Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-04-09
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.
How Iran’s air defences turned April 3 into 'blackest day' in US military aviation history
On April 3, Iran's air defense network destroyed F-15E Strike Eagle, A-10 Thunderbolt II, two MQ-9 Reaper drones, one Hermes drone, two cruise missiles, two Black Hawk helicopters, and two C-130 transport aircraft, marking the ‘black day’ for US air force.
Presstv
Apr 9, 2026 - presstv.ir
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
Apr 9, 2026 - presstv.ir
True Promise 4: Iran and resistance axis ops. against US-Israeli assets on April 6
Iranian armed forces and resistance groups across the region continued their retaliatory military operations against the US and the Israeli regime on Monday, March 6.
Presstv
Apr 9, 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.
Presstv
Apr 9, 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.
Presstv
Apr 9, 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
Apr 9, 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
Apr 9, 2026 - presstv.ir
IRGC deploys twin-missile launch systems for first time in war
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched missiles from twin launch systems for the first time in its retaliatory attacks against the US-Israeli aggression.
Presstv
Apr 9, 2026 - presstv.ir
Ending US-Israeli war on Iran: Ground realities and evidence-based path forward
Iran must reject US deceptive negotiations, continue resistance, leverage military gains, control the Strait of Hormuz, and demand unconditional acceptance of its five legitimate points to end the imposed war.
Presstv
Apr 9, 2026 - presstv.ir
Antisemitism as a weapon to silence critics of Israel
The accusation of antisemitism has increasingly been instrumentalised as a political weapon to silence criticism of Israel and its policies against the Palestinian people. This is not an occasional distortion, but a recurring strategy aimed at constraining, intimidating and punishing journalists, academics, activists and movements that denounce practices such as apartheid, military occupation and...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Sen. Sanders to introduce resolution to halt US military aid to Israel
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday that he will introduce a resolution next week aimed at stopping US military aid to Israel, Anadolu reports. Sanders criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump for a “disastrous war” with Iran. “No great surprise. Netanyahu talked Trump into the disastrous war in Iran. We cannot allow Israel to continue shaping U.S. mil...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
In Israel’s colonial ethnic cleansing, the world fails stand for decolonisation
From genocide in Gaza to the death penalty in the occupied West Bank, Israel seeks the annihilation of Palestinian resistance and, on a slower pace, further ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. The latest statistics, which have been considered conservative estimates but continue to be shared as the officially recognised kill toll by the Palestinian health ministry, show that Israel killed 7...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran must remove enriched uranium or face renewed fighting, Israeli premier says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that any enriched uranium remaining in Iran would have to leave the country either through an agreement or renewed military action. “The enriched material that still remains will leave Iran. It will leave either by agreement or through a renewal of the fighting,” Netanyahu said in televised remarks carried by the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Netanyahu led US into Iran war with ‘farcical’ regime change pitch
Sensational details have emerged about how the US was led by Israel into war with Iran after Benjamin Netanyahu personally pitched President Donald Trump in the White House Situation Room, advancing claims about regime-change that senior American officials described as “farcical”. According to the New York Times, the Israeli prime minister used a highly classified meeting in February to press Trum...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Palestinian journalists’ Syndicate documents 53 Israeli violations against journalists in March
The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate said on Tuesday that Israel committed 53 violations against its members during March, including two martyrs. The Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee said in a statement that it had “documented a total of 53 crimes and violations” against Palestinian journalists by Israeli forces. These included two deaths, 12 cases of detention or prevention from covering events, ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
WATCH: IDF carries out 'largest coordinated strike' in Lebanon amid uncertainty over ceasefire scop
Hezbollah official says that if Israel does not adhere to the ceasefire, no party will feel bound to uphold it, after IDF confirms continued military campaign against terror group in southern Lebanon
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Apr 8, 2026 - jpost.com
Iran warns US must choose between ceasefire and war via Israel, ‘it cannot have both’
Iran warned on Wednesday that the US must choose between a ceasefire and “continued war via Israel,” saying Washington “cannot have both,” Anadolu reports. “The Iran–U.S. Ceasefire terms are clear and explicit: the U.S. must choose—ceasefire or continued war via Israel. It cannot have both,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on US social media company X. “The world sees the massacres in Lebano...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Palestinian journalist killed by Israeli fire in Gaza, death toll rises to 262
A Palestinian journalist with the Qatari Al Jazeera television was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, bringing the death toll of reporters since October 2023 to 262, local authorities said, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Gaza Government Media Office said the killing of Mohammed Wishah, a correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher, reflects a “systematic targeting and a...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
‘Ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran must include Lebanon’: Belgian foreign minister
Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot on Wednesday called for the ceasefire recently brokered between the US and Iran to be expanded to include Lebanon, as deadly Israeli strikes continued in the Lebanese capital, Anadolu reports. Prevot said on social media platform X that he was visiting Beirut to reaffirm Belgium’s support for Lebanese authorities, condemning a massive Israeli strike that hit ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran may quit US ceasefire if Israel continues attacks in Lebanon: Iranian media
Iran will withdraw from a ceasefire agreement with the US if Israel continues to violate it through attacks on Lebanon, an informed source told Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency on Wednesday. “Iran will withdraw from the agreement if violations of the ceasefire by the Zionist regime continue through attacks on Lebanon,” the source said. The source added that Tehran is reviewing the situation...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
The gallows law: Israel moves toward executing Palestinian children
According to Israel’s new death penalty law, Palestinian children, like adults, could, in practice, find themselves facing the gallows. This might take some by surprise, or even be dismissed as an exaggeration. Sadly, it is neither. The death penalty law, passed by Israel’s Knesset on March 30, mandates capital punishment for Palestinians convicted of carrying out deadly attacks. The legislation, ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US urges citizens to leave Saudi Arabia amid rising tensions
The US Embassy in Riyadh has issued a heightened security alert, urging American citizens to reconsider travel to Saudi Arabia and consider leaving the country amid escalating regional tensions. In its statement, the embassy said that the safety of US citizens remains a top priority, noting that authorities are closely monitoring developments in the Middle East and advising Americans to remain vig...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli occupation forces Jerusalem brothers to demolish their homes in Silwan
Israeli occupation authorities forced two Palestinian brothers to demolish their own homes in the Silwan neighbourhood, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, on Tuesday. The Jerusalem Governorate stated in a press release that the occupation authorities forced the brothers, Nader and Hatem Baydoun, to demolish their homes in the Al-Bustan area of the neighbourhood. The two houses, which cover an area of approx...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Operational suicide? Inside the military revolt against a ground war in Iran
The dismissal that tells the story Gen. Randy George, the US Army’s Chief of Staff, was removed from his post by War Secretary Pete Hegseth and ordered to retire immediately last week. Ostensibly, the sacking seemed like one more entry on a long list of Pentagon house cleanings. It was not. George, a four-star infantry officer, had served more than four decades in uniform, with combat deployments...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill four, including Al Jazeera journalist, medics say
CAIRO, April 8 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed four people on Wednesday, including an Al Jazeera journalist, local health authorities said and the Qatari television network reported.The strike that killed Al Jazeera's Muhammad Washah targeted a vehicle he and one other Palestinian, who was also killed, were driving along the coastal road in Gaza City, health authorities sai...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 8, 2026 - al-monitor.com
White House says Lebanon not part of cease-fire deal with Iran
Lebanon is not covered by a newly brokered, two-week cease-fire agreement with Iran, the White House said on Wednesday as Israel carried out sweeping bombardment of its northern neighbor, Anadolu reports. “Lebanon is not part of the cease-fire. That has been relayed to all parties involved in it,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Leavitt said Israeli Prime Minister Benj...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
UN ‘strongly condemns’ Israeli strikes on Lebanon, urges diplomatic solution
The UN on Wednesday “strongly” condemned Israeli strikes across Lebanon that caused “significant” civilian casualties, calling on all sides to pursue diplomacy and cease hostilities, Anadolu reports. “The United Nations strongly condemns the strikes by Israel across Lebanon that resulted in significant civilian casualties. The UN strongly condemns the loss of civilian lives,” said UN spokesperson ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Witkoff, Kushner from US, Aragchi, Ghalibaf from Iran to attend talks in Islamabad
US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner are likely to represent the US in talks with the Iranian side in Islamabad starting Friday, a senior Pakistani official told Anadolu on Wednesday after the South Asian nation secured a ceasefire between the two warring sides, Anadolu reports. The Iranian side, the official said, wishing not to b...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
NRW wasted thousands in public money to silence a Palestinian activist, yet they lost twice
The recent court ruling in the case of Ahmad Othman, a Palestinian-German activist in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), shows that the German state’s repression isn’t just brutal – at times it is also remarkably incompetent in its attempt to disregard the laws it claims to uphold. Ahmad, who was active in the group Palästina Solidarität Duisburg (PSDU), – which was banned by the Ministry of Interior i...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Palestinian centre warns of “legalised killing” under prisoner execution law
The Palestinian Center for the Defence of Prisoners has warned that recent statements by Itamar Ben-Gvir reveal a “premeditated intention” by the Israeli occupation to expand the killing of Palestinian prisoners under legal cover. In a statement reported Tuesday, the center said that Ben-Gvir’s assertion that the execution law is applicable to a large proportion of prisoners — estimated at around ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
OCHA: Gaza’s needs far exceed aid capacity amid worsening crisis
The OCHA has warned that humanitarian needs in Gaza far exceed the capacity of aid organizations, as severe restrictions and ongoing obstacles continue to hinder relief efforts. In a statement issued Tuesday, OCHA said that UNICEF and its partners managed to partially restore access to clean water in southern Gaza after an Israeli airstrike on March 25 reduced the capacity of a seawater desalinati...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
US Senate leader warns Republicans over support for conflict
US Senator and Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer has sharply criticised US President Donald Trump, describing him as “a very sick person” and urging lawmakers to oppose the ongoing war. In a post on Tuesday, Schumer warned that Republicans who refuse to vote against the conflict would “bear full responsibility for the consequences,” calling it a “senseless war of choice.” His remarks came in r...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Victory for Iran, Permanent Pariah for Israel | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani
In this episode, we assess where the war with Iran stands at the six-week mark, examine whether Tehran is emerging stronger from the conflict, and consider where Donald Trump’s latest deadline could lead. We also look at the murky story of the downed US pilot, Trump’s admission that Washington sent weapons to Iranian protesters, the wider regional risks for the Gulf states, the striking critique o...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran says it secured ‘massive victory’ and forced US to accept ceasefire proposal
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Wednesday it had achieved a “massive victory” and forced the United States to accept a 10-point Iranian proposal for a ceasefire, while confirming that a framework for ending the war had been reached and would be discussed further during a two-week truce. The council said the deal includes full compensation to Iran, the withdrawal of US forces f...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Netanyahu says Lebanon excluded from ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, on Wednesday, Israel supports US President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend attacks on Iran for two-weeks, adding that the ceasefire does not include Lebanon. Netanyahu said Israel backs the pause in strikes on condition that Iran reopens key maritime straits and halts its attacks. Earlier, a senior White House official told CNN that Israel is a pa...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
UN chief rejects any military justification for destroying civilian infrastructure
UN secretary-general António Guterres said on Tuesday evening that there is no military justification for destroying a society’s infrastructure or deliberately causing suffering to civilians. In a post on the social media platform X, Guterres made the remarks as a deadline set by US President Donald Trump for Iran was about to expire. Trump had threatened to destroy bridges and power stations if T...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Pro-government protesters in Tehran chant ‘death to America, death to Israel’ after ceasefire
Hundreds of pro-government supporters demonstrated in the Iranian capital, chanting “death to America, death to Israel”, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States. US President Donald Trump said he had agreed to suspend bombing for two weeks, indicating that a ceasefire would take effect from both sides. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said: ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Trump announces 2-week ceasefire with Iran
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a two-week suspension of military action against Iran following discussions with Pakistani leaders, Anadolu reports. Trump said that after conversations with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, he agreed to halt planned strikes, contingent on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz “completely, immediately, and sa...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 8, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Nearly 200 arrests in Turkey after attack on Israeli consulate
Turkish security forces have arrested nearly 200 people in a nationwide sweep one day after a shootout outside Israel's consulate in Istanbul, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said Wednesday.Gurlek posted on X that officers had arrested 198 suspects in a simultaneous operation in 34 provinces against "the terrorist organisation Daesh", another name for the Islamic State group.A gunman was killed and t...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 8, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Ceasefire or strategic pause? How Iran is framing war narrative amid deep mistrust
Beneath the surface of official messaging, a more complex and uneasy reality is emerging — one defined by lingering mistrust, hard-line dissent and uncertainty over what comes next.
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 8, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Explainer-US-Iran ceasefire: what we know
WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Here is what we know following Tuesday evening's dramatic reversal by U.S. President Donald Trump of his threats to attack Iran's civilian infrastructure.IS THERE ACTUALLY A CEASEFIRE?It's unclear.Iran and the U.S. agreed on Tuesday to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, but fighting was still taking place on Wednesday.Israel launched its biggest attacks yet ...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 8, 2026 - al-monitor.com
US Senate to vote on resolution to curb Trump's Iran war powers
By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers will try again next week to pass a resolution to halt the Iran war and force President Donald Trump to obtain Congress' approval for any further attacks, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday, hours after Trump announced a two-week ceasefire."Congress must reassert its authority, especially at this dangerous mome...
Al-Monitor: The Pulse of The Middle East
Apr 8, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israeli attack kills Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in Gaza
Israeli drone strike kills Mohammed Wishah, a correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher, west of Gaza City.
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Apr 8, 2026 - aljazeera.com
US dispatching negotiating team for Iran talks, Tehran signals willingness to hand over uranium
US Vice President JD Vance, US special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will be involved in the talks, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Apr 8, 2026 - jpost.com
Israel was not informed of US-Iran ceasefire plan until late stages of discussion - report
The extent of Israel’s involvement was a phone call US President Donald Trump made to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shortly before the ceasefire was announced, WJS cited a US official as stating.
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Apr 8, 2026 - jpost.com
Trump and Netanyahu broke Iran’s empire, now they must win at Hormuz - comment
Iran lost its proxies, its missiles, its nuclear infrastructure, and discovered a single instrument with more leverage than all of them: the ability to shut down a fifth of global oil supply.
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Apr 8, 2026 - jpost.com
What is in Iran's 10-point ceasefire agreement plan?
The terms of the Iranian-released plan, according to a New York Times report citing a US official, do not match those seen by the president.
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Apr 8, 2026 - jpost.com
Trump says he will work with Iran for 'very productive regime change, there will be no enrichment'
Trump emphasized that the "United States will, working with Iran, dig up and remove all of the deeply buried (B-2 Bombers) Nuclear 'Dust.'"
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Apr 8, 2026 - jpost.com
IDF announces St.-Sgt. Touvel Yosef Lifshiz killed in combat in southern Lebanon
Staff Sergeant Lifshiz, aged 20, from Beit She'an, served in the 13th Battalion in the Golani Brigade.
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Apr 8, 2026 - jpost.com
Hezbollah fires at North, fragment falls in open area, no injuries
Iran had also launched missiles toward Israel early Wednesday morning, hours after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire.
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Apr 8, 2026 - jpost.com
Pakistan takes on role of peacemaker, but it comes with risks - analysis
As Pakistan steps forward as a peacemaker, it is joined by Turkey, Qatar, China, and other countries. It remains to be seen if Pakistan can build the trust needed for peace.
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Apr 8, 2026 - jpost.com
IDF says Staff Sergeant Touvel Yosef Lifshiz killed in Lebanon fighting
Touvel Yosef Lifshiz, 20, was killed fighting in southern Lebanon. Another five soldiers were wounded in the clash. With his death, the number of soldiers killed in Lebanon in the current war rose to 12
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Apr 8, 2026 - haaretz.com
Lebanese sources: IDF presence in Lebanon could hamper possible Israel-Hezbollah truce
Iran warned it could withdraw from the cease-fire if Israeli strikes in Lebanon persist, amid uncertainty over the implications of Hezbollah's exclusion from the deal. Lebanese officials said a cease-fire might not be fully implemented as long as Israeli forces remained deployed in southern Lebanon
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Apr 8, 2026 - haaretz.com
Israel botched the Iran war – and shattered its standing in the U.S.
After Trump's cease-fire, the results of the Iran war are bleak for Israel and Netanyahu: the regime endures, hundreds of kilograms of enriched uranium remain, and the missile program is still active. The Hezbollah front in Lebanon continues to rage
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Apr 8, 2026 - haaretz.com
U.S. Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil: 'The Jewish people are part of the land'
The Columbia protest leader on Hamas, Zionism and why Jews shouldn't fear a 'free Palestine'
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Apr 8, 2026 - haaretz.com
Israel to honor Iran cease‑fire, but officials are wary of Trump's emerging deal
It remains unclear whether Iran will give up its enriched uranium or abandon its ballistic missile program, which Netanyahu has called an existential threat. On Lebanon, conflicting messages emerged, with Jerusalem saying the cease-fire does not apply
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Apr 8, 2026 - haaretz.com
For Israeli stage actors, even a play about the Holocaust is a form of escapism during the war
The fighting and its air-raid alarms have halted shows but not rehearsals. As one actor puts it, 'this profession is more than just a livelihood; there's a kind of physical need for it'
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Apr 8, 2026 - haaretz.com
For Palestinians in the West Bank, 'threat' means whatever an IDF soldier says it means
Behind Israel's policies on lethal force and withheld bodies lies a system that no longer distinguishes between danger and the claim of it
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Apr 8, 2026 - haaretz.com
US urges all citizens in Bahrain to shelter in place ‘until further notice’
The US Embassy in Bahrain urged all American citizens and government employees in the Gulf nation to shelter in place “until further notice,” Anadolu reports. In a post on the US social media company X, the embassy said it had suspended routine consular services, adding it was monitoring the situation in the region closely and would provide updates as needed. “To the extent possible, remain in a s...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli tank fire killed UN peacekeeper in Lebanon, UNIFIL investigation finds
A projectile that killed a UN peacekeeper in Lebanon last month was fired by an Israeli military tank, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Tuesday, concluding its investigation into the deadly incident, Anadolu reports. Based on analysis of the impact site and fragments recovered at the position, UNIFIL said the round was a 120mm tank main armament projectile fired by an Israeli Merkava ...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran could target Israel’s Karish, Tanin gas fields after Trump deadline: Iranian state TV
The Karish and Tanin natural gas fields located off the shores of Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean are believed to be potential targets of Iranian strikes if US President Donald Trump’s threats to destroy infrastructure in Iran are realized. A document circulated by Iran’s state-run Press TV said four points were outlined, including references to the Karish and Tanin gas fields as potential tar...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
UN ‘deeply troubled’ by threats to Iranian civilization: Spokesperson
The UN expressed concern Tuesday about threats directed at Iranian society following a warning from US President Donald Trump that a “whole civilization” could face destruction, Anadolu reports. “The Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres) is deeply troubled by statements suggesting that entire civilian populations or civilizations may be made to bear the consequences of political and military decisi...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
‘No threat can undermine deeply rooted civilization,’ Iran says after Trump’s ‘civilization will die’ warning
Iran on Tuesday said that “no threat can undermine” its “deeply rooted civilization,” in response to US President Donald Trump’s threat to wipe out a “whole civilization,” Anadolu reports. In a statement on US social media company X, Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said national security remains the government’s top priority and that all affairs are being managed carefully. Earli...
Middle East Monitor
Apr 7, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Russia and China veto UN resolution condemning Iran's Strait of Hormuz closure
11 of the 15 Security Council members voted in favor, with Pakistan and Colombia abstaining. Russia and China said the resolution, demanding an immediate halt to threats against freedom of navigation and protection of shipping lanes in the strait, was biased against Iran
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Apr 7, 2026 - haaretz.com
Havelsan Strengthen Europe and Middle East Manufacturing Capacity
HAVELSAN Breaks Ground on New Flight Simulator Production Center to Strengthen Europe and Middle East Manufacturing Capacity Ankara, Türkiye-headquartered flight simulator manufacturer HAVELSAN has broken ground on a new flight […]