Middle East


Iraqi parliment appoints Kurdish Nizar Amedi as new president

Iraq’s newly elected president Nizar Amedi attends a parliamentary session in Baghdad, Iraq, April 11, 2026.

US looks to restore freedom of navigation in Gulf, maintain its naval reputation - analysis

US Navy and US Marine Corps aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are arrayed on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 10, 2026.

US clearing out Strait of Hormuz, Trump claims as Iran threatens to attack unauthorized ships

US President Donald Trump holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026.