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The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it.

 Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon November 13, 2024.

Egypt says Israel-EU agreement has not increased aid to Gaza

A view of a damaged building following missile attacks, in Erbil, Iraq, January 16, 2024

Two drones fell in Khurmala oilfield in Iraqi Kurdistan, counterterrorism service says

By REUTERS
 Iranian Red Crescent Society head Pirhossein Kolivand.

Iran Red Crescent Society head accuses Israel of deliberately targeting rescue workers

 Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kosari.

Iranian lawmaker says Strait of Hormuz still under review, no decision yet to close it

By REUTERS
 Druze women walk on a street, in Jaramana, Syria May 5, 2025.

What role is Israel playing in the clashes between Druze and Bedouins in Syria?

 US Republican leadership in Israel have raised concerns over severe threats facing the Druze community in southern Syria

Republicans Overseas Israel urge US action to protect Druze in southern Syria amid escalation

 Reported explosion in the city of Qom, south of Iran, July 14, 2025.

Blast caused by gas leak injures seven in Iranian city of Qom

 Members of Syrian security forces patrol after being deployed in the village of Al-Soura al-Kubra, following clashes between Sunni Islamist militants and Druze fighters, in Sweida province, Syria, May 2, 2025

Attacks on Syrian forces to quell sectarian clashes leave 18 dead, Israel strikes to protect Druze

 Waving national colorful flag of Israel and national flag of Egypt

Strained allies: Egypt and Israel’s struggle to end the Gaza war

By Jacob Wirtschafter / The Media Line
 An Iranian train at a railroad station in Khaf, December 10, 2020; illustrative.

Justice Dept. sanctions Iranian US resident for smuggling electronics, including for Iran railways

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a bilateral dinner held by U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 7, 2025.

Military action following lack of hostage deal: Netanyahu’s path forward in Gaza

 A VESSEL said to be the Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged ‘Eternity C’ sinks in the Red Sea last week. The Houthis have been transformed into Iran’s most potent and aggressive non-state actor in the Arab world, says the writer.

Houthis now becoming more emboldened after sinking two ships in Red Sea

 Pro-Kurd protesters hold flags with portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan. February 16, 2019.

For Iraq's Kurdistan area, Kurdish-Turkey deal provides hope for new era in region

 New Year's Eve celebrations at the Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran, 2023; illustrative.

Tehran has arrested at least 21 Christians since Israel ceasefire, non-profit claims

 Palestinian boys mourn their brother, who was killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid near a distribution point in Rafah, according to medics, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 12, 2025.

IDF missile misfire kills six children, injures 17 at aid site in Gaza Strip

By REUTERS
 Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Iran accuses Israel of 'environmental war crimes' during 12-day war

 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends the 34th Arab League Summit in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025.

Iraqi PM says Israel 'violated' airspace, insists even Iranian opposition supports regime

 Leader of new Syrian administration, Ahmed al Sharaa and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (not seen) watch the view of Damascus on Mount Qasioun following their meeting in Damascus, Syria on December 22, 2024

Syrian activist to TML: Visit to Israel, Knesset was 'unprecedented moment for peace'

By Rizik Alabi/The Media Line , Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line
 An illustrative image of the silhouettes of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to a backdrop of their respective countries' flags.

Iranian official claims Israel used 'the occult and supernatural spirits' during 12-day war

 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a joint press conference with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (not pictured) in Tehran, Iran, May 26, 2025.

Iranian president lightly wounded from Israeli attack on Tehran during 12-day war

 An image posted by an Iranian advisor depicting two mushroom clouds and nuclear fallout over Israel, July 12, 2025.

Iranian advisor shares AI image depicting a nuclear strike on Israel

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