Middle East

A tense situation is unfolding in the Middle East as escalating military strikes involving Iran have stranded thousands of cruise passengers and disrupted travel across the region.

The deployment of an aircraft carrier and additional naval assets to the Mediterranean ordered by French President Emmanuel Macron signals a significant escalation in Europe’s military posture as war intensifies in the Middle East.

The U.S. State Department has issued a sweeping Middle East evacuation alert, urging Americans to depart immediately from more than a dozen countries as fighting linked to Iran intensifies.

A report reveals Iran’s Supreme Leader runs a 4,000-person secret network that operates as a state within a state.

A growing chemical weapons alarm surrounds Iran after a new report alleged the regime may have used banned agents against protesters during unrest that began in December 2025.

A Beirut evacuation order has reduced staffing at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon as regional tensions rise.

Iran’s Islamic IRGC has kicked off live-fire naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with the United States grow.

A new report finds Georgetown University received over $971 million from Qatar since 2005, raising concerns about foreign funding.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) is conducting an airpower exercise in the Middle East amid ongoing tensions with Iran.

President Trump says Iran has contacted the U.S. repeatedly seeking a deal as an American aircraft carrier enters Middle East waters.