Middle East

Food shortages and rising costs: UN agency warns of global food crisis if Hormuz remains blocked

The closure of the narrow waterway, which normally carries around a fifth of global Liquified Natural Gas supplies, will have a rippling impact beyond the Middle East, Maximo Torero warned.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.
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From experimentation to integration: Israel’s AI advantage takes shape - opinion

Israel is moving beyond AI experimentation to integration, embedding it into core systems and global partnerships

|ByAVIVA STEINBERGER
The Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 12, 2026, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

'We will remember': IDF chief of staff issues statement ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

In the letter, Zamir vowed to “remember the communities that were erased from the face of the earth; the voices of the boys and girls, the elderly and the young, who were led to the crematoria."

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
People gather after US President Donald Trump said that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026.

Tehran’s greatest blunder - opinion

The regional alliance Iran built against itself.

|ByAMINE AYOUB

UK’s John Healey confirms protective measures amid Iran war, warns Russia aiding Tehran

Healey said that British pilots have already spent over one thousand hours protecting UK allies and British interests in the Middle East.

MARCH 26, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey, speaks during a roundtable meeting with UK defence industry representatives and representatives from countries in the Gulf region, in the Officers' Mess at Wellington Barracks on March 18, 2026 in London, England.

US deploys 82nd Airborne Division as Trump warns Iran to pursue diplomacy or face force

At the center of Trump's buildup is the 82nd Airborne Division and two amphibious ready groups, a move that experts suggest is aimed directly at Iranian strategic interests.

MARCH 26, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
Members of the US 82nd Airborne Division participate in a joint military training with Polish 18th Mechanized Division in Nowa Deba, Poland, April 8, 2022

G7 foreign ministers meet in France amid Iran, Ukraine wars, economic strain, US policy unease

The two-day gathering at the restored 12th-century Abbaye des Vaux-de-Cernay, about 40 km (25 miles) southwest of Paris, brings together ministers from the G7.

MARCH 26, 2026ByREUTERS
French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a video conference of G7 leaders to discuss the fallout of the war in Iran on the world economy, amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 11, 2026.

Trump grants Iranian request to pause strikes, two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon

Two IDF soldiers killed in southern Lebanon • IDF continues strikes in Tehran overnight • One killed, 25 injured in Nahariya by Hezbollah rocket fire

MARCH 26, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.

Two people killed in Abu Dhabi in latest Iranian attack

The series of attacks came following Iran's refusal to accept US President Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal.

MARCH 26, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Smoke rises above Riyadh, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 5, 2026.

UAE ambassador to US warns against ending Iran war too soon

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, UAE ambassador to the US, Yousef Al Otaiba, wrote that the current war requires a decisive outcome that addresses the full scope of the Islamic Republic’s threat.

MARCH 25, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the US Yousef Al Otaiba shares remarks at ADL Never is Now at Javits Center on March 03, 2025 in New York City.

The earth does not choose sides: when nature tries to outlast war - opinion

A deeper look into the region's languages and cultures reveals that, beneath political disputes, words and customs emerge from the same conceptual womb.

MARCH 25, 2026ByBENYAMIN YAKOVIAN
Iranians watch fireworks during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbe Suri, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran, on March 18, 2025.

IDF to send two more divisions into Lebanon to conduct Hezbollah counterterrorism operations

The IDF's 162nd Division and 98th Division are set to join the 91st and 36th Divisions in conducting sweeps for concealed Hezbollah weapons in southern Lebanon.

MARCH 25, 2026ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon on March 21, 2026.

UN chief names Arnault as personal envoy for Middle East war

UN diplomat Jean Arnault has more than 30 years of experience in international diplomacy focusing on peace settlements and mediation, with a background in UN missions in Africa, Asia, and Europe.

MARCH 25, 2026ByREUTERS
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Colombia and Head of the UN Mission in Colombia, Jean Arnault, attends to read a memo about the United Nations mission in Colombia, during a UN Security Council meeting, at United Nations Headquarters in New York, on April 19, 2018.

Lebanese court issues arrest warrants against Hezbollah terrorists for weapons smuggling

Two of the terrorists reportedly admitted to smuggling the weapons to southern Lebanon in hopes of attacking IDF forces, claiming such attacks were protected by international law.

MARCH 25, 2026ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Hezbollah terrorists march in the funeral of senior terrorist Haytham Ali Tabatabai, others killed in IDF airstrike, in Beirut, November 24, 2025; illustrative.