The New York Times
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/21
Publicly, Iran officials refuse to confirm a second round of negotiations with the United States, even as they privately say they are making...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
The longtime chief executive of the iPhone maker will be replaced by John Ternus, the company’s head of hardware engineering.
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
With the two-week cease-fire almost over, Vice President JD Vance was expected to head to Pakistan on Tuesday for the second round of negoti...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
The container ship, the Touska, was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury over links to Iranian weapons programs.
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
Marines are searching thousands of containers aboard the Touska, an Iranian cargo ship that the Navy disabled and seized on Sunday.
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
Some of the million people displaced by the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon are flooding back home since a 10-day truce b...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
In a letter, the 11 senators questioned the defense secretary’s decision to gut programs intended to protect civilians and said his orders e...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
The military is investigating the soldier. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed regret for any hurt caused to “believers in Lebanon a...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
Few vessels are crossing after Iran reversed course on reopening the vital waterway and ships came under attack.
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
A decade after Mohammed bin Salman unveiled his “Vision 2030” program to transform the country’s economy, the kingdom is facing financial st...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
The vice president is again center stage, after abruptly leaving the first round of high-level Iranian peace talks without an agreement.
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
Fuel station owners take some of the hit for consumers when oil prices surge. On the way down, they try to get their money back.
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
The U.S. remains an essential player. The problem, one analyst said, is how to deal effectively with a power that is “indispensable, coerciv...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
The military said it had disabled the vessel after it ignored repeated warnings to stop, amid a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. Marines boar...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/20
Maritime and military law experts say an expansion of the naval blockade announced last week raises legal and practical questions but has am...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/19
President Trump accused Iran of firing on ships passing through the strait, while Iran said the U.S. blockade violated their deal and amount...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/19
Two senior Hamas officials in Gaza said the group was prepared to relinquish some automatic rifles and other arms, a concession that falls s...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/19
Critics say Iran may be creating a “tiered internet” model, where access is limited to the politically and economically privileged.
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/19
Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s precise and devastating memoir chronicles the 328 days her son was held hostage in Gaza, and what came after.
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/19
The leader of the Iran-backed militia said that a more durable peace with Israel would require the fulfillment of a list of long-standing de...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/18
The day after Iran declared the vital waterway open, it reversed course, injecting new peril into navigation there.
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/18
The truce appeared to mostly hold even as Israel said it had carried out strikes on what it called “terrorists” approaching its forces in so...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/18
Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were o...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/18
Separate from the regular Iranian Navy, with boats that often go more than 115 miles per hour, it’s what a retired U.S. official calls a “di...
- The New York Times ( Middle East ) 2026/4/18
The Trump administration made the announcement hours after Iran said that the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships.