Middle East

IDF destroys Hezbollah infrastructure, Iran to delay Hormuz agreement with Oman

Gulf shipping traffic steady amid uncertainty of peace talks, eight ships transit Strait of Hormuz • Iran lied about negotiations with US, Strait of Hormuz to open 'very soon', Trump says

IDF destroys four Hamas tunnels in Gaza over weekend, April 14, 2026.
Visitors and local residents gather outside the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of Syria’s most prominent religious, historic, and tourist landmarks.

Syria bets on tourism revival, but visitor surge faces test of security, services

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a bilateral meeting alongside the NATO leaders summit in Ankara, last month.

Trump’s Syria-Iraq pipeline plan aims to weaken Iran’s leverage - opinion

The flag of the United States superimposed on a map of the Middle East, centered on Iran, May 18, 2026.

US and Iran disagree on war casualty numbers


BoP briefed bipartisan US congressional advisers on Trump Gaza plan, senior member tells 'Post'

The delegation was led by senior adviser Josh Gruenbaum, while Gen. Mark Schwartz (ret.), the Board’s security lead, participated remotely. 

World leaders gather during a charter announcement for US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026

Strikes in Gaza require IDF chief's approval, Iran, Oman inch closer to Hormuz deal

Iran will not allow US to open new route through Hormuz • Qatar, Egypt, Turkey condemn Israeli military action in Gaza • 'Resistance is Hamas's holy mission': Terror spox. tells Piers Morgan

Houthi supporters shout in Sanaa, Yemen June 25, 2026.

Iran Foreign Ministry denies talks with US, says no meetings planned, despite Trump claims - report

Baghaei told the WSJ that all of Iran's negotiators were still in the country, except for Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi who was visiting a religious site in Iraq.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks during an interview, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

The war against the Jewish state began long before Israel was established - opinion

The war against the Jewish state began almost 150 years ago, well before the Balfour Declaration and before the first Zionist Congress organized by Theodor Herzl in Basel in 1897...

 The surrender of Jerusalem, December 9, 1917.

The Gulf tried to prosper without choosing sides. Iran is making that impossible - opinion

For years, Israel asked how other countries would respond if missiles were routinely fired at their civilians. The Gulf States are now confronting that question themselves.

 Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, US President Donald Trump, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa attend a group photo session with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025.

Israel was meant to join major US attack on Iran before Trump decided to call it off - report

According to one official, Israel told the United States that if the attack did not strike Iranian regime targets and sites tied to Iran's economy, there was no point in striking at all.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump meet at the White House, July 28, 2026.

Saudi Arabia, Middle East neighbors pressure Iraq to rein in Iranian-backed militias - analysis

Iranian-backed militias are using Iraq as a staging ground to launch attacks against neighboring countries, including Saudi Arabia, Syria, Kuwait, and Jordan.

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a parliamentary session to vote in a new government headed by Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister, at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026.

After Netanyahu, will the West finally understand while Israel exists? - opinion

Beyond Netanyahu, Israel must counter distorted narratives by telling the full story of Jewish history and Zionism.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Christian Conference in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025

Trump’s agenda now: Destroy Iranian regime's ability to govern – opinion

With the American president’s plan to target the Islamic Republic’s infrastructure rather than the IRGC or nuclear sites, his principal objective has become dismantling its leadership

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, earlier this month.

The fantasy of toppling Middle Eastern regimes is a familiar pattern in Israeli policy - opinion

History suggests Israel's alleged regime change plan for Iran repeated flawed assumptions that have doomed similar interventions before.

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev pays his respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran July 3, 2026.