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 10 news sites and located 66 current articles out of 467 reviewed.
China conducts a submarine-launched ballistic missile test on Monday, firing a nuclear-capable missile into the Pacific Ocean.
During the final FIFA World Cup match in Toronto, activists protested against Israel's participation in FIFA, citing Tel Aviv’s bombing of soccer pitches in Gaza and its matches in illegal settlements in the West Bank.
The US administration intends to present “official demands” to Israel, including a halt to settler attacks and a cessation of violence committed by Israeli soldiers against Palestinians in the West Bank, Israel’s Channel 13 reported on Sunday. Quoting unnamed US sources, the broadcaster said Washington was “deeply concerned” about what it described as a rise in “nationalistically motivated crimes”...
A four-month-old Palestinian infant died on Sunday after his family prevented from reaching a hospital by Israeli forces at a military checkpoint west of Ramallah, according to Palestinian officials. Separately, a 16-year-old Palestinian was killed during an Israeli military raid on Qalandiya refugee camp, north of Jerusalem. Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governor Laila Ghannam said doctors at the Arab Sp...
Anissa Helou's latest book traces southern Lebanon's regional dishes shaped by years of conflict, weaving food with memory and loss as the acclaimed writer reflects on Middle Eastern cuisine. 'Lebanese cuisine is kind of a little bit more sophisticated, a lot fresher, more vibrant,' she says
Five Palestinians were killed and 25 others injured in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip since dawn Monday, amid daily violations of the ceasefire agreement in effect since Oct. 10, 2025, Anadolu Agency reports. Medical sources said two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike targeting a displacement tent on Roni Street in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. A Palestinia...
Turkey warns about the risk of renewed regional war driven by the Israeli regime, saying Ankara supports efforts to reduce tensions through dialogue and diplomacy.
A senior Hamas official says the late Leader had an unparalleled commitment to the issue of the Palestinian cause.
For most of the past year, Israeli officials have described the aftermath of the war with Iran in confident, almost triumphant terms: a weakened adversary, its nuclear program set back, its regional proxies dismantled one by one. But even before that campaign had fully wound down, a new threat was already being sketched out in Jerusalem, in terms once reserved almost exclusively for Tehran. This o...
The Iranian Parliament speaker says the country’s resistance in the recent war dealt a decisive political and military defeat to the US and Israel.
Photos published by the Greek military showed fighter jets from both countries flying side by side over the Aegean Sea.
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – A senior Iranian army commander says armed forces will carry on the legacy of martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, vowing to build on the military strength achieved under his leadership.
President Donald Trump said Monday that the US remains committed to reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran but warned that Washington is prepared to use military force if diplomacy fails, insisting Tehran must never acquire a nuclear weapon, Anadolu reports. “We’re either going to make a deal or we’re going to finish the job. Okay, and it won’t be tough to finish the job. I’d rather make a deal, b...
I recently had the chance to send a message to the President of Ireland, Her Excellency Catherine Connolly. President Connolly is a vocal supporter of Palestine and remains one of the few European heads of state to explicitly accuse Israel of carrying out a genocide in Gaza. She has a long history of this advocacy; while previously serving as a member of the Dáil Éireann—the lower house of the Iri...
Israeli state broadcaster Kan reported on Sunday that senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya recently met with an adviser to US President Donald Trump in Qatar, citing senior political sources in Washington and Tel Aviv. The report did not identify the adviser or provide further details about the meeting, and there was no immediate confirmation from Hamas or US officials. The report comes amid an o...
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowallDUBAI, July 6 (Reuters) - Iran's theocratic rulers are mobilising mass crowds of the revolutionary faithful on the streets of Tehran, but behind the display of unity it is far from clear they have resolved gaping internal fractures over the economy and state repression.Vast numbers are attending a week of funeral events for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ...
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun warned Monday that Israel’s ongoing occupation of territory in the south prevents the army deployment in the area, Anadolu reports. “Israel must be pressured to withdraw from the areas it occupies in Lebanon,” Aoun said during a video call with American Task Force on Lebanon, as cited by a presidency statement. The Lebanese army and security forces “are the cornerst...
Lebanese Information Minister Paul Morcos said Monday direct material damage from Israel’s war on Lebanon is estimated at between $3-4 billion, Anadolu reports. Speaking following a ministerial meeting, Morcos said the figures are preliminary and do not include economic losses or indirect damage, according to the state news agency NNA. The estimates come as the Israeli army continues daily violati...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that reconstruction of the Gaza Strip will not begin unless Hamas is disarmed, reaffirming Israel’s position amid reports of differences with the United States over post-war plans for the territory. Speaking during a cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said Gaza’s reconstruction must be linked to the dismantling of Hamas’s military capabilities. “The...
Dozens of British parliamentarians have urged the UK government to impose sanctions on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his justice minister, Yariv Levin, over the “systematic and well-documented torture” of Palestinian civilians in Israeli detention. According to Sky News, 71 cross-party MPs and peers signed a letter to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper calling on Britain to “help end ...
Yemen’s Ansarullah has denounced the Saudi-led coalition’s latest threats, saying they reflect Riyadh’s failure to achieve its objectives after years of war and blockade.
'The prime minister has declared war on democratic Israel,' an opposition lawmaker said after the Netanyahu government said it would not uphold a recent High Court ruling. Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs said the decision did not defy the ruling but offered 'sharp criticism' of it
A Hezbollah-linked lawmaker says Israeli ceasefire violations and house demolitions continue in southern Lebanon in light of the Beirut government’s complete silence and inaction.
The arrival of an Israeli aid delegation from the humanitarian organization NATAN in Venezuela, following the powerful earthquakes that struck the country on 24th June, has triggered political controversy, particularly after images circulated showing members of the team wearing military uniforms and carrying the Israeli flag. The deployment is notable because Venezuela has had no formal diplomatic...
Israeli and Greek air forces have resumed joint military exercises after a long pause over Israeli wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, according to Israeli media on Monday, Anadolu reports. “The Air Force has returned to training with the Hellenic Air Force after a long period in which joint trainings did not take place due to the fighting,” Channel 12 said. It added that footage released by the Greek...
Israel released nine Palestinian detainees it had held from the blockaded Gaza Strip through the Kerem Abu Salem border crossing on July 5, Anadolu reports. The detainees were handed over to teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross. They were then transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza for medical checks. The released Palestinians were reunited with...
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.
An Israeli minister confirms that the Iron Dome battery was deployed to the UAE during the war against Iran.
Tehran, IRNA – American-Canadian political analyst and peace activist Robert Fantina says the assassination of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, represented a major strategic miscalculation that damaged the international standing of the United States and the Israeli regime.
Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday Iran must ultimately bear the cost of any international operation to clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz, Anadolu reports. Johann Wadephul made the remarks in an interview with the Handelsblatt newspaper after being asked whether European countries might offer Iran financial incentives to secure Tehran’s consent for a mine-clearing mission. “We do not ne...
Massive protests erupt across Lebanon as citizens reject a US-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah, warning it would expose the country—especially its southern border—to increased Israeli aggression and undermine national security.
The Israeli army carried out an airstrike and artillery shelling in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in the latest violation of an ongoing ceasefire agreement, Lebanese media reported. The state news agency NNA said Israeli warplanes struck the Al-Hariq neighborhood between the towns of Kfartebnit and Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon. No information was yet available about injuries. According to t...
“Hamas hasn’t declared an end to its rule in the Gaza Strip,” a senior Palestinian official in Ramallah told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.
The village, located in the Security Zone, has been a hub for Hezbollah terror activity, the IDF stated.
Moscow, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, has announced that over 20 journalists from various Russian media outlets have traveled to Tehran to cover the farewell and funeral ceremonies for the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
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.
Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations say they have documented a growing number of incidents in which Israeli soldiers have stolen money, jewellery and other personal belongings during military raids on Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. According to testimonies collected by rights groups, incidents reported during Israeli military searches increasingly involve not only arre...
Israeli forces raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem 26 times in June, while authorities prevented the call to prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on 84 occasions, the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. The figures were included in the ministry’s monthly report documenting Israeli violation...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened Monday that Israel will “thwart” any future Iranian leader who seeks to attack his country, Anadolu reports. His comments came as thousands filled the streets of Tehran on Monday for a massive procession of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike on Feb. 28. “Any Iranian leader who tries to promote pl...
For Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the defence of Palestine was never a circumstantial matter of foreign policy. Rather, it constituted the enduring axis of his political, diplomatic and strategic vision throughout nearly four decades as Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Palestinian cause has ceased to be merely a regional issue, becoming instead one of...
Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem has vowed the group will not disarm while Israeli occupation persists, denouncing Lebanon’s cabinet decision on its weapons as a US-driven move that risks sparking civil strife.
The significance of the Strait of Hormuz for global trade is beyond dispute. In the week preceding the US-Israel war on Iran, 38 per cent of global seaborne crude oil trade passed through the Strait, along with 29 per cent of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), 19 per cent each of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and refined oil products trade, and 13 per cent of chemicals trade, including fertilisers. A sm...
Russia evacuated hundreds of personnel from Bushehr after the start of the US-Israel-Iran war, but it has pledged to continue helping Iran develop its nuclear capabilities.
Rights activists and a lawyer said on Sunday that Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip, is facing a serious risk to his health while in Israeli detention. Abu Safiya was arrested around 18 months ago during the Gaza war. Israel has accused him of having links to the Palestinian group Hamas. Following a visit to Abu Safiya last Thursday, his lawyer, Nasser Odeh, ...
Qalibaf has expressed gratitude for Pakistan’s support during the US-Israeli aggression in talks with Pakistan’s Senate chairman in Tehran.
The move remains largely symbolic as Israel is not allowing members of the technocratic committee, currently in Cairo, to enter Gaza • The resignation does not apply to Hamas' military wing
Eyal Zamir has threatened Lebanon with a “swift offensive” during a field visit to Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon.
Tehran, IRNA — A member of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has described the launch of the Al-Aqsa Storm Operation in 2023 as a historic battle against the occupying Israeli regime, emphasizing that the path of resistance will continue unabated.
The central bank also revised down its deficit projections, but the change is conditional on Israel's defense spending remaining within the state budget. Both the IDF and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are seeking an additional 25 billion shekels ($8.3 billion) for defense
By Jana Choukeir and Khalil AshawiTYRE, July 6 (Reuters) - On a beachfront in the coastal city of Tyre, war has finally abated just enough for children to play in the waves and families to gather under parasols as life slowly returns to southern Lebanon.But away from the shore, people coming home after months of exile are having to adapt to harsh new realities: the threat of conflict between Israe...
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.
Secret Hamas documents summarised by the Israeli site OSINT613 appear to undermine one of Israel’s central narratives about 7 October: that the attack was a closely coordinated operation planned with Iran and Hezbollah. The documents, first revealed by Israel Army Radio correspondent Doron Kadosh and analysed by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, were presented by Israeli...
A senior Hamas official says the large-scale and anti-Israel Operation al-Aqsa Flood altered all previous political and military equations.
The Israeli military is preparing to release around 10,000 reservists by the end of July as it grapples with mounting financial pressures, according to local media on Sunday. The Israel Hayom newspaper said the number of reservists on active duty is expected to decline from about 60,000 to around 50,000, reflecting growing strain on the military’s budget. It added that a final decision has yet to ...
UNICEF says more than 300 children have been killed or injured in Sudan during the past six months, with drone strikes responsible for most casualties.
The United States turned 250 on July 4. The celebrations were spectacular: 850,000 fireworks launched from ten sites across Washington, military flyovers every hour, a speech from a president who promised it would be the “largest fireworks show in history”. At Mount Rushmore the night before, Donald Trump declared America “the most extraordinary republic ever, ever, ever”. But anniversaries have a...
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said his country is not at peace with the United States, describing Washington as an unreliable party. Speaking during a meeting in Tehran on Sunday with Mohammad Darwish, chairman of the Hamas Shoura Council, Ghalibaf also said Iran would never recognise Israel. He said Iran would continue to support Muslims and the resistance axis, providing...
The ceremony launching a heritage center at the abandoned Atarot Airport in the West Bank laid bare the failure of Israeli policy in Jerusalem and toward Palestinians – and the priorities of a failed government. There was even time to incite against anti-government protesters
The Hamas resistance movement has denounced the Israeli claims about the group’s rapid military buildup as “clear incitement” intended to provide a cover for ongoing attacks in the Gaza Strip.
The largest Israeli arms manufacturer, Elbit Systems, says the Israeli command system identified 850,000 targets during the devastating wars against Gaza and Lebanon.
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s judiciary chief has vowed to pursue and punish US and Israeli leaders for the assassination of the late Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) has demanded the immediate release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, warning that his life is in “imminent danger” in Israeli custody. The UK-based medical charity issued the appeal after a lawyer visited Dr Abu Safiya on 2 July 2026 at the Rakefet facility in Nitzan Prison. According to lawyer Nasser Odeh, Dr Abu Sa...
Gaza Board of Peace: 'Assessment will be guided by actions, not promises' • Hamas says move made to facilitate handover of administrative powers to technocratic committee
The government knows it can only survive through tactics used by tyrannical rulers and regimes, and Sunday's decision to defy Israel's High Court brought us closer to that. Netanyahu and his ministers are probably right in assuming that no one will go out to protest the decision
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, who headed negotiations with Washington, said on Sunday that implementing the memorandum of understanding with the US is “difficult but possible,” stressing diplomacy must preserve battlefield gains. Qalibaf made the remarks at a meeting with Mohammed Darwish, head of Hamas’ Leadership Council, on the sidelines of farewell ceremonies for slain Ir...
Two Palestinians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza City on Sunday, in a new violation of an ongoing ceasefire deal, the Civil Defense said, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the agency said a drone struck a group of civilians outside a water distribution station in the Al-Samer area, east of Gaza City, causing the casualties, the agency said in a statement. T...