18 articles tagged with #Middle East
PoliticsIran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, blaming the United States for the failure of Middle East peace talks while Putin promised Russian support in ending the conflict.
ConflictA senior IRGC general claims Iran has undisclosed military capabilities and is ready to confront the US and NATO, as hardliners linked to acting commander Ahmad Vahidi are blamed for torpedoing indirect nuclear talks with Washington.
ConflictIsrael launched an airstrike in Gaza on Friday targeting Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the leader of Hamas' military wing. Whether he was killed or injured remains unconfirmed, according to NPR.
ConflictMore than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed since a US-brokered ceasefire was agreed upon in Gaza, according to Al Jazeera reporting - raising serious questions about what the deal actually means in practice.
ConflictCarnegie analyst Aaron David Miller told France 24 that Israel's war against Iran has been a 'strategic disaster,' with Netanyahu's war aims unmet and Trump increasingly eager to find the exit.
PoliticsTrump declared 'start your engines' after a tentative Iran deal, but global shipping through the critical Strait of Hormuz remains cautious and uncertain, with key questions about the waterway still unresolved.
ConflictIran's Revolutionary Guard launched drones and missiles at what it called 'enemy bases' in the Middle East, but the US military says it intercepted the attack - with radar sites reportedly among the few things actually hit.
PoliticsTrump is celebrating a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal as a historic win, but his longtime ally Netanyahu is reportedly less than thrilled - and the tension between them is threatening to complicate the agreement's future.
PoliticsChina wants open oil lanes and regional influence in the Middle East - without getting dragged into any actual conflicts. Professor Astrid Nordin of King's College London explains why that balancing act is harder than Beijing makes it look.
ConflictNeither Iran nor the Trump administration has commented on a proposed 60-day ceasefire extension, while Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam says nothing can justify Israel's military operations against Lebanese civilians.
ConflictIsraeli PM Netanyahu has confirmed a halt in direct strikes against Iran, but Israeli military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon are continuing without pause, according to Al Jazeera.
PoliticsTens of thousands of Israeli celebrants marched through Jerusalem's Old City for the annual Jerusalem Day flag parade, with BBC journalists on the ground capturing the massive and politically charged event.
ConflictIran claims it targeted US military bases in the Gulf as Kuwait intercepts drones and Bahrain sounds air sirens, following US confirmation that it shot down Iranian drones and struck radar sites.
ConflictIsraeli forces killed 12 Palestinians, including six police officers, in multiple strikes across Gaza, according to Al Jazeera. The attacks mark a fresh escalation in a conflict with no ceasefire in sight.
PoliticsIran has signaled openness to US nuclear negotiations while drawing firm lines against sovereignty violations and sanctions pressure - but deep mistrust stemming from the 2018 JCPOA collapse continues to cast a long shadow over any potential deal.
PoliticsThe US and Iran are holding direct talks in Switzerland on a potential initial peace deal, even as fighting continues in Lebanon and Iran claims to have shut the critical Strait of Hormuz oil chokepoint.
ConflictIran launched a missile attack on Israel following Israeli strikes on Beirut that killed at least two people, with Trump urging restraint as the region teeters on a dangerous escalation edge.
PoliticsTrump says a peace deal with Iran is 'largely negotiated,' but Iran's Fars news agency says the Strait of Hormuz - through which 20% of global oil flows - will stay under Iranian control. Small detail, perhaps.
