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semafor.com > article > 09 > 13 > 2026 > iran-and-the-uae-meet-in-new-delhi

Iran and the UAE meet in New Delhi

4+ hour, 57+ min ago   (152+ words) Iran and the UAE held their highest-level meeting since the start of the Iran war at the BRICS summit, where the two countries found a rare space for direct diplomacy. Iran and the UAE held their highest-level meeting since the…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > houthi-rebels-capture-key-red-sea-port-in-yemen

Houthi rebels capture key Red Sea port in Yemen

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (136+ words) Houthi rebels captured a key port on Thursday from Yemen’s Saudi Arabia-backed government, strengthening the Iranian proxy’s hold on one of the region’s two critical waterways. Houthi rebels captured a key Red Sea port on Thursday from Yemen’s Saudi…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 10 > 2026 > trump-pledges-5000-voter-payout-if-republicans-win-the-midterms

Trump pledges $5,000 voter payout if Republicans win the midterms

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (71+ words) Trump’s unpopularity has weighed heavily on his party’s chances of retaining a majority. Trump pledges $5,000 voter payout if Republicans win the midterms Beyond broad rejection of the war in the Middle East, voters have soured on the Trump administration over…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > republicans-kick-off-trump-a-palooza-midterm-convention

Republicans kick off ‘Trump-a-Palooza’ midterm convention

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (157+ words) The Republican Party kicked off its first-ever midterm convention in Dallas Wednesday, as party figures bet President Donald Trump’s center-stage performance can lift their fortunes despite his record-low approval ratings. Republicans kick off ‘Trump-a-Palooza’ midterm convention The Republican Party kicked…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 09 > 2026 > saudi-arabia-could-give-un-nuclear-watchdog-greater-inspection-powers

Saudi Arabia could give UN nuclear watchdog greater inspection powers

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (162+ words) This is part of Saudi Arabia’s attempts to get a nuclear deal with the US approved. Saudi Arabia may give the UN nuclear watchdog greater inspection powers as part of its attempts to get a nuclear deal with the US…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 06 > 2026 > witkoff-kushner-visit-moscow-and-kyiv

Witkoff and Kushner visit Moscow and Kyiv

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (122+ words) US envoys held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday after meeting Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow, though analysts cast doubt on a reinvigorated peace initiative that appeared to offer little movement. Putin told Steve Witkoff and…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 03 > 2026 > armenia-embraces-its-trump-corridor-while-keeping-russia-iran-close

Exclusive: Armenia embraces its ‘Trump’ corridor while keeping Russia, Iran close

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (594+ words) Armenia is underscoring its commitment to the transit and energy corridor known as TRIPP, or the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity,” while also seeking to keep ties to Russia and Iran, its ambassador to the US told Semafor....

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 03 > 2026 > us-extends-middle-east-troop-deployments-into-2027

US extends Middle East troop deployments into 2027

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (143+ words) The news comes despite the fact that US President Donald Trump told reporters the war would not last “too long.” US leaders gave diverging indications of how long the Iran conflict would endure, though the impact on global security and…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 03 > 2026 > house-republicans-vent-tariff-frustrations

House Republicans vent tariff frustrations

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (159+ words) Nine weeks before the midterms, House Republicans aren’t holding back their criticism of the president’s latest tariff moves. In a closed-door meeting on Wednesday with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Republican Study Committee members were “freewheeling in their expressions,” one…...

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semafor.com > article > 09 > 02 > 2026 > oil-jumps-after-iran-strikes-on-us-bases-in-the-middle-east

Oil jumps after Iran strikes on US bases in the Middle East

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (144+ words) Oil jumped by more than 5% to $95 a barrel, while Asian stocks slid over worries the latest attacks point to protracted hostilities. Iran attacked US military bases in Bahrain, Iraq, and Jordan in retaliation for overnight US strikes that Tehran said…...