Iran - Israel Conflict

Smoke and flames rise over Beirut's southern suburbs after a strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, October 3, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Israel versus Iran: How their conflict shapes the Middle East

Israel and Iran were allies starting in the 1950s during the reign of Iran’s last monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, but the friendship abruptly ended with the Islamic revolution in Iran 1979

The Iranian flag is seen flying over a street in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2023. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Iran prepared to respond to Israeli 'aggression': Tasnim news agency

File Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a Cabinet meeting at the Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defence, in Tel Aviv, Israel on December 17, 2023. MENAHEM KAHANA/Pool via REUTERS
Middle East

US notified by Israel ahead of its strikes in Iran: US official

Projectiles are seen in the sky after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Middle East

Iran says it has finished attack on Israel amid fears of spreading conflict

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin poses as he arrives for a meeting of foreign ministers of the U.S., Britain, France and Germany on Afghanistan at NATO's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, April 14, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Middle East

US publicly announces submarine move to Middle East amid Israel-Iran tensions

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with Iran's parliament members in Tehran, Iran, July 21, 2024. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Iran set to carry out leader's order to 'harshly punish' Israel, Guards deputy chief says

Iranians attend the funeral procession of assassinated Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/Filr Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Iran says Hamas leader Haniyeh was killed by short-range projectile

US envoy to the coalition against Islamic State Brett McGurk attends the Kuwait International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq, in Bayan, Kuwait February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee/ File Photo
Middle East

US officials held indirect talks with Iran on avoiding regional escalation, Axios reports

Iran launched drones and missiles toward Israel late on Saturday as it retaliated following a suspected Israeli strike on the consulate annex building adjacent to the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria, earlier this month. Photo: X/File
Offbeat

Used missiles for sale: Iranian weapons used against Israel are up for grabs on Jordan-based website

Israel's defence systems managed to intercept most of Iran's missiles and drones. Photo: AP via DW
Panorama

Israel-Iran escalation: How strong are their militaries?

FILE PHOTO: The US Capitol building is seen in Washington, US, December 18, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
World+Biz

US House advances $95 billion Ukraine-Israel package toward Saturday vote

French police and members of French special police forces of Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) secure the area near Iran consulate where a man is threatening to blow himself up, in Paris, France, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
World+Biz

Man detained in France after bomb threat at Iran consulate in Paris

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a news conference on the eve of the U.N. climate summit (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, December 1, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Middle East

UN chief says Mideast 'cycle of retaliation' must stop