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Regional wars top agenda at UN meeting, and other Mideast developments

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Middle Eastern leaders are gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly as conflicts in the region continue. The U.S.-Iran conflict, Yemen's fighting, and Israel's wars with Hamas and Hezbollah are key topics. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accuses the U.S. of blocking diplomatic routes. The Gulf Cooperation Council calls for Iran to stop attacks on Arab states. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in New York for a brief visit, is not meeting President Donald Trump.

In Yemen, airstrikes in Mokha kill six people. U.S. and Iraq discuss efforts to disarm Iraqi militias.

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