Category: 3. Middle East

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke exclusively to Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra about the war on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz and the wider region. These are some of the key moments.

As the US-Israel war on Iran continues to escalate, Pakistan has emerged as a potential facilitator to secure an end to the fighting.

Its foreign minister has hosted a…

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt says passing the conflict’s costs off to regional states is ‘an idea’ that Trump has.

The White House has suggested that US President Donald Trump will ask Arab countries to cover the cost of the…

By Jasper Ward

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – The FBI said on Monday that an attack on the largest Jewish temple in Michigan earlier this month was an “act of terrorism” inspired by Hezbollah.

Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old man who was born in…

The FBI said on Monday that a vehicle-ramming attack at a Michigan synagogue earlier this month was an act of terrorism “inspired” by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

“Based on the evidence gathered to date, we assess this attack to be a…

Human rights groups and Palestinian leaders have condemned Israel’s passage of a law approving the use of the death penalty against Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks, calling the measure a violation of international law and inherently…

The UN has condemned the deaths of three Indonesian peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, who were killed in two separate incidents, including a vehicle explosion. They are the latest UN casualties since Israel expanded its ground invasion.

Israel’s parliament has approved a law allowing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis, in a move driven by far-right leaders and criticised as discriminatory by rights groups.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that talks with Iran are under way through intermediaries and that Washington will continue its military campaign until Tehran abandons its nuclear and missile programmes.

He warned on Monday that the…

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the key to regional stability is eliminating Iran’s ability to launch missiles and drones, adding they have been used to target their neighbours’ infrastructure…