Middle East
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Gulf countries seeking seat at negotiation table following Iranian attacks
March 27, 2026 — Gulf countries seeking seat at negotiation table following Iranian attacks. “The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stressed on Thursday the importance of Gulf states participating in any talks between Iran and the United States to end the war in the Middle East,” UAE news said.
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Tensions build in Lebanon as Hezbollah targets church some close doors to displaced Shiites
March 27, 2026 — Tensions build in Lebanon as Hezbollah targets church, some close doors to displaced Shi’ites. A source told the independent Lebanon-based Murr Television station that no soldiers had taken refuge in the church, but that it had been the reason given for attacking the Christian institute.
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Iranian security forces accused of using civilians as cover to avoid strikes
March 27, 2026 — Iranian security forces accused of using civilians as cover to avoid strikes. According to the testimonies, security forces have begun assembling in schools and universities, as well as establishing checkpoints to deliberately create traffic congestion as a human shield.
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Palestinian Authority security forces are building offensive force for surprise attack
March 26, 2026 — Palestinian Authority security forces are ‘building offensive force for surprise attack.’ New Regavim report warns that P.A. has 65,000-strong ‘shadow army’ threatening Israel.
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The Ayatollah Regimes greatest fear An Israeli-Iranian partnership opinion
March 26, 2026 — The Ayatollah Regime’s greatest fear: An Israeli-Iranian partnership – opinion. Israel’s true path to long-term security may lie not in confrontation with Iran, but in standing with the Iranian people seeking freedom from the ayatollah regime.
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Trump Iran begging for deal as pressure mounts on Tehran
March 26, 2026 — Trump: Iran ‘begging’ for deal as pressure mounts on Tehran. In a post on Truth Social, Trump described the Iranian delegation as “very different and ‘strange,’” and asserted that Tehran has been “militarily obliterated” with “zero chance of a comeback.”
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Israeli Air Force hits main Iranian explosives facility in broad wave of strikes
March 25, 2026 — Israeli Air Force hits main Iranian explosives facility in broad wave of strikes. “The IDF continues to intensify its strikes against the regime’s military industries,” the military said.
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Ridiculous and unrealistic US rejects Irans sweeping demands for ending war
March 25, 2026 — ‘Ridiculous and unrealistic’: US rejects Iran’s sweeping demands for ending war. US and Arab officials warn Iran’s hardline demands, set by the Revolutionary Guard after Khamenei’s killing, could derail ceasefire talks as Tehran rejects limits and mocks US diplomacy
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Hezbollah looking for creative ways to abduct IDF soldiers to slow disarmament process -report
March 25, 2026 — Hezbollah looking for ‘creative’ ways to abduct IDF soldiers to slow disarmament process -report According to the report, Hezbollah is searching for “creative vulnerabilities” that could enable it to seize Israeli troops in an area where the chances of success are higher.
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Chances of US-Iran deal very small Israeli officials tell Post
March 24, 2026 — Chances of US-Iran deal ‘very small,’ Israeli officials tell ‘Post.’ An American source told the Post that “the strikes are continuing as planned,” and Israeli officials also said there has been no change in coordination with the US military or in operational plans.
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Mojtaba Khameneis disappearance fuels uncertainty over who rules the Islamic Republic
March 24, 2026 — Mojtaba Khamenei’s disappearance fuels uncertainty over who rules the Islamic Republic. Iran’s Supreme Leader has not been seen in public and did not deliver an address for the Iranian New Year on Friday, and the rumor mill is in full swing.
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Lebanon declares Iranian envoy persona non grata orders him to leave country
March 24, 2026 — Lebanon declares Iranian envoy persona non grata, orders him to leave country. The diplomatic step comes as Lebanon faces mounting challenges from the ongoing war, including widespread displacement and repeated IDF evacuation warnings across southern Lebanon and parts of Beirut