Iran president warns of harsh response to US, Israel provocations

President Raisi gave his speech as President Biden visited the region to facilitate normalization deals between Tel Aviv and Riyadh

Iran will strike at the heart of Israel if provocations continue: Army official

The top army official also claimed that the Israeli-occupied territories will be liberated 'within the next 25 years'

Iranian president warns Israel against any provocations

Tehran demands that Israel cease its attacks on Iran and its allies or Tehran will retaliate with military force

Lebanon’s army commander warns Israel against border provocations

Army chief says Zionist forces seek to take advantage of the Lebanese crisis

Iranian officials report calm on Afghan border after ‘unprovoked’ Taliban attack

Taliban border guards used weapons left behind by the US occupation army during their attack on the Iranian side

Turkiye closes airspace to Armenian flights

The move is a response to a new statue in the Armenian capital commemorating the assassination of Ottoman officials over a century ago

Indonesian hacker group targets Israeli websites, including ministries

The cyber group targeted the Israeli ministries of foreign affairs, education, and health, as well as taking down the websites of train and bus companies

The missile strikes that killed Israel’s deterrence

Coordinated strikes by the Resistance from multiple fronts have forced new rules of engagement on Tel Aviv, which is already struggling to keep its domestic and external crises under control. Can Israel survive another, bigger multi-front assault?

Western media distorts reality of Israel’s unprovoked raids of Al-Aqsa Mosque

News outlets from the west have been framing Israeli human rights abuses as 'clashes' between heavily armed shock troops and unarmed Palestinian worshipers

In a US-China confrontation, West Asia will bow out

A significant increase in geopolitical and economic ties with China has offered West Asian states an alternative to the US, which has traditionally been the region's security guarantor.

US pushes Israel, Saudi to develop closer ties, obstacles to normalization remain

Saudi leaders cooperate closely with their Israeli counterparts in support of US foreign policy goals, but have so far resisted full normalization of ties due to the Palestinian question

Hamas rejects US ‘security plan’ during Egypt summit: Report

Previous reports called Washington's 'security plan' problematic as it did not require any concessions from Tel Aviv and called for the formation of a 'special force' to counter the resistance

Why BRI is back with a bang in 2023

As Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative enters its 10th year, a strong Sino-Russian geostrategic partnership has revitalized the BRI across the Global South.

Israeli, Bahraini FM discuss expansion of bilateral ties

Cohen disclosed that the two foreign ministers had discussed the developments of several 'meaningful projects'

Rocket fired from Gaza into Israel following Al-Aqsa provocation

On the same day, Israeli forces shot dead 15 year old Adam Ayad during a raid in Bethlehem

South Caucasus: A battle of wills and corridors

Azerbaijan and Turkiye are gunning to establish the “Zangezur corridor,” in direct conflict with Iran and Armenia’s interests as it entails the blockade of the Lachin corridor – a lifeline for the ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Saudi forces seize oil tanker headed for Hodeidah port in Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition has continuously seized UN-approved fuel shipments headed for Yemen as part of a criminal naval blockade

Iran will not compromise national security, in talks with Iraq over Kurdish separatists

Despite Iran reaffirming its respect for Iraq's territorial integrity, Baghdad has condemned Tehran for its operation in the country's Kurdish region

Separatists face off against security forces in western Iran

Internal security forces are working to contain what appears to be an armed separatist insurgency in the Kurdish city of Javanrud

Azerbaijan parliament approves opening embassy in Israel

With this decision, Azerbaijan will become the first Shia Muslim majority country to have an embassy in the occupied Palestinian territories

US lawmaker accuses Turkish president of ‘wanting to annex’ northern Cyprus

Senator Bob Menendez says he will block a pending F-16 sale to Ankara over its attempts to annex Northern Cyprus

HTS, White Helmets plot false-flag operation in northern Syria: Russia

Over the course of the western-sponsored war, false flag attacks have been a common tool used by the opposition to rally US military support

The Huseynyun: Iran’s challenge in forming a ‘Hezbollah of the Caucasus’

Azerbaijan’s Huseynyun is the least known of all Shia resistance factions backed by Iran, but its profile is growing.

Turkey, Armenia to hold normalization talks in the near future: Ankara

Armenia and Turkey have been at odds ever since the Armenian Genocide of 1915, which occurred under Turkish Ottoman rule

Turkish, Armenian leaders meet to hold bilateral talks

The meeting marks the first of its kind in over 13 years

Azerbaijan welcomed Turkish and Israeli defense ministers in consecutive days

While the exact details of the arms deals between Azerbaijan and Israel remains a secret, President Aliyev revealed that in 2016 his country close to $5bln in Israeli defense equipment

Can Iran push Russia to action in the South Caucasus?

Moscow and Tehran’s mutual ally, Armenia, is feeling the pressure of NATO-backed Azerbaijan’s assault on its sovereignty. It is in both countries' geopolitical and security interests not to allow Yerevan to fall

Azerbaijan, Armenia border bombing kills 49 people

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Tehran is ready to assist the two states in settling their border dispute via 'peaceful channels'

Iran reveals drone that can reach deep inside Israel

The 'Arash 2' is a long-range suicide drone and can target areas up to 2,000 km from its location of deployment

How Arab states perceive the US-China standoff

West Asian countries recognize China’s sovereign claims over Taiwan, yet many of them still rely on the US militarily and politically, so where do they stand?