US-Iran tension: Why Tehran may choose confrontation over 'surrender'
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
US-Iran tension: Why Tehran may choose confrontation over 'surrender'

The Iranian leadership is weighing up whether resisting US demands is the best option for its surviv…

What could happen if the US strikes Iran? Here are seven scenarios
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
What could happen if the US strikes Iran? Here are seven scenarios

From regime change to retaliation, the BBC's Frank Gardner outlines possible outcomes of US strikes …

Detained Briton describes life in Iran jail to BBC hours before sentencing
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
Detained Briton describes life in Iran jail to BBC hours before sentencing

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January 2025 and were sentenced to 10 years on Wednesday.

Hamas is reasserting control in Gaza despite its heavy losses fighting Israel
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
Hamas is reasserting control in Gaza despite its heavy losses fighting Israel

Gazans say Hamas is again extending its control over security, tax revenue and government services.

I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape
BBC Middle East 2 months ago
I would scream in my sleep: Women from Syria's Alawite minority tell of kidnap and rape

The BBC hears harrowing accounts of assaults appearing to target the sect of former President Assad.