Category: 3. Middle East

International markets and the world at large have grown used to US President Donald Trump’s abrupt reversals, but Monday’s about-face on Iran was one of his most spectacular yet.

Since returning to power last year, Trump has openly embraced…

Israeli President Isaac Herzog was forced to take cover as a missile struck nearby shortly after he gave a press conference in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona. During the speech, Herzog aid Israel cannot return to last year’s…

Ukraine said it hit a key Russian oil terminal at Primorsk and a refinery in Ufa on Monday, over 1,400 km from the border. Satellite images showed fires and damage to the sites following the attack.

After announcing the US would postpone strikes on Iran’s power plants, Donald Trump told reporters Iran had called him to make a deal. Iranian officials say Trump’s comments are “fake news”, accusing him of manipulating the…

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war on Monday:

– Trump-Netanyahu call –

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had spoken with Donald Trump and that the US president believed the countries’ military gains in Iran…

Two people have died after an Air Canada plane struck a fire truck while landing at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States.

Authorities are now investigating the cause of the collision, including…

“If we trust him, we lose.”

People in Tehran have reacted with scepticism to Donald Trump’s comments on “negotiations” with Iran, after he announced the US was pausing strikes on Iranian energy sites. Iran’s Foreign Ministry has denied…

By John Irish

PARIS, March 23 (Reuters) – Bahrain has put forward a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would authorise countries to use “all necessary means” – diplomatic language for force – to protect commercial shipping in…

Air Force says plane was carrying 114 passengers and 11 crew ⁠members, and authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.

A Colombian military plane with 125 people on board has crashed after takeoff in…

An Israeli force advanced on Monday into southern Syria’s Quneitra province, in the latest violation of the Arab country’s sovereignty, Anadolu reports.

Syria Alikhbaria TV said that Israeli forces moved into the…