Middle East


Lebanon orders official media to stop calling Hezbollah 'resistance' - report

Mourners wave Hezbollah flags during the funeral of top Hezbollah chief Haytham Ali Tabatabai and other members killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut's southern suburbs on November 24, 2025.

Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz: A new phase in its maritime strategy - analysis

Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.

Iran's FM spox. calls Australia's offer for asylum to Iranian soccer players 'hypocrisy and deceit'

Iranian players gesture from the bench during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Group A match between South Korea and Iran at Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, March 2, 2026.