Kuwait Says It Downed Iranian Drones as Mideast Braces for Possible Escalation
The wave of strikes came as President Trump threatened to intensify the U.S. campaign against Iran, with both sides showing little sign of backing dow...
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intens...
Mideast Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Fresh Strikes
The U.S. military said it had hit dozens of Iranian targets for the second night in a row. Iran’s military said it responded by firing missiles and dr...
Trump Suggestion of a Syrian Crackdown on Hezbollah Confounds Many in Mideast
During peace talks, President Trump repeatedly floated the idea that Syria could help subdue Hezbollah in Lebanon. The proposal revived bitter memorie...
Mideast Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Attacks With Few Signs of De-escalation
President Trump and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards exchanged threats and U.S. allies in the Gulf said they had intercepted Iranian drones, as hostilities...
Live Updates: Mideast Hostilities Flare, Testing Fragile U.S.-Iran Truce
Bahrain said it had come under attack by Iranian drones, an apparent retaliation after the United States launched strikes on Iranian military sites ov...
Mideast Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Offer Conflicting Accounts of Nuclear Discussions
President Trump said Iran had agreed to the “highest level” inspections, hours after an Iranian official said there were “no detailed discussions on t...
Mideast Live Updates: Mediators Point to Progress After First Round of U.S.-Iran Talks
Qatar and Pakistan said that high-level talks in Switzerland ended early Monday, with technical discussions to follow. Tensions over fighting in Leban...
Mideast Live Updates: New Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Set to Start in Switzerland
Vice President JD Vance was expected to talk with Iranian negotiators. But the conflict in Lebanon threatens efforts to reach a broader peace and keep...
Mideast Live Updates: Fighting Persists in Lebanon, Threatening Iran Peace Talks
The Israeli military said it had exchanged fire with Hezbollah overnight, hours after a new cease-fire came into effect. Clashes in Lebanon derailed U...
Mideast Live Updates: Attacks in Lebanon and Delay in Talks Test U.S.-Iran Deal
Israel and Hezbollah traded new strikes in southern Lebanon, as Switzerland said it had postponed a round of U.S.-Iran talks previously set for Friday...
In Mideast and worldwide, cautious relief over deal to end damaging war
Some world leaders hailed the deal, but many in the Middle East were cautious, saying important details remain to be settled and warning the accord co...
Iran War Live Updates: Tense Calm Grips Mideast as Trump Again Claims Deal Is Close
President Trump said he had called off new attacks on Iran and that a peace agreement could be signed this weekend. A spokesman for Iran’s foreign min...
Are U.S. and Israel on the Same Page in Mideast Wars?
President Trump has voiced his frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, but it is not clear how able he is to rein in Israeli mil...
‘Just Bizarre’: The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump’s Call to Expand Abraham Accords
The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran. Analysts say the chances of that ...
Fears Grow That Iran May Be Using Proxy Groups Beyond Mideast
The arrest of Mohammad al-Saadi in the United States on Friday has raised concerns that Iran could be working with its proxies to stage attacks outsid...
U.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast Partners
The Persian Gulf countries and Israel have faced repeated Iranian attacks during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The State Department move bypassed co...
Jordanians Struggle as Mideast Wars Scare Tourists Away
Though Jordan mostly sat out the conflicts, its tourism high season was nearly wiped out at popular sites. Visitors canceled flights, hotels and tours...
