Multiple, intersecting Middle East crises combined with an unpredictable United States augur a tumultuous 2026 for the region ...

Several key U.S. allies in the Middle East have engaged in intensive diplomacy between Iran and the United States, aiming to ...

Overview Over the past decade, Middle East experts have devoted significant attention to the Arab uprisings and their ...

US carrier deployment to the Middle East is underway as the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has been redirected to ...

The protests in Iran could have a sweeping effect in a region already jolted by historic changes over the past year. Four CFR ...

The fall of Iran’s regional influence has opened up a new range of potential conflicts in Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon that will ...

Unresolved conflicts and the persistence of radicalisation could define the course of 2026, following on the heels of an ...

The profitability of international aviation is being structurally weakened by forced rerouting, asset exposure and ...

A recent Saudi air strike on UAE weapons in Yemen exposed major differences between the two important Gulf states' foreign ...

Exactly two years ago, on October 7, over three thousand Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives surged across Israeli territories in an orgy of murder, rape and hostage taking. When the smoke had settled ...

The Associated Press’ top photos from the Middle East and the surrounding region in 2025 capture conflict, resilience, and moments of quiet wonder. Taken across Gaza, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, ...