Category: Middle East

Key developments: Israeli police opened a formal investigation after footage showed diplomats being assaulted in the occupied West Bank, an incident that followed a violent Friday olive‑harvest raid that injured several individuals, including Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine.…

Continue reading Diplomatic Assault in West Bank Sparks International Concern as Houthi Airstrike Kills Children in Yemen

Key developments: UN‑backed human‑rights experts have concluded there are “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States carried out war‑crimes in two strikes on Iran at the outset of the Iran‑Israel‑US conflict. Meanwhile, Iran‑backed Houthi forces are intensifying their…

Continue reading UN Experts Say US May Have Committed War Crimes in Iran; Houthi Attacks Escalate Across Gulf

Key developments: An airstrike in Yemen’s Dhamar province killed three children – an eight‑year‑old and two ten‑year‑olds – and wounded more than a dozen people, with Iranian‑backed Houthi rebels accusing Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strike. At…

Continue reading Houthi‑Blamed Saudi Airstrike Kills Three Children in Yemen as Diplomatic Assault Sparks West Bank Tensions

Key developments: – The Houthi‑run health ministry confirmed that a Saudi‑linked airstrike on al‑Ar village in Dhamar province killed three children (ages 8 and two 10‑year‑olds) and injured more than a dozen others. The rebels blamed Saudi Arabia…

Continue reading Houthi‑blamed Saudi airstrike kills three children in Yemen as Israeli police probe diplomatic assault in the West Bank

Key developments: – Iran has resumed limited export of liquefied petroleum gas and jet fuel despite a U.S. naval blockade, a sign that Tehran’s energy sector is finding ways to sustain revenue amid the wider Iran war. -…

Continue reading Escalating Regional Tensions in the Middle East: Iran’s Shipping Break‑through, Houthi Palace Strikes, and Surge in West Bank Olive‑Harvest Violence

Key developments: The Saudi‑led coalition announced it intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile over the holy city of Medina and also shot down a drone in the oil‑rich Eastern Province, preventing damage to critical infrastructure. While the coalition…

Continue reading Saudi-led coalition thwarts missile strike on Medina amid escalating Houthi attacks and regional spillovers

Key developments: – The United States launched a strike on September 5 that destroyed three Iranian oil tankers, marking the latest retaliation in the ongoing Iran‑U.S. conflict. – Concurrently, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has intensified attacks on vessels…

Continue reading US destroys three Iranian tankers as Houthi missile strikes hit Riyadh airport, tightening Strait of Hormuz tensions