The president of Cyprus says fellow European Union leaders meeting on the island nation need to start preparing a playbook on what should happen if an EU country under attack puts out the call to bloc partners for help
April 22, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have caused the biggest oil supply disruption on record by daily output lost, though
April 22, 2026
The United States did not move a key missile defense system from South Korea to the Middle East for the Iran war, the commander of U.S. forces in Korea said on Tuesday
April 21, 2026
President Trump said on Tuesday that the United States was considering helping the United Arab Emirates financially and a currency swap with the Middle East nation was
April 21, 2026
Oil prices climbed following the latest rise of U.S.-Iran tensions, but the moves were more modest than they were earlier in the war
April 20, 2026
Israel on Monday told residents of south Lebanon to stay out of a belt of territory at the border
April 20, 2026
Oil prices plunged and the stock market rallied after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open
April 18, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was not sure that the ceasefire with Iran needs to be extended.
April 17, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. could end its military campaign against Iran within two to three weeks.
April 01, 2026
Stocks rose on Wednesday and oil and the dollar fell on continued optimism that de-escalation in the Middle East is imminent. U.S.
April 02, 2026
A diplomatic outcast a year ago, Pakistan has become a trusted regional partner and a mediator between the U.S. and Iran to end the war in the Middle East, a
April 02, 2026
Asia is more vulnerable to an energy shock than other regions because of its heavy reliance on Middle East fuel, an International Monetary Fund
April 16, 2026
China on Thursday repeated calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in conversations with Western counterparts, widening its
April 02, 2026
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April 02, 2026
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday as investors assessed the latest developments in the Middle East and a raft of corporate earnings, while awaiting remarks
April 15, 2026
Israel's far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Sunday, saying he was seeking greater access for
April 12, 2026
The international rule of law must be upheld for peace and stability to prevail in the Middle East, China's President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday, in a rebuke
April 14, 2026
The World Steel Association on Tuesday cut its forecast for global crude steel demand this year, partly due to the Iran war slashing consumption in the
April 14, 2026
Shares in French luxury goods group LVMH fell as much as 3% on Tuesday after first-quarter sales were hit as the war in Iran dented spending by Middle Eastern
April 14, 2026
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April 14, 2026
China and Russia view the latest Washington intervention in the Middle East as a further decline of the United States’ global power.
April 11, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian military personnel shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine
April 10, 2026
With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is considering its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East
April 10, 2026
President Donald Trump's address to the nation on the Iran war did not always hew to the facts
April 02, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Japan
April 01, 2026
Commercial data centers have become critical infrastructure, supporting everything from financial transactions to government services. And critical infrastructure is often targeted in war.
April 01, 2026
Airline ticket prices are starting to climb as carriers respond to rising jet fuel costs tied to the war in Iran
March 14, 2026
Iran’s secretive new leader has issued his first public statements, resolving to keep fighting
March 12, 2026
Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war
March 12, 2026
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon are driving thousands of families to flee again, and some longtime Hezbollah supporters are now openly blaming the group
March 11, 2026
The State Department has authorized the use of up to $40 million in emergency funds to pay for evacuation charter flights for Americans to leave the Middle East due to disruptions in transportation caused by the Iran war
March 10, 2026
The war that began Feb. 28 hews to a familiar, dangerous pattern, writes an Iran expert, from deep, historical mistrust and incompatible strategic interests to miscommunication and misperception.
March 10, 2026
More than 20 years after the US military success in Iraq, the outcome of the US effort at regime change wasn’t as expected, and authoritarians with close ties to Iran now rule the country.
March 10, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says that the war with Iran began because that country was starting work on a new site for developing material for nuclear weapons
March 09, 2026
Rising global oil prices triggered by the Iran war are increasing economic pressures across Africa, where most countries rely heavily on imported petroleum products
March 09, 2026
Thomas Detry was among eight players from LIV Golf stuck in the Middle East during the Israeli-U.S. attacks on Iran
March 07, 2026
Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region
March 07, 2026
Experts say adults can help children cope with the latest conflict in the Middle East by making space for conversation, validating their feelings and limiting exposure to frightening or inaccurate information
March 05, 2026
The war in the Mideast is sending shudders through global energy markets
March 02, 2026
As Israel unleashed a sweeping military response to the brutal assault by Hamas on October 7, 2023, it aimed punch after punch at Iran, the militant group’s longtime sponsor, and its proxies
March 02, 2026
Hunkered at Mar-a-Lago, Trump makes his club a makeshift Situation Room
March 02, 2026
Saturday’s military operation against Iran shows the dramatic evolution in risk tolerance that President Donald Trump has made in a matter of months
March 01, 2026
Trump deliberated on Iran for weeks. His ‘massive and ongoing’ operation comes with acknowledgment US lives could be lost
February 28, 2026
A new Gallup poll shows that American sympathies in the Middle East have shifted dramatically toward the Palestinians after decades of overwhelming support for the Israelis
February 27, 2026
Students have held anti-government protests at universities across Iran’s capital, according to witnesses and videos circulating online
February 23, 2026
The United States has ordered nonessential diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions over Iran rise with the threat of a potentially imminent military strike
February 23, 2026
Middle East states condemn US ambassador’s comments appearing to support ‘expansionist’ Israel
February 21, 2026
Arab and Muslim countries are sharply condemning comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, who said in an interview that Israel had a right to much of the Middle East
February 21, 2026
Trump confronts his options on Iran — from targeted attacks to potentially toppling regime
February 19, 2026
US military prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump has yet to make a final call, sources say
February 18, 2026
Trump launches his ‘Board of Peace’ with billions pledged for Gaza, but many allies are wary
February 18, 2026
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to lapse, and a shutdown looks certain
February 13, 2026
President Donald Trump says a change in power in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen” as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action against Tehran
February 13, 2026
President Donald Trump met privately with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and says he pushed Israel to back continued U.S. talks with Iran on a nuclear deal
February 11, 2026
Israeli military strikes on Monday killed three people west of Gaza City, according to the hospital where the casualties arrived
February 09, 2026
As Israeli strikes killed two dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, many in Gaza wondered what had become of the ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas in October
February 05, 2026
Donald Trump credits the mayor of a small Detroit suburb with helping him win over Michigan's Arab American community during the 2024 presidential campaign
February 01, 2026
US carrier strike group is now in the Middle East region, sources say
January 26, 2026
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East
January 26, 2026
Top U.S. envoys have met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to advance the ceasefire in Gaza
January 24, 2026
The scale of nationwide protests in Iran and the bloody crackdown that has followed is slowly coming into focus, even though authorities have cut off the country from the internet
January 24, 2026
Vice President JD Vance says the Insurrection Act won’t be needed “right now” in Minneapolis after meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the city, which has emerged as a national focal point in the clash over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
January 22, 2026
Israeli settlers are celebrating the inauguration of a new settlement in the West Bank on land where Israel and the U.S. once hoped to build a hospital for Palestinian children
January 20, 2026
Trump feels obligated to take action on Iran as administration weighs risks of retaliation
January 14, 2026
Fact check: Trump litters Detroit economic speech with numerous false claims about economy
January 13, 2026
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December 30, 2025
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December 23, 2025
President Donald Trump’s key peace envoy will host new Gaza talks with Arab and Muslim officials on Friday in Miami, a State Department official tells the AP
December 18, 2025
Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over the scheduling of a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that’s expected to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride
December 10, 2025
A year on from the ousting of Assad, Syrians remember the pain but rejoice at their freedom
December 08, 2025
Pope Leo arrives in Lebanon, bringing call for unity in crisis-hit nation
November 30, 2025
Pope Leo condemned violence in the name of religion on Friday at a landmark event with Christian leaders from across the Middle East, urging them during his
November 28, 2025
Like many Americans on the annual holiday of Thanksgiving, Pope Leo was travelling on Thursday, flying from Rome to Turkey for his first
November 27, 2025
Israel expects to maintain access to more advanced U.S. weaponry, a government spokesperson said on Thursday when asked about Washington's plan to sell F-35 warplanes to Saudi
November 20, 2025
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