Archives for May, 2026

US pushes Lebanon and Israel on new ceasefire plan, official says

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the Ministry of Awqaf conference titled "Unity of Islamic Discourse" at the Conference Palace in Damascus, Syria, February 16, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/ File Photo

Syria's Sharaa holds phone call with Trump, Syrian presidency says

Reuters

Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike at a cafe at the seaport of Gaza City May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Israeli strike kills at least two at Gaza seaport cafe, medics say

Reuters

An Israeli flag is raised on Beaufort Castle, as seen from Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, May 31, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Israel troops capture Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon push against Hezbollah

Reuters

An Israeli flag flies over Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon as Israel extends ints ground operation deeper into the country

UN to meet on Lebanon after Israel takes Beaufort castle

Agence France-Presse

An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50, taking off of the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner

US and Iran exchange fire as negotiations stall

Agence France-Presse

UK foreign minister due to visit China and India to discuss global issues

Reuters

Gulf of Oman map is seen in this illustration taken April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

US military says it turned away blockade runner trying to reach Iranian port

Reuters

A person waves a flag of Turkey featuring a picture of modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk as supporters of Ozgur Ozel, the ousted chairman of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), visit the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, Turkey, May 30, 2026. REUTERS/Efekan Akyuz

Ousted Turkish opposition leader Ozel draws thousands in Ankara protest

Reuters

Destroyed buildings are pictured in the village of Kfarkila in southern Lebanon as seen from across the border in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel on May 29

Lebanon PM denounces Israeli campaign as fresh strikes hit south

Agence France-Presse

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, while attending a major Asia defence summit in Singapore, said the US could restart the war with Iran if it wanted

US says capable of resuming war with Iran as deal remains elusive

Agence France-Presse

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, May 30, 2026. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Pentagon chief says U.S. ready to restart strikes on Iran if no deal

Reuters

Destroyed buildings are pictured in the village of Kfarkila in southern Lebanon as seen from across the border in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel on May 29

Israel orders new evacuations as forces push deeper into Lebanon

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

US issues new Iran-related counter-terrorism sanctions

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates near a crude oil reserve in the Permian Basin oil field near Midland, Texas, U.S. February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman/File Photo

IMF, World Bank, others warn Middle East war is straining energy supplies

Reuters

People hold portraits of the dead at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque to commemorate those killed in the current US-Israeli war as well as previous wars on May 24, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.

Analysis

How Tehran's hardening rhetoric signals uneasy path for US talks

Iran's leadership is increasingly portraying negotiations with Washington not as compromise but as a continuation of confrontation by other means.

A correspondent in Tehran

By A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics