At the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Manila, energy and food security emerged as the bloc's top priorities due to growing instability in the Middle East. During the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with the United States, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a US$1.5 billion strategic investment to strengthen Southeast Asia's energy security, supply chains, and aviation infrastructure.

On 24 July 2026, a “Joint Statement by Foreign Ministers of the Group of Eight Arab-Islamic States” stated that they “condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli escalation at Al Aqsa Mosque / Al Haram Al Sharif... They stress that these provocative and unacceptable actions constitute a flagrant violation of international law, the relevant United Nations resolutions,

Al Waie Magazine: Prominent Headlines Issue Number 481

For decades, Iran had actively served the US agenda, acting as a key player in advancing American interests across the Middle East. But at the same time, however, Iran was pursuing its own independent agenda and national interests. Through this dual approach, Iran gradually built and expanded significant influence in the region,