Middle East


WATCH: Anti-regime activists hack Iran's national broadcaster, transmit Pahlavi's calls to protest

Activists hold banners, calling for a free Iran, supporting Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (R) and comparing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler (L) in New York, January 18, 2026; illustrative.

Trump’s new Gaza Board is a fact; Israel’s job now is to shape the decisions - analysis

US President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026.

'All options on the table': US boosts presence in Middle East as Iran strike remains possibility

The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is shown at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, US, August 11, 2025