<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
     xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"
     xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
     xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" version="2.0">
    <channel>
                <title><![CDATA[ thecradle.co ]]></title>
        <link>
        <![CDATA[ https://thecradle.co/feed ]]> </link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Cradle is an online news magazine covering the geopolitics of West Asia from within
            the region. ]]>
        </description>
        <language>en</language>
        <pubDate>2026-08-10 09:29:14</pubDate>
        <image>
            <link>
            https://thecradle.co </link>
            <title>Main Channel</title>
            <url>https://thecradle.co/assets/images/the-cradle-logo.svg</url>
        </image>

                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Iran says ‘no talks’ with US, sets new conditions for reopening Hormuz]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39286</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/a6c4e570-9402-11f1-ab4c-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[Iran’s foreign minister said there is ‘no possibility’ of resuming talks if Washington continues its threats and violations of the MoU

]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39286</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:44:59 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[New Yemeni operations target Saudi forces, key Aramco site ]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39285</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/67f7c4cc-93fb-11f1-8399-00163e02c055.jpeg</image>
                <description><![CDATA[The Yemeni Armed Forces struck Jizan’s Saudi Aramco site and caused a fire at the facility, days after its missiles forced the refinery shut 


]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39285</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:15:16 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Israel rejects Board of Peace proposal calling for Gaza withdrawal, Hamas disarmament]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39283</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/250098a2-93f5-11f1-9bdc-00163e02c055.jpeg</image>
                <description><![CDATA[Israel continues to reject the terms of the agreements reached between the US and Hamas to avoid ending its occupation of Gaza after nearly three years of genocide]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39283</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:39:51 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Israel advances 627-unit West Bank settlement project as Jewish settler violence surges]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39282</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/949e2d40-93e7-11f1-8c9e-00163e02c055.jpeg</image>
                <description><![CDATA[Violence by Jewish settlers against Palestinians has skyrocketed this year as part of the Israeli government's effort to forcibly expel Palestinians and annex their land to Israel]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39282</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:38:20 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Wikipedia co-founder says encyclopedia &#039;compromised&#039; by CIA]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39278</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/12138028-933d-11f1-89c9-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[Larry Sanger accused the CIA and it's allies of editing articles for years to spread propaganda ]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39278</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:05:58 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Turkiye restricts Black Sea traffic as drone attacks on commercial vessels spike]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39277</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/fa7e7e70-9334-11f1-a453-00163e02c055.jpeg</image>
                <description><![CDATA[Ukrainian and Russian drone attacks are disrupting grain exports from both countries via the Black Sea, pushing global food prices higher]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39277</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:41:43 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Proposed US bill ties financing for Lebanon to Hezbollah disarmament]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39276</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/9d831586-932b-11f1-9d7a-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[After Israel failed in disarming the resistance through force, the bill seeks to impose harsh sanctions on anyone accused of funding the resistance]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39276</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Iran says Hormuz reopening hinges on US accepting Tehran’s conditions]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39275</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/f4c225a0-9329-11f1-b4cb-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[Iranian officials have stated the Tehran is close to reaching a deal with Oman to reopen the strait to commercial vessels]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39275</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:25:48 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Oil giants pocketed $93bn in profits over three months driven by war on Iran: Report]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39270</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/079770a8-927c-11f1-8f57-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[Research links emissions from any of the world's largest oil producers to dozens of otherwise ‘impossible’ heat events 

]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39270</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:20:00 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Israel expands Syria occupation, conducts 20 incursions in one week]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39269</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/5631064e-9276-11f1-920e-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[Since Ahmad al-Sharaa came to power in Damascus, Israel has been free to carry out incursions in Syria to seize land, build roads, establish checkpoints, and install surveillance cameras]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39269</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:50:00 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Inside Israel’s pyramid of spies]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39268</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/17d5c9f2-927b-11f1-a92a-00163e02c055.jpeg</image>
                <description><![CDATA[Israel’s spy networks penetrate resistance movements, fracture their ranks, and reshape them from within.]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>Investigations</category>
                <author><![CDATA[A Cradle Correspondent]]></author>
                <guid>39268</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:30:51 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Washington sold euros to lift yen without informing European Central Bank: Report]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39266</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/022513b6-926b-11f1-82ad-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[The ECB learned of the trade only after it was executed, breaking a post-war norm of consultation between western monetary authorities]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39266</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:19:42 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Yemen strikes Saudi-backed mercenaries for second straight day, announces &#039;new equation&#039; on Riyadh]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39265</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/f03e4f82-926a-11f1-a16c-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[The Ansarallah-led YAF continues to impose a maritime blockade on Saudi ships seeking to transit the Red Sea through the Bab al-Mandab Strait]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39265</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:03:05 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Milei extends Argentina&#039;s currency swap line with China despite US pressure]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39261</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/21910d1e-9260-11f1-9401-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[The libertarian Argentine president has expanded trade ties with China despite saying he would not trade with the communist nation during his election campaign]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39261</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:02:25 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Mossad chief fires top officials over failed Iran regime change effort: Report]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39260</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/f47f8f98-925b-11f1-b7cd-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[Long-brewing plans for regime change were meant to unfold under joint Israeli-US air attacks ]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39260</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:14:51 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Number of Palestinian children detained without charge by Israel nearly doubles]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39258</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/0ba8f5a2-9256-11f1-a0cc-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[Israel is expanding the use of administrative detention against Palestinian children while forbidding its use against Jewish settlers carrying out violent attacks against Palestinians]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39258</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:10:12 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkiye sign trilateral defense pact]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39257</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/84c92ea4-924f-11f1-b6e6-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[The pact comes as the US-Israeli war on Iran raises doubts about Washington's long-term security guarantees

]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39257</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:11:41 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Japan mulls tapping Palantir AI to &#039;overhaul&#039; military command structure]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39249</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/e5c122f0-91b6-11f1-9244-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[US companies would obtain access to sensitive Japanese military information, raising concerns about foreign corporate involvement]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39249</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Proposed Iran-Oman deal for Hormuz &#039;unfeasible&#039; for intl shipping firms: Report]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39247</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/d4dbf878-91b8-11f1-b364-00163e02c055.webp</image>
                <description><![CDATA[US sanctions on the Persian Gulf Strait Authority create major 'compliance issues' for international firms seeking to traverse the key waterway under the developing framework]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39247</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
                    <item>
                <title><![CDATA[Yemen&#039;s armed forces kill dozens of Saudi-backed mercenaries mobilizing for attack]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39248</link>
                <image>https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/5a8b11c4-91b5-11f1-bed1-00163e02c055.jpeg</image>
                <description><![CDATA[Yemen has imposed a maritime blockade on Saudi ports in response to the kingdom's air and economic blockade of Sanaa]]></description>
                <content:encoded><![CDATA[]]>
                </content:encoded>
                <category>News</category>
                <author><![CDATA[News Desk]]></author>
                <guid>39248</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:14:22 +0300</pubDate>
            </item>
            </channel>
</rss>
