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These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. - Trump vows to take #Iran oil terminals, launch new strikes - #US military says it used missile fire to disable a third tanker trying to break its blockade on #Iran - #SaudiArabia strongly condemns Iran's repeated attacks against #Jordan, #Bahrain and #Kuwait -#Lebanon's Aoun reiterates position regarding talks to end war with #Israel - Drone strikes on key Sudan city kill 23: rights group Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. • #US carries out strikes on multiple targets after Trump promises to hit #Iran ‘very hard' • Iran targets #Bahrain, #Kuwait and #Jordan for a second day • Iran says will target any vessel traffic in Strait of Hormuz • #Israel and Iran are undermining US peace efforts, Lebanese envoy tells UN Security Council • Israel's pursuit of military gains putting talks with #Lebanon at risk Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. - #Trump on #Iran: We're going to be attacking them very hard - GCCstatement says Iranian hostilities undermine dialogue, regional ties - #SaudiArabia condemns Iranian attacks on #Jordan, #Bahrain and #Kuwait - Israeli strikes on south #Lebanon kill 12 - India says 3 crew missing 21 rescued after US attacks vessel near #Oman Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. * #US launches airstrikes on #Iran after blaming #Tehran for helicopter crash, prompting retaliation * #Jordan, #Bahrain and #Kuwait deal with Iranian missile and drone attack * Analysis: How long can Iran's regime fight on? * Israeli NGO publishes footage challenging army claims on killing of Palestinian baby * Deadlock in #Egypt talks over #Gaza disarmament Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT.   - #Trump says #Iran downed Apache helicopter, #US must react - IDF gets green signal to bomb #Beirut in response to any rocket fire from #Lebanon - Lebanon says 8 dead in strike on Tyre as #Israel keeps up attacks on south - At least 2 Iranian military members killed in Israeli attack on Iran - UN's antonioguterres expresses alarm over escalation in Middle East   Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. - #Iran, #Israel say hostilities on hold after first attacks since truce - Reports of attack on Prince Sultan Air Base are false, #Saudi ministry says - #Lebanon reports Israeli strikes as #Hezbollah claims attacks against troops in south - How Israeli bombardment is threatening Lebanon's ancient landmarks - Israeli military kills four in #Gaza and expands control zone, locals say Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT.   • #Israel hits #Iran with new strikes, intercepts fresh wave of missiles from Tehran • #Trump tells #Netanyahu not to retaliate, seeks to keep Iran peace talks on track • Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his ‘no new wars' campaign message • Israel army vows to operate across #Lebanon, intensify actions against #Hezbollah • Israel kills nine in #Gaza as #Egypt hosts new ceasefire talks   Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. - @POTUS says he would not unfreeze #Iran's assets before peace deal is done - #Pakistan interior minister meets Iranian FM as Islamabad steps up US-Iran mediation - #Israel strikes #Beirut southern suburbs after #Hezbollah launches projectiles - Frankly Speaking: US media slammed for showing Iran as victor of war - #US draft resolution at @iaeaorg demands Iran open up on sites, uranium stocks Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

On this episode, we speak with Nadim Shehadi, economist, political adviser and one of the leading voices on Lebanese and Middle Eastern affairs. A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was announced earlier this week, but after Hezbollah rejected the deal, can it survive or is it already beginning to unravel?

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. - US strikes Iran radar sites after Iranian drone launch - Kuwait, Bahrain respond to second attack in days amid renewed Iran-US confrontation - UN Security Council marks 2 years of Houthi detentions, demands immediate release of 73 UN staff - UN peacekeeping chief outlines options for post-UNIFIL monitoring force in southern Lebanon - Riyadh Air takes delivery of first two custom-built Dreamliners Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. - President Aoun tells #Iran ‘not your job to interfere' in #Lebanon - Lebanon parliament speaker supports #Hezbollah pullback in parallel with Israeli withdrawal - Lebanese president thanks #SaudiArabia for its support in phone call with crown prince - Iran says fired ‘warning missiles' at US destroyers in Gulf of #Oman - @iaeaorg : #UAE nuclear plant attack ‘serious compromise of nuclear safety' Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT.   - #US-#Iran talks going ‘very well' says #Trump, SecRubio says ‘war over' – but does Iran agree? - #Hezbollah rejects the last exit ramp of US-brokered truce, Aoun urges implementation - #Israel plans major settlement push across occupied #WestBank - Saudi crown prince denounces ‘brutal' Iranian attacks targeting #Bahrain - iaea nuclear watchdog raises ‘proliferation' fears over Iran sites   Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT.   - A conditional ceasefire and "pilot zones": #Lebanon, #Israel and the #US issue a joint statement - US denies claim its missile interceptor damaged #Kuwait airport - #US House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against #Iran - #Israeli strikes kill at least 8 in Gaza: civil defense - Women say they were raped, ransomed by #RSF men in ongoing #Sudan civil war   Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. - #Kuwait says one killed in Iranian missile, drone attack - Gulf, Arab countries condemn renewed Iranian attacks targeting Kuwait and #Bahrain - @POTUS says ‘would like to meet' #Iran leader Khamenei, confirms calling @Netanyahu  ‘crazy' - @SecRubio hopeful for action plan on #Israel-#Lebanon - #SaudiArabia weathering regional economic storm, @IMFNews  says Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. - #Iran targets #Kuwait and #Bahrain in missile attack, US retaliates after reports of faltering peace talks - SecRubio is optimistic on eventual #Iran nuclear talks despite congressional skepticism - 13,500 pregnant women in #Lebanon struggle to find safe care as hospitals come under fire - @UN chief proposes options to help end Israel- #Hezbollah conflict after peacekeepers leave Lebanon - Arab, Islamic nations condemn storming of #AlAqsaMosque by Israeli settlers Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT.   - New round of #Israel-#Lebanon talks begin in Washington - Lebanon seeks #Iranian pressure on #Hezbollah to secure ceasefire, sources say - Israel says US backs striking Beirut suburbs if Hezbollah attacks north - Rubio says #Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei alive and ‘increasingly engaging' - Iran studying deal to halt war as stalemate persists   Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. - #Iran halting indirect talks with US over #Israel's #Lebanon assault - @POTUS says no Israeli troops will go to #Beirut in call with @netanyahu after strikes hit Tyre hospital - Lebanon remains committed to negotiations despite Israeli escalation, source says - #SaudiArabia condemns Israeli incursion into Lebanon - #Hamas to hold talks with #Gaza mediators in Egypt Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. - US says it struck #Iranian military sites, Tehran responds with air base attack - #Kuwaiti air defenses intercept drone, missile attacks - POTUS DonaldTrump  sends tougher peace proposal back to #Iran - #US proposes new plan to ease Israel- #Lebanon tensions amid fighting - UK, Germany concerned on #Israeli advance into southern Lebanon, call for ceasefire Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. - #Israel's Netanyahu says capturing Beaufort castle a ‘dramatic shift' in #Lebanon offensive - Frankly Speaking: Assessing Operation Epic Fury - #Iran says no deal with #US unless its rights secured - Israeli forces kill #Palestinian man on West Bank barrier near Jerusalem - #SaudiArabia wraps up successful #Hajj2026, begins planning for next season Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

On this episode, we speak with Nomi Bar-Yaacov, a human rights lawyer and international peace negotiator who has spent decades working on some of the world's most difficult conflicts. Just over three months on from Operation Epic Fury, tensions across the Middle East are still running high, from Gaza and Lebanon to Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. So, was this war a strategic success or the start of a much bigger regional crisis? And as diplomacy struggles to contain the fallout, is the region slipping into a far more dangerous phase?

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. •⁠  ⁠#Trump seeks tougher #Iran deal terms as ceasefire extension hangs in balance •⁠  ⁠Iran state TV says draft deal with US includes releasing $12bn in assets •⁠  ⁠Israeli military says ground operations in #Lebanon ‘expanding to additional areas' •⁠  ⁠Palestinian nurse killed, others injured in Israeli airstrike on Deir Al-Balah •⁠  ⁠#Palestine backs #UN chief as report places #Israel on ‘list of shame' Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. - #Lebanon PM says country facing dangerous escalation as Israeli strikes continue - #Oman Maritime Security Centre warns of suspected sea mine in #HormuzStrait - #Israel's soldiers share rare accounts from #Gaza, describing ongoing killings despite the ceasefire - Kataeb Hezbollah vows to keep arms as #Iraq faces #US pressure to disarm groups - #Ukraine's drones strike port, oil depot in southern #Russia Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT   - Pentagon chief says #US ready to restart strikes on #Iran if no deal - US sanctions Iranian buyers of military technology - #Israeli forces push further into #Lebanon as delegations meet in #US - #Germany alarmed by Israel's plans for more #Gaza territory - #Syria deploys disaster relief as floods displace thousands   Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT.   - Trump meeting with aides to make ‘final determination' on moving forward with #Iran deal - Lebanese and #Israel officers meet, Aoun tells Secretary Marco Rubio truce crucial to talks progress - On average 11 children killed or injured every 24 hours in past week in #Lebanon, says UN - #Hamas calls Netanyahu's plan to expand control in #Gaza a dangerous escalation - #Sudan medical group accuses paramilitary force of killing 27 in attack targeting civilians   Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT.   - #Lebanon decries Israeli attacks damaging heritage sites - Lebanon to hold military talks with #Israel at #Pentagon on Friday - Report says #Iran, #US reach outline ceasefire deal after latest attacks - #Gaza reports 72,819 killed and 172,894 wounded since October 2023 - Bessent: #Oman assured US it has no plans to impose toll on #StraitofHormuz   Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT.   - Report says #Iran, #US reach outline ceasefire deal after latest attacks - #Kuwait calls Iranian drone, missile attack ‘dangerous escalation' - USTreasurychief says US to halt Iran airlines' access to landing spots - #Israel carries out strike on #Beirut suburbs, first near capital in weeks, leaving 14 dead - Plans for the #Gaza International Stabilization Force are in question as troop pledges stall   Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT.   - #Iran and #US trade air strikes after @realDonaldTrump dismisses report of #Hormuz deal - #Kuwait says air defenses intercepting hostile missile, drone attacks- - #Israel carries out strikes on #Lebanon's southern city of Tyre - #Palestinians mourn slain #Hamas militant chief as Israel escalates Gaza attacks - What is behind the surge in Israeli settler violence across the #WestBank?   Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. - #Iran state TV says #US commits to ending naval blockade in draft deal - #IRGC say ‘low' possibility of return to war with US - US needs years to replenish weapons' stockpiles after Iran war, analysis says - IDF issues evacuation order for south #Lebanon's Tyre, #Hezbollah clash with Israeli troops - Pilgrims move between Mina and Makkah as Eid-day #Hajj rituals continue smoothly   Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT.   - #Hajj pilgrims converge on Mina as #Eid begins after night in Muzdalifah -Undeclared chemical weapons found in #Syria: OPC - UN Security Council condemns drone attack near UAE's #Barakah nuclear plant - 1.7m #pilgrims performing Hajj this year, 2.04% more than last year - #Saudi king, crown prince exchange Eid greetings with Muslim leaders   Check out the latest updates on  arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. - #Iran accuses #US of breaking truce after new strikes - Iran supreme leader says region will ‘no longer serve as shields' for US bases - Peak devotion as pilgrims gather in #Arafat for most sacred #Hajj rite - Strikes hit south #Lebanon city after #Israeli evacuation warning - Drone strike on #Sudan border town kills at least 14: survivor, official Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT   - #US launches fresh strikes on #Iran even as talks to end war proceed - #Israel steps up #Lebanon strikes as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu escalates offensive - #Pilgrims gather at #Arafat for spiritual climax of #Hajj - What the #AlSaadi arrest reveals about the threat of global decentralized terrorism - #Mexico's president sees ‘no issue' with her country hosting #Iran's World Cup team during tournament   Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. - POTUSTruth Social post on normalization with #Israel leaves many questions unanswered, Saudi source confirms Kingdom's position - #Iran and #US play down breakthrough in deal to end #IranWar despite ‘progress made' - Iran's supreme leader cut off from direct contact amid strike fears: report - Iranian officials in #Qatar for talks, frozen funds, source says - Israel issues evacuation warnings for 10 #Lebanon villages, right-wing ministers urge Netanyahu to resume #Beirut strikes   Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. - #US says Iran deal still possible, as @realDonaldTrump tempers expectations - Vessels carrying Middle East oil, LNG exit #Hormuz, head for Pakistan, China - #Muslims begin the annual #Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns - Frankly Speaking: ‘Gulf economies will find ways to get creative, bounce back,' ex - #Biden adviser tells Arab News - Israel military says soldier killed in southern #Lebanon Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT.   - #Iran and #US closing in on deal to end #Iranwar, Secretary Marco Rubio says announcement possible Sunday - Netanyahu told #Trump #Israel will remain free to act against threats - Israeli fire kills parents and their infant in #Gaza - ‘Gulf economies will find ways to get creative, bounce back,' ex-Biden adviser tells Arab News - Foreign ministers of #SaudiArabia and other Muslim countries condemn opening of Somaliland embassy in Jerusalem   Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

On this episode, we speak with Daniel Benaim, distinguished diplomatic fellow at the Middle East Institute and former senior adviser in the Biden administration. Nearly three months into the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States, many across the Gulf are questioning whether Washington truly understood the risks this war could bring to the region and whether America still sees Gulf security as a priority. So has this conflict fundamentally changed the relationship between the Gulf and the United States? And as divisions over Israel deepen in Washington, are Gulf allies beginning to rethink their reliance on the US?

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. • #Trump says #Iran deal ‘largely negotiated', dispute over #Hormuz reopening • Saudi crown prince joins Trump-led call with Arab leaders on regional tensions • Lebanon civil defense says Israeli strike destroys its Nabatieh facility • West Bank health system near collapse as debt crisis deepens • Should Arab region worry about the #hantavirus and #Ebola outbreaks? Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT.   - #Iran and #US say could be close to agreement, #Trump to assess draft deal - #Hezbollah says message from Iran shows it ‘will not give up' on group - South #Lebanon hospital damaged as Israel keeps up strikes - Israeli strike kills #Gaza boy and five police officers, police say - #France bans Israeli security minister Itamar Ben Gvir from country   Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. • #Pakistan army chief holds talks with #Iran's foreign minister in #Tehran • #France readies #UN resolution on Hormuz as vote on #US text stalls • Why aid chiefs believe #Gaza's peace plan is failing Palestinian civilians • #Italy, #France, #UK, #Germany urge #Israel to end settlement expansion • Israeli strikes in south and east #Lebanon kill 10, including medics Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT.   - #Pakistan army chief, #Qatar negotiators in Tehran as #US-#Iran deal inches closer - US–Iran draft agreement signals to ease tensions and open #HormuzStrait – Al Arabiya - #Gaza flotilla activists say Israeli captors raped and beat prisoners - #Lebanon says #Israel's strike kills six, including two rescuers and child - #Sudan's war has left thousands missing, many buried in unmarked graves   Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. - - POTUS Donald Trump affirms US commitment to Gulf security in letter to Bahraini ruler - First #Gaza #flotilla activists arrive in Turkiye after Israel deportation - US sanctions 9 over #Hezbollah ties, including Lebanese MPs - Israeli strike kills 2 in south #Lebanon: military - Cristiano Ronaldo brace powers Al-Nassr to Saudi Pro League title Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT.   - Global anger grows as #Israel deports all foreign activists from #Gaza flotilla - Mediator Pakistan pushes to get #US-#Iran peace talks on track - Secretary Marco Rubio says #HormuzStrait tolling system would make Iran deal unfeasible - UAE official slams Iran's Hormuz control plan as ‘pipe dream' - #SaudiArabia leads efforts to stabilize global energy supplies amid warnings of prolonged #IranWar   Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. - #Israeli minister sparks outcry after posting video taunting detained #flotilla activists - Donald Trump administration pressures #Palestinian @UN envoy to drop General Assembly vice presidency bid - Demand soars for Israel's battle-tested weapons tech despite global criticism of its #wartime conduct - #Iran examining fresh US proposal, as Trump says negotiations in ‘final stages' - #Hormuz submarine cables face Iran threat   Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

  These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT.   - US President Donald Trump says negotiations with Iran in final stages, warns of attacks if deal fails - #SaudiArabia FM praises Trump for giving ‘diplomacy a chance' to end #IranWar - #Pakistan interior minister heads to Iran for talks, Tasnim says - #UAE urges #Iraq to prevent attacks from its territory ‘immediately' - Israeli minister sparks outcry after posting video taunting detained #Gaza flotilla activists   Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. * Tankers exit #Hormuz as #Trump, #Vance talk up #Iran deal prospects * #UAE says attack on #Barakah nuclear plant a ‘red line' * Israeli minister orders #WestBank hamlet evicted * Israeli strikes on southern #Lebanon kill 19, including children and women * Analysis: #Iraq struggles to balance rival powers in a tense Middle East Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT •⁠  ⁠Trump says US may need to hit Iran again in coming days •⁠  ⁠UAE says drones targeting Barakah nuclear plant came from Iraq •⁠  ⁠G7 finance chiefs: Strait of Hormuz must be reopened immediately •⁠  ⁠Syrian soldier killed, 18 people wounded by car bomb in Damascus •⁠  ⁠⁠UN expert slams Israel's ‘gross disregard' for Palestinian detainees   Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. - Donald Trump says he paused attack on #Iran, signals a nuclear deal may be possible - #Pakistan deploys jets, thousands of troops to #SaudiArabia - but no official confirmation from KSA - #Hormuz tanker traffic edges higher after wartime low - #Lebanon death toll reaches 3,000 in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah - Why Britain still wrestles with repatriating #Daesh-linked families from detention camps in #Syria   Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT.   - #Pakistan hands #US revised #Iran proposal for ending war - #Iraq to investigate after Saudi defenses intercept three drones entering from Iraqi airspace - #Lebanon president says he will do the ‘impossible' to stop war with #Israel - UN demands Israel prevent ‘genocide' in #Gaza - Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi released from hospital   Check out the latest updates on arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. - #Saudi defense ministry says three drones entering from #Iraqi airspace intercepted - Saudi Arabia leads Arab condemnation of drone attack near #AbuDhabi nuclear power plant - POTUS DonaldTrump issues dire warning to #Iran to accept peace deal - #Israel PM says close to killing all architects of #October7 attack - Saudi Arabia remains a vital anchor of stability, US envoy for #Syria says   Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. - Eid Al-Adha on May 27 after crescent sighted in #SaudiArabia - #Iran media says ‘no tangible concessions' in US response to Iranian proposal - Frankly Speaking: New #US-Iran nuclear agreement is the only way, says former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert - @UN watchdog expresses ‘grave concern' over drone strike near #UAE nuclear plant - #Israel strikes #Lebanon while #Hezbollah calls talks ‘dead end'   Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com

On this episode, we speak with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. As a fragile ceasefire in the US-Israeli war with Iran hangs in the balance, we ask what the endgame really is. Has (Israeli Prime Minister) Benjamin Netanyahu dragged the region into a far more dangerous conflict? And what is his prediction for the upcoming general election later this year?

These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, at 6am GMT. • #Trump says Xi agrees #Iran must open #Hormuz, but no sign #China will weigh in * #Pakistan interior minister meets Iranian counterpart as mediation efforts continue * #Hezbollah says it struck military objective in northern #Israel * Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath says #France is seeking to deport him • #Bulgaria's ‘Bangaranga' wins #Eurovision, with Israel second Check out the latest updates on https://arabnews.com