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. For this post, we looked at 9 news sites and located 65 current articles out of 371 reviewed.
Israeli media say the military was surprised by the intensity and expanded range of Hezbollah’s rocket and drone attacks.
The Guardian newspaper has launched a crude propaganda assault against UK journalist and activist Bushra Shaikh after she traveled to Iran and documented the deadly consequences of US and Israeli aggression on Iranian civilians.
Five American personnel have been injured and two US military drones destroyed after an Iranian ballistic missile strike targeted the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, according to a Bloomberg report citing an informed source.
Speaker Qalibaf said Iran is pushing back the enemy in a 'history-making' war as a new poll showed two-thirds of Iranians take pride in the country's stance against US-Israeli aggression.
US War Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Asian allies to ramp up military purchases to counter China’s “historic military buildup.”
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.
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.
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.
Podcaster and Journalist Esha Krishnaswamy believes the U-S military buildup in the Caribbean region is aimed at regime change in Venezuela.
Trilateral military talks involving Lebanon, the Israeli regime, and the US have concluded at the US Department of War without reaching a ceasefire agreement, a report says.
The Ukrainian military “deliberately” attacked Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), according to the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom.
As Russia and Iran continue boosting economic ties, their cooperation is becoming visible beyond official agreements and trade corridors.
Israeli prime minister's order to seize over 70% of war-ravaged Gaza have worsened conditions for Palestinians.
Hamas has accused Nikolay Mladenov, head of the so-called Board of Peace in Gaza, of fuelling the escalating situation in the enclave and urged him to stop what it described as incitement against Gaza and the movement, and to support efforts to end the war without introducing further complications. In a recorded statement, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said the movement is holding intensive contact...
The US Congress is quietly advancing a measure that would entrench Israel inside the American military-industrial complex, raising concerns that Washington is moving to lock itself into Tel Aviv’s future wars at a time when Israel is becoming a global pariah. The House version of the 2027 National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) includes a provision titled the “United States-Israel Defense Techno...
Iranian strikes have damaged 20 US military sites since the start of the US-Israeli war against Tehran in February, a BBC analysis of satellite images and videos showed Monday. The targeted facilities span Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Bahrain, and Oman, found the analysis by BBC Verify using satellite imagery from multiple international providers, along with...
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese called for support for a petition urging the European Union to protect human rights defenders and international justice officials who have been targeted by US sanctions. In a post on X, Albanese said that she, several judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and Palestini...
Hezbollah showers the North with drones as IDF troops take over the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas beyond the Litani River.
Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati, 20, of Rosh Haayin, was killed when an explosive-laden drone struck troops in southern Lebanon, the military said. His death brings the number of Israeli soldiers killed in the current round of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah to 26
Israeli media and officials hailed the IDF flag over Beaufort Castle, but the symbolism obscured harder questions about the Lebanon campaign: what it achieves strategically, what was learned from past operations, and how Hezbollah's evolving drone threat continues to inflict casualties on troops
Diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Germany have reached a 65 years’ milestone, marked by a recent strategic dialogue between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. During a […]
TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that the US naval blockade against Iran and the escalation of Israeli war crimes in Lebanon are clear violations of the ceasefire, warning every choice has a price.
UN experts on Monday warned of a sharp rise in Israeli settler violence in the occupied Palestinian territory, saying the attacks pose an existential threat to Palestinian communities and risk accelerating forced displacement, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the experts said settler attacks, allegedly carried out with the support or acquiescence of Israeli authorities, have become a “daily terror...
The UK government has banned two prominent US political commentators, Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, from entering Britain in what critics say is the latest example of London policing speech on Israel’s behalf. Uygur, founder of The Young Turks, and Piker, one of the most-watched political streamers in the US, said their travel authorisations were cancelled ahead of planned appearances in London and ...
Iran warned Monday it will not hesitate to help Lebanon resist Israel’s “illegal aggression” on the country. “We have emphasized and continue to emphasize that the ceasefire in Lebanon is an integral part of any ceasefire and any final agreement” to end the war with the US, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei told a news conference cited by the state news agency IRNA. Israeli Prime Minister ...
The latest clashes involving the US, Israel, and Iran go beyond just another round of Middle East fighting. They shine a harsh light on how shaky the region’s security setup really is — and force Arab leaders to question long-held beliefs they’ve leaned on for years. For a long time, many Arab states bet heavily on one idea: stay close to Washington, buy lots of Western weapons, and quietly work w...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday ordered the army to carry out strikes in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district, claiming the attacks were a response to Hezbollah’s “repeated violations” of the ongoing ceasefire in Lebanon, Anadolu reports. Netanyahu claimed he and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the army to “strike terrorist targets” in the area. The order came despite a US-me...
Residents began fleeing Beirut’s southern Dahiye area after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to carry out airstrikes on the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs, Anadolu reports. Heavy traffic formed at major exit points in Dahiye as people left the area following the announcement. Netanyahu on Monday ordered the army to carry out strikes in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district, ...
Director General of the Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees’ Affairs in the Gaza Strip, Hassan Quneita stated that numerous Palestinian prisoners have suffered permanent disabilities during detention in Israeli prisons as a result of torture and inadequate medical care. In a press statement, Quneita said that many affected prisoners had pre-existing chronic illnesses, including diabete...
Oil prices rose by more than 2 per cent in early trading on Monday after Israel announced a deeper military advance into Lebanon as part of what it described as its battle against the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, despite a ceasefire that has been in place for more than six weeks. US crude futures gained $2.37, or 2.71 per cent, to $89.73 a barrel by 1017 GMT, according to Reuters. Brent crud...
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said he could guarantee that Hezbollah would fully comply with a ceasefire if Israel halted its land, sea and air military operations and stopped demolishing homes and bulldozing land in Lebanon. In an interview with the Beirut-based newspaper Al-Modon, Berri said he would take responsibility for ensuring Hezbollah’s full commitment to a ceasefire, but stres...
US President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop fighting, adding that Iran talks were moving rapidly after seeming to be on the rocks over Israel's Lebanon offensive.Trump said on social media that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had promised not to send troops to Beirut's southern suburbs as threatened, while Hezbollah had agreed that "all shooting wil...
Oil prices jumped and equities struggled on Monday as Middle East peace talks stumbled and tensions mounted between Iran and the United States.Crude futures shot around seven percent higher after an Iranian news agency announced Tehran had suspended the negotiations with Washington via mediators.The United States and Iran had traded strikes over the weekend and Tehran had insisted that any deal to...
Iranian officials demand 'ceasefire on all fronts' as Israel deepens Lebanon invasion and threatens to bomb Beirut.
Iran also threatened to completely block the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that there would be no talks until its demands on the cessation of Israel's operations in both Lebanon and Gaza were met.
Two explosions struck a cargo vessel near Iraq’s Umm Qasr, with officials saying one was caused by a drone attack.
To date, Offir's first major public decision was to withdraw indictments against five IDF soldiers who were indicted in the saga of the alleged beating of a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman.
The United States has resumed training and logistical support for Somalia’s elite Danab Brigade at the Ballidoogle airbase in the Lower Shabelle region, restarting a programme suspended following a ration-diversion […]
The Nigerian Army confirmed on 26 May 2026 that it deployed a company of soldiers to the Republic of Benin in April 2026, covering the country’s presidential election and the […]
TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters has warned residents of northern Israel and military settlements in the occupied territories to leave the area if they wish to avoid harm.
TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – The EU on Monday urged Israel to halt its military escalation in Lebanon and respect the country's sovereignty, while reaffirming support for diplomatic efforts aimed at reducing tensions.
TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Local Iranian media have reported on Monday that the country's officials have decided to suspend talks with the United States in proteest over the Israeli regime's continued crimes in Lebanon and Gaza.
TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – A senior spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces has warned that continuation of Israeli crimes in Lebanon would be “intolerable” for Iran’s military forces.
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has condemned the United States for its complicity in the Israeli regime’s escalating attacks on Lebanon, declaring that Washington must pay the price for the war crimes committed by the regime.
German technology and engineering firm Bosch has decided to close its two research offices in Israel, ending operations that began in 2018, Anadolu reports. The move marks the first closure of a Bosch facility abroad since the COVID-19 pandemic and the first known withdrawal by a major German company from Israel’s research ecosystem, according to a recent report by German business daily Handelsbla...
Something fundamental has shifted in the Persian Gulf, and the analysts who have spent careers watching American power projection are now saying what was once unsayable: the era of U.S. forward military basing in the Middle East is effectively over. Whether Washington chooses confrontation or withdrawal, the strategic outcome appears to be the same: the slow, irreversible erosion of American influ...
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that the US-mediated negotiations with Israel “need time” and the current conflict will not be solved overnight, Anadolu reports. “Negotiation is safer than war. We have seen — and continue to see — the devastation of war and its consequences,” Aoun said in a meeting with business representatives, as cited by a presidency statement. “However, negotiations...
Iran said Monday that a ceasefire with the US covers “all fronts, including Lebanon,” holding the US and Israel responsible for “the consequences of any violation.” “For immediate attention: The ceasefire between Iran and the US is unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon. Its violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghch...
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s support for Lebanon and called for the immediate and complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from all Lebanese territory. According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Abdelatty made the remarks during a telephone conversation with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. Abdelatty stressed that any violation of Lebano...
On the 93rd day of the United States and Israel’s war against Iran, reports indicate that negotiations remain active but significant disagreements persist, particularly over the nuclear issue and the Strait of Hormuz. According to reports cited from The New York Times, US President Donald Trump submitted a revised proposal to Tehran containing stricter provisions than earlier drafts. The reported ...
Israeli media reports indicate that the Samaria Regional Council has prepared a large-scale settlement initiative known as the “Connecting Plan”, aimed at establishing or re-establishing 18 settlements in the northern occupied West Bank. According to the settler-affiliated website Emez, the plan includes the return of settlement activity to four settlements evacuated during the 2005 Israeli diseng...
Israel has asked the United States to allow it to expand its military operations in Lebanon to include large-scale air strikes on Beirut, rather than limiting its actions to targeted assassinations, according to Israeli Channel 12. The broadcaster reported on Sunday evening that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a second security meeting on the same day to discuss the possibility of s...
Neither Hezbollah nor Israel has confirmed the ceasefire announced by President Donald Trump, who made the declaration after Iran's IRGC threatened a major attack on northern Israel and warned it could close the Bab al-Mandeb strait if Israel followed through on plans to strike Beirut.
June 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israel would send no troops to Beirut after a call he held with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back,” Trump said in a post on Truth Soci...
Iran’s Tasnim News Agency also said Tehran could "activate other fronts," including closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
‘Man wa Salwa’ is a community-run social grocery store helping hundreds of families access affordable essentials.
After the call, Netanyahu announced that he had told Trump that "if Hezbollah doesn't stop attacking our towns and citizens - Israeli will attack terror targets in Beirut."
"Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran," Trump said in a Truth Social post.
Other senior Mossad officials are expected to follow suit in the coming days, KAN added.
The IDF also announced on Sunday morning that its ground troops had taken over the Beaufort Ridge outpost and Wadi al-Saluki areas beyond the Litani River
One soldier was severely wounded, and two others were lightly wounded during the incident in which Tzarfati was killed.
Israel's police commissioner announced last week a crackdown on enforcement of arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders, after the blanket exemption for yeshiva students from military conscription expired in 2023
The shekel's surge is stinging Israeli exporters, but as politicians pressure the central bank on interest rates, they're silent on currency markets, reflecting the limits of economic independence under a U.S. president Israel can't afford to defy
Most medications are missing from public pharmacies, and many patients cannot afford to buy them on the private market. Israel's seizure of customs revenues has significantly deepened the Palestinian Health Ministry's debt, and it warns: soon we will no longer be able to provide essential health services
Israeli medics said a 17-year-old girl was seriously wounded, and a 15-year-old girl was moderately wounded. The IDF said it fatally shot the driver, who was identified by the Palestinian Health Ministry as a 31-year-old from Hebron