Category: 3. Middle East

Hundreds of Syrians protested in central Damascus on Sunday against new restrictions on alcohol sales, reflecting wider fears that the Islamist authorities may tighten curbs on personal freedoms.

The Syrian capital last week banned the sale of…

The Iranian army has claimed to have intercepted an F-15 fighter jet during the conflict with the US and Israel, according to Iran’s state broadcaster.

“A few hours ago, an enemy F-15 fighter jet was…

Isfahan, alongside Tehran, has been subjected to heavy bombing since the war in Iran began. According to testimonies and reports on social media and in the global press, at least ten major historical buildings in the city, including several…

A 19-year-old star wrestler and two other young men were hanged in Iran this week, raising alarm among rights groups that a wave of executions may be underway as authorities facing relentless attacks from the U.S. and Israel seek to squelch…

The United States may need to “escalate” its attacks against Iran to be able to wind down the war, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, after President Donald Trump gave seemingly contradictory trajectories for the US military…

Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the central headquarters of the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces, ‘Khatam al-Anbia’, has stated that Tehran will completely close the Strait of Hormuz should the US attack…

WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. government has “plenty of money” to fund the war against Iran, but is requesting supplemental funding from Congress to ensure the military is well supplied in the future, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott…

DUBAI, March 22 (Reuters) – Iran will completely shut the strategic Strait of Hormuz if U.S. President Trump executes threats to target Iranian energy facilities, the country’s Revolutionary Guards said in a statement on Sunday.

Trump on Saturday…