Middle East


Iran says verified deaths in protests reaches 5,000 while doctors claim 16,500 killed

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026.

Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln en route to Middle East as US mulls over Iran strike options

 An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean August 10, 2024

Trump called off Iran strikes after Araghchi reassured Witkoff executions 'canceled' - report

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026