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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>2026-06-24 20:50:45</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[AIPAC-backed candidates lose New York primaries as voters reject pro-genocide lobby]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Candidates openly critical of Israel and its genocide in Gaza saw an electoral advantage as US sentiment on Israel continues to shift

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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:15:11 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israeli negotiator says talks with Beirut ‘a trainwreck,’ slams US–Iran MoU for including Lebanon]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:48:38 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Qatari PM meets with top officials in Oman to advance Gulf–Iran talks on Hormuz management]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:10:48 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[US–Iran: A ceasefire Washington reads as a concession]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The post-war MoU with Iran is being sold as a compromise. In practice, it is a narrow deal shaped by the need to end a war that could not be sustained.]]></description>
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                <author><![CDATA[Ali Ahmadi]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:55:25 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Petro says Tel Aviv &#039;meddled&#039; in Colombia&#039;s vote amid growing scrutiny over Israeli interference in global elections]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Colombia’s incoming president has vowed to restore ties with Israel, after Petro’s government took a firm position in condemning the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:40:03 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump blasts US senate over ‘meaningless’ War Powers Resolution]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:08:17 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran pushing to end Israel&#039;s genocide in Gaza during talks with US: Hamas]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli bombs and attacks in Gaza since the US-sponsored ‘truce’ last year ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:27:48 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Fifth round of Lebanon–Israel talks begins under shadow of US–Iran deal]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Lebanese authorities have acknowledged inclusion in the US–Iran deal despite months of rejecting Tehran’s efforts to secure a truce ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:50:41 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[UK officials suppressed intel exposing Sudan genocide to protect lucrative UAE ties]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Officials in London prioritized strategic ties with the Gulf monarchy over legal obligations to prevent the genocide in Sudan]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:38:01 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran, Oman establish joint committee to manage Hormuz shipping]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The two sides renewed their commitment to keeping the strait a safe and open passage for international shipping under their supervision]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:32:25 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Former Israeli PM reveals Tel Aviv smuggled &#039;tens of thousands&#039; of Starlink devices into Iran]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Iranian authorities have used military-grade jammers to disrupt Starlink devices used by foreign-backed rioters and armed groups ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:04:26 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The World Cup of exclusion]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38398</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[A tournament meant to unite has instead exposed the politics shaping access, power, and who gets left out.]]></description>
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                <author><![CDATA[Stasa Salacanin]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:59:09 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[UN inquiry finds Israel &#039;intentionally&#039; targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, occupied West Bank]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38394</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The report revealed that Palestinian children accounted for roughly 30 percent of all those killed during the genocide in Gaza]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:40:55 +0300</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>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38384</link>
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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>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/38383</link>
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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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