A billboard depicting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is seen as Lebanese people with their belongings flee along the Sidon highway towards Beirut after Israeli air strikes targeted villages in southern Lebanon in June. EPA

EditorialA sovereign Lebanon serves Israel and Iran alike

Israel’s encroachments and Iran’s intransigence over disarming Hezbollah help no one’s cause

Editorial

CommentThe Gulf’s next chapter will require resilience, foresight and co-operation

Comment

Iraqi militia leader pressed to explain 2019 mass killing of protesters

MENA

Guns or groceries? Iran regime spending crunch hits daily life

Gulf

Iran's cyber attack strategy is 'perfect weapon' against US

Technology

US aircraft carrier arrives in Thailand after lengthy Middle East deployment

US

Scott Bessent says the Strait of Hormuz will be ‘worthless’ in two years. Analysts disagree

Energy
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Iran's attacks were 'a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of brotherly nations'. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE condemns Iran's 'hostile attacks' across region

Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraqi Kurdistan are hit in latest strikes, while two Filipino crew are killed in Hormuz supertanker attack

Gulf

Oil surges above $95 on renewed US-Iran fighting and Hormuz disruption concerns

Energy

New oil pipelines will make Hormuz 'worthless', says Bessent

US

Pezeshkian leaves door open to US talks as Iran economy reels

Gulf

CommentPressure is the main driver of the Iran war, but for how long?

Comment

Trump vows retaliation after Iranian strikes on US bases

US

Bessent seeks to rally G20 on severing Iran financial ties

US
A military exercise conducted by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Gulf. AFP

CommentPressure is the main driver of the Iran war, but for how long?

Both Tehran and Washington are using coercion to change the outcome of the conflict, but there are limits

Comment

Trump vows retaliation after Iranian strikes on US bases

US

Bessent seeks to rally G20 on severing Iran financial ties

US

War of words: Lebanon tells Iran to liaise through state institutions

MENA

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