Middle East


US downs two Iranian attack drones 'threatening int'l maritime traffic' in Strait of Hormuz

A screengrab from a video released by CENTCOM shows a flight deck crew member signaling an F‑35 jet on an aircraft carrier, in this image obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026

Two IDF soldiers killed, four wounded over weekend in Lebanon, US downs Iranian drones in Hormuz

Smoke rises from a vehicle targeted by an Israeli drone attack in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 5, 2026.

Voices from the Arab press: China’s role, medicine’s lessons, and the future of Iran talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, May 20.