Die Wasserversorgung im Iran steht vor dem Kollaps. Dürre und Missmanagement haben in Teheran zur schlimmsten Wasserkrise seit 100 Jahren geführt. Sogar eine "Schließung" der Hauptstadt war zuletzt im...

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack carried to Beirut a five-page political-security roadmap that Washington wants Lebanon to implement within five months, a media report said on Tuesday. “The first step would be...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that a "complete and total" ceasefire between Israel and Iran will go into force with a view to ending the conflict between the two nations.

U.S. military strikes overnight in which President Donald Trump said Iran's main nuclear sites were "obliterated" will put to the test the widely held view that such attacks can delay a nuclear programme but not kill a determined push for atom bombs.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council must make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. bombing raids, Iran's Press TV said on Sunday, after parliament was reported to have backed the measure.

Die NATO-Staaten haben bei den Verteidigungsausgaben eine Einigung erzielt.

Israel says it recovered bodies of three captives, including soldier, from Gaza The Israeli military said on Saturday it had recovered the bodies of two Israeli civilians and a soldier during an operation in the Gaza Strip. According to Israeli estimates, 50 captives are still being held by Palestinian groups in Gaza, with at least 20 believed to be alive.

The United Nations' Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA will open an office in Ankara, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, urging Muslim countries to give the agency more support after Israel banned it.

The United States is moving B-2 bombers to the Pacific island of Guam, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Saturday, as President Donald Trump weighs whether the United States should take part in Israel's strikes against Iran.

Israel and Iran's air war entered a second week on Friday and European officials sought to draw Tehran back to the negotiating table after President Donald Trump said any decision on potential U.S. involvement would be made within two weeks.

Iran's fragmented opposition groups think their moment may be close at hand, but activists involved in previous bouts of protest say they are unwilling to unleash mass unrest, even against a system they hate, with their nation under attack.

Israel and Iran's air war entered a second week on Friday and European officials sought to draw Tehran back to the negotiating table after President Donald Trump said any decision on potential U.S. involvement would be made within two weeks.

US envoy Witkoff and Iran FM Araghchi held several direct calls in recent days, marking the most serious diplomatic contact since April; Tehran signals flexibility on uranium enrichment—if Israel halt...

Shattered glass and piles of rubble littered the floors of Soroka Medical Center on Thursday, after an Iranian missile ripped through the hospital in Israel's south, injuring dozens.

Vor allem in den Nord-Iran flüchten viele vor den israelischen Angriffen. Dort werden offenbar die Unterkünfte knapp.

Während des laufenden israelisch-iranischen Konflikts schießen Jordanien und Saudi-Arabien über ihrem Luftraum Raketen aus dem Iran ab. Innenpolitisch birgt das Zündstoff. Warum tun sie es trotzdem?

The U.S. Army doesn’t have a data problem. But it does have a “data-in-the-right-place-in-a-usable-format” problem. And that matters for decision-making

Jeffrey Fields USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades – at least since the U.S. helped overthrow a democracy-min...

Israel has said its assault on Iran aims to destroy Tehran's nuclear program. Sites in Natanz, Isfahan and elsewhere have been heavily damaged. Now the bunker at Fordo is in the crosshairs.

US intelligence believes Israeli strikes set back Iran's nuclear programme just five to six months: Report The US intelligence community assesses that Israel’s bombing campaign on Iran has set back its nuclear work by about five to six months, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.  Israel has been bombing Iran for five days, including striking the Natanz nuclear plant and other facilities.  The Wall Street Journal report said US officials believe Iran's efforts could be delayed further if strikes continue.  Middle East Eye reported before Israel's attack last week that US officials briefed on plans believed Israel could set Iran back a maximum of "a few years". The Wall Street Journal report reaffirmed the US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's public assessment in March that Iran had not decided to build a nuclear bomb.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent phone talks with President Joseph Aoun were part of “intensive phone diplomacy with Baabda aimed at sparing Lebanon the flames that Tel Aviv has ignited,” a m...

Iran has banned government officials and their bodyguards from using all communication devices linked to the networks. The ban, announced Tuesday, includes mobile phones, smart watches and laptops. I...

The talks aim to end Iran's uranium enrichment program in exchange for an easing of US sanctions. Tehran and Washington both suggested the fourth round ended positively, with more rounds to follow.

Assailants killed 15 fighters from the Druze minority in an ambush near the Syrian capital, a war monitor said Thursday, after days of deadly sectarian clashes. The Syrian Observatory for Human Right...