Middle Orient

The G7 foreign ministers said there was no justification for the drone attack, which came days before the suspected Iranian hijacking of a ship in the Gulf of Oman. The Group of Seven (G7) largest advanced economies condemned on Friday what they concluded was an Iranian attack on an Israeli-linked …

Despite past tensions, Iran and the UAE look to better ties to defuse friction in the Persian Gulf. Iran’s newly inaugurated President Ebrahim Raisi said Friday that he wants to have close relations with the United Arab Emirates. Raisi met with a UAE envoy in Tehran. During the meeting, he …

Last week’s drone strike on the Israeli-managed oil products tanker Mercer Street required “calculated and deliberate retargeting,” CENTCOM said. The US military on Friday revealed new details of its investigation into what it called a “deliberate attack” by Iran on an Israeli-linked tanker ship that left two people dead in …

“The JCPOA [nuclear deal] has caused more instigation and extremism in many different regions across the Middle East.” The 2015 nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran led to greater violence and extremism in the Middle East, Bahrain Undersecretary for International Relations at the Foreign Ministry Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin …

Ex-NSC chief Meir Ben Shabbat was a top adviser to Netanyahu. Nevertheless, he received bipartisan support at a Knesset panel. The central threat to Israel and most important for its security must remain Iran, outgoing National Security Council adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat said Monday. “Blocking Iran is the highest priority,” he …

Iran: “The fact that Britain has sided with the rebellious and notorious Zionist regime shows the position of this country.” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh, president of the Center for Public Diplomacy, on Monday slammed the UK for its role in investigating the murder of a British citizen on …

“We call upon the Lebanese army to prevent the launching of missiles, not for the sake of Israel, but for the sake of Lebanon.” Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi called on Sunday for the Lebanese army to take control of the southern part of the country, Hezbollah’s stronghold, and …

Iranian news outlet says the ship is the same one on which a fire broke out in April, allegedly after being attacked by a drone coming from Lebanon An explosion on a ship docked in the Syrian port city of Latakia and subsequent fire lightly injuring two people on Tuesday, …

Israel’s response to the Hezbollah rockets could put the Lebanon border in the same situation as the Gaza border. On Monday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke at the Knesset. He was met by a volley of yelling, heckling and name calling.“Let’s talk about the results [of the last government],” he …

Reports on Saturday evening indicated that IRGC head Hossein Salami had also met the Hezbollah deputy and said that they should prepare for the “collapse” of Israel. Iran’s new president Ebrahim Raisi hosted a series of prominent terror leaders and pro-Iran proxy group leaders during his inauguration, showcasing how he …