Umut Uras

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Based in Doha, he serves on Al Jazeera English’s Live Page team. Previously, he covered news and analysis from the European Union, Cyprus and Turkiye for aljazeera.com. Before joining Al Jazeera, Umut contributed news and commentary to various Turkish and Cypriot newspapers including Hurriyet Daily News. Umut was a member of the Al Jazeera Live Page team which received Edward R Murrow Breaking News awards in 2024 and 2025 for its coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza.

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These were the updates on the US midterms on Thursday, November 5, 2026.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a round table with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, October 21, 2026. [File: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]

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These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Monday, November 2, 2026.

TOPSHOT - A member of the Iranian military demonstrates his skills during the inauguration of the Jan-Fada ("Self-Sacrificed for Iran") training camp at Tajrish Square, in front of the Emamzadeh Saleh shrine, in Tehran on November 2, 2026. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP) / ISRAEL OUT / NO ACCESS ISRAEL MEDIA/PERSIAN LANGUAGE TV STATIONS OUTSIDE IRAN / STRICTLY NO ACCESS BBC PERSIAN / VOA PERSIAN/MANOTO TV / IRAN INTERNATIONAL / RADIO FARDA -- ATTENTION EDITORS: AFP COVERS THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST THROUGH ITS EXTENSIVE REGIONAL NETWORK, INCLUDING BUREAUS IN TEHRAN, JERUSALEM, AND SEVERAL NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES. SINCE THE START OF THE CONFLICT, JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN WORKING UNDER INCREASINGLY RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS. AUTHORITIES IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES HAVE LIMITED REPORTERS' MOVEMENTS, PHOTO AND LIVE VIDEO COVERAGE FROM SENSITIVE LOCATIONS. SOME GOVERNMENTS AND ARMED GROUPS HAVE BANNED IMAGES OF MISSILE OR DRONE STRIKES AND OTHER SECURITY-RELATED SITES.

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media after voting at a polling station in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (Jewel Samad/Pool Photo via AP)

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Sunday, October 25, 2026.

Iranian women walk past a banner featuring Irans national flag in a street in Tehran

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Thursday, October 22, 2026.

President Donald Trump walks with Air Force Col. Christopher Robinson, commander of the 89th airlift wing, to board Air Force One, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks at a news conference after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at Iran's Foreign Ministry in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Tuesday, October 20, 2026.

President Masoud Pezeshkian receives Pakistan's army chief in Tehran on Tuesday [Handout via AFP]

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