Middle East


What does a US naval blockade of Iran mean for oil flows? - explainer

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026.

'Turkey is the new Iran': The growing threat Erdogan poses to Israel - analysis

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025.

IDF says no major fights left in Lebanon as Trump confirms US naval blockade of Hormuz

US Navy and US Marine Corps aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are arrayed on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 10, 2026.