Middle East

Japan says it may deploy forces for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz if a ceasefire is reached, as oil route tensions persist.

Needy families receive Ramadan support as a small remaining Jewish community highlights longstanding ties with Muslim neighbors.

"If the enemy attacks fuel and energy infrastructure, all energy, information technology, and desalination infrastructure belonging to the US and the regime in the region will be targeted," Iran said.

“If you have access to information in the field of the nuclear industry, talk to us,” the Mossad wrote on its Persian-language Telegram channel. “With us, your future is guaranteed."

Reports indicate that the militias have also struck Iraq’s intelligence service in Baghdad, injuring personnel at the site.

The facility, which was located inside Tehran’s Malek-Ashtar University, was used to develop ballistic missiles in addition to nuclear weapons, the IDF stated.

Syria, now led by a new government headed by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, has only recently emerged from a decade-long civil war following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024.

While widely celebrated, the holiday holds particular cultural and political significance for Kurds throughout the Middle East and diaspora communities worldwide.

Sources said about 100 IRGC officers tasked with helping Hezbollah recover arrived shortly after a ceasefire in November 2024.

The proposal, first reported by NPR, was submitted to Hamas during meetings in Cairo over the past week, one of the sources said.