The country is on the defensive. While Israel has ironclad support from its allies, Tehran is vulnerable and isolatedTit-for-tat confrontation between Israel and Iran has sparked concerns about escalation dragging the Middle East into all-out war. Such a scenario remains unlikely because neither Israel nor Iran would benefit from full-on conflict. But...

A US official confirmed rockets were fired towards troops at a coalition base in Syria, but no personnel were injuredHaaretz reports that Israeli security forces have arrested two people suspected of carrying out a car ramming in Jerusalem. Three people are reported to have been injured.Aharon Haliva, who was the general in command of the IDF’s military...

First attack on US forces since early February comes day after Iraq’s prime minister returns from US visitAn Iraqi militant group has said it will resume attacks on US forces in the country, as it appeared to claim responsibility for a strike on an American military base in north-eastern Syria which saw at least five rockets launched from the Iraqi...

Israel launched a limited attack on Iranian soil on Friday morning, in the latest tit-for-tat between the two countriesAll our coverage of the Israel-Gaza warIsrael launched an attack on Iranian soil on Friday, in a tit-for-tat battle between the two foes, days after Iran launched an unprecedented strike on Israel with a barrage of drones and missiles,...

Report says thousands of people held in little-reported facilities where authorities are violating human rights on a large scaleThe US and UK are complicit in the detention of thousands of people, including British nationals, in camps and facilities in north-east Syria where disease, torture and death are rife, according to Amnesty International.In...

UN chief tells emergency security council meeting Middle East is ‘on the brink’ as US warns Israel it will not take part in counterattack against IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesGlobal powers have called for restraint to avoid further escalation after Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel. The UN chief, António Guterres, told...