Middle Orient

A parade of top officials has ratcheted up their criticism of Israel, signaling deep frustration with the country’s anti-Hamas campaign. The Biden administration fears Israel is disastrously squandering its opportunity for victory against Hamas, losing its best chance to eliminate the group’s hold on Gaza and threat to the Israeli …

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed on Tuesday that they shot down an American drone over the country on the Arabian Peninsula. The U.S. military acknowledged reports about the downing but didn’t comment. If confirmed, it would be the second MQ-9 Reaper drone downed by the Houthis over the …

The helicopter crash that killed Iranian regime president Ebrahim Raisi and other senior regime officials has exploded like a bomb within the clerical regime and plunged the entire regime into shock. Although the regime, in its usual deceitful manner, tried to mitigate the impact of this incident by spreading contradictory …

Yemen’s Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile over the Gulf of Aden on Sunday, the US military said. This comes as the Houthis intensified attacks on Yemeni government soldiers around the country. The US military said in a statement on Monday morning Yemen time that at about 9:35 p.m. (Sanaa …

The chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court sought arrest warrants Monday for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. While Netanyahu and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, do not face imminent arrest, the announcement by the …

The chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court sought arrest warrants Monday for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. While Netanyahu and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, do not face imminent arrest, the announcement by the …

The death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on Sunday may have shocked the Middle East and broader world, but it is rather unlikely to alter Iran’s strategic direction in either domestic or foreign policy. While Raisi held the title of president, his authority was constrained by …

Iran has assembled a heavily armed unit comprising thousands of fighters from across the region capable of conducting attacks on U.S. troops in Syria as well as against neighboring Israel, according to a document shared with Newsweek by a member of an intelligence agency of a nation allied with the …

Key Takeaways: Northern Gaza Strip: The IDF 98th Division continued to conduct clearing operations in Jabalia.Southern Gaza Strip: Israeli forces expanded clearing operations in eastern Rafah.Political Negotiations: US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that the United States believes Hamas withdrew from the latest ceasefire negotiations in the hopes of …

The chief of staff of the Iranian army declared that the al-Aqsa Flood and the Iranian attackon Israel accelerated the process of eliminating Israel and brought about regional and globalstrategic changes. The commander of the IRGC’s Qods Force said the Supreme Leader of Iranwas the only one in the world …