As Iran regime change hopes fade, Netanyahu faces political test
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
As Iran regime change hopes fade, Netanyahu faces political test

Israeli leaders are framing the bombing campaign as having transformed the Middle East in their favo…

Bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in US torpedo strike to be repatriated
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in US torpedo strike to be repatriated

The seamen died when Iranian warship the Iris Dena was sunk on 4 March by a US submarine near Sri La…

US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq, military says
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq, military says

The US Central Command says rescue efforts are under way after a refuelling aircraft went down over …

'There's no hiding place on a ship': The sailors stranded near Iran
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
'There's no hiding place on a ship': The sailors stranded near Iran

Drones, cruise missiles and fighter jets have become a common sight for many sailors stranded on shi…

Mission accomplished? The 2003 boast that haunts today's Iran conflict
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Mission accomplished? The 2003 boast that haunts today's Iran conflict

The echoes between the conflicts are certainly there but there are also profound differences.

'Follow the smoke': BBC spends day with emergency teams as Israel strikes south Lebanon
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
'Follow the smoke': BBC spends day with emergency teams as Israel strikes south Lebanon

The BBC visited the city of Nabatieh, witnessing the pace and scale of Israel's bombing as its war w…

Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Palestinian detainee
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Palestinian detainee

The Israeli military's top lawyer cites "exceptional circumstances" for dropping the case involving …

Iran's new supreme leader vows to block Strait of Hormuz in first statement
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Iran's new supreme leader vows to block Strait of Hormuz in first statement

A message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei also says Iran will continue targeting US bases in the regi…

Emirati minister tells BBC Iran must end strikes on Gulf
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Emirati minister tells BBC Iran must end strikes on Gulf

The UAE says more than 1,800 drones and missiles have been projected at the country since the war be…

Tracking the wave of ship attacks that has choked off Strait of Hormuz
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
Tracking the wave of ship attacks that has choked off Strait of Hormuz

Six ships have been reportedly attacked in the Gulf in less than 48 hours, bringing the total vessel…

British man charged in Dubai for alleged filming of Iranian missiles
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
British man charged in Dubai for alleged filming of Iranian missiles

Foreign Office officials are understood to be supporting his family.

'Not appropriate' for Iran to be at World Cup - Trump
BBC Middle East 1 month ago
'Not appropriate' for Iran to be at World Cup - Trump

US president Donald Trump says Iran are "welcome" at the 2026 World Cup but it is not "appropriate" …