Middle East


Iran's threat to burn ships is choking off Persian Gulf oil flow to world - explainer

 US military forces boarded the crude oil tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean after pursuing it from the Caribbean. The vessel was accused of breaching Washington's blockade on sanctioned vessels traveling to or from Venezuela. February 9, 2026.

Iran's Assembly of Experts signals readiness to announce Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

IDF killed 200 Hezbollah fighters since beginning of fight in Lebanon, military discloses

IDF vehicles and tanks are transported on trucks along a road near the northern border with Lebanon, March 5, 2026