Middle East


As Trump claims victory, Iran emerges bruised but powerful with leverage over Hormuz - analysis

AN IRANIAN flag flutters in the breeze

Hormuz at near standstill as Iran warns ships to keep to its waters

A ship passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

Kurds allegedly forced to register as Syrian Arabs to receive citizenship, NGO claims 

Kurdish women dance hand in hand as the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) members celebrate Nowruz at the Jezhnikan Village around Baharka, Iraq, on March 18, 2025.