Qatar declares Iran’s military and security attachés persona non grata, ordering them to leave the country within 24 hours.

Did Oman not take part in the ministerial meeting in Riyadh? Not seeing any Omani officials. All five other GCC members were present.

Saudi FM says Iran is mistaken if it thinks Gulf countries are incapable of responding to its attacks

Saudi FM says Iran claims to support Muslims but has brought only bloodshed&instability to countries like Yemen/Iraq/Leb/Syr through its interference. “Where is Iran’s support for Islamic issues? I don’t see it. These are slogans Iran hides behind to protect its own interests.”

Saudi FM says there were multiple attempts by Riyadh to repair ties with Tehran, most recently through the Beijing agreement. “But unfortunately Iran’s priority has not been development or economic cooperation. Instead it has been confrontation & the expansion of its influence.”

Saudi FM says Iran is pursuing a “policy of blackmail” through which it seeks to achieve its political goals. “What I want the Iranian side to understand is that neither Saudi Arabia nor the Gulf states accept blackmail or respond to it. Escalation will be met with escalation.”

Saudi FM says Tehran “has grown accustomed to committing crimes and then denying them. This no longer fools anyone.”

Iran’s state-affiliated Tasnim news agency has published footage it claims shows Iranian air defences striking a US F-35 fighter jet in Iranian airspace.

The source said the “unsuccessful targeting of Diego Garcia” took place before the UK government announced Friday that it would allow the United States to use some of its bases to target Iranian sites being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi Arabia has ordered Iran’s military attache and four other embassy staff to leave the Kingdom within 24 hours after declaring them persona non grata, the Saudi foreign ministry says in a statement, citing continued Iranian attacks against Saudi territory.

I instructed today the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants to summon the Iranian Chargé d’Affaires in Lebanon to inform him of the decision to withdraw the agrément for the designated Iranian Ambassador, Mohammad Reza Shibani, declare him persona

It’s hard to see this letter having much significance given how little power and influence Pezeshkian has in Iran.

Syria’s president met King Charles at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, according to the Syrian presidency.

Former Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharazi was “seriously injured” and hospitalized after his home in Tehran was struck in US-Israeli attacks, the state-affiliated Nournews outlet reports. The report added that his wife was killed in the strike.

A niece and grandniece of slain Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani were arrested by US federal agents on Friday, the State Department says, adding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked their lawful permanent resident status.

US President Donald Trump says he believes there is a “good chance” of making a deal with Iran on Monday, ahead of his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face heavy bombing. ara.tv/asf8z

Iran’s internet blackout, imposed shortly after US and Israeli strikes on February 28, has become the longest nationwide shutdown on record, according to internet monitor NetBlocks. “Iran’s internet blackout is now the longest nation-scale internet shutdown on record in any

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pledged to work for enhanced security in talks with his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa, as Kyiv seeks to promote its military expertise across the region following the outbreak of the Iran war. ara.tv/l74yv

Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says in a post on X, addressing US President Donald Trump, that “our whole region is going to burn because you insist on following [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s commands,” after Trump warned that the US would

US President Donald Trump appears to extend by 24 hours his deadline for Iran to make a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating infrastructure attacks. ara.tv/nch2e