Middle East

As US withdraws from Iraq, the Kurdistan Region may find itself vulnerable - analysis

Tehran has carried out more than 1,000 missile and drone attacks on Kurdistan following the start of US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.
A general view shows the Awad oil field in the eastern Qamishli countryside in northeastern Syria, on February 9, 2026; Illustrative.

Middle East’s most important new energy corridor continues to grow - analysis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the United Nations in New York City, September 24, 2026.

Iran center of Netanyahu, MBZ talks during Israeli PM's brief six-hour visit to UAE

 The Qader cruise missile is seen during the annual military parade in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2024.

Negotiators pushing Iran for nuclear program concessions in exchange for US peace talks - report


Tensions across Middle East rising as US-Iran talks set to resume, Houthi-Saudi conflict continues

Explosions reportedly heard in Jordan, Iraq • US denies Iranian reports of captured submarine • Netanyahu visits UAE

The IDF seals the home of a terrorist who conducted an attack, killing Netanel Chkroun, September 25, 2026.

Iran split screen: When US, Israeli interests reach a fork in the road - analysis

US and Israeli policy towards Iran has overlapped for quite some time. Now, the two countries seem to be approaching diverging paths in the future regarding the Islamic regime.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a special plenum session in honor of U.S. President Donald Trump at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, on October 13, 2025

Israel cannot call itself a democracy while excluding Arabs from political power - opinion

Demanding full equality and opposing military occupation should not place anyone outside legitimate political life. Arab citizens have the same right as Jewish citizens to elect representatives.

Mansour Abbas is the head of Ra’am, one of four Arab parties vying for a place in the Knesset.

Schools in Riyadh move to remote learning without warning amid renewed Saudi-Houthi tensions

The academic calendar shows that the current week was scheduled as a regular school week after the Saudi National Day holiday on September 23 and 24.

Smoke rises above Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026

Khamenei injured before Iran war, pulled from Tehran hospital rubble after strike, cleric says

Ayatollah Mohsen Heidari Alekasir also denied the claim that Iran’s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, had recommended his son to serve as his successor.

A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026.

Gallant confirms Hamas warned Shin Bet ahead of Oct. 7, says Netanyahu barred him from US talks

The former defense minister also alleged that Netanyahu kept him away from key US talks during the Gaza war.

Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attends a press conference shortly after he was sacked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who cited a lack of trust, at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Israel November 5, 2024.

Two years after Hassan Nasrallah's assassination in Beirut, Hezbollah is still trying to rebuild

Nasrallah believed Israel would not launch a broad war because of what it knew about Hezbollah's capabilities. He believed the deterrence still existed.

Hezbollah supporters hold images of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and Palestinian and other flags at a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon

IDF grounds all 'drone ops.' following fatal crash, Houthis blame Saudi for Taiz market strike

Iran still waiting for official US response to proposal after initial Trump reaction • IDF enacts heavy restrictions against Palestinian movement in West Bank during Sukkot

Members of the IDF's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Hashmonaim Brigade operating in northern Israel. Photos published on September 27, 2026.

'UNAI': It is time to rename the UN to United Nations Against Israel - opinion

The UN struggles to unite on global crises, yet repeatedly finds common ground when it comes to condemning Israel.

 UNITED NATIONS headquarters in New York City.

Iran's Araghchi dismisses, smiles at reporter's question on regime's execution, torture of Iranians

On Monday, Araghchi denounced other countries for not condemning alleged "atrocities" committed in Iran by the United States and Israel.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks in Istanbul, Turkey, January 30, 2026; illustrative.