Middle East crisis

Boys scouts carry a picture of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during the funeral of Hezbollah member Ali Mohamed Chalbi, after hand-held radios and pagers used by Hezbollah detonated across Lebanon, in Kfar Melki, Lebanon September 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Taher/File Photo
Middle East

Hezbollah reckons with future amid Beirut strikes

A source close to Hezbollah said Nasrallah was still alive after the attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, on Friday evening. A senior Iranian security official said...

China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany February 18, 2023. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Middle East

China supports Iran in defending security, says foreign minister

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore June 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su
Middle East

Austin says Middle East war not inevitable, seeks to 'take temperature down'

Smoke rises from Halta village as seen from Ibl al-Saqi village in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon,October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Middle East

Lebanon's Hezbollah launches deepest attack into Israel since start of Gaza war

FILE PHOTO: Iran's and US flags are seen printed on paper in this illustration taken January 27, 2022. REUTERS
World+Biz

Timeline: US sanctions on Iran in the last 45 years

A plaque is pictured at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, US, March 13, 2019. Reuters
USA

California university cancels Muslim valedictorian's speech, citing safety concerns

FILE PHOTO: Iranians burn an Israeli flag during a rally marking Quds Day and the funeral of members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who were killed in a suspected Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex in the Syrian capital Damascus, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Iranian attack expected on Israel in next 48 hours: WSJ

File Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz (not pictured) in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, 28 October 2023. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Israel vows to defend itself if Iran responds to attack on its consulate

Satellite view of the US military outpost known as Tower 22, in Rukban, Rwaished District, Jordan 12 October, 2023 in this handout image. REUTERS
Panorama

How should Biden respond? By finally putting pressure on Israel

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks as he holds a press conference with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto in Helsinki, Finland, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
USA

US vows response after drone attack kills 3 troops in Middle East

A Starbucks coffee shop in Riyadh on Jan. 16.Photographer: Tasneem Alsultan/Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

Starbucks, Coke boycotts over Gaza war are boosting Middle East rivals

File Photo: Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout picture released on January 2, 2024. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS
Hamas-Israel war

Gaza: Israeli tanks push towards biggest hospital still working

A missile is launched from a warship during the U.S.-led coalition operation against military targets in Yemen, aimed at the Iran-backed Houthi militia that has been targeting international shipping in the Red Sea, from an undisclosed location, in this handout picture released on January 12, 2024. US Central Command via X/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Red Sea trade disruption hits energy sector after strikes on Houthis