4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (373+ words) Oil tanker rates have jumped to record highs as escalating risks to shipping in and out of the Middle East are prompting traders and tanker operators to undertake inefficient and more expensive trade routes. While the crude oil supply is…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (422+ words) Commentary by Mona Yacoubian Published September 9, 2026 Part of the Middle East Program’s Middle East Futures Project, this Commentary series will analyze the Middle East’s current period of disequilibrium, explore future scenarios for the region, and identify potential pathways forward. The…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (750+ words) Wednesday September 09, 2026 Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in the south of US ally Saudi Arabia today (8 September), wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a major expansion ​of the six-month-old Middle East…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (401+ words) The Middle East remains on edge on Wednesday as the United States and Iran trade fresh attacks overnight strikes. The US launched strikes on Iranian targets, describing them as a response to Tehran’s attempt to target a US warship with…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (388+ words) The Middle East remains on edge as the United States and Iran trade fresh attacks. The US launched strikes on Iranian targets, describing them as a response to Tehran’s attempt to target a US warship with ballistic missiles. The Middle…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (158+ words) Middle East News. TOI brings the latest Middle East news headlines, breaking Middle East news and Live Updates. Catch all the Top Latest and Daily news updates from Dubai, UAE, Bahrain and other Arab countries on politics, current affairs, education…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (474+ words) According to the sources, three main elements have been proposed as possible components of the strategy:Regional alignment: Building an alliance among US allies in the Gulf to contain Iran, with......

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (385+ words) LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday after U.S. strikes on Iran and renewed Israeli threats against Tehran revived concerns about disruptions to Middle ‌East supplies. Brent crude futures were up 59 cents, or 0.62%, at $96.22 a barrel by ‌1327 GMT while U....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (164+ words) Associated Press journalists watched the Lincoln, which is carrying about 5,000 service members, approach Laem Chabang port in Chonburi province shortly after the destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. sailed passed the area. The ship had been supporting the U.S. war against Iran....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (326+ words) Wednesday September 02, 2026 The United States has warned its citizens in Qatar to remain vigilant amid continuing tensions in the Middle East, citing the potential for unforeseen escalation, flight cancellations, airspace closures and other travel disruptions. In a security alert issued…...