War in the Middle East

Saudi Arabia Weighs Its Position as Houthis Enter the Fray
AnalysisSaudi Arabia Weighs Its Position as Houthis Enter the Fray

For nearly a month, Saudi Arabia has absorbed sustained waves of Iranian missile and drone attacks on its cities and critical energy infrastructure, while maintaining a posture of calculated restraint.  This comes as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement launched its first missile toward Israel on Saturday since the start of the war, ...

U.S. and Iraq to 'Intensify Cooperation' Against Attacks
U.S. and Iraq to 'Intensify Cooperation' Against Attacks

The United States and Iraq will "intensify cooperation" to prevent attacks and ensure Iraqi territory is not used to launch assaults against US facilities, Washington's embassy in Baghdad said in a statement. Since the war began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Iraq has been increasingly drawn into a conflict it had sought to avoid ...

Israel Strikes Iranian Energy Infrastructure Before U.S. Diplomacy Deadline
Israel Strikes Iranian Energy Infrastructure Before U.S. Diplomacy Deadline

Israel struck infrastructure targets across Iran on Friday, with Iranian officials saying the attacks hit two major steel factories, a power plant and multiple nuclear-linked sites as the campaign widened beyond purely military targets. The IDF claimed credit for the strikes on nuclear related facilities, just days after President Trump extended ...

Iran's Gulf Islands: Are They in Trump's Crosshairs?
Iran's Gulf Islands: Are They in Trump's Crosshairs?

Iran has warned the United States about attempting to seize any of its strategic islands in the Gulf -- a move that President Donald Trump is reported to be mulling. AFP looks at potential targets.  Kharg  A strip of scrubland located in the northern Gulf, about 30 kilometres from the coast, Kharg is home to Iran’s largest oil ...

IDF Uncovers Hezbollah Tunnel Near Church, Weapons Stockpile in School
IDF Uncovers Hezbollah Tunnel Near Church, Weapons Stockpile in School

The Israeli military said troops from the Givati Brigade operating under the 91st Division uncovered an active underground tunnel network allegedly used by Hezbollah near a church in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam. The army said soldiers discovered a tunnel shaft and an underground route built near the religious site while conducting ...

Israel Strikes Key Iranian Naval Facility as U.S. Considers Troop Buildup in Middle East
Israel Strikes Key Iranian Naval Facility as U.S. Considers Troop Buildup in Middle East

Israel on Friday struck a key Iranian naval weapons facility, escalating Middle East tensions as the United States weighs a major troop buildup in the region.  The Israeli military announced that it has carried out a major airstrike targeting what it described as Iran’s most central facility for the production of naval missiles and sea ...

Explaining the U.S. Troop Buildup as Trump Pushes Iran Talks
AnalysisExplaining the U.S. Troop Buildup as Trump Pushes Iran Talks

Amid escalating rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump, including threats of further strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island, Washington has signaled openness to negotiations with Tehran.   While Trump has not formally indicated plans to invade Kharg Island, through which 90 percent of Iran’s oil exports flow, he has made ...

Israel Political Unity on Iran War Fractures, Opposition Warns of 'Security Disaster'
Israel Political Unity on Iran War Fractures, Opposition Warns of 'Security Disaster'

Israel's opposition on Thursday signalled an end to the political consensus over the war against Iran — a conflict the military now says requires far more combat troops, particularly on the Lebanese front. "I want to warn the citizens of Israel. We are facing another security disaster," the country's main opposition leader and head of the ...

Lebanon to Appeal to the UN Security Council Over Israeli Attacks
Lebanon to Appeal to the UN Security Council Over Israeli Attacks

The Lebanese government has decided to “immediately” appeal to the UN Security Council over Israeli actions that “threaten Lebanon’s sovereignty,” its spokesperson announced Thursday, as Israel says it intends to intensify its military campaign against Hezbollah. Following a cabinet meeting, Information Minister Paul Morcos said the ...

Israel Kills IRGC Navy Commander in Precision Airstrike
Israel Kills IRGC Navy Commander in Precision Airstrike

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz announced Thursday that an Israeli airstrike killed Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ navy. “Last night, in a precise and lethal operation, the IDF eliminated the commander of the Revolutionary Guards’ navy, Tangsiri, along with senior officers of the ...

IDF Soldier Killed in Lebanon Gunfight as Hostilities Increase
IDF Soldier Killed in Lebanon Gunfight as Hostilities Increase

An Israeli soldier, Staff Sergeant Ori Greenberg of the Golani Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, was killed during a gunfight in southern Lebanon, while four additional IDF troops were injured by Hezbollah mortar fire and another soldier was wounded in a separate incident, according to The Times of Israel. Meanwhile, tensions escalated further as ...