Thursday, April 23, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ushered in a new form of collective leadership in the country, with more power for the Revolutionary Guards.Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from BBC News - Middle East
Iran's top negotiator says it's "not possible to reopen" the strait due to "blatent violations" of US-Iran ceasefire.Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
Avraham Zarbiv became known on Israel’s right for demolishing buildings in Gaza. He lit a torch at a national ceremony on Tuesday evening.Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
What one image tells us about the road back to southern Lebanon.Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
A British-French plan to secure the Strait of Hormuz would give the continent a role. But Tehran and Washington are still calling the shots.Monday, April 20, 2026 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
Carys Garland is pleased to welcome Nadim Houry, Executive Director of the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI). According to Houry, the “Yellow Line doctrine” is not a security measure, but rather a military tool for territorial control....Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
The Treasury secretary said that currency swap line would benefit both the United Arab Emirates and the United States.Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
Iran’s retaliatory attacks on the United Arab Emirates have put the U.A.E.’s large Iranian expatriate community in an uncomfortable position.Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
Iran’s leaders believe that they can withstand an enduring standoff longer than President Trump. The strategy could be economically devastating for average Iranians.Monday, April 20, 2026 from NPR Topics: Middle East
NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Vali Nasr, a scholar of Iranian politics at Johns Hopkins University, about Tehran rejecting a second round of talks with the U.S.Thursday, April 23, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
The B’nei Menashe believe they are the children of Manasseh, a king of Judah exiled about 2,800 years ago. Evidence is thin, but Israel is welcoming them “home.”Monday, April 20, 2026 from NPR Topics: Middle East
President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
A child was among the dead, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The Israeli military said it had attempted to break up clashes in Al Mughayir, which has seen a surge of Israeli settler violence.Monday, April 20, 2026 from NPR Topics: Middle East
President Trump announced a second round of Iran talks in Pakistan while warning of renewed strikes if diplomacy fails, but Tehran signals it may boycott negotiations amid ongoing U.S. naval pressure.Monday, April 20, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
Few vessels are crossing after Iran reversed course on reopening the vital waterway and ships came under attack.Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
The United States has halted dollar shipments to Iraq’s cash-based economy in an effort to force the Baghdad government to distance itself from Iran. The money comes from Iraq’s oil revenues.Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
A statue of the crucifixion of Christ has been replaced after one soldier photographed another swinging what looked like a sledgehammer at its head.Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
'US military leverage a risky tactic': Bombs, military escalation will not bring Iran 'to the table'
Monday, April 20, 2026 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Jim Townsend, Adjunct Senior Fellow in the CNAS Transatlantic Security Program and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for European and NATO Policy. According to Townsend, US–Iran...Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
Iranian leaders fear being burned again by President Trump, who tore up a nuclear agreement reached during the Obama administration after lengthy negotiations.Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
The Navy destroyers enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports carry weapons fielded after an American warship was attacked and nearly sunk more than 25 years ago.Thursday, April 23, 2026 from BBC News - Middle East
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin reportedly faced charges, including spreading false information, after he re-posted images related to the Iran war.Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
The energy industry is planning for a future where the choke point on Iran’s southern coast is a lot less important.Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
Mass funerals for Hezbollah fighters and civilians were happening across southern Lebanon.Monday, April 20, 2026 from NPR Topics: Middle East
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Richard Nephew, former deputy special envoy for Iran in the Biden administration, about paths for diplomacy as the U.S. and Iran accuse each other of ceasefire violations.Monday, April 20, 2026 from NPR Topics: Middle East
Human rights activists are calling on President Trump to push Iran to reopen the internet, not just the Strait of Hormuz.Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
At a border crossing in Turkey, one Iranian woman said her friends struggled to afford food because there was no work to be found and strikes had forced factories to close.Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
Publicly, Iranian officials refuse to confirm a second round of negotiations with the United States, even as they privately say they are making plans to attend.Thursday, April 23, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
The war in Iran has disrupted supplies of diesel, used to power trucks and heavy equipment, much more than gasoline, which is primarily used in passenger cars.Friday, April 24, 2026 from BBC News - Middle East
The Israeli prime minister says he is "in excellent physical condition" after having a malignant tumour removed.Thursday, April 23, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
Monday, April 20, 2026 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
Netanyahu says ‘harsh disciplinary action’ will be taken after IDF confirms sledgehammer photo is authentic Middle East crisis – live updates The Israeli military is conducting a criminal investigation after a soldier was photographed...Monday, April 20, 2026 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
Iran said it had yet to decide whether to attend a new round of peace negotiations with the United States, as Washington's delegation prepared to depart for Pakistan on Monday. The uncertainty over the talks on ending the war that...Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
After a forced confession and a death sentence, a Kurdish poet spent 30 years in jail, where he discovered his voice. His literary champion, to everyone’s surprise, became his life partner.Monday, April 20, 2026 from Middle East - Los Angeles Times
The hope felt when President Obama visited Cuba in 2016 has given way to despair as the island struggles under the oil embargo ordered by President Trump.Monday, April 20, 2026 from Middle East
Bulgarian former president Rumen Radev, an EU critic who has called for renewing ties with Russia, has won an absolute majority in parliamentary elections that could spell an end to the country's half-decade of political uncertainty but...Monday, April 20, 2026 from BBC News - Middle East
The BBC has found significant spikes in activity shortly before the US president made some announcements.Monday, April 20, 2026 from Middle East
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stood alongside Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Hanover on Sunday to celebrate what both men cast as a milestone for open trade – the long-awaited agreement between the European Union and the...Monday, April 20, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
A decade after Mohammed bin Salman unveiled his “Vision 2030” program to transform the country’s economy, the kingdom is facing financial strains and reassessing its trajectory.Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
The ships carried skeleton crews and no passengers, the cruise company said.Monday, April 20, 2026 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
The Israeli military confirmed a viral photo of one of its soldiers smashing a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon is "authentic," and said its launched an investigation into the incident. Taken in the Christian...Monday, April 20, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
The vice president is again center stage, after abruptly leaving the first round of high-level Iranian peace talks without an agreement.Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from BBC News - Middle East
The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports from Tehran as Trump announces an extension of the ceasefire with Iran.Monday, April 20, 2026 from Middle East and North Africa | The Guardian
US vice-president to travel to Islamabad with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as deadline for current ceasefire looms Pakistan seeks to raise its global standing in push for Middle East peace Middle East crisis – live updates JD Vance is...Monday, April 20, 2026 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Jennie Shin, Rosemary Kelanic, Director of the Middle East programme at the think tank Defense Priorities, says that US President Donald Trump "has boxed himself into a corner", explaining that "this war has...Wednesday, April 22, 2026 from BBC News - Middle East
The US president's decision marked the second time in as many weeks he has backed off a threat to escalate the war, buying more timeWednesday, April 22, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
Hours after President Trump extended a cease-fire, Tehran appeared to be exerting its authority in the contested waters near the strait.Monday, April 20, 2026 from Breaking news from the MIDDLE EAST
Less than a week after a fragile ceasefire was announced in Lebanon, a senior Anglophone journalist in the country has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the devastation people are seeing as they start to return home. Thousands of homes have been...Thursday, April 23, 2026 from BBC News - Middle East
One strike killed three children and two adults near a mosque in the northern town of Beit Lahia on Wednesday evening.Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from NYT > Middle East
The Iranians are notoriously slow negotiators. Our reporter David E. Sanger explains what the history of U.S.-Iran negotiations could mean for the latest round of talks.