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Biden’s woes at home loom over Mideast trip that’s all about oil

President Joe Biden will seek to salvage relations with Saudi Arabia and boost Israel’s beleaguered government in a Mideast trip that risks political embarrassment unless near-record U.S.. gasoline prices swiftly come back to Earth.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022

‘Humiliating climbdown’ or a chance to assert US diplomacy: What’s really behind Biden’s controversial trip to Saudi Arabia

The White House says Mr Biden’s visit with Saudi leaders is meant to ‘reorient’ America’s relationship with Riyadh. But as Andrew Feinberg reports, foreign policy experts are split on whether the president should be going at all

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Isolated Vladimir Putin travelling to Iran to shore up support for Ukraine war

The Russian president will visit Tehran next Tuesday to attend a meeting with the leaders of Iran and Turkey, the Kremlin said

Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022

Putin set to visit Iran next week

The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Iran next week, after the U.S. warned that Tehran could provide Moscow with drones for its action in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Amid Russia-Ukraine war, Putin to visit Iran for Syria talks

Russia, Turkey and Iran are engaged in talks as part of the so-called ‘Astana peace process’ to end the war in Syria.

Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2022

White House: Iran Set to Deliver Armed Drones to Russia

The White House on Monday said it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with "hundreds" of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoing war in Ukraine. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said it was unclear whether Iran had already provided any of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 12, 2022

Iran to supply Russia with hundreds of combat drones, says US

Iran is providing Russia with drones to use against the Ukrainian people in their ongoing invasion, the US has claimed.

Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022

Russia ‘doesn’t have the courage’ to admit defeat, says Zelenskiy – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2022

Ukraine says five fighters rescued from Kherson in 'special operation'

Ukrainian miltiary intelligence said Tuesday that its troops had rescued five Ukrainians in a special operation in the southern Kherson region, which is occupied by pro-Russia forces. The rescue came as Ukraine said it struck Russian military units and an ammunitions depot in Kherson, where Moscow-backed authorities claimed seven people…

France 24 · Jul 12, 2022

Iran plans to send Russia ‘weapons-capable’ drones, US says

WASHINGTON — Iran is preparing to provide Russia with hundreds of drone aircraft, including some capable of carrying weaponry, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022