Middle East


Iran clears bombed tunnels, restores missile operations paused by US-Israeli strikes - report

A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026.

Turkey eyes post-Iran Middle East as regional order shifts - analysis

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Ankara, last April. Ankara is quietly assembling the architecture of permanent regional power, the writer says.

Islamic regime shuts down cafe in Tehran following accusations of 'promoting satanic activities'

Basij militia members during an anti-Israel march in Tehran, January 2025; illustrative.