Middle East Crisis News

US defense chief urged the Iranian regime to take up President Donald Trump’s offer of negotiationsEsper calls for 'like-minded' nations to team up to protect shipping in the Persian Gulf area after recent attacks on oil tankers that the US has blamed on Iran

Presidential adviser Jared Kushner's strategy to form an extremely close relationship with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a step in the right direction

As India lurches towards the 2019 general elections, it might be appropriate to list some of the risks that confront the country

Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia would continue to render every assistance to Syria in the protection of state sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, in the promotion of a political settlement process

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain reportedly sent a letter to Rex Tillerson reassuring him that US firms would not be discriminated against as part of the boycott

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain broke diplomatic relations with Qatar in early June over allegations that it supports extremist groups

A senior Iranian official says the decision by Arab nations Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar wouldn't help end the Middle East crisis

Donald Trump said he could endorse a one-nation solution if it led to peace in the Middle East, but asked Israel to temporarily stop Jewish settlements

Islamic State destroyed the facade of the second-century Roman theater along with the Tetrapylon, a cubic-shaped monument in the middle of the colonnaded road that leads to the theater

Six weeks into a major offensive, Iraqi forces have captured nearly half of eastern Mosul, moving from district to district against jihadist snipers, suicide attackers and car bombs