Pakistan Says US And Iran Are Close To Some Sort Of Arrangement On Hormuz — But Both Sides Keep HardeningBy CDM Middle East StaffAugust 12, 2026
U.S. Military Fires On Panama-Flagged Ship Trying To Run Iran Blockade — Iran Reshuffles Command With Hardliners As Hormuz Talks CollapseBy CDM Middle East StaffAugust 11, 2026
Iran's New Supreme Leader Calls For 'Unity And Cohesion' As Sanctions Gut The Economy And Tensions Simmer Among The Islamic Republic's LeadershipBy CDM Middle East StaffAugust 11, 2026
Houthis Drone-Strike Saudi Aramco's Jazan Refinery As Hormuz Talks Collapse And The Middle East Spirals Toward A Wider WarBy CDM Middle East StaffAugust 10, 2026
Netanyahu Publicly Rejects Trump's 15-Point Gaza Peace Plan — Says Israel Will Not Withdraw Until Hamas Is 'Genuinely' DisarmedBy CDM Middle East StaffAugust 9, 2026
Syria And Russia Reach Deal To Reorganize Moscow’s Military PresenceBy CDM Middle East StaffAugust 9, 2026
Iran Issues Sweeping New Demands — Strait Of Hormuz Will Stay Shut Until Washington Pays War Reparations, Withdraws Military, Lifts All SanctionsBy CDM Middle East StaffAugust 9, 2026
REPORT: Israel Preparing To Strike Iran Alone If Washington Backs DownBy CDM Editorial TeamAugust 8, 2026
ADNOC Reports 15 Vessel Attacks As Hormuz Shipping Traffic Collapses To 10% Of Pre-War Levels — One Crew Member DeadBy CDM Middle East StaffAugust 8, 2026
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, And Pakistan Sign Mecca Joint Defense Agreement — A New Muslim Bloc Takes Shape As The Middle East Order FracturesBy CDM Middle East StaffAugust 8, 2026