The week brought a mix of Washington maneuvering, legal disputes and fast-moving tensions across the Middle East. Here are five major stories that shaped the conversation.
Trump Courts Fetterman
President Donald Trump publicly urged Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) to join the Republican Party, weeks before midterm elections that could decide control of Congress.
“I’d love to see him as a Republican,” Trump told reporters Saturday at Joint Base Andrews.
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Ship-To-Ship Transfers Face New Risks
Brett Erickson of Obsidian Risk Advisors warned that a fire aboard a Marshall Islands-flagged VLCC near Fujairah could disrupt the Gulf of Oman’s ship-to-ship oil-transfer network.
“It’s game over,” Erickson said in a post on X.
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Trump Asks Supreme Court To Revisit Clinton Case
Trump asked the Supreme Court to reopen his dismissed lawsuit against Hillary Clinton over allegations tied to his 2016 campaign and Russia.
The filing follows a dismissal and nearly $1 million in sanctions against Trump and attorney Alina Habba, both upheld on appeal.
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Yemen Tensions Rise After Airport Strike
A missile attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport killed 12 and injured more than 300, according to Saudi authorities.
Trump signaled the U.S. could join Saudi operations against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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Iran’s Economic Crisis Deepens
Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad resigned amid allegations involving nearly $2 billion in unpaid oil revenues, as the rial kept falling under U.S. pressure.
President Masoud Pezeshkian accepted the resignation.
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