Conflict in the Middle East has been escalating. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

Recall the image etched in memory: a bulldozer driven by fighters of the self-proclaimed Islamic State smashing through the earthen berm on the Iraq-Syria

Beckett told Al Jazeera that “most fatally of all, the difficulty was that when he went to meetings in the Middle East, nobody knew which Tony Blair they were seeing—whether it was Tony Blair the Quartet envoy or Tony Blair the patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation or Tony Blair the principle of the consultancy firm Tony Blair Associates.”

The USS Ford set out on deployment in late June 2025, which means the crew will have been deployed for eight months in two weeks time. While it is unclear how long the ship will remain in the Middle East, the move sets the crew up for an usually long deployment.

As war clouds gather over Tehran, the “America First” coalition fractures—from Carlson’s outrage to Cruz’s crusade, with Vice President JD Vance echoing the commander-in-chief’s every word. The MAGA Movement Promised No More Wars—Now It’s ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has vowed to unleash a regional war if America launches air strikes. Initially few in the Middle East seemed eager for further conflict. The region’s power-brokers tried to dissuade America from military action. But attitudes now look more mixed.

Protesters chant slogans as one of them holds up a poster of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a protest following the U.S. attacks on nuclear sites in Iran, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 22, 2025. Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP Following U.S ...

SAN ANTONIO — If you've filled up your car lately, you've probably noticed the prices are on the way up. Much of that has to do with growing tensions in the Middle East. We are in the middle of the summer driving season, and that typically means higher ...

The conflict in Gaza is disquieting to many. Though a ceasefire was once under discussion, bombings and needless deaths have continued. This has prompted more than two dozen countries calling for an immediate end to what has been labeled “inhumane killings

The deployment of F-22s towards the Middle East has been considered by many to be one of the final pieces of the puzzle regarding U.S. preparations for potential offensive action against Iran. The Langley Air Force Base (AFB) jets landed at the UK base shortly before 1830 UTC,