Middle East


Hezbollah planning to occupy Beirut as pressure on Naim Qassem builds

A protester holds a picture of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem during a demonstration in Riad Al Solh Square in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 11, 2026.

Approximately 2 million jobs lost in Iran due to war as internet blackout enters fourth month - NYT

An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2026.

‘You cannot have it both ways’: Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi urges US to back regime change in Iran

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and an Iranian opposition figure, attends a press conference at the House of the 'Bundespressekonferenz' in Berlin, Germany, April 23, 2026.