Iran war
FM: regional escalation threatens global trade, energy flows
Egypt
May 20, 2026
FM: regional escalation threatens global trade, energy flows
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty warned of the impact of escalating regional tensions on…
FM: No military solution to Middle East crisis
Egypt
May 19, 2026
FM: No military solution to Middle East crisis
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty stressed that there is no military solution to the…
‘Won’t be anything left’: Trump issues warning to Iran after national security team meeting
Middle East
May 19, 2026
‘Won’t be anything left’: Trump issues warning to Iran after national security team meeting
President Donald Trump met with top members of his national security team over the weekend to discuss the path forward…
Iran eyes a new source of power deep beneath the Strait of Hormuz
Middle East
May 18, 2026
Iran eyes a new source of power deep beneath the Strait of Hormuz
Emboldened by its successful wartime blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is turning to one of the hidden arteries…
Guns on the television and in Iran’s streets as Trump renews war threats
Middle East
May 18, 2026
Guns on the television and in Iran’s streets as Trump renews war threats
Tehran — As night falls over Iran’s sprawling capital, and the snowy peaks of the Alborz mountains fade into the darkness,…
Trump returns from China with no Iran breakthrough — and a decision to make
World
May 16, 2026
Trump returns from China with no Iran breakthrough — and a decision to make
As Donald Trump grew increasingly frustrated with diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran, administration officials were closely watching…
Iraqi militant leader ‘directed and urged’ attacks on Americans and Jews over Iran war, feds say
Middle East
May 16, 2026
Iraqi militant leader ‘directed and urged’ attacks on Americans and Jews over Iran war, feds say
Federal authorities arrested and charged an Iraqi militant leader with coordinating and planning at least 18 terrorist attacks in Europe…
Somali piracy on the rise as Iran war forces ships into high-risk detours
World
May 15, 2026
Somali piracy on the rise as Iran war forces ships into high-risk detours
Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours around Africa,…
Iran has a nuclear weapon – so what?
Opinion
May 15, 2026
Iran has a nuclear weapon – so what?
It was cold and windy in Prague. I had arrived less than an hour ago, and a slight drizzle had…
Arab-Iranian relations can’t be “built on confrontations,” senior UAE official says
Middle East
May 14, 2026
Arab-Iranian relations can’t be “built on confrontations,” senior UAE official says
A top adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates decried “confrontations and conflict” in relations between Iran and…