What Iranians are being told about the war
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
What Iranians are being told about the war

Iranian state media's coverage of the war includes inflations of enemy casualties and digital manipu…

Iran captain latest footballer to drop asylum bid, Iranian state media says
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Iran captain latest footballer to drop asylum bid, Iranian state media says

Five of the seven members of the women's football delegation who originally sought to stay in Austra…

How Iranians are evading internet blocks to contact family abroad
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
How Iranians are evading internet blocks to contact family abroad

Iranians are finding tech-savvy ways to get through the regime's restrictions on phone and internet …

Israeli forces kill Palestinian couple and two of their children in occupied West Bank
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Israeli forces kill Palestinian couple and two of their children in occupied West Bank

Mohammed, aged five, and Othman, aged seven, were killed alongside their parents, the Palestinian he…

US names six crew killed in refuelling plane crash in Iraq
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
US names six crew killed in refuelling plane crash in Iraq

The aircraft was on a combat mission as part of ongoing US operations against Iran when it crashed i…

BBC visits aftermath of Israeli strike on Lebanon that killed family as IDF targets Hezbollah
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
BBC visits aftermath of Israeli strike on Lebanon that killed family as IDF targets Hezbollah

A relative tells BBC those killed were civilians and not Hezbollah operatives, but the Israel Defens…

Why has the US targeted Iran's Kharg Island?
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Why has the US targeted Iran's Kharg Island?

The tiny island is home to one of the most critical pieces of Iran's energy infrastructure.

Hamas urges key ally Iran to halt attacks on Gulf states
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Hamas urges key ally Iran to halt attacks on Gulf states

The Palestinian group also affirms Tehran's right to defend itself from "aggression" by the US and I…

More US Marines and warships being moved to Middle East, reports say
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
More US Marines and warships being moved to Middle East, reports say

The reinforcements will come from an amphibious ready group that is usually based in Japan, an offic…

Is Dubai's glossy image under threat? Not everyone thinks so
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Is Dubai's glossy image under threat? Not everyone thinks so

The city has been considered a safe haven by expats, tourists and influencers - but that's now bein…

Under drone fire, exiled Kurds wait to confront Iranian regime
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Under drone fire, exiled Kurds wait to confront Iranian regime

A group of fighters based in Iraq say they are "ready to go home", as they face drone attacks from T…

Iranians react to new supreme leader's first address
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Iranians react to new supreme leader's first address

People in Iran are questioning who's really in charge after Mojtaba Khamenei's first address came vi…