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 72 current articles out of 470 reviewed.
LONDON, IRNA – Iran’s Embassy in London says Tehran has established a temporary safe maritime corridor in the Strait of Hormuz and officially notified the International Maritime Organization (IMO), warning that the United States is threatening the security of the strategic waterway by violating the war termination memorandum.
Illegal Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian municipal workers south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, and destroyed a farm northwest of the city.
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.
Netanyahu associate and Channel 14 commentator Jacob Bardugo repeatedly called for an investigation into how Channel 12 learned of Israel's planned Iran strike – putting journalists' ability to protect their sources at risk
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran’s top military commanders have been killed and claimed that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his successor, was “90% gone,” Anadolu reports. Speaking in an interview with Fox News, Trump said Iran’s military capabilities had been severely degraded. “They have no navy. They have no air force. It’s all gone. Th...
Tehran, IRNA – With the continuation of the Israeli regime’s assaults on the Gaza Strip, the total number of Palestinian martyrs in the area has reached 73,231.
Armed Israeli settlers carrying US-made M4 rifles detained US Congressman Ro Khanna and other Americans in the illegally occupied West Bank. When Israeli occupation soldiers arrived, they reportedly sided with the settlers and extended the detention. The California Democrat was travelling near the Palestinian village of Khirbet Zanuta in the South Hebron Hills last week, when the settlers blocked ...
Tehran, IRNA – A senior Yemeni official says that the Saudi air strike on Sanaa International Airport constituted a direct violation of international humanitarian law, following renewed attacks that Yemeni authorities say ended a period of de-escalation.
Fresh questions are raised over the European Union's commitment to international law following the revelation that EU member states played a role in supporting US war against Iran.
There have been no reports of casualties or damage from the apparent missile strikes.
By Nate RaymondBOSTON, July 13 (Reuters) - An Iranian-born engineer was convicted on Monday of U.S. charges that he conspired to illegally export technology with potential application in military drones to a company in Iran whose customers included the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
CENTCOM says US forces struck Iranian air defenses, radars and boats using one‑way sea drones, marking their first deployment in the war.
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Armed Forces launched a new round of attacks on U.S. military and commercial targets in regional countries.
Although EU sources say Israel has approved major reconstruction projects in Gaza, the Foreign Ministry said the projects are not reconstruction-related, but 'humanitarian' in nature
Despite concern that Israel using nuclear weapons in response to an invasion was a real risk, Sinwar "did not abandon his messianic vision and emphasized that it would be a 'battle of life or death."
Iran and the United States continued exchanging military strikes overnight, with Tehran saying it targeted “US military sites” in several countries across the region in retaliation for American attacks on targets inside Iran. Iranian media, including state television, reported explosions in the cities of Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Jask, as well as on Qeshm Island, after the US military announced a ne...
Two former chief commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have called for national unity, resilience and continued resistance following the recent US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran.
Tehran, IRNA – Yemen’s government says that the Iranian people would remain “unconquerable” despite continued US-Israeli aggression, reaffirming its support for Tehran and backing Iran’s right to defend itself.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that a majority of member states support taking action against trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, arguing that ambassadors have been tasked with advancing the issue and that an extraordinary meeting is likely, Anadolu reports. Speaking at a press conference after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Kallas ...
At sea, drones are an obvious choice for navies, offering a quick way to pivot to the new maritime battlefield.
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.
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Powerful explosions rocked U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Jordan on Monday, with echoes heard in Iraq and flights suspended in Amman.
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Iran's IRGC said they destroyed U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and two sensitive radar stations in Oman on Monday, warning that the Strait of Hormuz will only reopen when American interventions cease.
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Iran's army said it launched a new wave of drone strikes against U.S. troop positions, air defence and missile systems, and support facilities in Kuwait early Monday, in retaliation for repeated American strikes on Iran.
Senator Lindsey Graham's death marks the passing of a hawkish voice who spent decades advocating military confrontation with Iran, arming anti-government rioters, and maintaining exceptionally close ties with the Israeli regime, yet his uncompromising legacy ultimately failed to produce the outcomes he sought.
July 13 (Reuters) - Renewed U.S.-Iranian hostilities are eroding an interim agreement signed in June, reflecting disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz and other issues and underlining difficulties facing efforts to secure lasting peace.The 14-point Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) declared an end to the war and the Strait of Hormuz open for commercial vessels. But its wording was vague...
At least one person has been killed, and several others were injured in a series of Israeli drone strikes targeting areas in southern Lebanon.
Foreign ministers' meeting comes months after the EU imposed sanctions on Israel over West Bank settlement construction.
Norway is using its influence inside football to push for Israel’s suspension from FIFA, Politico reported over the weekend. Details of the campaign were outlined in a Politico report examining how the Norwegian Football Federation and its president, Lise Klaveness, are seeking to move demands for sanctions against Israel into the mainstream of European football. Klaveness, a lawyer and former pla...
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Doctors, nurses, and campaigners gathered outside the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health in London, demanding action leading to the release of Palestinian pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, detained by Israeli forces.
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.
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 US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Monday that its forces struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran using unmanned surface vessels for the first time in combat operations, Anadolu reports. “Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran,” CENTCOM said in a post on US ...
Tehran, IRNA – Yemen’s armed forces say that Saudi Arabia’s air strikes on Sanaa International Airport marked the end of a period of de-escalation, warning that the attacks would not go unanswered.
Iran’s military said on Monday it “does not and will not allow” the US to “interfere” in the management of the Strait of Hormuz. Washington’s “repeated adventures mischief to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz have seriously jeopardized the security of the region,” the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement carried by the state broadcaster IRIB. Tehran “will dea...
Mohsen Rezaei, a member of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council, said the Strait of Hormuz is one of Iran’s most important strategic assets, describing it as “more important than dozens of nuclear bombs.” Rezaei said the waterway serves as a powerful strategic deterrent and plays a central role in safeguarding Iran’s security and national interests. “The Strait of Hormuz is more important than do...
The Lebanese military categorically rejected any direct coordination with Israeli occupation forces over the proposed “pilot zones” mechanism.
Iran strongly condemned the latest US strikes on its territory late on Sunday, accusing Washington of derailing all diplomatic efforts made in recent months to reduce tensions in the region, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry. Tehran also accused the United States of blatantly violating all provisions of a memorandum of understanding signed in June and of causing renewed in...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over the serious escalation and renewed military confrontation in the Gulf region, including Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and neighbouring countries, as well as US strikes on Iran. In a statement, Guterres said all such attacks must stop immediately. He called on all parties “to exercise maximum restraint, avoid f...
Tehran, IRNA - Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says Iran's military actions in the region are a legitimate exercise of self-defense against “continued blatant military aggression” by the United States and Israel.
Tehran, IRNA – The spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters says Iran will never permit the United States to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz, warning the Persian Gulf regional states that cooperation with Washington amounts to war against Iran.
The IRGC says it has destroyed the command-and-control center and MQ-9 drone hangars at the US Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan with ballistic missiles.
A Sudanese court on Sunday sentenced Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (“Hemedti”) and 15 other defendants to death in absentia after convicting them in connection with the killing of West Darfur Governor Khamis Abdullah Abkar and crimes committed in El Geneina. The ruling, issued by the Anti-Terrorism and Crimes Against the State Court in Port Sudan, marks the first judic...
Six countries overall have imposed sanctions on the organization after determining that it was involved in outposts linked to violence against Palestinians. The government funds will be used for 'risk reduction' among West Bank youth
A Palestinian woman described how Israeli guards are assaulting female prisoners inside Israeli jails.
Tehran targeted U.S. facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain and Gulf states scramble to intercept missiles and drones. The U.S. military says it struck Iranian military sites with fighter jets, naval forces and drones to protect shipping
A new wave of Israeli aggression has claimed the lives of at least five Palestinians, including a nine-year-old girl, in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis rally in support of the armed forces’ stance on the airport blockade and regional developments.
U.S. Central Command said the overnight operation struck dozens of Iranian military targets, while Tehran said its retaliation hit U.S. facilities in Jordan and Bahrain and disrupted two ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Activists staged a protest outside the office of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall near the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Monday, Anadolu reports. The blockade was organized to protest arms production that activists said was linked to attacks on Palestine and Lebanon. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined the demonstration and said: “We are doing this because it is our duty to...
The United States carried out military strikes against targets inside Iran for a second consecutive day, saying it hit air defence systems, coastal radar sites, and missile and naval capabilities. Washington said the operation was aimed at protecting freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and reducing threats to commercial shipping. In response, Iran said it had launched attacks target...
The European Union on Monday officially launched the “Team Gaza Initiative,” bringing together €883.6 million ($1 billion) in financial contributions to support early recovery efforts in the Palestinian enclave, Anadolu reports. The initiative was announced ahead of the second ministerial meeting of the Palestine Donor Group, hosted by the European Commission in Brussels and co-chaired by EU Commi...
EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib on Monday described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as “unbearable,” calling for humanitarian access to the enclave and greater political engagement from Israeli authorities, Anadolu reports. “I have no words to describe this situation. Nine months after the so-called ceasefire, shelling continues, disease is spreadin...
A 19-year-old Palestinian was killed on Monday after Israeli forces opened fire near Bir Nabala, northwest of Jerusalem, the Palestine Red Crescent Society and a local source said. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its crews responded to a Palestinian who had been fatally shot by Israeli forces near the separation barrier in the town of Bir Nabala. A local source told Anadolu Agency that Isr...
A Bosnian genocide survivor and elementary school teacher in Luxembourg has been dismissed after speaking out on social media against the Israeli massacre of children in Gaza.
Saudi air defenses on Monday intercepted ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi group from Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition supporting the internationally recognized Yemeni government said, Anadolu reports. The missiles targeted Saudi Arabia’s southern region, coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said on the US social media company X. The attack came hours after Yemen’s Defense Ministry said its fo...
Lebanese people in various, cities including Beirut, held symbolic funerals for Iran’s martyred Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched a series of retaliatory missile and drone strikes on US military bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait following Washington’s latest wave of airstrikes on southern Iran.
"[Israel] may even use a nuclear bomb. But first it will be surprised by the attack and descend into chaos," Yahya Sinwar wrote in a leaked letter.
According to a report by FT, the new port would be built in the city of Fujairah, which already has a harbor but lacks the necessary infrastructure to serve as a major export hub.
Tehran, IRNA - The Iranian government approved a comprehensive support package aimed at assisting economic enterprises damaged by US-Israeli attacks, protecting business owners and employment in the country.
'This is what the election is about': Israelis highlight the echo of the Hamas attack in the country's election date, finalized after Netanyahu's coalition chose the latest possible day to hold it – making it the first in four decades to complete a full term
Officials say Washington is prioritizing the Strait of Hormuz over Tehran's nuclear program, while warning Iran is preserving its capabilities for a possible future confrontation with Israel
Political commentator Ryan Dawson says Trump's strikes on senior Iranian officials backfired, heightening regional tensions instead of triggering regime change.
The EU finance ministers are assessing the economic impact of the US and Israel's aggression against Iran, with the Strait of Hormuz becoming a critical economic chokepoint. The EU faces higher prices and growth issues with 72.4 million at risk of poverty.
The Iranian Armed Forces’ sacrifices forced Israeli and US enemies into retreat, the head of Iran’s Judicial Organization of the Armed Forces says, praising the military’s role in the 40-day war.
Christoph Horstel, an author and politician, argues that any attack on Iran would justify a military response against Israel.
Israel’s Ministry of National Security, headed by Itamar Ben-Gvir, has approved the transfer of 4 million shekels to the settlement organisation Ahvat Gilad through a tender exemption procedure, according to ministry documents released on Sunday. The funding will support a project that the ministry says is intended to reduce violence and establish a network of mentors to work with young people liv...
TEHRAN, Jul. 13 (MNA) – Lindsey Graham was one of the foremost advocates of American military interventions in West Asia, the escalation of economic sanctions against Iran, and unconditional support for the Zionist regime.
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The internationally recognized Yemeni government’s aviation authority on Monday announced closure of all airports to air traffic until further notice, a decision that comes after Sanaa airport’s runway was struck to prevent an Iranian plane from landing, Anadolu reports. “We will not allow any aircraft to violate our airspace, whether it be Sana’a Airport or any other airport. We will deter any at...