We've collected the top geopolitical conflict articles from the Middle East and brought them all here. If you're tired of only having access to MSM versions of the story, you've found the right place. We’ll include all of the outlets we know of.
Even if Trump orders strikes on Iran, the spotlight will return to Jerusalem ■ The U.S. betrayal of the Kurds – and its backing of Turkey's Syria occupation – underscores Israel's need for a coherent regional strategy
Azzam al-Ahmad, Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), has said that Hamas is not a terrorist organisation and rejected calls for its disarmament, revealing plans for dialogue on the movement’s possible inclusion in the PLO. In an interview with Egypt’s Al-Shorouk newspaper, al-Ahmad addressed key political issues facing the Palestinian leaders...
Heavy rains flooded tents sheltering displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday in the first winter storm to hit the territory since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis amid Israeli restrictions on shelter supplies, officials and witnesses said. A weather system brought rain and falling temperatures to Gaza late Monday and wa...
Israeli forces raided a Palestinian town south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, arresting several people and damaging property, a local official said Tuesday. Yaqub Oweis, head of the eastern Lubban local council, told Anadolu that Israeli troops entered the town around midnight, searched several homes and damaged property inside some houses. He said several young men were arrested, without sp...
US Congressman Sean Casten on Monday introduced legislation that would bar the use of US-origin weapons in Gaza and the West Bank if Israel violates the Oct. 10, 2025, ceasefire, pursues annexation, or fails to address settler violence against Palestinians, Anadolu reports. Casten said the Ceasefire Compliance Act is designed to align US military assistance with American laws, interests and values...
Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin said on Monday that Israel continues mass killings and forced displacement, stressing that there can be no just peace without ending the occupation. She made the remarks to the Human Rights Council during its 61st session in Geneva, Switzerland, according to a statement from the Palestinian Foreign Ministry. Shahin said, “Israel continues mass...
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - U.S. military forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from Caribbean waters, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding that it was the third such interdiction in that region.After capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military raid last month in Caracas, Washington has escalated its blockade on vessels that are under sancti...
Israel and it's allies need to rethink how they build, deploy, and invest in defense technology because the scale and diversity of threats are skyrocketing
Israel is carefully monitoring the gathering American forces in the Middle East, but officials remain unsure whether the U.S. will strike Iran. Meanwhile, Trump says he would 'rather have a deal than not,' as U.S. envoys are set to attend talks in Geneva on Thursday
Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu has claimed that the occupied West Bank is “part of the Land of Israel”, publishing footage showing himself raising an Israeli flag on a mountain peak in the Jordan Valley. Eliyahu, a member of the far-right Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party, shared the video on the social media platform X on Monday evening, amid growing Palestinian concerns that Israeli ...
Spain’s Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, has called for a firmer European stance as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues and Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank persists. In a post on X on Monday, Albares said killings were still ongoing in Gaza while humanitarian aid remained stuck at border crossings. He added that the European Union’s silence over what he describe...
The war in Ukraine is not only about territory. It is about the credibility of the post-Cold War order and the durability of Western commitments.
The platforms were banned under Israel's Counter-Terrorism Law as security officials reportedly allege incitement and links to Hamas. The Defense Ministry is yet to release an official statement
Negotiations with China to buy the missile weapons systems accelerated sharply after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran in June. 'It's a complete game-changer,' a former Israeli intelligence officer said
As tensions rise amid the US military buildup near the Persian Gulf, Iran’s layered arsenal of missiles, drones, submarines, and mines – combined with the region’s geography – positions Tehran to effectively deter American naval power.
The Lebanese army said Tuesday that Israeli fire targeted a newly established monitoring post along the southern border, in a new violation of a November 2024 ceasefire, Anadolu reports. A military statement said that while army forces were setting up a monitoring point near Sarda in the Marjayoun district, the vicinity of the post came under fire from the Israeli side. An Israeli drone flew at lo...
At least 12 US F-22 fighter jets landed at an Israeli air base on Tuesday amid escalating tensions with Iran, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported, Anadolu reports. “Twelve US F-22 fighter jets landed this afternoon at one of the Israeli Air Force bases in the south of the country, as part of the American deployment in the Middle East,” KAN said. It added that the aircraft are among the most a...
The Israeli government had “zero national evacuation plans” following the outbreak of the Gaza war in October 2023, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said in a report on Tuesday, Anadolu reports. “The state must rectify the shortcomings in the treatment of the evacuees and prepare for the evacuation of tens of thousands in light of the current security situation,” Englman said in his report amid...
At least 28 civilians were killed and 39 others injured, including 10 women, in attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in North Darfur, a Sudanese medical group said Tuesday. The Sudan Doctors Network said in a statement that the fatalities were reported in a rocket attack on the town of Mustariha in western Sudan. The attack also destroyed the area’s only health center. Medical pe...
France delivered 80 tons of food aid to Gaza on Monday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said, noting that the humanitarian situation in the enclave remains difficult despite a ceasefire, Anadolu reports. “France delivered 80 tons of food aid to Gaza yesterday, where the humanitarian situation remains difficult despite the ceasefire. 320 tons are still waiting to be delivered,” Barrot wrote on th...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed his objection to the logo of the Gaza Administration Committee, opposing the inclusion of the word “national”, according to a report published Monday by the Israeli newspaper Maariv. The newspaper said Netanyahu raised the issue during a meeting of the Security Cabinet, describing the logo as “unacceptable”. He had previously objected to an ear...
The United States has begun evacuating dozens of personnel from its embassy in Beirut as regional tensions intensify, while Israel announced expanded military preparations linked to a potential confrontation involving Iran and Hezbollah. Diplomatic sources and Lebanon’s LBCI television reported that dozens of US embassy staff were evacuated on Monday, 23rd February 2026, via Rafik Hariri Internati...
The Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah has warned the Syrian authorities against becoming involved in what it described as a US ground military adventure against Iran. In a statement issued on Monday, the security official of the group, Abu Ali al-Askari, warned of rising tensions in the region linked to US military movements. In the statement, published on his Telegram channel, he said that “US p...
By Rami AyyubJERUSALEM, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. will provide on-site passport services this week in a settlement in the West Bank, marking the first time American consular officials have offered such services to settlers in the occupied territory, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.Most of the world considers Israel's West Bank settlements illegal under international law relating to military occup...
Inside the dusty shell of one of the oldest libraries in the Palestinian territories, a group of Gazan volunteers work diligently to salvage what remains of their ancient cultural heritage.The Great Omari Mosque library sustained terrible damaged during the war in Gaza, which erupted in October 2023 and devastated swathes of the Palestinian territory, including cultural and religious sites.The mos...
European leaders travel to Kyiv to mark the war's fourth anniversary and pledge continued support for Ukraine.
Has Moscow really overcome the sanctions regime? It is time to talk facts, not fiction.
CENTCOM Chief Admiral Brad Cooper, who replaced Kurilla in August 2025, is as influential as ever, in particular as the top commander who has planned the current potential operations against Iran.
The cause of death has yet to be determined; experts from the University of Haifa and the Delphis Association for Marine Animals are expected to conduct an autopsy in the coming days.
The bill would condition U.S. weapons aid on Israel honoring the Gaza cease-fire, bar West Bank annexation, limit airstrikes, mandate ongoing monitoring with penalties for violations, and preserve missile defense – J Street calls it a 'common-sense' framework for responsible arms use
Indian media estimate the deals could total $10 billion and are expected to focus on air defense systems against missiles and drones. 'The mini-war with Pakistan last year led to a shift. India woke up'
The signatories urged Israel to prosecute violent settlers and demanded the immediate release of withheld tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority. The statement follows Israel's decision to register Palestinian land in the West Bank's Area C as state property
The Hamas resistance movement has warned that the Israeli regime seeks to break Palestinian abductees’ will through abuse and medical neglect.
Hamas condemns an Israeli arson attack on the Abu Bakr as-Siddiq Mosque in the village of Tal, west of Nablus.
The Israeli regime’s largest weapons exhibition since the start of its war of genocide in Gaza has drawn significantly fewer participants.
The top Democratic Party officials’ secret “autopsy” report of the 2024 election links Kamala Harris’ loss to her stance on Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – While some media outlets view the naval movements of American warships in the region as a prelude to full-scale war, analyses indicate that these deployments are often routine and aimed at influencing nuclear negotiations.
Lebanon has received warnings from “friendly” international parties about a potential “catastrophe” if Hezbollah intervenes alongside Iran in the event of a possible US attack, a Lebanese official told Anadolu Tuesday, Anadolu reports. The official said that “the Lebanese government was warned that any involvement by Hezbollah in support of Iran would have severe consequences for the country,” wit...
A joint report released recently by Forensic Architecture and Earshot reconstructs Israel’s massacre of aid workers in March 2025. Commencing with Israel’s first violation of the ceasefire on 18 March 2025, in which 414 Palestinians were killed, the report focuses on 23 March, when two Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulances were headed towards Al-Hashashin, close to Rafah and the site of an I...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned of the risk of ethnic cleansing in Gaza and a broader collapse of the global human rights system, citing escalating violations and growing disregard for international law worldwide. Speaking at the opening session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Guterres said civilian suffering had reached catastrophic levels across major confl...
When a sitting United States ambassador declares that it would be “fine if they took it all,” diplomacy does not merely slip — it crosses a threshold. Mike Huckabee’s endorsement of full Israeli control over occupied Palestinian territory, delivered on The Tucker Carlson Show, was not an offhand remark. It was a political signal. And in the context of a 78-year conflict defined by land, law and le...
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Tuesday issued cyber-related sanctions against four people and three entities, including some based in Russia and the United Arab Emirates, according to the Treasury Department website.The entities and people were targeted "for their acquisition and distribution of cyber tools harmful to U.S. national security," the Treasury Department said in a statement...
Lebanon's foreign minister said Tuesday his country fears its infrastructure could be hit by Israeli strikes if the situation with Iran escalates, after Israel intensified its attacks on Tehran-backed Hezbollah.With tensions high, Lebanon's army accused the Israeli military of firing near a position it was setting up in the country's south, saying it had instructed troops to return fire.
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Dozens of aid groups said they have petitioned Israel's Supreme Court to allow them to keep operating in Gaza, warning of dire consequences if new rules obliging them to name staff force shutdowns.
Iran's foreign minister declared Tuesday that a deal to avoid a military clash with the United States was within reach, two days before talks between the foes were due to resume in Geneva.Abbas Araghchi's appeal came as Iran issued a muted warning to student protesters maintaining pressure on the government, against the backdrop of mounting US threats of action to halt Tehran's nuclear programme."...
Problems are bubbling beneath the surface of Russian society four years after the invasion of Ukraine.
Shows of solidarity and moments of mourning marked yet another anniversary of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
American F-22 fighter jets landed at an Israeli Air Force base on Tuesday evening amid rising tensions between the US and Iran.
The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the University of California, alleging an antisemitic hostile work environment at its Los Angeles campus.
Motion A105 Zionism is Racism defines Zionism as racism, recognises its "continued harm to Palestinians," and would position the stance of the Green Party as anti-Zionist.
According to the NTSB, safety equipment required by the ROTOR Act would have prevented the January 2025 midair collision between an American Eagle regional jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter.
Somaliland — a self-declared state recognized only by Israel — now seeks to deepen its ties with Jerusalem beyond diplomacy.
French center-left politician Raphael Glucksmann said the US under President Donald Trump is no longer an ally of Europe, citing alleged interference as tensions rise between Paris and Washington.
The Arizona House approved resolutions rejecting the term "West Bank" in official state business, instead recognizing Israel's historical and legal sovereignty.
Top officials are sometimes as unsure about what Trump might do as the general public, though it's certainly possible that the multifaceted speculation could confuse the Iranians.
Dr. Lynette Nusbacher told The Jerusalem Post that the US prepared for targeted air strikes if Tehran failed to negotiate in good faith, as Iran sought an interim deal to shield its missile program.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi vowed Tehran will pursue a 'fair and equitable' agreement in Geneva, while U.S. Senator Tom Cotton threatens military action if demands aren't met. Netanyahu praises Trump's support, warning that Iran and its allies remain a regional threat
Gaza's fatalities list is an explosive and controversial document. Critics claim the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry duplicates names, counts Hamas militants as civilians and inflates the number of women and minors. Haaretz took a deep dive into how the list of nearly 70,000 names was compiled to test those claims
Residents of Mukhmas, which was attacked by settlers last week, spoke of settlers 'behaving like animals,' and soldiers standing by who 'smoked as if nothing was happening'
Nearly a thousand bullets were fired by the Israeli soldiers in a brutal massacre that killed fifteen Palestinian aid workers on March 23, 2025, at Tel al-Sultan, Gaza.
In a viral interview, Tucker Carlson challenged US envoy Huckabee on Israel’s sway over American policy, Gaza genocide, expansionism, lobbying, and Epstein, concluding Huckabee represents Israeli interests more than the US.
Europe’s bid to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has ignited a fierce backlash, with Iran denouncing the move as “illegal” and vowing firm retaliation.
Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian academic who lived in France for eight years, has been unjustly detained for condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza on social media.
Iranian academician states that Europe is not genuinely committed to labeling the IRGC as a “terrorist organization” and is facing significant pressure from the Israeli regime.
Podcaster and Journalist Esha Krishnaswamy believes the U-S military buildup in the Caribbean region is aimed at regime change in Venezuela.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Dublin, condemning the Israeli regime's ongoing genocide in Gaza while highlighting Western complicity.
Pro-Palestinian protesters in Paris condemn the Israeli regime over ongoing violence, as a UN report detailed violations of humanitarian law in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
In 2023, a volunteer paramedic named Ahmed Abdul Rahim left for Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza and never returned.
After more than two years of refusing calls to suspend Israel over genocide in Gaza, FIFA is now sportwashing the crisis by pledging $50 million for football infrastructure in the war-torn territory.
U.S. officials describe the withdrawal as 'conditions-based' amid the Syrian government's alleged 'willingness' to combat the 'terrorist threat within its borders'
The ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran, mediated by Oman and recently held in Geneva, have been presented by Western diplomacy as a technical effort to contain nuclear risks. This version is a carefully constructed farce. What is at stake is not the so-called “non-proliferation”, but a direct dispute between national sovereignty and imperial domination, conducted in order to p...
When President Donald Trump took to social media to demand that former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki withdraw his bid for a return to power, the message landed with explosive force. Within days, Maliki’s coalition Coordination Framework crumbled, withdrawing support under the weight of American pressure. What might have seemed like a passing tweet became a decisive intervention in Iraq’s fr...