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Tuesday, June 9, 20263 entries

  1. 3:22 PM in Jerusalem

    Israel says troops killed a gunman who crossed from Lebanon near Ramim Ridge

    OfficialMilitary & securityRamim Ridge, northern Israel

    Israel's army said troops killed an armed man who crossed the Blue Line from Lebanon near Manara, opposite the Lebanese village of Houla, and opened fire on them; no soldiers were hurt. Residents of Manara, Misgav Am, Margaliot and nearby communities were told to stay in shelters during the incident.

    Why it matters It was a rare armed crossing into Israeli territory on a front otherwise dominated by Israeli strikes and Hezbollah drone and rocket fire.

    Sources: L'Orient Today live, Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog

  2. 1:51 PM in Beirut

    Hezbollah thanks Iran for its strikes and urges Beirut to 'correct' ties with Tehran

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBeirut, Lebanon

    Hezbollah said Iran's missile attacks on Israel were a message of 'moral, political and field commitment' made in defence of the Lebanese people, and called on the Lebanese government to 'correct' its relationship with Iran and use Iran's support to achieve Lebanon's goals.

    Why it matters It set Hezbollah against President Aoun, who had accused Iran days earlier of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its talks with the U.S.

    Sources: Guardian live, The Guardian live blog, Al Jazeera live blog

  3. 9:43 AM in Beirut

    Israel orders all of Tyre, including its Christian quarter, to evacuate

    OfficialCivilian alertsTyre (Sour), southern Lebanon

    The Israeli army's Arabic-language spokesperson ordered residents of Tyre, including the Christian quarter for the first time, and of surrounding areas and the Rashidieh, Burj Shemali and al-Bass camps to move north of the Zahrani River, citing Hezbollah activity in the quarter. Hundreds fled the Christian district, civil defence crews moved older residents, and the heads of Tyre's churches appealed to the international community and President Aoun to prevent an attack on the Christian district.

    Why it matters Tyre is Lebanon's fifth-largest city and had been sheltering displaced families; the order turned repeated strikes on its outskirts into a city-wide displacement.

    Sources: Guardian live, Associated Press, Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (2)

Monday, June 8, 20265 entries

  1. 12:45 AM in New York, Jun 9

    Trump says an Iran deal is in its 'final throes' and Hormuz could reopen within days

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsJohn F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, United States

    Speaking to reporters at New York's JFK airport, Trump said the U.S. was in 'the final throes' of a deal that would bar Iranian nuclear weapons, that the Strait of Hormuz would open immediately upon signing, 'which could be in two or three days', and that Israel and Iran had 'called it quits' and would leave each other alone 'for another week or something'. Asked about a U.S. helicopter that went down near Hormuz, he said the pilots were fine.

    Why it matters Oil fell about 4 percent later that day, before Trump blamed Iran for the helicopter's loss and ordered strikes that evening.

    Sources: Guardian live, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  2. 7:31 PM in Jerusalem

    Israel reopens schools and eases Home Front Command restrictions after Iran halts fire

    OfficialCivilian alertsIsrael

    Israel said schools closed on June 8 because of Iranian missile fire would reopen on June 9 under updated Home Front Command guidelines, as both Israel and Iran lifted emergency restrictions imposed during the exchange; Iran reopened its airspace to civilian flights.

    Why it matters The easing came hours after both sides halted fire, while launches from Lebanon kept alerts sounding in the north.

    Sources: ABC News / Reuters, L'Orient Today live, Associated Press

  3. 5:00 PM in Muscat

    U.S. disables tanker Marivex off Oman; its 24 Indian crew are evacuated safely

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsOff the coast of Oman

    CENTCOM said a U.S. fighter fired a precision missile into the engineering and steering spaces of the empty tanker Marivex, which was heading to Iran and whose crew had ignored U.S. directions, bringing the blockade's total to seven disabled vessels and 134 redirected. UKMTO said a fire forced the crew to evacuate off Oman, and India's shipping directorate said all 24 Indian sailors aboard were safe.

    Why it matters Two days later a U.S. strike on another tanker, the Settebello, left three Indian seafarers missing and led India to summon a U.S. diplomat.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Associated Press

  4. 2:00 PM in Brussels

    EU sanctions the IRGC Navy's Hormozgan command in its first freedom-of-navigation listing

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBrussels, Belgium

    The EU added the IRGC Navy's Hormozgan Provincial Command to its sanctions list, along with IRGC Navy deputy commander for political affairs Mohammad Akbarzadeh and Hamid Hosseini of Iran's oil, gas and petrochemical exporters' union, for restricting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said it was the first use of the bloc's new freedom-of-navigation sanctions regime.

    Why it matters It marked the EU's first sanctions aimed specifically at Iran's control of Hormuz traffic, as Iran's ambassador to Moscow said the strait would reopen under new conditions set by Iran and Oman, including a transit fee.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  5. 2:50 PM in Tehran

    Iran declares an end to its attacks on Israel after Trump tells both sides to stop shooting

    OfficialMilitary & securityTehran, Iran

    Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters said its operations against Israel had ended after a 'painful response' to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, and warned of harsher attacks if Israel resumed strikes there; it came less than two hours after Trump posted that Israel and Iran 'must immediately stop shooting'. Israel halted its strikes on Iran at Trump's request, Channel 12 reported, and Netanyahu said Israel would respond forcefully to any new attack.

    Why it matters An Israeli official said strikes in south Lebanon would continue 'in full force', leaving Lebanon as the trigger Iran had named for renewed fighting.

    Sources: L'Orient Today, AP, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

Sunday, June 7, 20265 entries

  1. 6:00 AM in Jerusalem, Jun 8

    Houthis fire missiles at Israel and declare a ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea

    OfficialMilitary & securityIsrael and the Red Sea

    Israel's military said a missile was launched from Yemen and intercepted, and the Houthis said they targeted 'sensitive' sites in the Jaffa area and declared a 'complete and absolute ban' on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, saying any Israeli vessel would be a military target. An Israeli military official said the Houthis fired two missiles; no casualties were reported.

    Why it matters It was the Houthis' first attack since the April 8 ceasefire, and it revived the threat to Red Sea shipping that Iranian officials had said the group was weighing.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  2. 5:01 AM in Tehran, Jun 8

    Israel strikes military sites across Iran and a petrochemical plant in Mahshahr

    OfficialMilitary & securityTehran, Isfahan and Mahshahr, Iran

    Israel's military said it hit military targets in western and central Iran, with blasts reported in Tehran, Isfahan and Tabriz, and later confirmed striking the Karun petrochemical complex in Mahshahr; Iran said 15 people were wounded, 14 in Mahshahr, and state TV later said two air-defence personnel were killed. The IRGC said its further missile waves targeted Nevatim and Tel Nof air bases and a Haifa chemical plant, and an Israeli official said Iran had fired nearly 30 missiles since Sunday night.

    Why it matters The IRGC said Israel's strike on an energy site had started a 'dangerous game' that would 'encompass all energy targets in the region', hours before Trump demanded that both sides stop.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), Al Jazeera live blog (5), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3)

  3. 10:05 PM in Jerusalem

    Iran fires missiles at northern Israel for the first time since the April ceasefire

    OfficialMilitary & securityNorthern Israel

    Hours after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, Iran fired about 10 ballistic missiles at northern Israel; the IRGC said it targeted Ramat David air base as 'the source of aggressions' against Lebanon, and Israel's military said all were intercepted or fell in open areas. The IRGC called the attack a warning and threatened broader responses, and Trump said he was calling Netanyahu to tell him not to retaliate.

    Why it matters Israel struck targets in Iran within hours despite Trump's call, and on June 10 the Israeli military confirmed that Ramat David had been damaged.

    Sources: AP June 7 missile report, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), The Guardian

  4. 4:20 PM in Vienna

    OPEC+ raises July output quotas by 188,000 barrels a day while Hormuz stays shut

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsBackgroundVienna, Austria (OPEC+ video meeting)

    Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman agreed at a video meeting to raise production quotas by 188,000 barrels a day in July, saying the move aimed to support market stability.

    Why it matters A Rystad Energy analyst said the increase meant little while the Strait of Hormuz remained closed, because the market was short of barrels that could physically move.

    Source: Al Jazeera live blog

  5. 3:27 PM in Beirut

    Israel strikes what it calls Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs

    OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundDahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon

    Netanyahu and Defence Minister Katz said the military struck Hezbollah 'headquarters' in Beirut's southern suburbs in response to the group's fire on Israel. Lebanon's National News Agency said two apartments were hit in the Mreijeh area, killing two people and wounding 11; the number of wounded later rose to 20, including four children.

    Why it matters Iran had said an attack on Beirut would violate its ceasefire with the U.S., and it fired missiles at northern Israel that evening.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), The Guardian

Saturday, June 6, 20262 entries

  1. 8:50 PM in Tehran

    Pakistan's interior minister arrives in Tehran with a letter for Mojtaba Khamenei

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundTehran, Iran

    Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran carrying what he called a 'special letter' from army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei about ending the war. On June 7 he handed Sharif's written message to Foreign Minister Araghchi, who said they discussed the Pakistan-mediated efforts to end the war.

    Why it matters Pakistan was the main channel between Iran and the U.S., and Iran's UN envoy said on June 8 that the two sides were still exchanging views through Pakistan on a final text.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4)

  2. 9:47 AM in Beirut

    Israeli strike kills Lebanese army Brigadier General Wissam Sabra and two soldiers

    OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundKfar Tebnit-Khardali road, southern Lebanon

    An Israeli strike destroyed a Lebanese army vehicle on the road between Kfar Tebnit and Khardali, killing Brigadier General Wissam Sabra, Captain Elie Khoury and soldier Hussein Ghozal, the Lebanese army said. Israel's military said the vehicle was in an evacuated combat zone where movement required coordination with it, and that the incident was under investigation.

    Why it matters President Aoun said the attack aimed at 'thwarting all efforts to reach a solution', since the Lebanese army was meant to take control of the south under the June 3 ceasefire plan.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

Friday, June 5, 20264 entries

  1. 3:59 AM in Kuwait, Jun 6

    Iran fires seven missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain after U.S. downs drones and hits radars

    OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundKuwait and Bahrain

    CENTCOM said it shot down four Iranian attack drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz and struck coastal radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island; the IRGC said the clash began when it fired on one of four U.S.-guided tankers trying to leave the strait. Hours later Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, and CENTCOM said six were intercepted and one missed, with Kuwait reporting debris damage but no casualties.

    Why it matters The IRGC warned that a repeat would bring the 'complete closure' of Hormuz to oil and gas exports, and Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Saudi Arabia condemned the attack.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), Al Jazeera live blog (5), Al Jazeera live blog (6), Al Jazeera live blog (7), The Guardian

  2. 2:05 AM in Tehran, Jun 6

    Iran says at least half its frozen funds must be released as soon as a memorandum is signed

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundTehran, Iran

    Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told the Mehr news agency that Iran insisted, at minimum, on 50 percent of its frozen funds being made available immediately upon signing a memorandum of understanding with the U.S., with the money released no more than one to two months after the deal.

    Why it matters Trump said two days later that a deal would not immediately unfreeze Iranian assets, leaving the funds one of the main gaps in the talks.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

  3. 12:25 PM in New York

    Treasury sanctions a network shipping Iranian LPG disguised as Omani cargo

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington, D.C., United States

    The U.S. Treasury designated individuals, companies and vessels it said shipped hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian liquefied petroleum gas, disguised as Omani LPG, to buyers in South and East Asia through front companies in the UAE and China. It also sanctioned the Iranian exchange house Mehrdad Geramian Nik and Partners and its leadership for moving foreign currency for sanctioned Iranian banks.

    Why it matters The action named 12 entities and six vessels, part of Treasury's 'Economic Fury' campaign against Iran's shadow fleet and banking channels alongside the naval blockade.

    Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Al Jazeera live blog

  4. 3:40 PM in Beirut

    Speaker Berri rejects the Washington truce as 'booby-trapped' by conditions on Hezbollah

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundBeirut, Lebanon

    Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said the U.S.-mediated text was 'booby-trapped' by requiring a complete Hezbollah ceasefire and the evacuation of its fighters from south of the Litani. He said he would accept an unconditional ceasefire on land, sea and air, with a Hezbollah pullback from south of the Litani in parallel with an Israeli withdrawal from the areas it occupies.

    Why it matters The same day President Aoun told CNN that Iran was 'using Lebanon as a bargaining chip' and that Hezbollah had no option but to negotiate.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2)

Thursday, June 4, 20263 entries

  1. 5:35 PM in Tehran

    IRGC says there will be no peace in the region until Israel withdraws from Lebanon

    OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundTehran, Iran

    In a statement carried by Tasnim, the IRGC said its condition for accepting a ceasefire had been a ceasefire on all fronts including Lebanon, and that Israel must stop its attacks and withdraw behind the international border. Earlier the same day, Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani said the baseline demand was an Israeli withdrawal to pre-war positions.

    Why it matters Three days later Iran fired missiles at Israel after an Israeli strike on Beirut, acting on the link it had drawn between Lebanon and its ceasefire with the U.S.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog

  2. 3:14 PM in Beirut

    Hezbollah's Qassem rejects the Washington truce and demands a full Israeli withdrawal

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundBeirut, Lebanon

    In a statement broadcast on Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV, leader Naim Qassem called the Lebanese government's direct negotiations with Israel a 'farce' and the truce 'surrender and defeat', rejected any link between Hezbollah's presence and a ceasefire or Israeli withdrawal, and demanded a complete ceasefire and Israeli pullout. He warned that northern Israel would not be safe as long as Lebanese villages were bombed.

    Why it matters Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri also rejected the terms the next day, and Israeli strikes and Hezbollah attacks in the south continued.

    Sources: AP Hezbollah rejects ceasefire, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian

  3. 11:20 AM in Beirut

    Serbian UN peacekeeper killed by mortar fire on his position near Marjayoun

    OfficialBackgroundBackgroundNear Marjayoun, southern Lebanon

    UNIFIL said a peacekeeper died early on June 4 of injuries from mortar rounds that hit his position near Marjayoun in south Lebanon the previous night, and two others were wounded; it did not say who fired. Serbia's defence ministry named him as Staff Sergeant Milovan Jovanović.

    Why it matters The EU said he was the seventh UNIFIL peacekeeper killed since March, and his death came hours after the Washington ceasefire statement.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (2)

Wednesday, June 3, 20262 entries

  1. 7:35 PM in New York

    Israel and Lebanon agree in Washington on a ceasefire and Lebanese army 'pilot zones'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington, D.C., United States

    A joint statement released by the U.S. State Department after two days of direct talks said Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire, contingent on a complete halt to Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of its operatives from south of the Litani, and to create 'pilot zones' under the Lebanese army's exclusive control. The two sides agreed to resume political and security talks the week of June 22.

    Why it matters Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected the deal the next day, and Israeli strikes and Hezbollah attacks in the south continued.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  2. 9:08 AM in Kuwait

    Iranian drone and missile attack hits Kuwait airport terminal, killing one and injuring 63

    OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundKuwait International Airport, Kuwait

    Kuwait said Iranian drones and missiles hit Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport early on June 3, killing one person, injuring 63 and damaging diplomatic missions; its defence ministry said it dealt with 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones from Iran after dawn. Flights were halted for several hours and Kuwait expelled two Iranian diplomats; the IRGC blamed a malfunctioning U.S. Patriot interceptor, which CENTCOM denied.

    Why it matters The Guardian called it the first deadly attack in the Gulf since the April 8 ceasefire, and Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and the GCC condemned it.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), Al Jazeera live blog (5), Al Jazeera live blog (6), Al Jazeera live blog (7), The Guardian

Tuesday, June 2, 20263 entries

  1. 1:05 AM in Kuwait, Jun 3

    Iran fires missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain after U.S. disables a tanker bound for Kharg

    OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundKuwait and Bahrain

    CENTCOM said a U.S. aircraft disabled the engine of the unladen Botswana-flagged tanker M/T Lexie, bound for Kharg Island, after its crew ignored warnings. The IRGC said it fired at a 'US-Israeli' vessel and, after a U.S. strike near Qeshm, at U.S. targets including Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain; CENTCOM said two missiles fired at Kuwait fell short, three aimed at Bahrain were intercepted and the Fifth Fleet claim was false.

    Why it matters A second Iranian wave hours later hit Kuwait's international airport, killing one person.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), Al Jazeera live blog (5), The Guardian

  2. 5:30 PM in New York

    Treasury sanctions Nobitex and three other Iranian crypto exchanges

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington, D.C., United States

    The U.S. Treasury designated Nobitex, Iran's largest digital asset exchange, along with Wallex, Bitpin and Ramzinex, saying Nobitex processed more than half of Iran's digital asset inflows in 2025 and handled IRGC-linked payments and sanctions evasion. The brothers who control Nobitex and its chief executive were also sanctioned; Nobitex denies direct government links.

    Why it matters Treasury said Nobitex helped Iran's central bank reach hundreds of millions of dollars in stablecoins, a channel around the banking sanctions and the naval blockade.

    Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Al Jazeera live blog

  3. 11:05 AM in New York

    Rubio tells senators Iran gets no sanctions relief for reopening Hormuz

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington, D.C., United States

    Testifying to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the first time since the war began, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran would not get sanctions relief for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and that any relief would be conditions-based, and that Iran had agreed to negotiate parts of its nuclear programme it previously refused to discuss. He said Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was alive and 'increasingly engaging'.

    Why it matters Al Jazeera's correspondent called it the clearest statement yet of U.S. demands: reopen Hormuz and give up enriched uranium, with sanctions relief and unfrozen funds not part of the talks.

    Sources: The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian

Monday, June 1, 20262 entries

  1. 1:40 PM in New York

    Trump says Israel and Hezbollah agreed to stop shooting; Netanyahu says operations go on

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump said that after a 'very productive' call with Netanyahu no Israeli troops would go to Beirut, and that Hezbollah, through 'highly placed representatives', agreed all shooting would stop. Lebanon's presidency said Hezbollah accepted a U.S. proposal for a reciprocal halt, with no Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs in exchange for no Hezbollah attacks on Israel, while Netanyahu said the army would keep operating 'as planned' in south Lebanon.

    Why it matters Israeli strikes killed at least eight people in south Lebanon the next morning, and the arrangement led into the Washington talks that produced the June 3 ceasefire statement.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), The Guardian live blog

  2. 9:51 AM in Beirut

    Netanyahu orders strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs; army tells Dahiyeh to evacuate

    OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundDahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon

    Netanyahu instructed the military to strike 'terrorist targets' in Beirut's Dahiyeh district, citing repeated Hezbollah ceasefire violations, and the army later told residents to leave, saying it would hit Dahiyeh if Hezbollah kept firing rockets at Israeli towns. Iran's central military command warned residents of northern Israel to flee if Beirut was attacked.

    Why it matters Trump intervened within hours and said no Israeli troops would go to Beirut, but Israel struck Dahiyeh on June 7 and Iran answered with its first missile attack on Israel since April.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

Sunday, May 31, 20261 entry

  1. 6:00 AM in Kuwait, Jun 1

    U.S. intercepts two Iranian missiles aimed at its troops in Kuwait after Qeshm strikes

    OfficialMilitary & securityBackgroundKuwait

    CENTCOM said U.S. forces intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles fired at American troops in Kuwait at 11 p.m. ET on May 31, with no U.S. personnel harmed. The IRGC said it hit the airbase used for a U.S. attack on a telecommunications tower in Hormozgan province; CENTCOM had said it struck Iranian air defences, a ground control station and two attack drones in Goruk and on Qeshm Island over the weekend after Iran downed a U.S. MQ-1 drone.

    Why it matters It opened a week of tit-for-tat clashes around Hormuz in which Iran answered U.S. strikes by firing at U.S. forces in Kuwait and Bahrain.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), The Guardian

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