Middle East


Escalating Gulf war highlights limits of US strategy, search for mediators intensifies - analysis

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

Gulf states expel Iranian diplomats as tensions rise over attacks, regional security

Iran and Iraq map. Ilustration.

Egypt backs Saudi Arabia as Sisi condemns Iran attacks on Gulf states

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi takes part in a welcoming ceremony upon his arrival at an airport in Moscow, Russia, May 8, 2025.