Iran’s foreign minister told Fox News that Tehran will not execute detainees from recent protests, responding to President Trump’s warnings and amid U.S.–U.K. troop moves from a Qatar base.
Somalia has canceled all economic, security and defense agreements with the UAE, after failed talks over what Mogadishu called sovereignty violations and threats to national unity.
Ethiopia’s intelligence chief paid an unannounced visit to Mogadishu, delivering a message from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as regional tensions rise over Somaliland and wider Horn of Africa security.
Somalia’s cabinet has annulled all agreements with the UAE, ending military, security and port deals amid sovereignty concerns, and reinforcing a flight ban that reshapes Horn of Africa–Gulf relations.
Turkish analyst İbrahim Karagül claims Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Djibouti could form a naval bloc between Somalia and Yemen, a move he says would undercut Somaliland’s recognition efforts.
Women-only demonstrators in Mogadishu protested Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, warning it threatens Somalia’s sovereignty and urging global rejection of steps that could destabilize the Horn of Africa.
Somalia has halted all UAE military and cargo flights after the alleged unauthorized transit of Yemeni STC leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi, escalating diplomatic tensions and raising regional security and sovereignty concerns.
