👤 Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

2026-10-10 · The Guardian · Politics

Dozens reported injured in Yemeni Houthi attack at Riyadh airport

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2026-09-15 · The Guardian · Politics

Houthis threaten more Saudi strikes as UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Yemen

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2026-10-05 · The Guardian · Politics

UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats after closing of East Jerusalem consulate

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2026-09-16 · The Guardian · Politics

US officials decide against backing Saudi Arabia in Yemen after meeting Houthi leaders

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2026-10-28 · The Guardian · Politics

Gulf states working on multipart peace deal to avert renewal of US-Iran war

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2026-10-26 · The Guardian · Politics

High-level delegation in Iran in push to avert flare-up of conflict with US

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2026-08-27 · The Guardian

🔮 Her two brothers have already spent three years in jail and, in May, were rearrested. assertive

2026-09-15 · The Guardian

🔮 The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, spoke with Oman’s foreign minister, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, on Tuesday amid US concern that Oman will cede excessive control of the waterway to Iran. assertive

2026-09-16 · The Guardian

🔮 Khoury added: “The Houthis are promising the American administration that American and international navigation will not be affected in the Red Sea, but the only danger is to Saudi ships or those carrying Saudi oil.” assertive

2026-09-18 · The Guardian

🔮 I had a long, sleepless night knowing that the decision would be made this morning. assertive

2026-09-18 · The Guardian

🔮 It was claimed that a limited force from the Giants Brigades, a group once linked with the UAE-backed southern separatists, managed to repel the Houthi advance and recapture positions in the days before the fall of Mocha, which could have served as a springboard for regaining the initiative. assertive

2026-09-21 · The Guardian

🔮 In the event of a midterms election battering, it is possible that a deflated Donald Trump, constrained by a Democrat-controlled Congress, will gradually have to face up to the indignity of irrelevance. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Guardian

🔮 The British Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal has been released from a Delhi prison after the Indian high court warned the government it would be found in contempt of court if it continued to attempt to keep him in jail despite an 18 September court order releasing him on bail. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Guardian

🔮 Salovaara, aged 58, sees his role over the coming years as a “facilitator”, testing both sides like a good diplomat on what might fly and what will not work. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Guardian

🔮 Despite concerns that continued sanctions may lead to protests, Iranian diplomats are not planning any new concessions after a proposal to speed the process of nuclear negotiations was rejected by Donald Trump a week ago. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Guardian

🔮 This could means as many as 27 Israeli diplomats being expelled from the UK, a step that would arguably mark the lowest point in British-Israeli diplomatic relations since the formation of the state of Israel. assertive

2026-10-10 · The Guardian

🔮 The report came as the United Nations’ special envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, admitted to the UN security council in New York that Yemen – the poorest country in the world – had lapsed back into full-scale war and said the first victims would be women and children. assertive

2026-10-14 · The Guardian

🔮 Unlawful settlement activity will be captured through a breach of international humanitarian law, including the Geneva convention on occupation. assertive

2026-10-19 · The Guardian

🔮 Col Javad Mokhtar Rezaei, the deputy head of cultural and social affairs for Iran’s cyber police (Fata), told the Tasnim news agency: “In some cases, the phones offered may actually exist, but exposing electronic components to saltwater and extreme humidity can cause corrosion of internal components, damage to the boards, battery and display, and cause hidden malfunctions in the device’s performance.” Meysam Doost-Mohammadi, a spokesperson for the Iranian mobile association, said it would be unusual for valuable phones to be transported by ship. The bulk of the recent spate of attacks have occurred close to the coast with Oman, a route that Iran regards as unauthorised. assertive

2026-10-21 · The Guardian

🔮 They are trying to burn it, but we can only anticipate there will be diseases such as cholera in the near future. assertive

2026-10-23 · The Guardian

🔮 Foreign ministers at a summit of eight European and Middle Eastern countries have urged the US and Israel not to renews their attacks on Iran, warning a fresh outbreak of fighting would spread conflict and push oil prices even higher. assertive

2026-10-25 · The Guardian

🔮 She has justified her late – but widely predicted – entry into the race on the grounds that the UN security council appears to be close to deadlock on the six remaining candidates in the race, with no one as yet able to establish a clear lead after six rounds of voting, the latest on 16 October. assertive

2026-10-26 · The Guardian

🔮 Security officials and diplomats at Monday’s meeting were expected to discuss how Iran could persuade the Houthis in Yemen to end their crippling missile and drone attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. assertive

2026-10-28 · The Guardian

🔮 The US is aware of the talks’ progress but is holding out for a concession that European powers suggest could involve Iran allowing UN weapons inspectors back into the country. assertive

2026-10-29 · The Guardian

🔮 Lingering hopes of averting a major new conflagration between Iran and the US soon after Tuesday’s midterm elections could rest on Iran’s response to a personal letter from the US vice-president, JD Vance, offering to restart diplomacy. assertive