February 9, 2026 — As IDF and Hamas dig in, interim Gaza armistice line risks hardening into lasting border. Yellow Line was meant to be temporary, pending Hamas disarming; but with the terror group clinging to its weapons, the army is unlikely to withdraw, keeping the precarious stalemate in place

February 9, 2026 — Unexploded bombs found at Iranian nuclear facility. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says IAEA must reach agreement with his country on protocols for visits to nuclear sites struck by US.

February 6, 2026 — Round of US-Iran indirect talks in Oman, held amid war fears, appears to end. Ahead of talks, White House says Trump has ‘many options at his disposal’ as Iran insists talks focus only on nuclear issues, not missiles or support for terror proxies

February 6, 2026 — At least 12 killed, 40 wounded in suicide bombing at mosque in Pakistan’s Islamabad, sources say. Authorities said that at least 40 people were wounded in a suicide bombing in Pakistan.

February 6, 2026 — US reiterates call for all citizens to ‘leave Iran now,’ in security alert on open border crossings. The US urged its citizens to “leave Iran now” due to protests, security measures, and flight disruptions. Dual nationals face the risk of detention, the travel advisory warned.

February 6, 2026 — Beneath Gaza, Israel’s war with Hamas has only begun. Phase Two? A ceasefire? Beneath Gaza’s soil, a war with no red or yellow lines is raging: the fight against the tunnels.

February 6, 2026 — Report: Iran considers shake-up of Revolutionary Guards command. Arab diplomatic sources estimate that alongside talks with the US, Iran is preparing to “boost its readiness for war” should fighting break out.

February 6, 2026 — Saudi Arabia’s shift from supporting the UAE to Qatar could spell trouble for Israel, warns former US official Though it once seemed inevitable that Saudi Arabia would soon sign the Abraham Accords, recent rhetoric against Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) coming out of the kingdom now signals otherwise.

February 6, 2026 — Iranian FM arrives in Oman for new round of talks with US. Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi arrives in Oman for a new round of nuclear talks with the US and is set to meet Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

February 6, 2026 — Iranian Khorramshahr 4 missile deployed in IRGC ‘missile city’. The Khorramshahr 4 has a range of 2,000 km (1240 miles) and is capable of carrying a 1,500 kg warhead, Iran’s state-run Press TV said.

February 6, 2026 — Hamas will be destroyed if it won’t disarm, Trump says. “We have peace in the Middle East,” the president declared at the National Prayer Breakfast.

February 6, 2026 — Iran’s IRGC seizes two vessels in Persian Gulf, official threatens US with ‘massacre and hell’. The IRGC Navy’s Public Relations Department alleged that more than one million liters of smuggled fuel were found on the ships.