Middle East


Iranian airlines to be cut off from global system as US Treasury announces secondary sanctions

An Airbus A310-304 aircraft of Iranian airliner Mahan Air sits on the tarmac after landing at Sanaa International Airport in the Yemeni capital on March 1, 2015; Illustrative.

Saudi Arabia facing Iranian proxies alone as US opts out of strikes - analysis

Houthi fighters stand in front of what they say is a downed Saudi jet, at a location given as Yemen, in this still image from a handout video released on September 16, 2026.

Kurdish Peshmerga completes its long process of unification - explainer

Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters gather during a security deployment in Luhaiban village in Kirkuk Monday, 6th December 2021