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The streets of Tel Aviv often feel a world away from conflict. It’s a bustling cosmopolitan city whose residents lap up the Mediterranean sun on kilometres of beaches.

But the mood across Israel’s largest metropolitan area is currently subdued….

Iran took action to retaliate against the United States on Monday, firing short- and medium-range missiles targeting the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Qatar’s government said the missiles were intercepted, and no casualties were reported,…

Update: Iran launched a missile attack on the U.S. base at Al Udeid in Qatar on Monday. Officials say the missiles were intercepted and no casualties were reported. The shelter-in-place order has now been lifted. Read the latest here.

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Global investors are on alert about a 90-mile sea passage in the Middle East, fearing that any block of the Strait of Hormuz could derail global shipping and oil.

Tensions in the Middle East escalated sharply after…

In recent days, Iranians experienced a near-complete internet blackout, with local service providers – including mobile services – repeatedly going offline. Iran’s government has cited cyber security concerns for ordering the…

Faced with the prospect of continuing Israeli airstrikes and further American involvement, Iran’s parliament has reportedly approved plans to close the strait of Hormuz.

This is potentially a very dangerous moment. The strait of Hormuz…

To many outside the Middle East, the American and Israeli war with Iran reads like a linear narrative: the two allies’ formidable militaries and intelligence agencies arrayed against their adversary, poised to prevail, on the cusp of…

On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the country’s forces had bombed three Iranian nuclear sites, joining Israel in taking military action against Tehran.

Europeans have since called for restraint amid fears of regional…