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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>2026-10-20 01:39:36</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump approval rating plunges to record low as Republican candidates &#039;panic&#039; ahead of midterm election]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Republican lawmakers are starting to blame the president for their likely loss of Congress to the Democrats due to his policies on Iran, gasoline, and tariffs]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:23:22 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The shadow of a new war looms as Iran prepares for the worst]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Tehran has little reason to trust another US promise, and no intention of surrendering the waterway Washington has failed to secure.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:30:06 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israeli military leaders blame &#039;political pressure&#039; for inaction against Jewish terrorism in West Bank: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Army commanders fear backlash from politically powerful religious nationalist settlers if they prevent attacks on Palestinians or prosecute soldiers or settlers who carry them out]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Egyptian parliament delays decision on sending troops to join Saudi war on Yemen]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[MPs said that the vote has been delayed in order for lawmakers to ‘have the opportunity’ to speak and for ‘all to be heard’

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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:51:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Lavrov lands in Tehran, meets top Iranian officials for talks on ‘de-escalation’]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Moscow has taken a firm stance against US aggression and sanctions on Iran, and has reportedly aided Tehran militarily throughout the illegal war launched by Washington and Tel Aviv]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:27:32 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Putin proposes three-way summit with Xi, Trump to end Ukraine war: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Trump claims he is engaged in negotiations to end the Russia–Ukraine war that are making 'great progress']]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:25:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Egypt collaborates with Israel to build &#039;Green Rafah&#039; project over erased Palestinian city]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[New reporting reveals further details on the US-Israeli plan to build what has been described as a concentration camp over destroyed Rafah 

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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:55:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Netanyahu welcomes Trump&#039;s endorsement for re-election, pledges readiness to reignite war on Iran]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Israeli leader vowed to partner with the US president to 'eliminate the Iranian threat' within two years if he remains prime minister after the upcoming Knesset elections]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:25:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Yemeni strikes on Saudi-backed forces leave dozens of casualties]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Over 500 people have been killed by Saudi Arabia since the kingdom launched its new escalation against Yemen earlier this year 


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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:56:26 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Gaza buries remains of 75 more Palestinians as Israel continues blocking heavy recovery equipment]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[At least 8,000 Palestinians are missing and believed dead and buried under the rubble of homes bombed by Israel during three years of genocide]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran appoints veteran arms industry chief as defense minister, vows major military expansion]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The new defense minister vowed following his election that he will also support the regional Resistance Axis ‘more than ever before’ 

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                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:42:15 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran FM presents offer to reopen Hormuz, says &#039;choice rests with US&#039; to end war]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Two oil tankers struck mines and became engulfed in flames in the strait on Saturday after transiting without permission of the IRGC]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:20:56 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Egypt launches ‘defensive mission’ in support of Saudi Arabia]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The announcement follows the apparent activation of the Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defense pact and heavy Yemeni retaliatory strikes against the kingdom 

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                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:03:16 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[European diplomats attacked, injured by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/40573</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The club-wielding settlers ‘threatened to kill us,’ one activist traveling with the delegation said]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump waives sweeping Russia sanctions, mulls easing pressure on Iran&#039;s &#039;shadow fleet&#039; amid global energy crisis]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The US president is increasingly relying on Russia to ease skyrocketing global energy and shipping prices caused by his war of aggression on Iran]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:32:46 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Mike Huckabee&#039;s family selling Israel tours, access to top officials: Report]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/40571</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The trips promise US citizens an audience with senior Israeli officials and lectures from extremist pro-Israel figures]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:05:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Sisi pledges Egypt&#039;s military support for Saudi Arabia as war with Yemen escalates ]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Sisi is seeking parliamentary approval to conduct military action against the Yemeni Armed Forces]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:35:52 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[EXCLUSIVE - Iraq detains Ukrainian nationals on suspicion of plotting attack on Gulf oil facilities]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/40567</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[The foreigners were detained on suspicion of planning an attack on Gulf oil facilities amid Iraq-Saudi tensions following mysterious drone strikes on Saudi oil sites]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:35:08 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia revives its sectarian war in Yemen]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Riyadh is once again reaching out to the religious forces whose influence MbS spent years curbing.]]></description>
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                <author><![CDATA[Mawadda Iskandar]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:03:41 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Ben Gvir&#039;s political advisor working in Brazil&#039;s electoral campaign: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Netanyahu is strongly backing Flavio Bolsonaro in the Brazilian presidential election runoff scheduled for later this month]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:54:58 +0300</pubDate>
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