Middle East - Weather

Israel

02.June 2026 Djamil Prange de Oliviera (DW)

"Greater Israel": What the Israeli right-wingers dream of

Proponents of Israel's settlement policy claim all of historic Palestine, or Eretz Israel, as they call it - the divine promise

Near East

25.May 2026. B. B.

Iran: Agreement with the US is not inevitable

"It is correct to say that we have reached a conclusion on a large part of the issues under discussion, but to say that this means that the signing of the agreement is inevitable - no one can make such a claim," said Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Bakai.

Near East

11.May 2026. B. B.

Iran's response to the US peace plan for Trump is "totally unacceptable"

US President Donald Trump criticized Iran for "playing games" with the US and the rest of the world and called Tehran's response to the latest US peace plan "totally unacceptable".

Near East

08.May 2026. B. B.

Fierce exchange of fire in the Strait of Hormuz

Iranian forces launched multiple missiles, drones and small vessels at US ships, and the US military neutralized the threats and carried out strikes on Iranian military facilities.

Montenegro

26.April 2026. NR

Why do the police carry long pipes in Berane

The confusing statement of the Montenegrin police claims that there is and is not an increased threat of terrorism in Montenegro due to the war in the Middle East

War in the Middle East

19.April 2026. AI

Tehran: US blockade "stupid and ignorant"

When Tehran was ready to open the Strait of Hormuz to all ships, US President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy to stop all ships having anything to do with Iran, so the blockade is now complete again. Both sides are weighing their forces before continuing the negotiations

War in the Middle East

17.April 2026. KS

The US Congress approves Trump's war

The House of Representatives of the United States Congress rejected the resolution of the opposition Democrats on the withdrawal of American forces from the war in Iran

Donald Trump at the microphone in the White House

Near East

16.April 2026. KS

Trump: Lebanon and Israel agreed to a ten-day truce

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, announced the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump

The conflict between the White House and the Vatican

16.April 2026. Isidora Ceric

Pope vs. Trump

Donald Trump, reacting to the pope's calls for peace in Iran, accused Leo XIV of being "weak" on crime and "terrible" on foreign policy, telling him to stop pandering to the "radical left" and focus on being a "great pope, not a politician."

Near East

09.April 2026. KS

New escalation despite ceasefire: Attacks on Lebanon deepen the crisis in the Middle East

Despite the truce, attacks continued in the Middle East, and negotiations are expected to resume

The war in Iran and the new economic uncertainty

09.April 2026. Aleksandar Milosevic

The greater the addiction, the more severe the consequences

The negative effects of the conflict in Iran are linked to the rise in oil and natural gas prices at the global level. End consumers are already feeling the consequences - in some Asian countries, gasoline prices have already been limited, fuel excises have been reduced, employees are switching to working from home, schools are closing...

Near East

05.April 2026. B. B.

American forces rescued a crew member of an F-15 fighter downed over Iran

US President Donald Trump said that "dozens of planes" took part in the operation to save the American soldier who ejected from the plane.

War in the Middle East

03.April 2026. Inza Vrede / DW

Global economic upheaval: Who is most affected by the war against Iran

How does the war in the Middle East affect the world economy and what are the forecasts

Energy crisis

03.April 2026. NM

Black forecasts: It is expected that the price of oil will continue to rise in April

Countries around the world are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with high oil and gas prices. The forecasts of the International Energy Agency for April are not at all encouraging

Consequences of the Israeli bombing in Beirut

Near East

28.march 2026 Jennifer Hollis / Sarah Hteit / DW

Chaos in Lebanon: The country is collapsing in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah

As bombs ravage southern Lebanon, civilians pay the ultimate price and the region slides into deeper chaos and a new wave of refugees

War in the Middle East

27.march 2026 HAVE

With what purpose are American special forces deployed within Iran's reach?

Seizing an island in the Persian Gulf or a uranium enrichment facility? Ensuring the navigability of the Strait of Hormuz? What would the action of the special forces that Donald Trump is piling up in Iran's range look like

Iran

27.march 2026 Matthew Pearson (DW)

Does Iran have enough missiles to continue the war?

Given that Iran's missile stockpile was not publicly available even before this conflict, it is difficult to say exactly what missiles Iran has and whether it has enough to continue the war.

Near East

25.march 2026 Jan Walter (DW)

War against Iran: Oil under the bombardment

One of the consequences of the war against Iran is that the global price of oil has increased by about 60 percent

War in the Middle East

23.march 2026 KS

Trump: Agreement reached, Iran will not have nuclear weapons - Tehran denies

US President Donald Trump announced that the United States and Iran have agreed on 15 main points of the agreement on ending the war. Tehran denies that there were any negotiations

Football

23.march 2026 Jonathan Harding (DW)

War against Iran, persecution of migrants, threats to Europe: Welcome to the World Cup

Global sport regularly faces ethical questions, as the last two FIFA World Cups in Russia and Qatar show, but does the United States' war with Iran create a new dimension of thinking for all participants in the tournament?

Donald tramp

21.march 2026 B. B.

CNN: Trump has lost control of the war with Iran

Trump is furious that he can't simply order the Europeans to send ships to open the Strait of Hormuz, CNN's Stephen Collinson writes in an analysis

Oil crisis

19.march 2026 B. B.

Slovenia: MOL and Shell limited the purchase of fuel

Explaining that this should ensure equal treatment for all customers and prevent shortages, MOL and Shell have limited the sale of fuel in Slovenia.

Time

18.march 2026 Bosko Jaksic

Epic Confusion of Epic Fury

The new Middle East conflict has spread at breakneck speed, the whole world is changing dramatically and unpredictably in real time, and the Middle East will never be the same again.

SAD

17.march 2026 B. B.

The resignation of the head of the US counter-terrorism service because of the war with Iran

"Iran was not an immediate threat to our country, and it is clear that we started the war because of pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby," said Joe Kent, now former director of the US National Counterterrorism Center.

Naphtha

17.march 2026 Martina Švikovski (DW)

The oil crisis: Can Africa replace supplies from the Middle East?

Can African oil-exporting countries increase production in the short term and thus stabilize prices on the world market disrupted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

Near East

13.march 2026 B. B.

At least four American soldiers died in a plane crash in Iraq

An American refueling plane crashed in Iraq. The incident "was not caused by hostile or friendly fire," US military authorities said

Iran

12.march 2026 B. B.

New Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is not giving in: the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed

Almost a fifth of the world's oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz, which is about 34 kilometers wide. The new Iranian decided to continue to block it