Middle East crisis

Smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs after a strike, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, October 2, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Middle East

Countdown to a Middle East war? How the region can step back from the brink

Yet brakes remain to halt a regional fall into a wider conflagration that would lock Israel and Tehran into escalating conflict and suck in other nations, according to several people with...

Flames and smoke rise from Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion on the Red Sea, in this handout picture released August 29, 2024. Photo: Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Houthis' email alert to Red Sea ships: Prepare for attack, with best regards

Pump jacks operate at sunset in Midland, Texas, US, February 11, 2019. File Photo: Reuters/Nick Oxford
Global Economy

Oil settles up, biggest weekly gains in over a year on Middle East war risk

A Palestinian student walks between the rubble, as war disrupts a new school year, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Emails show early US concerns over Gaza offensive, risk of Israeli war crimes

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Middle East

Israel says to continue to strike 'tonight' in Middle East 'powerfully'

U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS
Global Economy

Dollar firm as war widens in Middle East

US Army soldiers from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force-Iraq, man a defensive position at Forward Operating Base Union III in Baghdad, Iraq, December 31, 2019/ US Army/Maj Charlie Dietz-Task Force-Iraq Public Affairs via Reuters
Middle East

Here's a look at the US military presence in the Middle East

An Israeli Army tank is transported, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, October 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Middle East

Israel begins ground invasion of Lebanon

Smoke billows after Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon. File Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Iran preparing to launch missile attack on Israel, says US, as Israel invades Lebanon

A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed OPEC logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Global Economy

Oil prices rise on Middle East conflict fears as Israel steps up attacks

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with Iran's parliament members in Tehran, Iran, July 21, 2024. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Middle East

Iran's supreme leader taken to secure location: sources

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's suburbs November 14, 2013/ Reuters
Middle East

Who is Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed by Israeli strikes?

Boys scouts carry a picture of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during the funeral of Hezbollah member Ali Mohamed Chalbi, after hand-held radios and pagers used by Hezbollah detonated across Lebanon, in Kfar Melki, Lebanon September 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Taher/File Photo
Middle East

Hezbollah reckons with future amid Beirut strikes