Iran hits CIA site in Riyadh as US seeks to arm Kurdish forces against Tehran

The suspected Iranian drone attack on the CIA station located in the US Embassy compound in Saudi Arabia’s capital caused significant structural damage, including a partially collapsed roof and heavy smoke.

Iran claims ‘complete control’ of strait: Latest developments in Middle East war

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they had "complete control" of the crucial Strait of Hormuz and Israel launched fresh strikes on Iranian and Lebanese targets as the Middle East war continued into its fifth day.

A son of Iran’s late supreme leader is a possible candidate to replace his father as war rages

Mojtaba Khamenei’s name continues to circulate as a possible candidate to replace his father, something that had been criticized in the past as potentially creating a theocratic version of Iran’s former hereditary monarchy.

Iran war may push EU towards Russian gas – key supplier

The conflict in the Middle East may force the EU to scrap its plans to abandon Russian natural gas next year, Norway’s energy minister,...

Did Kuwait really shoot down three US F-15s?

The US military wants you to believe that its worst day of air combat losses since the Vietnam War was the result of a “friendly fire” mishap. But do some digging and that story begins to look far-fetched.

Iran vows to attack any ship trying to pass through Strait of Hormuz

"We will burn any ship that tries to pass through the Strait of Hormuz," General Sardar Jabbari said in a post on the Guards' Telegram channel. 

What to know about the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway essential for global energy supply

Oil prices jumped Monday as the widening war in Iran disrupted tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, highlighting how important the passageway is to the world’s oil supply.

US State Department orders ‘non-emergency’ staff to leave Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq

The US State Department said Tuesday it has ordered non-emergency personnel to leave Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq, as Iran retaliates against US-Israeli strikes.

Iran Guards say launched missile attack on Tel Aviv, Haifa and east Jerusalem

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday they had launched missile strikes on an Israeli government complex in Tel Aviv as well as security and military centres in Haifa and an attack on east Jerusalem.

Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven is rocked by blasts from Iranian airstrikes

That peaceful image was shattered Saturday as Iranian weaponry rained down on Dubai, setting fire to a five-star resort, threatening the world’s tallest building, and killing one person and injuring seven others at the airport in the capital city of Abu Dhabi.

Iran war shakes up global shipping routes

The US-Israeli military operation against Iran and Tehran's retaliation are disrupting global maritime traffic, including oil tanker transports.

Israeli strike on Iranian school kills over 100 children

Over 100 students have been killed and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike on a girls’ primary school in the city of Minab, in southern Iran, according to the country’s news agency Tasnim. The attack comes amid ongoing airstrikes on the Islamic Republic by Israel and the US.