This Month
Iran’s new president vows balance with all countries but warns US
Masoud Pezeshkian urged Arab countries to use “all diplomatic leverages” to push for a lasting ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
- Amir Vahdat
- Opinion
- US election
What if Joe Biden stays?
A second presidential term that was already burdened with political disadvantage will be incalculably more difficult because of questions about his age.
- Peter Spiegel
Iran’s new president brings moderation hope to millions
Masoud Pezeshkian defeated his headline rival in the second round of Iran’s elections to become president, a victory likely welcomed by world powers.
- Parisa Hafezi
June
Assange ‘won’t be silenced’ after guilty plea deal
Julian Assange is officially a free man, with the WikiLeaks founder now a convicted felon after pleading guilty in a remote US Pacific island courthouse.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said militant leaders from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen had previously offered to send tens of thousands of fighters to help.
- Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Bassem Mroue
OPEC+ extends deep production cuts into next year
The oil cartel agreed the cuts as it battles to shore up prices amid weak global demand and increased supply from other parts of the world.
- Fiona MacDonald, Grant Smith and Salma El Wardany
May
Australia considers declaring Middle East no-go zones
ASIO and the Federal Police remain concerned about terrorism in Australia amid tensions in the Middle East.
- Andrew Tillett
High Court might rule on Assange extradition
Two judges at the High Court in London are set to rule on whether the court is satisfied by US assurances that Julian Assange, 52, would not face the death penalty.
- Michael Holden and Sam Tobin
April
Huge blast at Iranian-backed military base in Iraq
Security sources said the blast was a result of an unknown airstrike, which happened around midnight Friday (Saturday AEST).
- Reuters
‘At the end of the day, we’re Aussies’: Assyrians assess church attack
For Sydney’s tight-knit Assyrian community, Monday’s terrorist attack in a church was confronting and triggering for a long-persecuted people.
- Max Mason
February
- Analysis
- Dictators
Why are we talking ourselves into Armageddon?
Western leaders and commentators are increasingly talking of World War Three, but they may be overestimating the strengths of Russia, China and Iran.
- James Curran
US kills militia leader behind deadly attack on troops
A US drone strike killed a senior commander of the Iran-backed militant group that was responsible for the attack on a US base in Jordan.
- Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Lolita Baldor and Ammer Madhani
US, UK hit Houthis in fresh wave of airstrikes
US and British forces launched a new wave of strikes in Yemen, hitting dozens of military targets used by Iranian-backed militants as the region’s conflict spreads.
- Updated
- Lolita Baldor and Tara Copp
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Why Iran is likely to back away from a fight
American airstrikes hit Iran-linked targets in Syria and Iraq to retaliate for the recent killing of three US soldiers in Jordan.
- David E. Sanger and Farnaz Fassihi
US ‘approves strikes against Iranian targets’ in Iraq, Syria
The CBS report follows days of conjecture about how Washington would retaliate after three US soldiers were killed in a strike on their base.
- Updated
- Nidal al-Mughrabi and Paul Grant
January
Biden decided on response to deadly drone strike in Jordan
The US President could opt to attack the Iranian suppliers of drones and missiles, perhaps including inside Iranian territory.
- Eric Schmitt
- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
Markets and the Middle East on collision course
So far, global markets are shrugging off the risks of escalation in the Middle East, but how quickly the situation can deteriorate has been on show this week.
- Jennifer Hewett
The Houthis: Inside an enigmatic and powerful religious militia
The group has a tight hold on Yemeni society in the areas it controls, providing day-to-day security in which city streets are safe, unlike in government-controlled Aden.
- Roland Oliphant, Nataliya Vasilyeva and Sophia Yan
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The real meaning of Gaza’s tunnels
Gaza is not an open air prison, but a vast fortress cynically created by Hamas. That is why the war is a catastrophe for those who have to live alongside it.
- Bret Stephens
- Updated
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden under pressure to respond to deadly attack on US troops
The president said the United States “will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner [of] our choosing”.
- Updated
- Peter Martin and Eric Martin