Bahrain summons Iraqi envoy as pro-Iranian attacks persist in Gulf
Move reflects regional alarm over attacks by pro-Iranian groups based in Iraq, which continue despite ceasefire.
Move reflects regional alarm over attacks by pro-Iranian groups based in Iraq, which continue despite ceasefire.
Viktor Orban’s stepping stone – the EU’s own illiberal tendencies and militarism - is still very much present.
Von der Leyen warns Hormuz closure and Israeli strikes on Lebanon threaten regional stability.
World watching to see which way Hungary will head once Viktor Orban's 'illiberal' regime ends its 16-year reign.
Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Iran-backed group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel on 2 March, days after the opening salvo of US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon push death toll past 2,000, as talks loom and ceasefire divisions deepen.
The collapse of the US-Iran talks has cast fresh doubt over whether the two sides can bridge the gap dividing them. But whether diplomacy will succeed also depends on a range of challenges inside Iran.
The psychological terror that the presence of sea mines can generate could paralyse the Strait of Hormuz.