Today
Israel strikes heart of Beirut, killing six
Witnesses reported hearing a massive blast, and a security source said it targeted a building in the central district of Bachoura, near parliament.
- 33 mins ago
- Timour Azhari and Ari Rabinovitch
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
How Israel could retaliate against Iran
Officials say Israel’s options include attacks in Iran, such as on missile launchers or oil infrastructure, some have even called for strikes against its nuclear facilities.
- James Shotter
This Month
Iran, Israel and the rising threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb
Iran’s supreme leader may decide that the only way ahead for the regime - despised by its own citizens and vulnerable to Israeli attack - is nuclear weapons.
- The Economist
September
Israel strikes multiple fronts amid fears of regional war
Israel’s show of military force reached from Lebanon to the province of Hodeidah in Yemen, where IDF warplanes attacked power plants and shipping infrastructure.
- Christopher Maag, Euan Ward and Adam Rasgon
- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
Israel’s dream of a new Middle East order could become a nightmare
With its decapitation of Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli government hopes that it has finally seized the initiative in the battle with its regional enemies.
- Gideon Rachman
Iran’s Guards ban communications devices after strike on Hezbollah
Iran is concerned about infiltration by Israeli agents, including Iranians on Israel’s payroll, and a thorough investigation of personnel has already begun.
- Samia Nakhoul
Missile fired from Yemen lands in central Israel
The early-morning attack triggered air raid sirens, including at Israel’s international airport, where local media showed people racing to shelters.
- Natalie Melzer and Ohad Zwigenberg
August
Risk of broader Middle East war has eased: top US general
But Iran still poses a significant danger as it weighs a strike on Israel, says Air Force General C.Q. Brown
- Phil Stewart
Attack on oil tanker in Red Sea threatens ‘severe ecological disaster’
The EU gave the warning at the weekend after the Houthis posted a video of what they said was an explosion on the 274-metre-long ship set off by its fighters.
- Robert Wright
- Updated
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel strikes Lebanon as Hezbollah launches rockets, drones
The heavy exchange of fire threatened to trigger an all-out war that could draw in the United States, Iran and militant groups across the region.
- Updated
- Josef Federman and Abby Sewell
Israel braces for attack as US urges Gaza ceasefire
Benjamin Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting “Israel is in a multi-front war against Iran’s axis of evil”.
- Alicia Diaz and Jon Herskovitz
July
- Opinion
- Middle East tensions
Australia goes missing as Red Sea crisis deepens
The Houthis have been remarkably persistent in disrupting global trade. But there is a deeper strategic cost to Australia as well.
- Jennifer Parker
- Updated
- Middle East tensions
Israel destroys Houthi oil facility in Yemen strikes
The attack is the first by Israel on Yemen since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, and threatens to open a new front in the conflict, with the Houthis vowing to retaliate.
- Ari Rabinovitch and Enas Alashray
Shipping crises ‘spanner in works’ for inflation fight
Australian consumers and retailers are facing long delays and higher prices for goods from Europe and Asia amid an international shipping crisis that could stoke local inflation.
- Tom Rabe and Jenny Wiggins
- Analysis
- Shipping
Chinese exporters raise fears of Christmas freight crisis
Red Sea attacks have pushed up costs and put pressure on profits during a critical season for trade. There are also worries US tariff increases could add further to costs.
- Chan Ho-him, Joe Leahy and Oliver Telling
June
- Analysis
- Shipping
Clogged global ports re-ignite inflation fears
Ship timetables are being disrupted with missed sailing schedules and fewer port calls as vessels take longer routes around Africa to avoid the Red Sea.
- Lisa Barrington and Jeslyn Lerh
Suspected Houthi attack suggests widening operation
The attack happened near the outer reaches of the Gulf of Aden where it becomes the Arabian Sea and then ultimately the Indian Ocean.
- Jon Gambrell
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
US targets Houthi radar sites after sailor goes missing
The attacks come as the US Navy faces the most intense combat it has seen since World War II in trying to counter the Houthi campaign.
- Jon Gambrell
May
Iran moves to project stability after fatal air crash
The change in leadership comes during heightened tensions in the region and discontent in Iran, where many have called for an end to decades of repressive rule.
- Farnaz Fassihi, Vivian Yee and Leily Nikounazar