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Battleships of the Great White Fleet enter San Francisco harbor on May 6, 1908, completing the first leg of their 14-month, 45,000-mile globe-circling cruise. USNI

A history of American destroyers in Arab waters

US warships have been deployed to the Middle East for nearly a century. As the USS Gerald R Ford arrives in the region, Al Majalla revisits the list of 'presidential' destroyers in Arab waters.

Sami Moubayed 13 October 2023
FILE - In this file photo released by the U.S. Navy, a Saildrone Explorer unmanned sea drone sails in the Gulf of Aqaba on Feb. 9, 2022. The U.S. Navy held a joint drone drill with the United Kingdom on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in the Persian Gulf, testing the same unmanned surveillance ships called Saildrone Explorers that Iran twice has seized in recent months in the Middle East. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dawson Roth/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

US, UK Hold Drone Drill in Persian Gulf After Iran Seizures

The U.S. Navy held a joint drone drill with the United Kingdom on Friday in the Persian Gulf, testing the same unmanned surveillance ships that Iran twice has seized in recent months in the Middle…

AP 07 October 2022
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Trump’s 2026 Iran deal differs from Obama’s 2015 JCPOA

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Although an MOU will be officially signed on 19 June, there are already significant differences a decade later, despite the US aim being largely similar. Could Trump open Iran like Nixon opened China?

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A smarter ball, or a safer one? The header dilemma facing world football

11 June 2026

The official World Cup ball showcases the latest advances in football technology, but new research questions whether future designs should prioritise brain safety as well as performance

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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian holding a memorandum of understanding he and US President Donald Trump signed to end the US-Iran war on 17 June, 2026. IRINN Iranian state television/AFP
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How a US-Iran deal will impact Gulf relations with Tehran

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As a costly war draws to a close, Tehran has the chance to chart a new course in relation to its neighbours, but that requires a change of mindset

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World Cup songs: from local themes to global industry

11 June 2026

Football's biggest tournament has come to adopt a single soundtrack every four years to give each offering a distinct identity. Is this genuine culture, or a mass marketing technique?

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How Pakistan quietly brokered the historic US-Iran deal

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Islamabad kept both sides talking even as missiles were being launched. That tenacity looks to have paid dividends in a way that could yet reshape the Middle East's power dynamics.

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