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Briefing: Tehran fires barrage of drones at neighbouring Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as Iran war enters Day 11

Strategic angle: Saudi Arabian and Kuwaiti authorities report intercepting barrages of drones early on Tuesday as the US-Israeli war in Iran enters Day 11.

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Briefing: Israel expects Lebanon offensive to outlast Iran conflict

Strategic angle: IDF preparing extended campaign against militant group Hizbollah, according to people familiar with discussions

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Briefing: The handymen and drivers keeping Tehran running

Strategic angle: Even under bombardment, workers across Iran’s capital are delivering food and fixing potholes

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Briefing: Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn

Strategic angle: Experts caution that the ongoing conflict and bombings will lead to significant long-term environmental damage.

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Briefing: Europe rallies around Cyprus days after the Iran war’s first drone attack on EU territory

Strategic angle: European nations show solidarity with Cyprus following a significant escalation in the Iran conflict.

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Briefing: Israel's double-edged ambitions in Lebanon

Strategic angle: The Israeli army aims to weaken Hezbollah but risks increasing civilian casualties and restoring legitimacy for its adversaries.

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Briefing: Iran: Mass rallies held in support of new supreme leader

Strategic angle: Hundreds of thousands rally for Mojtaba Khamenei following his father's assassination by an Israeli airstrike.

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Briefing: Donald Trump says Iran war will be over ‘very soon’

Strategic angle: Oil slides below $90 after surging to nearly $120 early in Monday’s trading session

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Briefing: Iran bets on endurance, energy disruption to outlast US, Israel

Strategic angle: Iran is strategizing to endure and disrupt energy supplies to counter US and Israeli pressures.

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Briefing: Everything from the last week of everything is gambling now

Strategic angle: Kalshi faces backlash after a class action lawsuit over unpaid wagers related to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Briefing: US Reaches Agreement to End Prosecution of Turkey’s Halkbank

Strategic angle: Justice department cites Ankara’s help in negotiating for release of hostages held by Hamas and a ceasefire with Israel.

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Briefing: Explosions heard across Doha, sirens sound in Bahrain as Iran strikes Gulf neighbours

Strategic angle: Iran intensifies aerial campaign against Gulf states, causing alarm in Qatar and Bahrain.

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Briefing: What to know about Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader

Strategic angle: The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile but has significant influence behind the scenes.

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Briefing: Oil prices jump and markets slide as Iran names new supreme leader and digs in

Strategic angle: The announcement of a new supreme leader in Iran has led to a surge in oil prices and a downturn in global markets.

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Briefing: Trump’s Venezuela strategy has failed in Iran

Strategic angle: The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei has dashed the US president’s hope of picking Iran’s new leader

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Briefing: Hezbollah reports clash with overnight Israeli raid in east Lebanon

Strategic angle: Militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with Israeli troops during an overnight raid in eastern Lebanon.

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Briefing: Israelis divided over war with Iran as conflict expands

Strategic angle: Air raid sirens ring out across Israel, alerting residents of Iranian missile launches, a sound that now dictates the daily lives of Israelis.

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Briefing: Iran attacks Israel, Gulf states, after naming new leader on Day 10 of war

Strategic angle: The price of crude oil briefly neared $120 a barrel Monday as Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei the supreme leader and then launched new attacks at Israel and Gulf states.

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Briefing: ‘Slopaganda’: Why the White House’s Hollywood-themed Iran war propaganda video is a new low

Strategic angle: The White House has drafted Tom Cruise, Walter White and Sith Lords in a propaganda video which celebrates the Iran strikes.

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Briefing: Iraq coach wants World Cup play-off to be postponed

Strategic angle: Iraq head coach Graham Arnold advocates for rescheduling the World Cup play-off to enhance his team's chances of qualifying.