Middle East


Iran threatens region's oil facilities if Israel, US target its energy infrastructure - report

People walk as smoke rises in the background after a reported strike on Shahran fuel tanks, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026

US Navy strikes Iranian ship after it sailed near USS Abraham Lincoln - report

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

French officer killed, at least five soldiers wounded in drone strike on base in Iraq’s Makhmour

French soldiers at a military outpost outside the Kurdish city of Erbil, Iraq, January 2, 2017.