Middle East

Trump added that he has instructed the US Navy to interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer statements suggesting that a confrontation with Iran is not Britain’s concern, raise serious questions about whether the West is willing to learn from history.

Airline pilots express widespread safety concerns flying in the Middle East during the Iran conflict, fearing retribution from airlines for refusing high-risk assignments.

For too long, Israelis were sold on the wrong expectation. Politicians deceived the public into believing that everything could be achieved quickly and decisively through military force alone. 

The agreement prioritizes the railway sector, including a proposal to link Anatolia in the north with the port of Aqaba in the south and extend toward the Gulf.

Qatar now funds the most-watched English-language news channel covering the Middle East. And it got there because the West stopped showing up.

Israel's creation of "buffer zones" in Gaza, Syria, and now Lebanon reflects a strategic shift after the attacks of October 7, 2023, one that puts the country in a semi-permanent state of war.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, one of Japan’s big three shipping firms, is among those caught up in the confusion as firms try to work out what impact the US-Iran two-week ceasefire is having.