Middle East


Airline pilots fear retribution over refusing to fly in Middle East, aviators' group says

An Emirates aircraft is seen through the window of a Middle East Airlines airplane at Cairo International Airport, March 31, 2026; illustrative.

Iran-linked ships drive traffic through Strait of Hormuz, ship tracking data shows

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.

Pakistan tightens security in Islamabad ahead of US-Iran negotiations

Army soldiers sit in a truck, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 10, 2026.