agencies say Iran retains &#039;majority&#039; of pre-war missile stock: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Donald Trump and the US Department of War have repeatedly claimed that airstrikes have ‘decimated’ Tehran’s capabilities ]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia launched ‘tit-for-tat’ strikes on Iran during US-Israeli war: Report ]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The report comes after western media revealed a series of Emirati military attacks against Iran during the 40-days of war   ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 11:44:55 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran, Oman discuss legal rules on shared sovereignty of Hormuz]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The talks come as Tehran expands its operational reach across the waterway and pushes back against the US naval blockade

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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:43:17 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[New Israeli ‘double tap’ strike kills Lebanese paramedics amid attempts to expand occupation]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[At least 107 first responders have been killed by Israeli strikes since the start of the war on Lebanon, including several by deliberate ‘double tap’ attacks 

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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:19:04 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Microsoft ousts Israel country manager over mass surveillance system targeting Palestinians]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The probe revealed that Microsoft Azure servers stored millions of Palestinian phone call recordings for the Israeli army’s Unit 8200]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:21:52 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Tehran after the ceasefire: The war pauses, the pressure deepens]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The strikes have stopped, but in Tehran, many now ask whether Washington has simply moved the war into markets, sea lanes, and daily life.]]></description>
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                <author><![CDATA[Peiman Salehi ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:46:33 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Knesset approves formation of special military tribunal to try Palestinians allegedly involved in 7 Oct operation]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Netanyahu has been consistently blocking a state commission of inquiry into Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, during which Israeli forces killed many of their own citizens ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:16:51 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Washington slaps new sanctions on China–Iran oil network ahead of Trump&#039;s visit to Beijing]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Washington is attempting to completely choke off Iran's oil revenue amid an ongoing naval blockade

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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:39:21 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[UAE secretly bombed Iranian oil refinery in April: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Gulf sources have told western media that Abu Dhabi now sees Tehran as a ‘rogue actor’ ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:04:51 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump ‘seriously considering’ renewing war on Iran: Report ]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Washington reportedly wants Islamabad to convey to Tehran that ‘this is the last chance’ ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:57:45 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Chevron, Qatar&#039;s UCC partner with Syria to exploit offshore oil block]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Syria is open to foreign investment in the oil and gas sector following the rise of former Al-Qaeda chief Ahmad al-Sharaa to power in Damascus]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:18:43 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[EU blacklists Israeli extremist groups over West Bank terror campaign]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 19:00:30 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Global oil market in &#039;race against time&#039; as Asian nations brace for new energy shocks]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[While the US and Saudi Arabia have benefited from higher energy prices following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Asian nations are scrambling to prepare for a prolonged crisis]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:02:56 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Spain, Ireland, Slovenia boycott Eurovision over Israel&#039;s inclusion, set to air Palestine films instead]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Tel Aviv is pouring hundreds of millions into its Hasbara propaganda machine in an effort to reverse its reputational freefall]]></description>
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