Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-03-22
We've collected the top geopolitical conflict articles from the Middle East and brought them all here. If you're tired of only having access to MSM versions of the story, you've found the right place. We’ll include all of the outlets we know of.
Turkiye condemns surge in Israeli settler terrorism in West Bank
Turkiye on Saturday condemned the escalation in settler terrorism and illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. “We condemn the settler terrorism and settlement activities in the West Bank, which have intensified further in recent times, as well as the pressure exerted by Israeli security forces on Palestinians,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The ministry ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran does not seek conflict with neighbors: President Pezeshkian
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday Tehran is not seeking conflict with neighboring and Muslim countries, calling them “brothers.” “To Islamic countries and our dear neighbors: you are our brothers, and we are not engaged in any conflict with you. The only beneficiary of our disagreements is the Zionist entity,” Pezeshkian said in a message on the US social media company X on the occ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Cui bono: Six months into the Gulf War
The war in the Gulf has entered a decisive phase. Six months from now, the strategic landscape will look markedly different, shaped not only by the immediate destruction but by the recalibration of alliances, energy markets, and global power balances. The question before us is simple yet profound: Cui bono? Who benefits from this conflagration, and who emerges diminished? The answer is neither uni...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iranian man, Romanian woman charged over attempt to enter UK submarine base
LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - An Iranian man and a Romanian woman have been charged after attempting to enter Britain's nuclear submarine base in Scotland, Police Scotland said on Saturday.The two, who British media have called suspected Iranian spies, were arrested on Thursday.The charges come three weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. While Britain has not taken part in the attacks on Iran, t...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 21, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Moscow will not shed political tears for Tehran
The Nowruz greeting Vladimir Putin sent to Iran’s leadership and people is little more than a seasonal postcard—politically meaningless in a time of war. The Kremlin announced that Putin had extended congratulations to Mojtaba Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian on the occasion of the Iranian New Year. But anyone familiar with Moscow’s strategic mindset knows that Putin does not shed politic...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Russia says attacks on Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities violate international law
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Saturday that attacks on Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities constitute a violation of international law and risk triggering a major catastrophe in the Middle East, Anadolu reports. In a statement, Zakharova condemned what she described as massive strikes by the US and Israel on Iranian military, civilian, and nuclear infrastructure, accus...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
7 children killed in US-Israeli strike on residential area in Tehran
Seven children, including an infant, were killed in a US-Israeli airstrike targeting a residential area in the Iranian capital Tehran, Iranian media reported Saturday. Mehr News Agency said the attack targeted residential neighborhoods in the eastern parts of the capital on Friday. It added that the strike resulted in the deaths of seven children, including a 10-day-old infant, and injured a large...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Why Prabowo must follow through on cancelling the Gaza peacekeeping deployment
Indonesia’s plan to deploy peacekeeping forces to the Gaza Strip, once heralded as a landmark moment in the country’s military diplomacy, has now reached a critical impasse. The ambitious commitment to send up to 8,000 Indonesian troops under the banner of an International Stabilization Force (ISF), initiated through the Board of Peace (BoP) led by Donald Trump, has collided with the harsh realiti...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump administration making detailed preparations for ground troops in Iran: Report
The Trump administration is making detailed preparations for deploying US ground troops to Iran, according to a report published Friday, Anadolu reports. It comes one day after President Donald Trump told reporters at a news conference, “No, I’m not putting troops anywhere,” but added, “If I were, I certainly wouldn’t tell you.” CBS News reported that senior military commanders have submitted spec...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
From Gaza to Lebanon, doctor races against time to treat war-wounded children
During almost three weeks of war in Lebanon, British-Palestinian doctor Ghassan Abu-Sittah has had no respite, telling AFP he has been working "against the clock" to save children wounded in Israeli bombardment.At the American University of Beirut Medical Center, one of the capital's main hospitals, his paediatric intensive care unit has been receiving critical cases from across the country and de...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 21, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Trump's peace board hands Hamas disarmament proposal, sources say
By Pesha Magid and Rami AyyubJERUSALEM, March 21 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's Board of Peace has presented Hamas with a written proposal on how it could lay down its weapons, two sources said, a step the Palestinian militants have thus far refused to take as the U.S. president pushes on with his plan for Gaza's future.The proposal, first reported by NPR, was submitted to Hamas during meetings in Cai...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 21, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israel strikes Tehran, Beirut as Trump mulls 'winding down' war
Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and Beirut on Saturday after US President Donald Trump said he was considering "winding down" military operations against Iran following three weeks of war.After Iranian missile fire at Israel overnight, the Israeli military said it had carried out strikes on what it called "regime targets" in Iran's capital, which has been under bombardment since a US-Israe...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 21, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israel attacks Tehran, Beirut as US sends Marines to Middle East
By Jana Choukeir, Idrees Ali and Phil StewartDUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - The Israeli military struck Iran and Beirut on Saturday as the U.S. was sending thousands more Marines to the Middle East and President Donald Trump accused NATO allies of cowardice over their reluctance to help open the Strait of Hormuz. More than 2,000 people have been killed since the U.S. and Israel attacked Ir...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 21, 2026 - al-monitor.com
IDF strikes Iranian nuclear weapons research, development facility in Tehran
The facility, which was located inside Tehran’s Malek-Ashtar University, was used to develop ballistic missiles in addition to nuclear weapons, the IDF stated.
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Mar 21, 2026 - jpost.com
IDF troops clash with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, kill terrorists with gun and tank fire
Three additional terrorists were killed by tankfire, the IDF said, adding that the Israeli side suffered no casualties.
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Mar 21, 2026 - jpost.com
Continuous war on media in occupied West Bank
Israel designates and bans several Palestinian digital media platforms under its so-called anti-terrorism law, alleging ties to Hamas.
Presstv
Mar 21, 2026 - presstv.ir
War on Iran is U-turn from Trump’s previous pledges: American journalist Carlson
Recent US attacks on Iran show President Donald Trump doing a U-turn from his previous pledges, a prominent right-wing journalist said Friday. “I think that this war is something that he promised he wouldn’t do, not once but countless times,” said Tucker Carlson, a former Fox News commentator and sometimes Trump supporter. “The idea behind it is not only contrary to America first. It may be its in...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
UN nuclear watchdog urges military restraint after US-Israel strike at Iran’s nuclear site
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Saturday that Iran reported an attack on its Natanz nuclear site, but no off-site radiation increase was detected, as its chief urged military restraint, Anadolu reports. “The IAEA has been informed by Iran that the Natanz nuclear site was attacked today. No increase in off-site radiation levels reported,” the IAEA wrote on US social media company...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Tremors in MAGA: Joe Kent, the Iran war and the antisemitism smear
Joe Kent, the now former US Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, always seemed a bit off, especially to liberals. As a combat veteran of MAGA pedigree, he found favour with President Donald J. Trump, who rewarded him for his conspiracy blustering in a manner befitting other nominees baptised in the truth repelling River of Fox News. But the mindless adventurism in attacking Iran in ...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran says Natanz nuclear enrichment complex hit again in US-Israeli attack
Iran said its Natanz nuclear enrichment complex was targeted again in a US-Israeli attack on Saturday morning, according to a statement carried by the semi-official Tasnim News Agency. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said the Shahid Ahmadi Roshan enrichment facility in Natanz was struck as part of what it described as “criminal attacks” by the US and Israel. It added that the attack violate...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Germany evacuates troops from Iraq as Middle East security situation deteriorates
Germany has evacuated its military personnel from Iraq following a decision by NATO to change its deployment posture in the country amid a worsening security situation in the Middle East, Anadolu reports. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said he was relieved that German troops returned home, and noted the withdrawal had been successful. He said personnel and equipment were airlifted from Baghdad a...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
How Iran's IRGC rebooted Lebanon's Hezbollah to be ready for war
By Laila Bassam, Tom Perry, Samia Nakhoul and Maya GebeilyBEIRUT, March 21 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) rebuilt Hezbollah's military command after it was mauled by Israel in 2024, plugging gaps with Iranian officers before restructuring the Lebanese group and laying plans for the war it is now waging in support of Tehran, two people familiar with these IRGC activities said.
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 21, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Putin tells Tehran: Russia stands by Iran
By Guy Faulconbridge and Marina BobrovaMOSCOW, March 21 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putincongratulated Iranian leaders on Nowruz and said Moscow remained a loyal friend and reliable partner to Tehran, the Kremlin said on Saturday.The extent of Moscow's support for Iran, though, is in dispute. Some Iranian sources have said that they have had little real help from Moscow in the biggest c...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 21, 2026 - al-monitor.com
UN chief says he is cooperating with Trump’s Board of Peace on Gaza, Politico reports
March 20 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the aim of Donald Trump's Board of Peace to fund and deliver the basics of a Gaza reconstruction plan to rebuild Palestinian homes and infrastructure, Politico reported on Saturday.-“There is an objective there that was defined, approved by the Security Council, and we are cooperating actively with structures created by the Boar...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 21, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Trump's Board of Peace presents Hamas with new written disarmament proposal
The proposal, first reported by NPR, was submitted to Hamas during meetings in Cairo over the past week, one of the sources said.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Mar 21, 2026 - jpost.com
‘Trump has no idea what he’s doing’: Netizens react to US-Israeli botched war against Iran
Social media has been abuzz with reactions to the war against Iran, US President Donald Trump’s military adventurism and how the strong Iranian retaliation has turned the tables.
Presstv
Mar 21, 2026 - presstv.ir
European, Canadian diplomatic missions condemn growing ‘settler terror’ in West Bank
Diplomatic missions of 13 European countries and Canada in Jerusalem and Ramallah on Saturday strongly condemned what they called “increasing settler terror” and violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, Anadolu reports. In a joint statement, the missions of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the EU, Ireland, Finland, France, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, the UK, Sweden, and Sw...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Illegal Israeli settlers boast in WhatsApp group about escalating violence against Palestinians
Illegal Israeli settlers who seized Palestinian land boasted in a WhatsApp group about escalating violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, media reports said on Friday. The Times of Israel reported that the illegal settlers shared a list of attacks carried out against Palestinians during the Hebrew calendar month of “Adar,” which ended Wednesday. In a WhatsApp group named “News fro...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump surprised by UK’s ‘very late response’ on allowing use of military bases
US President Donald Trump said Friday he was surprised by United Kingdom’s “very late response” in allowing Washington to use British military bases for strikes targeting Iranian missile capabilities threatening the Strait of Hormuz, Anadolu reports. “I was a little surprised at the UK. They should have acted a lot faster,” Trump told reporters, adding that the delay was unexpected given the stren...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iraq cuts Basra oil output by 70% amid regional escalation
Iraq has cut oil production in the Basra fields by about 70%, reducing output from 3.3 million barrels per day to around 900,000, following the suspension of crude exports from southern ports, the state news agency reported Friday. Deputy Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani said during a meeting with officials from the Basra Oil Company that production had been sharply reduced after exports were halte...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 21, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran's president says immediate cessation of US-Israeli aggression needed to end war
March 21 (Reuters) - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that there needs to be an "immediate cessation" of what he described as U.S.-Israeli aggression to end the war and wider regional conflict, Iran's embassy in India said in an X post on Saturday.Pezeshkian spoke with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi by phone earlier in the day.
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 21, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Exclusive-Bahrain cites Patriot interception in March 9 Iranian drone incident
By Jonathan Landay, M.B. Pell and Maha El DahanDUBAI/WASHINGTON March 21 (Reuters) - A Patriot air defence system was involved in the interception of an Iranian drone over a residential area of Bahrain on March 9, Bahrain's government said on Saturday, an incident that the U.S. military had characterisedas a direct Iranian drone strike.At the time, Bahrain said 32 civilians had been injured, inclu...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 21, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Iranians mark Eid as Trump mulls winding down war
Thousands of Iranians held Eid al-Fitr prayers on Saturday to mark the end of the Ramadan fast, against the backdrop of war with the United States and Israel, which reportedly carried out a strike on Iran's Natanz nuclear site.Iran's supreme leader traditionally leads Eid prayers but Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who came to power earlier this month after his father was killed in a US-Israeli strike...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 21, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Iran war's energy impact forces world to pay up, cut consumption
By Alex Lawler and Arathy SomasekharMarch 21 - The war in the Middle East has triggered a nightmare scenario for the global energy system, slashing so much supply that consumers around the world must both pay up big and lower consumption.The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow channel along the Iranian coast, has stopped the passage of 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural g...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 21, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Eid without toys: Israeli restrictions drive up prices in Gaza
Amid war and supply restrictions, Gaza’s toy markets face shortages and high prices, leaving children without Eid gifts.
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Mar 21, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Iran claims US, Israel attack on Natanz nuclear facility, Israel says no knowledge of strike
The IDF told The Jerusalem Post that it was not aware of an Israeli strike targeting Natanz.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Mar 21, 2026 - jpost.com
As Israeli owners struggle from daily Iranian attacks, pets pay the price of war
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Those giving up pets for war-related reasons often do so because they know they will not be home to provide the love and care their dogs deserve.
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Mar 21, 2026 - jpost.com
Dimona residents report repeated runs to shelter during Iranian missile attack
At least 25 people had been injured in the city in incidents involving falling interceptor debris and missile fragments. A boy around 10 years old and a woman in her 40s were moderately wounded.
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Mar 21, 2026 - jpost.com
Trump says US ‘very close’ to goals, weighs 'winding down' Middle East war
Trump specified five objectives that the US was close to completing. Meanwhile, Israel has given no specific indication of when it may decide the goals of the war have been met.
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Mar 21, 2026 - jpost.com
Expert warns Haifa refinery is ‘time bomb’ despite limited damage in Iranian strike
The Bazan refinery in Haifa Bay has long been a source of environmental concern. The latest round of Iranian missile fire has now placed those concerns in a wartime context.
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Mar 21, 2026 - jpost.com
Studying under fire: Israel's students navigate exams, sirens, daily life during Iran war
Israeli students juggle Zoom classes, sirens, and exams while navigating life during war with Iran.
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Mar 21, 2026 - jpost.com
The Islamic Regime aims to breach nuclear deterrence, Israeli weapons might stop it - opinion
The central challenge of the international community is no longer preventing war between the superpowers, but rather containing attempts by radical regimes to breach the limits of deterrence.
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Mar 21, 2026 - jpost.com
With Khamenei gone, Iran accelerates shift toward military power, IRGC dominance - opinion
Iran appears to be entering a transitional phase in which the relationship between clerical authority and military power is being recalibrated.
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Mar 21, 2026 - jpost.com
'My Israeli Journey': Shaul Mofaz recounts battles, politics, and family - review
My Israeli Journey one of the most accurate, non-academic records of the years in which Mofaz served in the IDF and in his post-army service to his country.
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Mar 21, 2026 - jpost.com
Report: U.S. and Israel strike Iranian missile tunnels to block launchers
One expert told CNN that sealing the entrances to the bases and 'burying' the launchers inside them has 'significantly affected Iran's ability to carry out launches at a high rate.' Iranian reconstruction efforts, however, are underway
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Mar 21, 2026 - haaretz.com
True Promise 4: Iran and resistance axis ops. against US-Israeli assets on Mar. 21
Iranian armed forces and resistance groups across the region continued their retaliatory military operations against the US and the Israeli regime on Saturday, March 21.
Presstv
Mar 21, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC hits another Israeli F-16 fighter jet with interceptor missile
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has successfully intercepted a third Israeli fighter jet, an F-16, in the skies over central Iran.
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Mar 21, 2026 - presstv.ir
True Promise 4: Iran and resistance axis ops. against US-Israeli assets on Mar. 20
Iranian armed forces and resistance groups across the region continued their retaliatory military operations against the US and the Israeli regime on Friday, March 20.
Presstv
Mar 21, 2026 - presstv.ir
True Promise 4: Iran and resistance axis ops. against US-Israeli assets on Mar. 18
Iranian armed forces and resistance groups across the region continued their retaliatory military operations against the US and the Israeli regime on Wednesday, March 18.
Presstv
Mar 21, 2026 - presstv.ir
Over a dozen US Reaper drones valued at $330 million destroyed by Iran: Report
American forces have lost more than a dozen MQ-9 Reaper drones in the ongoing war against the Islamic Republic of Iran, costing hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a report.
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Mar 21, 2026 - presstv.ir
True Promise 4: Iran and resistance axis ops. against US-Israeli assets on Mar. 17
Iranian armed forces and resistance groups across the region continued their retaliatory military operations against the US and the Israeli regime on Tuesday, March 17.
Presstv
Mar 21, 2026 - presstv.ir
Iran faces off with E3 over snapback sanctions as Russia and China back Tehran
Europe’s bid to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has ignited a fierce backlash, with Iran denouncing the move as “illegal” and vowing firm retaliation.
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Mar 21, 2026 - presstv.ir
Silenced in France: The unjust detention of a pro-Palestine Iranian activist
Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian academic who lived in France for eight years, has been unjustly detained for condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza on social media.
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Mar 21, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC is part of Iran’s national army: Pundit
Iranian academician states that Europe is not genuinely committed to labeling the IRGC as a “terrorist organization” and is facing significant pressure from the Israeli regime.
Presstv
Mar 21, 2026 - presstv.ir
Washington seeking regime change in Venezuela: Analyst
Podcaster and Journalist Esha Krishnaswamy believes the U-S military buildup in the Caribbean region is aimed at regime change in Venezuela.
Presstv
Mar 21, 2026 - presstv.ir
Russia offers to halt sharing intel with Iran if US does the same with Ukraine: Report
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to halt all intelligence sharing with Iran if the US does the same with Ukraine, according to a report published Friday, Anadolu reports. The proposal was put forward by Putin’s Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev when he sat down with Steve Witkoff, his US counterpart, and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner last week in Miami, Florida, news outlet...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 20, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran war poses ‘greatest energy security threat in history’: International Energy Agency
The conflict involving Iran has triggered the most severe energy security crisis the world has ever seen, warned a top international energy official, Anadolu reports. Speaking to The Financial Times on Friday, International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol said the conflict represents “the greatest global energy security threat in history.” Birol, a Turkish economist and energy expert,...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 20, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli military says it is striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut
March 21 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said early on Saturday it was striking Hezbollah targets in Beirut, after issuing an evacuation warning for seven neighborhoods in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital.There were no immediate reports of casualties.Israel has been stepping up airstrikes against Lebanon in the third week of its war with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 20, 2026 - al-monitor.com
How Trump's stated reasons, goals and timeline for Iran war have shifted
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and his top officials have offered shifting objectives and reasons for the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which critics say shows a lack of planning for the conflict and its aftermath. Stated objectives and expected timeline have varied, including toppling Iran's government, weakening Iran's military, security and nuclear capabili...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Mar 20, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Gaza Board of Peace, mediators, submit to Hamas proposal for gradual disarmament
Under the framework, Hamas would first dismantle its heavy weaponry. This category includes missiles, rockets, launchers, and tunnels. A gradual process of disarming the organization of light weapons – primarily Kalashnikov rifles – would then begin
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Mar 20, 2026 - haaretz.com
Israeli reservist detained over alleged leak of Iron Dome secrets to Iran
An Israeli reservist has been detained on suspicion of leaking classified information about the country’s Iron Dome air defense system to Iranian intelligence, authorities said Friday, Anadolu reports. In a joint statement, Israeli police and the security agency Shin Bet (Shabak) said the suspect served in a military unit responsible for air defense systems and was arrested on allegations of espio...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 20, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran's escalation trap could be its path to the bomb
A realistic scenario for the war is the West declaring a victory whose long-term result is Russian and Chinese help and a uranium stockpile for more than 10 nuclear bombs
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Mar 20, 2026 - haaretz.com
US sues Harvard University over antisemitism allegations, seeks to freeze grants
The US Justice Department on Friday filed a lawsuit against Harvard University alleging antisemitism on the Ivy League campus located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Anadolu reports. The case, filed in federal court, says the leadership at Harvard failed to address campus-wide antisemitism, which justifies the government freezing existing grants and seeking repayment for grants already paid to the un...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 20, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Ahead of Netanyahu visit, Human Rights Watch urges Hungary to arrest Israeli premier
On the eve of a planned visit, Human Rights Watch on Friday has called on Hungarian authorities to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters the country, Anadolu reports. The visit, set to start Saturday, comes weeks before Hungary’s April 12 general elections. “Despite its move to leave the ICC (International Criminal Court), Hungary is still a member country and is still obli...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 20, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
In the Mideast, US is seeing repeat of 1960s claims of victory even as its soldiers were dying in Vietnam: Iranian foreign minister
In the current Mideast conflict, the US is seeing a repeat of how in the 1960s, a top US general’s claims of victory in the Vietnam War flew in the face of reality, Iran’s foreign minister said Friday, Anadolu reports. “Americans haven’t forgotten how (in 1967), even as hundreds of U.S. soldiers were dying in Vietnam, and the outcome was already clear, General William Westmoreland was flown home t...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 20, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran’s new supreme leader says country’s defense stronger than ‘enemies’ assume
Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Friday that the country’s front lines are far stronger than its “enemies” assume, accusing them of miscalculating Iran’s internal strength, Anadolu reports. In a written message marking the start of the Persian New Year (Nowruz), Khamenei said the war began after the enemy lost hope of triggering a popular uprising inside Iran. He said adversaries be...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 20, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
NATO relocates Iraq mission personnel to Europe amid Mideast escalation
NATO has relocated all personnel from its mission in Iraq to Europe, the alliance said on Friday, citing a shift in operational posture amid the current hostilities in the Mideast, Anadolu reports. In a statement, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe confirmed that NATO Mission Iraq personnel were safely moved out of the Middle East, with the final staff departing Iraq on March 20. “I would l...
Middle East Monitor
Mar 20, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Kill or die: How Israel's Netanyahu has waged war on diplomacy for decades
Lebanon's ignored offer, the sidelining of the Arab Peace Initiative and the collapse of Iran diplomacy all point to the same conclusion: after years of political messaging, Israelis have been persuaded that negotiations and diplomacy are futile – and the only option is military force