Category: 3. Middle East

US President Donald Trump is weighing options against Iran that include targeted strikes on security forces and leaders to inspire protesters, multiple sources told Reuters, even as Israeli and Arab officials said air power alone would not…

ANKARA, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will visit Turkey on Friday for talks with his counterpart Hakan Fidan on the recent developments in Iran and tensions with the United States, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source…

Last August, the Lebanese Army presented a five-stage plan to dismantle Hezbollah’s military capabilities. The first phase – clearing Hezbollah’s weapons south of the Litani River – was scheduled to conclude by the end of December. This…

BERLIN, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday called for a stronger NATO within Europe but said that it should also always extend the hand of cooperation to the United States.

Speaking to the German parliament, Merz…

By Steven Scheer

JERUSALEM, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament gave initial approval to the 2026 state budget draft on Thursday, handing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a temporary political reprieve by averting the immediate prospect of an…

EU foreign ministers are expected to agree Thursday to put Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on the bloc’s “terrorist list” after a deadly crackdown on mass protests, the EU’s foreign policy chief said.

“If you act as a terrorist, you should also be…

BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) – The European Union will most likely include Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on its list of terrorist organisations, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday ahead of a foreign affairs…

As well as the possibility of a civil war, such as experienced by Syria, Yemen and Libya, there is also the risk that in the chaos and confusion, ethnic tensions could spill over into armed conflict as Kurds, Baluchis and other minorities look to…