Fighting in Yemen pushes an already dire humanitarian crisis to the brink. @MSF warns that women are giving birth in tents without medical care, while neonatal units struggle to keep newborns warm amid fuel shortages. CNN’s @PHancocksCNN reports on the humanitarian crisis:

US intelligence officials believe Iran & the Houthis are unlikely to carry out preemptive escalatory attacks against American personnel or Israel at this point but would not hesitate to respond if Iran is targeted first, one source familiar with latest US assessments noted.

UAE is tackling an oil spill from a tanker in the Persian Gulf. Beaches closed in Umm al Quwain, fishermen told to stay away. Here is a deeper look at the toxic impact of the war in Iran. edition.cnn.com/2026/10/23/c…

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The flydubai hijacking attempt exposes worrying gaps in aviation security. Israel and the UAE insist they are working together to find the truth.

Tzvika Manes is one of 3 passengers who heroically wrestled the would-be FlyDubai hijacker to the ground. And his wife, Tali, is the one who alerted passengers & crew to the gruesome fight for control of the cockpit I spoke with them today

For Gulf states, even discussing a US military drawdown risks handing Iran a victory and leaving them more exposed. “This is not the time to have these conversations at all,” an official familiar with Saudi thinking told CNN, adding that this has been conveyed to the Trump administration. “The Iranians want headlines like (these)" With @BeckyCNN edition.cnn.com/2026/09/22/m…

CNN Investigates: Iran has improved targeting of US assets. Here's how Russian satellites likely have helped cnn.com/2026/09/16/world/vid…

Exclusive: More than 100 US military advisers are on the ground in Saudi Arabia providing intel & targeting support to the Kingdom for its military campaign against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, sources tell me, @KatieBoLillis & @kylieatwood. Comes as fighting on the peninsula intensifies & risks spilling into open war -- with the Houthis threatening a second major shipping corridor out of Middle East.

Exclusive access to fight to stop Iran's powerful Yemen proxy - the Houthis who want this vital waterway - could drive up cost of oil - and pressure Trump

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What the death sentence for former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad tells us about the future of the country. cnn.com/2026/08/16/middleeas…

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia for crimes during the country's 14-year deadly conflict cnn.it/4cxwRqS

We're hiring for a group of new positions on CNN's Visual Investigations team!!!! We're looking for sharp people with a strong OSINT skillset and a good judgement for stories that can handle both breaking news and long, difficult investigations.

The investigation into a US strike that hit a school in Iran has sat for months with a military command while leaders have held off on ordering a critical, standard intelligence review to help determine what happened, according to three sources familiar with the matter. cnn.it/44tY2yL

The agreement between Iran and the US lays out the terms of the ceasefire between the bitter rivals, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, some financial relief for Iran and a reiteration from Tehran that it will never produce a nuclear weapon, according to a draft copy of the text obtained by CNN. cnn.it/3SKWuxq

The UAE is exiting OPEC and OPEC+ within days. UAE Energy Minister @HESuhail tells me “the timing is right.” My conversation with him here in thread: (1/5)

President Trump issues a new deadline for Iran.

My take on latest developments and Iran’s attacks on the Gulf - speaking to @FareedZakaria who always asks the questions that matter