Middle East


Despite martial law, Iranian protesters determined to battle regime

 Armored vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns and armed IRGC forces with their faces covered have been deployed across the streets of Tehran, with martial law effectively imposed.

Israel assessing reports of discreet US-Iran contacts and American conditions for new nuclear deal

Illustrative image of US President Donald Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Trump intervenes in Iraq politics, warns Maliki comeback could repeat past mistakes

 Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reacts at a polling station inside Al-Rasheed Hotel during the parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq, November 11, 2025.