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Qatar confronts its neighbors, calling for policies that respond to the needs of the people

By Jassim Bin Mansour Al-Thani

3 Lebanese men released in UAE arrive home

Associated Press

Yemeni officials say UAE-backed force storms mosque, kills 5

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

In this Monday, May 20, 2019, file photo, Facebook's Managing Director for the Middle East and North Africa Ramez Shehadi speaks to The Associated Press at the Facebook office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Ramadan in Mideast is for fasting and Facebook, data shows

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Alliance with Saudis expedient

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Monday, May 20, 2019, photo, released by U.S. Navy, an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the &quot;Jolly Rogers&quot; of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on the Arabian Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/U.S. Navy via AP)

Iranian lawmaker says his nation doesn’t want direct or proxy war with U.S.

By Nasser Karimi - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2018, file photo, an armed Saudi soldier holds a walkie-talkie near Mukalla, Yemen, at an airport now serving as a military base for the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

Amid Iran tensions, a look at Mideast’s powers and proxies

By JON GAMBRELL and ZEINA KARAM and JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

In this Sunday, May 19, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic transports cargo to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/U.S. Navy via AP)

Bomb-carrying drone from Yemen rebels targets Saudi airport

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

In this Sunday, May 19, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, sailors partake in a foreign object and debris walk-down on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Garrett LaBarge/U.S. Navy via AP)

Officials say Iran quadruples production of enriched uranium

By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

CORRECTS DATE - In this Friday, May 17, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the USS Abraham Lincoln sails in the Arabian Sea near the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge. Commercial airliners flying over the Persian Gulf risk being targeted by &quot;miscalculation or misidentification&quot; from the Iranian military amid heightened tensions between the Islamic Republic and the U.S., American diplomats warned Saturday, May 18, 2019, even as both Washington and Tehran say they don't seek war. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Wilbur, U.S. Navy via AP)

Saudis say they will defend themselves, as Trump warns Iran

By AYA BATRAWY and FAY ABUELGASIM - Associated Press

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, speak at Abe's official residence in Tokyo Thursday, May 16, 2019. Iran’s foreign minister has said his country is committed to an international nuclear deal and criticized escalating U.S. sanctions “unacceptable” as he met with Japanese officials in Tokyo amid rising tensions in the Middle East.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Iran’s top diplomat presses efforts to save nuclear deal

By NASSER KARIMI - Associated Press

In this undated photograph obtained by The Associated Press, a UAV-X drone flown by Yemen's Houthi rebels is seen in Hodeida, Yemen. A Yemen rebel drone strike this week, likely by UAV-Xs, on a critical Saudi oil pipeline shows that the otherwise-peaceful sandy reaches of the Arabian Peninsula now are at risk of similar assault, including an under-construction nuclear power plant and Dubai International Airport, among the world's busiest. (AP Photo)

Bomb-laden drones of Yemen rebels threaten Arabian Peninsula

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, walks to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's official residence in Tokyo Thursday, May 16, 2019. Iran’s foreign minister has said his country is committed to an international nuclear deal and criticized escalating U.S. sanctions “unacceptable” as he met with Japanese officials in Tokyo amid rising tensions in the Middle East.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Iran says U.S. sanctions ‘unacceptable’ amid Gulf tensions

By Aya Batrawy and Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

This satellite image provided by Planet Labs Inc. shows Saudi Aramco's Pumping Station No. 8 near al-Duadmi, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, May 14, 2019, after what the kingdom described as a drone attack on the facility. An oil pipeline that runs across Saudi Arabia was hit Tuesday by drones, the Saudi energy minister said, as regional tensions flared just days after what the kingdom called an attack on two of its oil tankers elsewhere in the Mideast. (Satellite image © 2019 Planet Labs Inc. via AP)

US pulls nonessential staff from Iraq amid Mideast tensions

By JON GAMBRELL and PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

Relative: Lebanese man sentenced to life in prison in UAE

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

In this Thursday, May 9, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group transits the Suez Canal in Egypt. The aircraft carrier and its strike group are deploying to the Persian Gulf on orders from the White House to respond to an unspecified threat from Iran. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Darion Chanelle Triplett/U.S. Navy via AP)

Iran’s supreme leader makes uranium enrichment threat

By Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi - Associated Press

In this Thursday, May 9, 2019 photo released by the U.S. Navy, Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 2nd Class Jason Caldwell, assigned to the &quot;Jolly Rogers&quot; of Strike Fighter Squadron 103, observes sunrise on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln while transiting the Suez Canal in Egypt. The aircraft carrier and its strike group are deploying to the Persian Gulf on orders from the White House to respond to an unspecified threat from Iran. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Smalley, U.S. Navy via AP)

The Latest: FM says Iran is committed to nuclear deal

Associated Press

An Emirati coast guard vessel passes an oil tanker off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Monday, May 13, 2019. Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates near Fujairah in attacks that caused &quot;significant damage&quot; to the vessels, one of them as it was en route to pick up Saudi oil to take to the United States. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Analysis: Persian Gulf tensions, unclear threats raise risks

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, arrives for a meeting with European foreign ministers at the Europa building in Brussels, Monday, May 13, 2019. The EU backers of the Iran nuclear deal meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss ways to keep the pact afloat. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Donald Trump warns Iran over Saudi Arabia tanker attack

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

An Emirati coast guard vessel passes an oil tanker off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Monday, May 13, 2019. Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates near Fujairah in attacks that caused &quot;significant damage&quot; to the vessels, one of them as it was en route to pick up Saudi oil to take to the United States. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Official: Initial US assessment blames Iran for ship attacks

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press