Middle East


Voices from the Arab press: Iran threatens global shipping in Strait of Hormuz

The Liberia-flagged tanker ‘Shenlong Suezmax,’ loaded with Saudi Arabian crude, arrives at a port after transiting the Strait of Hormuz amid supply disruptions, in Mumbai, India, March 12.

Iran launches cluster munition at central Israel, almost 200 injured in overnight strike

A destroyed room in a residential building is pictured at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Arad early on March 22, 2026.

Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, foreign minister says

Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi makes a speech in Tokyo's parliament, February 20, 2026.