Middle East


Erdogan ties 'genociding, expansionist, occupying' Zionism to threats to Turkey, 2016 coup attempt

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a party conference, June 27, 2026.

'Crazy' war violated int'l law, did not help Iranians, Council of Europe's Iran rapporteur says

A mural depicts late figures aligned with the Iranian government, such as late President Ebrahim Raisi, slain IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani, slain Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and others, all carrying the flag-draped casket of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei. June 29, 2026.

Iranian activist, two-year-old daughter, sent to Evin Prison, human rights group says

POLITICAL ACTIVIST Rezvaneh Ahmad Khanbeigi and her two-year-old daughter.