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Bitcoin has climbed to $105,000 after Trump has claimed to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, prompting a market response. Crypto prediction site Polymarket has lifted peace odds to 99% and is in talks to raise $200m at a valuation above $1bn. The post Bitcoin Rebounds to $105,000 After Truce Claimed in Middle East – What’s Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin bounced to $106,000 as traders bet on higher chances of Fed interest rate cuts due to tensions in the Middle East. Key takeaways: Bitcoin swiftly rebounded to $106,000, signaling firm institutional investor demand despite growing global unrest. A sharp 8% drop in Bitcoin’s hashrate raised concerns over mining stability amid Middle East tensions. Read more

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held urgent telephone discussions with the ambassadors of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, reiterating Pakistan’s commitment to regional peace and stability, ARY News reported. During his call with Qatar’s Ambassador Ali Mubarak Ali Essa Al-Khater, PM Shehbaz expressed deep concern over the recent Iranian missile strike on a US military base […]

Iran on Monday struck a retaliatory missile attack targeting the American Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, while launching a missile operation called “Annunciation of victory” against US bases in Iraq and Qatar, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency. A day earlier, President Donald Trump said US air strikes “totally obliterated” Iran’s main nuclear sites, as Washington joined Israel’s war with Tehran in a flashpoint moment for the Middle East. The strikes drew threats from Tehran to retaliate, with US military installations in the region a potential target. The following are significant US facilities in the Middle East: Bahrain Home to the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, whose area of responsibility includes the Gulf, Red Sea, Arabian Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. Qatar The 24-hectare Al Udeid Air Base, in the desert outside the capital Doha, is the forward headquarters for US Central Command, which directs US military operations in a huge swathe of territory stretching from Egypt in the west to K...

President Asif Ali Zardari has called for urgent dialogue and diplomatic engagement to ensure peace and stability in the Middle East, expressing deep concern over the rising tensions in the region.

June 22: U.S. forces have struck Iran’s key nuclear sites, drawing threats from Tehran to retaliate, with U.S. military installations in the region a potential target. Following are significant U.S. military bases or facilities in the Middle East: BAHRAIN: Home to the headquarters of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, whose area of responsibility includes the […]

In the event of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, all of Iran's resources will be directed toward confronting Israel, and Russia's share of military aid will decrease accordingly. This could lead to a reduction in Russia's use of kamikaze drones in the war against Ukraine.

The US will continue to focus on the need to end Russia's war against Ukraine despite new serious escalations in the Middle East, as Russia remains a problem for US national security interests in Europe.

ISLAMABAD: The PTI patron-in-chief, Imran Khan, has delayed his party’s countrywide protest for at least two weeks owing to the situation in the Middle East. This was announced by Mr Khan’s sisters, Noreen Niazi and Uzma, after they met their brother in Adiala Jail on Tuesday. Mr Khan’s third sister, Aleema, was not allowed to meet her brother. Talking to the media, Ms Niazi said her brother was “well aware of the international situation” and said that Pakistan should remain united during Iran-Israel war. Ms Uzma said the world already knew about Mr Khan’s stance against Israel. Earlier, Mr Khan had called upon his supporters to start preparations for countrywide protests after Eidul Azha. PTI Central Infor­mation Secretary Sheikh Waqqas Akram also confirmed that Mr Khan has delayed the protests for two weeks. “We are passing through very sensitive time. So it has been decided that the party will not hold any protest for two weeks,” Mr Akram told Dawn. Raoof Hasan, the head of PTI’s political think tank, stat...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explained why the United States redirected critical anti-drone defense technology products initially intended for Ukraine’s Armed Forces to American troops deployed in the Middle East.

Nationwide protests against President Donald Trump, tensions in the Middle East amid Israel’s strikes on Iran and expected rainy weather in Washington on Saturday could dampen spirits at a military parade on the US Army’s 250th anniversary, set to feature tanks on the streets and aircraft flying overhead. Trump, whose 79th birthday is also on Saturday, will preside over the parade. Week-long protests in Los Angeles against Trump’s immigration crackdown have spread to multiple cities including Chicago, New York, San Antonio, Texas, and Washington. The Republican president has ordered National Guard troops and US Marines to Los Angeles, a heavily Democratic city — a deployment that California Governor Gavin Newsom has challenged in court. Anti-Trump groups are planning to hold nearly 2,000 demonstrations of varying sizes across the country to coincide with the parade. Many are taking place under the theme “No Kings,” asserting that no individual is above the law. The protests, if they go as planned, would repre...

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that US personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because “it could be a dangerous place”, adding that the United States would not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Reuters reported earlier on Wednesday that the US is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy and will allow military dependents to leave locations around the Middle East due to heightened security risks in the region, according to US and Iraqi sources. The four US and two Iraqi sources did not say what security risks had prompted the decision, and reports of the potential evacuation pushed up oil prices by more than four per cent. A US official said the State Department had authorised voluntary departures from Bahrain and Kuwait. The State Department updated its worldwide travel advisory on Wednesday evening to reflect the latest US posture. “On June 11, the Department of State ordered the departure of non-emergency US government personnel due to heightened regional tensions,” the ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the previous US administration promised Ukraine 20,000 missiles to combat Shahed drones, but those missiles were later sent to the Middle East.

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RLUSD stablecoin has won simultaneous clearance from Dubai’s DFSA and New York’s NYDFS, giving Ripple a regulatory edge in the $160 billion stablecoin sector. The approval has allowed 7,000 DIFC firms to route low-cost cross-border payments, while growing UAE demand challenges Tether’s dominance. The post Ripple Scores Key Regulatory Win in the Middle East – Here’s What It Means for RLUSD appeared first on Cryptonews.

From the arms deals with the Gulf States to the embracing the Syrian president and a proposed agreement over Gaza, Trump's visit to Middle East marks a turning point in the region – and Israel remains on the sidelines for the time being

HashKey Group, a prominent digital asset financial services firm in the Asia-Pacific region, has received a VASP license from the VARA. The post HashKey Secures VASP License from Dubai’s VARA to Expand in Middle East appeared first on Cryptonews.

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and Middle East issues.

An autodidact on the Middle East, strategic consultant Tom Wegner is promoting a vision of dialogue in the region. The story is bigger than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he says

  As we witness the unfolding events in Syria, one stark lesson emerges from the rebels' surprise offensive – and it's one that should make us all pause and think. The strategic logic driving the Middle East operates, unlike anything we see in the West, functioning more like a complex ecosystem where the smallest change […]