2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (796+ words) Two container ships bearing the red star of Cosco Shipping Corp edged toward the mouth of the Persian Gulf on Friday. They nearly made it. Then, without warning, both vessels swung sharply northward in waters off the Iranian coast and…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (258+ words) Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran on Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was making progress in efforts to end the war, with the United States and regional mediators awaiting Iran's response to a de-escalation proposal. The divergence between…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (591+ words) Egypt is leading intensive diplomatic efforts to mediate between the United States and Iran to encourage a negotiating path and avoid "total chaos" in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Wednesday. Speaking during an expanded briefing for…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (479+ words) Military operations intensified between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, with renewed strikes on key facilities and continued missile exchanges, despite a U.S. announcement of a temporary pause targeting Iran's energy sector. Iran's Fars…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (491+ words) Egypt condemns Israeli "collective punishment" in Lebanon as bridge strikes intensify'Dailynewsegypt Egypt has condemned Israel"s "deliberate and systematic" targeting of vital civilian infrastructure and bridges in Lebanon as a "flagrant violation of sovereignty" and a "policy of collective punishment....

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (430+ words) That question " and the absence of a clear answer " defines the most consequential foreign policy moment of Trump's second term. It is, as Ilan Goldenberg, a former Middle East adviser to the administrations of Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (258+ words) Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, has delivered a firm warning to Iran, stating that its assumptions regarding Gulf states are "wrong and dangerous," amid rising regional tensions and continued attacks on civilian and economic targets. Speaking at…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (416+ words) The pace of military escalation in the Middle East is accelerating as the confrontation between Iran and Israel enters its third week, with intensified missile and drone exchanges and rising tensions spilling across the Gulf, amid faltering diplomatic efforts. In…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (554+ words) For decades, the capitals of the Middle East have been told a convenient lie: that security is a luxury product, available only in the showrooms of Washington, London, and Paris. We were taught that to be "safe," we must drain…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (711+ words) The military confrontation involving the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other entered its 17th day, with missile strikes and air raids intensifying across the region and raising international concern over the potential impact on Gulf…...