Middle East News

Trump denied Netanyahu's plan to jointly strike Iran before the elections

Updated : Oct 27, 2026

Netanyahu wanted to attack Iran before elections but Trump did not give the green light: Report

One reason Trump declined was that Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Eyal Zamir told US General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that an attack could harm the elections and lead to their postponement.

Donald Trump has said Norway has become a 's*** house country'

Updated : Oct 26, 2026

‘Don’t want anybody from there’: Trump calls Norway a ‘s**t house country’ after Nobel snub

Trump, who has repeatedly argued that his diplomatic record merits the Nobel Peace Prize, told the crowd at Michigan that he had settled eight wars, with two more involving Iran and the Russia-Ukraine conflict still to come.

Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy likely to hold peace talks

Updated : Oct 22, 2026

Vladimir Putin agrees to three-way peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, the US

The Kremlin stated that the talks would concentrate on ensuring security after the war, while noting that recent discussions between Witkoff, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European and NATO representatives had not fully met Moscow's expectations.

Donald Trump considers using mother of all bombs against Iran

Updated : Oct 15, 2026

Trump mulls using MOAB, the 'mother of all bombs', against Iran: Report

Trump has ordered the military to develop additional strike options targeting “a lot of energy infrastructure”, potentially including the MOAB.

Updated : Oct 13, 2026

West Asia conflict: IndiGo, other airlines cancel flights to Saudi Arabia till October 17. Check full list of affected cities

IndiGo is not the only Indian carrier affected. Air India, Air India Express and Akasa Air have also suspended or cancelled services on several Saudi routes as the disruption at Riyadh airport continues.

Riyadh airport attack: US alerts American airlines

Updated : Oct 12, 2026

Riyadh airport hit again: 14 dead, over 300 injured in attacks; US issues warning to American airlines

The FAA advisory, valid until December 10, cited threats related to ongoing military activity and interference with navigation systems.

Updated : Oct 8, 2026

India urges nationals in Saudi to stay alert; Air India cancels Riyadh flights till Oct 10 after Houthis attack

The Indian government has also condemned attacks targeting Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport, calling attacks on civilian infrastructure “completely unacceptable”

Donald Trump says nobody knows who is running Iran

Updated : Oct 7, 2026

‘Nobody knows who's running the country,’ says Trump as US asks Iran to cut enrichment

US-Iran war: Tehran has criticised Washington for taking contradictory positions and sending mixed messages.

United Arab Emirates has officially entered a new phase of passenger rail connectivity

Updated : Oct 1, 2026

Dubai to Abu Dhabi by train: Etihad rail passenger service begins, check fares, timings, routes

The Dubai Station was inaugurated in the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Etihad Rail

Updated : Sep 23, 2026

Indian sailor killed after MV Cape Dao comes under attack near Oman; 19 Indians on board

The Forward Seamen's Union of India (FSUI) identified the deceased as Suraj Yadav, a wiper from Deoria, Uttar Pradesh

Iran has one condition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Updated : Sep 22, 2026

Iran says it would open Hormuz within seven days but only on one condition

Iran's military central command said it had been informed that the US was preparing to restart military operations with the support of regional countries.

Donald Trump plans to impose sanctions on the ICC

Updated : Sep 21, 2026

Trump plans to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court, announce them soon

US officials want the ICC to drop its arrest warrants against Israeli leaders and a past probe into American troops in Afghanistan.

Updated : Sep 19, 2026

Riyadh airport smoke: Explosions reported after Saudi Arabia issues aerial threat alert

The incident comes amid heightened tensions involving Yemen's Houthi group, which has escalated attacks targeting Saudi Arabia since July

The alert in Mecca was the first of its kind in history and came after the kingdom was repeatedly targeted by the Iran-backed Houthis in recent days.

Updated : Sep 16, 2026

Mecca on air alert: Saudi Arabia issues first-ever warning amid Houthi attacks in West Asia

Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government forces and Saudi forces had earlier struck targets near the city of Taiz in Yemen.

Houthis attack Saudi Arab military base; oil prices continue to soar

Updated : Sep 15, 2026

Houthis attack Saudi Arabia airbase as Hormuz talk stalls; oil climbs to nearly $107

US-Iran war: Officials from Yemen's internationally recognised government said the Houthis were strengthening their positions along the country's western coast on the Red Sea.

Trump says the US and China both spy on each other

Updated : Sep 14, 2026

China spies on us, we spy on China too: Trump after Iran satellite images report

The comments followed a report that Iran obtained satellite images of the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan from Chinese entities before the missile strike on July 17.

Donald Trump wants to repeat Venezuela in Iran?

Updated : Sep 14, 2026

Trump says the US could just decide to stay in Iran and ‘keep the oil’ like Venezuela

US-Iran war: During a trip to Ireland, Trump said he still expected the Iran war to end this year, possibly in November.

US President Donald Trump says the war would be over after the midterm elections

Updated : Sep 11, 2026

‘Would do exactly as I did…’: Donald Trump says he doesn’t regret the Iran war

US-Iran war: Trump said Iran was trying to influence the November midterm elections, repeating remarks he made earlier.

US-Iran war: CENTCOM destroys Iranian crude oil carriers

Updated : Sep 9, 2026

US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran retaliates with attack on US base in Jordan; Brent crude climbs $1.57

US-Iran war: The escalation led oil prices to rise for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, with Brent crude futures rising $1.57.

US-Iran war: Tehran plans 'exclusion zone' in the Gulf

Updated : Sep 8, 2026

Iran plans new ‘exclusion zone’ in the Gulf, threatens US with ‘economic warfare’

US-Iran war: Iran also plans to release maps of a new shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, though it was unclear when the details would emerge.

Strait of Hormuz: Is Iran suffering more damage than it has inflicted?

Updated : Sep 7, 2026

How long can Iran hold the Hormuz leverage over the US?

US-Iran war: Efforts to disrupt shipping through Hormuz have not produced the global economic shock Tehran had hoped would force Washington to compromise.