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 468 reviewed.
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.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that Tehran would continue resisting attacks until what he called the “aggressors” fully regret their actions, Anadolu reports. “Iran has always opposed war and has regarded avoiding warmongering as essential to safeguarding the interests of the people and regional security,” Pezeshkian said on the US social media company X. “But just as it has brav...
During Israel’s genocide in Gaza, people around the world understood that diplomacy was not truly averse to the erasure of Palestinians. When Israel spoke openly of its plan to empty Gaza of Palestinians, it was granted weapons and diplomatic support. When forced transfer was revealed to be part of the plan very early into the genocide, the international community responded through refusal, but th...
The new school year begins in the occupied West Bank, with dozens of schools affected by Israeli attacks and demolitions.
Whether by design or not, many of Israel's security tactics since October 7 resemble those of the Iranian regime. Experts warn that even if there is no clear Israeli 'axis of resistance,' the path that Israel is going down is dangerous
British Jews must listen to the Israelis sounding the alarm over unchecked violence in the West Bank, and support those fighting to stop it. That's the best way to respond to the difficult debate over sanctions
Tehran, IRNA — Iranian Deputy Parliament Speaker Ali Nikzad says that the strikes on US warships and the obliteration of their commanders’ headquarters represent only a small portion of Iran’s full military capacity.
MBZ warned Netanyahu of a major operation planned by Yahya Sinwar, 10 days before October 7 • Netanyahu said to have dismissed the warning, failing to alert Israeli security chiefs
JSC ROSOBORONEXPORT (part of the Rostec State Corporation) is the organizer of a joint Russian exhibit at the El Alamein International Airshow 2026, which will be held in the Arab […] The post ROSOBORONEXPORT to showcase new Russian weapons for Air Force and Air Defence in Egypt appeared first on Military Africa.
Hamedan, IRNA – Minister of Justice Amin Hossein Rahimi says the crimes committed during the US-Israeli imposed war on Iran, and the material damage are being documented for lawsuits as well as, judicial and legal follow-up at international forums.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received an “explicit warning” from the United Arab Emirates about Hamas plans to carry out a major attack before the Oct. 7, 2023 events, but he failed to brief Israel’s security chiefs, Haaretz reported on Tuesday. The Israeli daily said UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed held a 45-minute phone conversation with Netanyahu about a week and a half befo...
The U.N. commission warned that actions like the detention of civilians could amount to war crimes. Israel accused the U.N. of conducting an 'Israel-bashing session' and claims to be protecting its 'citizens from proven security threats'
Gadi Eisenkot, the main challenger to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the October legislative election, accused him on Monday of putting political interests ahead of Israel’s security. Eisenkot, a former army chief of staff, unveiled his Yashar party’s candidates for the 27 October election and criticised Netanyahu for failing to fulfil his responsibilities since Hamas’ 7 October 2023...
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel has instructed its military to prepare for an “all-out war” against the Palestinian Authority if PA security forces launch, or are found to be preparing, a large-scale attack against Israeli forces or settlements in the occupied West Bank. Katz made the remarks on Monday following a stabbing attack in the northern West Bank in which one person was i...
As the 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival gets underway, two films depicting Israel’s genocide in Gaza have been screened at the prestigious cinematic event.
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Head of the Basij Organization Hojjat al-Islam Hossein Taeb has said that Islamic Republic of Iran has broken the prestige and grandeur of the US military on the international stage in the recent war imposed against Iran.
The second edition of Egypt’s flagship aerospace event opens at El Alamein International Airport on 8 September 2026, following a conference day on 7 September, and the United States is […] The post U.S. Military Aircraft Arrive for Egypt’s El Alamein Airshow 2026 appeared first on Military Africa.
Britain, France and Canada said Tuesday they will ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with a UK minister accusing Israel of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians there. The moves prompted a furious Israel to unveil immediate counter-measures targeting Britain. The trio of Western allies revealed the trade curbs in resp...
Tehran, IRNA – An unprovoked and illegal war of aggression launched by the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran more than six months ago and its impact on the world, in general, and on aggressors themselves in particular, remain the focus of international media and analysts.
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud in Moscow on Tuesday that his country was ready to help resolve the conflict in the Middle East.
Abu Dhabi says it will not join Israel’s political debate after a report claimed Mohammed bin Zayed warned Netanyahu before October 7.
Yair Lapid similarly scrutinized Netanyahu’s failure to heed the warning and claimed that others, including Egypt and the Shin Bet, had also attempted to warn the prime minister of Hamas’s threat.
A Palestinian football championship has kicked off in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and refugee camps in Lebanon.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said burning homes while innocent Arabs are inside consitutes as “Jewish terrorism,” Anadolu reports. “If someone comes to burn down the home of innocent Arabs with the people inside it, then of course that is Jewish terrorism. “If it is done for nationalist reasons, that is the definition,” Bennett told the Besheva conference on Sunday. He said such a...
An Israeli settler has run over a Palestinian child in Abu Najim, southeast of Bethlehem.
TEL AVIV, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Tuesday said that it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem, accredited to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, after London announced it was imposing sanctions on goods from Israeli settlements.
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) said on Monday it filed a criminal complaint in Slovenia against Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar over alleged war crimes, acts of genocide and torture in Gaza ahead of his expected visit to Ljubljana this week, Anadolu reports. The complaint was filed with the Ljubljana District Prosecutor’s Office and police. Sa’ar is expected to attend the opening of a new I...
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran's top security official said Tuesday that Washington has received a clear warning from Iran's new missiles in recent days, and that the economic war will be answered with a maritime exclusion zone across the Persian Gulf.
Citing the existence of “ethnic cleansing of Palestinians,” Britain will impose a trade ban on goods from illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, the country’s foreign secretary announced Tuesday. In a statement to lawmakers in the House of Commons, Ed Miliband said today marks the “beginning of a new approach” on Israel, announcing that the UK will introduce an import ban on goods from ill...
Hundreds of Palestinians attend the funeral of 14-year-old Islam Ahmad Maher Ajouri in the Askar refugee camp.
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.
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.
Yemen’s armed forces say they have shot down a Saudi Wing Loong II drone over Ta’izz amid renewed fighting with Saudi-backed mercenaries in western Yemen.
Israeli minister of military affairs Israel Katz has instructed the army to prepare for an “all-out war” in the West Bank.
Israeli regime launches new attacks on southern Lebanon amid inaction of government in Beirut.
Israeli plans to forcibly displace millions of Palestinians from Gaza have drawn widespread condemnation.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that military pressure is not a solution to the conflict between the US and Iran, Anadolu reports. Wang made the remarks during a meeting with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Beijing, according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement. The two ministers discussed the situation in the Middle East and Gul...
Qatar said Tuesday that the continued state of “no war, no peace” amid the US-Iran conflict is “unacceptable,” calling for the crisis to be resolved through dialogue and the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened without conditions, Anadolu reports. “It is unacceptable for the state of neither peace nor war in the region to continue. This is draining the region, and the crisis must be ended through dialo...
A drone strike blamed on Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed 13 people outside a courthouse in the army-held central town of Umm Rawaba on Tuesday, a medical source and witnesses told AFP. The attack is the latest in an escalating wave of drone attacks by both the RSF and the Sudanese army, which have been at war since April 2023. "There are now 13 killed a...
Israeli opposition leaders on Tuesday called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unfit to serve after a bombshell report that the United Arab Emirates had warned him before the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. Haaretz newspaper, in a report excerpted from a forthcoming book by its reporters, said UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan spoke to Netanyahu a week and a half before the att...
Tehran, IRNA – The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) warns of the consequences of the Israeli regime’s decision to launch a wide-scale military operation in the northeast of occupied Al-Quds, saying the move was part of the regime’s ongoing aggression against Palestinians.
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Washington said the war would force Iran to surrender. Instead, after months of strikes, US officials now warn of rising costs, depleted missile stocks, and an Iran that remains strong.
A US MQ-1 drone was shot down by Iranian air defenses over the Strait of Hormuz, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Tuesday. The drone was detected and targeted by the Iranian army’s air defense units stationed in the country’s southeast while flying over the strategic waterway, Fars said. It was tracked by air defense systems operating under Iran’s integrated air defense network before b...
The tribunal is expected to hear cases against more than 250 Hamas militants held in Israel after taking part in the October 7, 2023, attack
The unmanned submersible incorporates some of the world's latest underwater technology and was delivered to the US terrorist military in 2025, the statement said.
Gideon Sa'ar also said Israel will expel British representatives from the international center for monitoring the Gaza cease-fire and ban entry to Israel for 12 British public officials and citizens involved in 'antisemitic and anti-Israel activity'
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – A senior member of Yemeni Ansarulla-led government said that in Tuesday massive operation on Saudi Arabia, no civilian target was hit.
A Gaza City funeral honored 100 Palestinians, including 70 children, whose bodies were recovered from the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in 2023.
EU leaders condemn Serbian officials' presence at Ratko Mladic's funeral as a failure to confront past war crimes.
The armed forces described the strikes as "precise and direct," causing significant damage to the targeted facilities.
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran's mission to the UN Office in Geneva has urged for holding the United States and Israeli regime accountable for the war crimes they committed during their aggression against Iran on February 28.
By Maayan LubellJERUSALEM, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to consolidate Israel's fractious right-wing parties ahead of a Tuesday deadline in order to avoid an election loss forecast by opinion polls.Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, is seeking a record seventh term in the October 27 election, but he has faced pressure over the Hamas-led 2023 atta...
Israeli universities have permanently or temporarily expelled 100 Palestinian students for criticising the war in Gaza since October 2023, a Palestinian-run rights group Adalah said on Monday. The figures were published in a report by the group titled “Apartheid in Israeli Academia: Palestinian Students After 7 October 2023” The report examines how Israeli higher education institutions have change...
International publications will give professional audiences greater access to African capability requirements, industrial development and emerging technologies ahead of the inaugural Lagos exhibition. The Africa International Defence Exhibition has announced […] The post AFRIDEX 2026 Launches 26-Partner Global Media Network to Expand Coverage of Africa’s Defence and Security Priorities appeared fi...
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – A Spokesman for the Yemen’s Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree has announced that the armed forces of the country targeted Saudi Arabia’s Aramco facilities and the airbase with ballistic missiles, drones.
Ronen Bar warned Netanyahu of a possible Hamas "earthquake" before October 7 and urged the prime minister to approve strikes on the group's senior leadership.
Israel's opposition leaders responded to a Haaretz report that Netanyahu received an explicit warning from the UAE President that Hamas was planning a major operation. Eisenkot said the PM was unfit to serve, others called the revelations 'criminal'
Less than 5 percent of Israeli exports come from settlements. But the greater risk lies with Israeli banks, which finance construction in West Bank settlements – and could face sanctions that would also threaten Palestinian banks
Iraqi anti-terror resistance group Kata’ib Hezbollah voices support for retaliatory operations carried out by Yemen in response to Saudi aggression.
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Iran's parliament deputy speaker said Tuesday the U.S. attack on a wedding in Sirik was a war crime, not a technical error, and advised American officials to leave the region as soon as possible.
The late Dr. Israel Shahak once related that during WWII when a collaborator at the Warsaw ghetto was eliminated, the jubilant inmates (himself included) danced with joy.[0] Maybe the extreme situation didn’t permit the semblance of a legal process, but natural law ran its course. Now imagine if at that time a sanctimonious body were to pop up and chastise the inmates for this “crime”. Under the...
Former Israeli Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon said he believed Israel had achieved military victories on several fronts but had failed to achieve the war’s strategic objectives. In an interview on Rumble, Ayalon said: “Israel is winning battles, but losing the war.” He said the Israeli military had achieved exceptional battlefield gains against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran, but that these tactical victori...
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – After 9/11, the United States sought to reorder the Middle East by force. Instead, its invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq toppled two of Iran’s greatest enemies, paving the way for Tehran’s unprecedented regional rise.
Germany has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to dismiss a case brought by Nicaragua accusing Berlin of violating its international obligations through its political and military support for Israel during the war in Gaza. German lawyers began four days of hearings before the UN’s highest court on Monday as Berlin challenges the Court’s jurisdiction and the admissibility of claims brou...
TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – An international video conference bringing together representatives of the media community and academia from Russia, China, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Tanzania was held in Moscow.
China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) brought an unusually large and diverse contingent to the El Alamein International Airshow, running 8 to 10 September 2026 at Egypt’s El Alamein […] The post El Alamein 2026: China Sends Four Overseas Airshow Debuts to Egypt appeared first on Military Africa.
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 Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad highlights the uninterrupted export of crude oil despite US-Israeli attacks on key energy infrastructure, particularly on Kharg Island in the south.
The Israeli military reportedly conducts new attacks on the city of Nabtaieh in southern Lebanon, completely destroying a historic house there.
Iran's Intelligence Ministry announces the dismantling of three operational cells belonging to Takfiri terrorist groups in the country’s southeast.
Israeli forces deployed bulldozers and heavy machinery to Khirbet al-Fakhit in the Masafer Yatta region south of Hebron on Tuesday, tearing down Palestinian homes, livestock shelters, water wells, and solar power installations, Anadolu reports. Head of the Masafer Yatta Village Council Nidal Younis said Khirbet al-Fakhit became the second hamlet completely leveled by Israeli authorities within a s...