Middle East


Permanent Observer for Palestine withdraws candidacy for UN Presidency

RIYAD H. MANSOUR, Palestinian Permanent Observer to the United Nations, shakes hands with Eloy Alfaro de Alba, Permanent Representative of Panama to the UN, before a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, February 18, 2026.

Iran triples oil loading rate as tensions rise with US, oil accumulating offshore - WSJ

A VIEW of an oil facility in the Khark Island, on the shore of the Gulf, March 12, 2017.

Trump's claim Iran may 'soon' have missiles that could reach US not backed by intelligence - source

People gather near a missile on display during the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2026