Middle East


Yemen's Houthis deny plans to impose fees on ships sailing through Red Sea

A satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, as Iran threatens using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, in this handout picture dated July 12, 2026.

Israel, US consider land blockade against Iran to increase economic isolation - report

An Iranian flag flies at half-mast at the Pakistan-Iran border crossing at Taftan, Balochistan province on March 1, 2026 after the death of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid US-Israel strikes; Illustrative.

Israel, US weighing wave of strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure - report

A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a base in the Middle East, July 23, 2026.