Middle East

The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it.

Britain moving jets to Middle East to support regional security, PM Starmer says

Britain already has fighter jets in the Middle East as part of an operation to counter threats in Iraq and Syria.

By REUTERS
14/06/2025

Iranian media: Supreme leader's top advisor Ali Shamkhani killed in Israeli strike

Ali Shamkhani, top advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, was killed in Israeli strikes on a "sensitive military center" in western Iran, local media said.

Egyptian authorities violently clash with Western activists, detain and deport marchers en mass

Global March to Gaza announced on Instagram that there had been "unprovoked violence against a peaceful global delegation", including people being "detained, harassed, physically harmed and deported."

IDF drone strikes Iran's largest natural gas field, gas production partially suspended

The production of some 12 million cubic meters of gas was temporarily halted due to the Israeli attack on the South Pars gas field.

Sunday's US-Iran nuclear talks canceled, Oman says

Iranian FM Araghchi: Continuing Iran-US nuclear talks is unjustifiable while "barbarous" Israeli attacks persist on the country.

By REUTERS
14/06/2025

Tehran expected Israel to only strike after next round of nuclear talks, officials admit

Officials admitted they were worried Iranian civilians would riot should energy or water infrastructure be targeted.

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, March 11, 2025.

Mediation and condemnation: BRICS nations weigh in on Israel-Iran attacks

Russia is prepared to continue to work to resolve issues surrounding Iran's nuclear programme, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

By REUTERS
14/06/2025

Iran's revolving door of military leadership: Tehran looks for quick replacements after strikes

While Iran moved to replace many key officers, it is not clear who will replace some of the others who were reported killed in Israel’s strikes.

Middle East airspace gradually reopens after Israel-Iran strikes ground flights

In Syria, the Syrian General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced on Saturday the full reopening of Syrian airspace to civilian aviation.

Starlink operating in Iran, Elon Musk says, as Islamic regime shuts internet down

Following Israel's attack on Iran on Friday, Internet access has been reportedly disrupted across multiple network providers.

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