Middle East

Iranian president and foreign minister's lives 'at risk', Reuters reports

An Iranian official informed Reuters that the lives of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian are "under threat."

Mehr News Agency retracts statement about Raisi being 'fine'

Initial reports suggested the president was "fine," and his motorcade was en route to Tabriz in northwestern Iran.

Bad weather hinders Iranian President's Helicopter crash rescue; Raisi's fate unknown

Adverse weather conditions hinder the rescue operation in the mountainous, forested area where the crash is suspected to have occurred.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crashes; rescue efforts underway

Iran has launched a search and rescue operation after a helicopter traveling with President Ebrahim Raisi in northwestern Iran got into an 'incident'.

Sullivan meets with Saudi Arabia's Prince: security deal to include Israel normalization almost ready

Washington has been trying to bring Riyadh around to recognizing the State of Israel for the first time

Jewish Iranian to face execution on Monday for alleged self-defense killing

The case has been processed under Iran's penal code for "retributive justice"

Peacekeepers in Gaza, conflict with Cairo, disputes in Manama: What has happened in the Middle East

Expert on Arab affairs Marianna Belenkaya analyses the results of the summit of the League of Arab States, Egypt's threats to downgrade diplomatic relations with Israel, and the future of the Gaza Strip after the war