Middle East

US weighs ground operation to seize Iran’s Kharg Island: Israeli media

US weighs ground operation to seize Iran’s Kharg Island: Israeli media

Washington speeding up deployment of Marines and naval forces to Middle East, report says

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Israeli plan to trigger Iranian uprising has failed to materialize 3 weeks into war: Report
23.03.2026

Israeli plan to trigger Iranian uprising has failed to materialize 3 weeks into war: Report

Intelligence agencies say Iranian government battered but still standing, says New York Times

Israeli soldiers torture one-year-old Gaza child to force confessions from his father
23.03.2026

Israeli soldiers torture one-year-old Gaza child to force confessions from his father

Footage aired by official Palestine TV shows injuries to child from abuse during father’s interrogation

Iraq says preparations underway for new Arab ministerial meeting on regional developments
23.03.2026

Iraq says preparations underway for new Arab ministerial meeting on regional developments

Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein discusses preparations for 2nd meeting of its kind in phone calls with his Omani and Egyptian counterparts

British premier to chair emergency Cabinet meeting amid tension in Mideast
22.03.2026

British premier to chair emergency Cabinet meeting amid tension in Mideast

Meeting to be held on Monday, according to Sky News

Iran says Strait of Hormuz ‘open,’ but ships fear passage
22.03.2026

Iran says Strait of Hormuz ‘open,’ but ships fear passage

‘Strait of Hormuz is not closed. Ships hesitate because insurers fear the war of choice you initiated—not Iran,’ says Abbas Araghchi