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<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.eghtesadonline.com/en/news/2003645/iran-u-s-confrontation-appears-closer-as-military-buildup-grows-despite-diplomatic-deadlock</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-10-03T14:55:28+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Iran-U.S. Confrontation Appears Closer as Military Buildup Grows Despite Diplomatic Deadlock</news:title><news:publication><news:name>eghtesadonline.com</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.eghtesadonline.com/media/21cb7ce0ZTp3ZWJwfGY6ODY0OTg0MS53ZWJwfGZ1aTo0NjgzMXxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Iran-U.S. Confrontation Appears Closer as Military Buildup Grows Despite Diplomatic Deadlock</image:title><image:caption>EghtesadOnline: Signs across the region and the wider world suggest that a new round of confrontation between Iran and the United States may be approaching, even as diplomatic channels remain active despite the deadlock. But why is the risk of conflict rising, and what consequences would a new war have for Iran, the United States and the wider region?</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.eghtesadonline.com/en/news/2003644/a-new-arms-race-how-wars-are-reshaping-global-military-spending</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-10-03T13:17:43+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>A New Arms Race? How Wars Are Reshaping Global Military Spending</news:title><news:publication><news:name>eghtesadonline.com</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.eghtesadonline.com/media/82576d6dZTp3ZWJwfGY6ODY0OTgxNy53ZWJwfGZ1aTo0NjgzMHxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>A New Arms Race? How Wars Are Reshaping Global Military Spending</image:title><image:caption>EconomyOnline: European, Asian and Middle Eastern countries have placed increases in military spending on their agendas as security tensions intensify. The structure of countries’ defense spending has been shaped by the “Russia-Ukraine war,” the “China-U.S. trade war,” and the “Iran-U.S.-Israel war.”</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>
