Trump says Iran war objectives 'nearing completion' in address to nation
BBC Middle East 29 days ago
Trump says Iran war objectives 'nearing completion' in address to nation

The US president's first televised address of the conflict with Iran did little to quell uneasy mark…

Israel's perpetual war with Iran may be hard to win with military might alone
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Israel's perpetual war with Iran may be hard to win with military might alone

The war with Iran has not yet resolved any of Israel's regional conflicts in the way its prime minis…

Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks and hits areas not in Hezbollah's control
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks and hits areas not in Hezbollah's control

Attacks have continued as Israel has announced its intention to control swathes of south Lebanon.

'You're no longer my sister' - rows erupt as war divides Iranian families
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
'You're no longer my sister' - rows erupt as war divides Iranian families

People in Iran describe angry scenes and tense relationships as rifts open up over the war.

'A million things could go wrong' - why seizing Iran's uranium would be so risky for the US
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
'A million things could go wrong' - why seizing Iran's uranium would be so risky for the US

Seizing the stockpile would be one of the "most complicated special operations in history", a former…

Peacekeepers killed by roadside explosion in Lebanon, initial report finds
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Peacekeepers killed by roadside explosion in Lebanon, initial report finds

The deaths of the two Indonesian nationals came less than a day after another UN peacekeeper - also …

US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad

The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Ka…

Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends

Defence Minister Israel Katz also says houses in Lebanese villages near the Israeli border will be d…

Iran using children in security roles in war, reports and witnesses say
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Iran using children in security roles in war, reports and witnesses say

An 11-year-old is reported to have been killed in an air strike while manning a checkpoint in Tehran…

Gazan mother reunited with evacuated daughter after two years
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Gazan mother reunited with evacuated daughter after two years

The girl is among at least eight children who were premature newborns when they were evacuated durin…

Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks face death penalty under new Israeli law
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks face death penalty under new Israeli law

The new law, passed on Monday, was pushed hard by the far-right and Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvi…

Most Syrian refugees in Germany expected to return home in three years, Merz says
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Most Syrian refugees in Germany expected to return home in three years, Merz says

Merz’s government has taken a tougher line on refugees and migrants, amid surging support for the …