Middle East


Iran-backed Iraqi militias may lash out amid increased pressure from US - analysis

Fighters lift flags of Iraq and paramilitary groups, including al-Nujaba and Kataib Hezbollah, during a funeral in Baghdad for five militants killed a day earlier in a US strike in northern Iraq, on December 4, 2023.

Syria, Saudi Arabia expand partnership with defense cooperation agreement amid Houthi threat

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa ​meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 4, 2026.

Iran-linked ships suspected of mapping, placing mines around undersea telecommunications cables

A vessel transits the Gulf of Oman off the coast of Khor Fakkan in the emirate of Sharjah in the east of the UAE on October 13, 2026.