Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa.

Iranian IRGC forces after US strike on Larak Island in Strait of Hormuz

Iran Fires Back: Drones Strike Jordan and UAE After US Breaks Hormuz Pause

The United States ended a month-long ceasefire by striking IRGC forces on Larak Island; Iran retaliated with drones and missiles at US bases in Jordan and UAE targets. Iranian FM Araghchi accused

September 5, 2026

by Arab Desk

Nickolay Mladenov, Board of Peace envoy, addresses the UN Security Council on August 26, 2026, warning that Gaza's ceasefire is at a point of no return

Gaza Ceasefire on Brink of Collapse as Netanyahu Rejects Peace Plan, Envoy Warns UN

Trump's Board of Peace envoy Mladenov warned the UN Security Council that Gaza's ceasefire faces collapse after Netanyahu rejected the 15-point peace plan and Israeli strikes continued killing Palestinians under the truce.

September 4, 2026

by Arab Desk

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at SCO summit in Bishkek on September 1 2026 as Iran fires missiles toward US bases

Iran Fires Missiles at US Bases After CENTCOM Confirms Direct Strikes on Iranian Soil

Iran's state media reported missile launches toward US military bases on Tuesday, hours after US Central

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the SCO summit in Bishkek amid Iran nuclear denial controversy

Iran Denies Nuclear Activity at Pickaxe Mountain as Trump’s July Threat Lingers

Iran's Foreign Ministry denied nuclear activity at Pickaxe Mountain, known in Iran as Kolang, on Tuesday.

Donald Trump interviewed by Kristen Welker on NBC Meet the Press about Iran sanctions deal

Trump Rules Out Sanctions Relief Before Iran Deal, Signals Assets Could Follow Agreement

Trump flatly rejected Iran's demand for early sanctions relief in an NBC interview Sunday, saying asset releases come only after a deal — a collision with Tehran's insistence on $24 billion in

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Donald Trump discusses Iran nuclear deal and Mojtaba Khamenei rationality June 2026

Trump Calls Iran’s New Leader ‘More Rational’ While Offering to Remove Uranium Together — and Threatening to Bomb Again

President Trump praised Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei as 'more rational' than his father, offering to jointly remove uranium stockpiles — while warning military strikes resume if talks fail. Pakistan is

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

China Coast Guard vessels patrol waters east of Taiwan as Taiwan deploys surveillance ships in response

China Deploys Coast Guard East of Taiwan, Citing Japan-Philippines Boundary Talks as Provocation

Beijing organized a maritime law enforcement operation east of Taiwan on Sunday, dispatching coast guard vessels from two provinces and framing the deployment as a direct response to boundary delimitation talks between

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Cars in traffic on a Beirut highway as residents flee following Israeli threat to strike Dahiyeh, Lebanon, June 1, 2026

Iran Cannot Deliver What Washington Needs Most: Hezbollah’s Compliance

Iran has conditioned any peace deal with the United States on a ceasefire in Lebanon — but Hezbollah, the group doing the fighting there, has rejected every truce Washington has brokered, exposing

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Netanyahu orders IDF to expand Gaza control to 70 percent of territory

Netanyahu Orders IDF to Expand Gaza Control to 70%, Breaching Ceasefire Terms

Benjamin Netanyahu has directed the Israel Defense Forces to extend military control over 70 percent of the Gaza Strip, a significant expansion beyond the terms of the October 2025 ceasefire deal that

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Smoke rising after IDF airstrike on Hezbollah command center in Dahiyeh, Beirut

IDF Strikes Dahiyeh Again as Netanyahu Vows No Sanctuary for Hezbollah Command Centers

Israeli forces struck Hezbollah command centers in Beirut's Dahiyeh on Sunday, the second such strike on the neighborhood within a week, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Hezbollah's rocket fire would

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Sri Lanka anti-corruption CIABOC arrests officials Colombo 2026

Sri Lanka’s Anti-Corruption Blitz Claims Officials from Motor Traffic to Parliament

Sri Lanka's anti-graft commission has arrested a string of public officials and businesspeople over financial misconduct, from a state motor traffic officer to a former parliamentarian who failed to disclose acquired assets

June 7, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Greek counterterrorism forces arrest Hamas-linked Palestinian suspect in Crete, Greece

Inside the Bomb Lab That Greek Intelligence Found Before the Ship Arrived

Greek counterterrorism officers arrested a Palestinian man on Crete who had converted an Athens apartment into a makeshift bomb laboratory, days before an Israeli cruise ship was due to dock on the

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Greek counterterrorism police arrest Hamas member in Crete Greece amid bomb lab investigation June 2026

Hamas Member Arrested in Crete Had Athens Bomb Lab and Cruise Ship Target, Greek Police Say

A 37-year-old Palestinian man arrested in Crete on Saturday confessed to Hamas membership and admitted to building a bomb-making laboratory in an Athens apartment while awaiting chemical precursors to execute an attack

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Plume of smoke rises over Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburb, after an Israeli airstrike in June 2026

Israel Strikes Dahiyeh in Beirut as Hezbollah Rockets Break Ceasefire’s Last Unspoken Limit

Israel struck Hezbollah command headquarters in Beirut's Dahiyeh on Sunday after rockets hit northern Israel, executing a retaliatory threshold that Netanyahu and Katz had publicly announced — and that Trump had, just

June 7, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Arab Desk

Iran Fires Back: Drones Strike Jordan and UAE After US Breaks Hormuz Pause

Gaza Ceasefire on Brink of Collapse as Netanyahu Rejects Peace Plan, Envoy Warns UN

Iran Fires Missiles at US Bases After CENTCOM Confirms Direct Strikes on Iranian Soil

Iran Denies Nuclear Activity at Pickaxe Mountain as Trump’s July Threat Lingers

Trump Rules Out Sanctions Relief Before Iran Deal, Signals Assets Could Follow Agreement

Trump Calls Iran’s New Leader ‘More Rational’ While Offering to Remove Uranium Together — and Threatening to Bomb Again

China Deploys Coast Guard East of Taiwan, Citing Japan-Philippines Boundary Talks as Provocation

Iran Cannot Deliver What Washington Needs Most: Hezbollah’s Compliance

Netanyahu Orders IDF to Expand Gaza Control to 70%, Breaching Ceasefire Terms

IDF Strikes Dahiyeh Again as Netanyahu Vows No Sanctuary for Hezbollah Command Centers

Sri Lanka’s Anti-Corruption Blitz Claims Officials from Motor Traffic to Parliament

Inside the Bomb Lab That Greek Intelligence Found Before the Ship Arrived

Hamas Member Arrested in Crete Had Athens Bomb Lab and Cruise Ship Target, Greek Police Say

Israel Strikes Dahiyeh in Beirut as Hezbollah Rockets Break Ceasefire’s Last Unspoken Limit

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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