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Strait of Hormuz closure makes materials, logistics more expensive Move comes as Tehran promises that non-hostile ships can pass through Hormuz Middle East crisis may accelerate shift in world's largest crude importer Washington sent a 15-point settl... [1]

MANILA/KUALA LUMPUR—Southeast Asian countries fighting Islamic State’s influence in the region lauded the killing of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi but said security forces were preparing for a long battle to thwart the jihadist group’s ideology. [2]

TOKYO -- In a move bound to shake the Middle East, the world's largest nation without a state -- the Kurds -- will hold a September referendum regarding their independence. [3]

DUBAI/WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump encouraged Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq to launch attacks against Iran as the Middle ​East conflict widened, with Azerbaijan warning it would retaliate for being targeted by Iranian missiles. [4]

TEHRAN The end of Western economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program is the starting gun for an international race to develop the country's oil fields. [5]

Fourth Army Region Commander and Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4 Director Lt Gen Santi Sakuntanark recently highlighted the complex security dynamics in Thailand’s southern border provinces in a briefing to a delegation from the ... [6]

MOSCOW -- Turkey and Russia have escalated their competing quests for influence among the resource-rich former Soviet states of Central Asia, a complex geopolitical region that has also drawn the attention of China and the U.S. [7]

Iraqi Kurdistan caught between Talabani's death and Barzani's political suicide Kirkuk's seizure by the Iraqi army marks a turning point, and certainly widens the split between Talabani’s supporters and those of Barzani. [8]

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Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-26 · 34% match

Iran

Strait of Hormuz closure makes materials, logistics more expensive Move comes as Tehran promises that non-hostile ships can pass through Hormuz Middle East crisis may accelerate shift in world's largest crude importer Washington sent a 15-point settl

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-10-29 · 46% match

After Baghdadi Death, Southeast Asia Braces for Retaliatory Attacks by ISIS

MANILA/KUALA LUMPUR—Southeast Asian countries fighting Islamic State’s influence in the region lauded the killing of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi but said security forces were preparing for a long battle to thwart the jihadist group’s ideology.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-08-28 · 45% match

Iraqi Kurds to vote on independence

TOKYO -- In a move bound to shake the Middle East, the world's largest nation without a state -- the Kurds -- will hold a September referendum regarding their independence.

[4] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 41% match

Trump urges Iranian Kurds to attack Iran as war widens

DUBAI/WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump encouraged Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq to launch attacks against Iran as the Middle ​East conflict widened, with Azerbaijan warning it would retaliate for being targeted by Iranian missiles.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-02-18 · 39% match

Foreign oil companies chomp at the bit to return to Iran

TEHRAN The end of Western economic sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program is the starting gun for an international race to develop the country's oil fields.

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-06-13 · 36% match

ISOC Commander briefs OIC on Southern Thailand security

Fourth Army Region Commander and Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4 Director Lt Gen Santi Sakuntanark recently highlighted the complex security dynamics in Thailand’s southern border provinces in a briefing to a delegation from the

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-04-09 · 36% match

Turkey's Central Asia tug-of-war with Russia intensifies

MOSCOW -- Turkey and Russia have escalated their competing quests for influence among the resource-rich former Soviet states of Central Asia, a complex geopolitical region that has also drawn the attention of China and the U.S.

[8] MM asianews.it · 41% match

Iraqi Kurdistan caught between Talabani's death and Barzani's political suicide

Iraqi Kurdistan caught between Talabani's death and Barzani's political suicide Kirkuk's seizure by the Iraqi army marks a turning point, and certainly widens the split between Talabani’s supporters and those of Barzani.

[9] FI yle.fi · 2013-11-17 · 34% match

News

The article is more than 12 years old Gallery: Eino's wake of destruction Downed trees and power lines mean lots of clean-up work throughout the country.

[10] MM asianews.it · 40% match

Not in Turkey’s interests to attack Kurdistan

Not in Turkey’s interests to attack Kurdistan Paris (AsiaNews) – It is not in the interests of Turkey to invade Kurdistan because it would destroy the economy and destabilising the entire region.

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