How ‘strategic ambiguity’ made Turkey a winner in the Iran war
However, experts caution that the country’s economic instability and enduring regional rivalries have capped its gains
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Israel orders strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs as Hezbollah rockets hit northern Israel
Widespread Israeli strikes hit towns in southern Lebanon as its ground forces continued to push deeper into Lebanon.
· Bassem Mroue
Iran’s IRGC launches retaliatory strike after US attacks
Trump seeks MoU changes as Araghchi calls deal talk ‘speculation’
· Al Jazeera
Political commentators Cenk, Piker say UK bars them over Israel remarks
US political commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker say they had been barred from entering the United Kingdom and British authorities cited their public comments about Israel as the reason for the decision.
· Al Jazeera
Businesses face huge spike in shipping costs as Hormuz fuel crisis deepens
Shipping lines say they have no choice but to pass on steep cost rises, as the Iran war sparks a fuel crisis that could last well into next year
· Carol Yang
Businesses face huge spike in shipping costs as Hormuz fuel crisis deepens
Shipping lines say they have no choice but to pass on steep cost rises, as the Iran war sparks a fuel crisis that could last well into next year
· Carol Yang
Washington proposes ‘roadmap’ for de-escalation in Lebanon: US official
Washington has put forward a proposal to de-escalate hostilities in Lebanon, a United States official has told Al Jazeera, adding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held separate talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
· Al Jazeera Staff
US launches self-defense strikes on Iran radar sites as Tehran claims it retaliated by attacking air base
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· Chris Bradford
Oil prices surge as US and Iran launch fresh strikes | The National
Oil prices rose more than 3 per cent on Monday after the US and Iran exchanged fresh strikes as negotiations to end the more-than-three-month-old Middle East war continued.
· Fareed Rahman
Global Intifada publishes locations and maps of factories, ports for targeted sabotage
A new supply chain mapping project and campaign is seeking to disrupt and target factories, ports, and vessels that are ostensibly connected to the military infrastructure of the State of Israel, with the aim of disarming the IDF.
· MICHAEL STARR
Lebanon ceasefire unravels as Netanyahu, Katz order IDF renews strikes against Hezbollah in Beirut
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday morning ordered the IDF to return to heavy attacks on Hezbollah's Dahiya stronghold in Beirut.
· YONAH JEREMY BOB
Israel’s Lebanon offensive ‘must end’ – UK
Israeli attacks in Lebanon are killing civilians and must end, UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said, after the Jewish state stepped up military activity against its northern neighbor.
· RT
Israel's military set to resume strikes on Beirut | The National
Israel's military is set to resume strikes on Beirut after a US diplomatic initiative failed, hours before a UN Security Council meeting to discuss Israel's escalation in Lebanon.
· The National
Trump urges Democrats, ‘unpatriotic Republicans’ to ‘sit back and relax’ over Iran war talks: ‘It will all work out well in end’
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· Chris Bradford
High Court rules Justice Minister Yariv Levin must convene Judicial Selection Committee
The High Court on Sunday ruled that Justice Minister Yariv Levin must convene the Judicial Selection Committee for the purpose of selecting judges for the district courts, while giving priority to the district courts in Be'er Sheva and Haifa.
· URI SELA
Industry minister discusses energy, logistics cooperation with Oman official
SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan on Monday discussed ways to expand economic cooperation between South Korea and Oman, including resources and logistics partnership, amid the prolonging Middle East crisis with the head of Oman's Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPA…
· Kim Na-young
IRGC says it struck airbase used in US attack on southern Iran
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted an airbase allegedly used in a US attack on a communications tower on Sirik Island in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, according to a report by Fars News Agency.
· Middleeasteye
U.S. Says It Hit More Military Targets in Southern Iran
The United States said on Sunday that it had conducted a round of “self-defense strikes” on military targets in southern Iran over the weekend, the latest in a series of attacks over the past week.
· Yan Zhuang
Interest In Politics Often Ranks Low
Interest in politics varies among countries and for many of the 34 nations surveyed by Statista Consumer Insights between April 2025 and March 2026, politics was in the bottom half of the most frequently named personal interests out of 18 surveyed. The topic ranked lowest in India (16 out of 18), Malaysia (16) and S…
· Tyler Durden
Iran and US both say they targeted the other's military
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
UK bans entry, revokes visas of activists Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur over anti-Israel rhetoric
Young Turks founder Cenk Uygur and his nephew, antisemitic left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, have been banned from the UK over their anti-Israel rhetoric, the two said in posts to X/Twitter on Monday morning.
· MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Kuwait attacked by missiles and drones as US and Iran trade strikes in Gulf escalation | The National
Kuwait came under attack on Monday after an exchange of attacks by the US and Iran amid negotiations to end the three-month-old war.
· David Vujanovic
Impact of Middle East war on Hong Kong’s inflation ‘limited’, says finance chief
Inflation forecast raised to 2.6 per cent, but Financial Secretary Paul Chan says service-based economy and stable mainland Chinese supplies cushion impact
· Matthew Cheng
Impact of Middle East war on Hong Kong’s inflation ‘limited’, says finance chief
Inflation forecast raised to 2.6 per cent, but Financial Secretary Paul Chan says service-based economy and stable mainland Chinese supplies cushion impact
· Matthew Cheng
Staff-Sergeant Adam Tzarfati killed from Hezbollah drone explosion in southern Lebanon
Staff Sgt. Adam Tzarfati was killed in a Hezbollah drone explosion in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Monday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Trump hits out at ‘chirping’ critics as Iran peace talks enter new month at impasse
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at critics as a potential agreement with Iran remains elusive, saying that Tehran "really wants to make a deal" and that it will be a good one for the U.S. and its allies.
· Sam Meredith
PM may meet Trump at World Cup this month
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is weighing up a trip to the World Cup meet US President Donald Trump at the Socceroos’ match against the USA this month, as new doubts emerge over the AUKUS pact and the US-Iran war drags on.
· Paul Sakkal
Missiles over Kuwait, US-Iran strikes continue and some UAE rules change | The National
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, the Gulf faces renewed security tensions after Kuwait’s air defences intercept missile and drone threats, forcing flight diversions.
· The National
Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show
Iran has damaged 20 US military sites since the start of the war, satellite images and videos analysed by BBC Verify show, suggesting the attacks are more extensive than publicly acknowledged.
· Merlyn Thomas
Iran and US report new wave of air strikes in Gulf
Air strikes resumed between the US and Iran over the weekend as each side claimed to have hit military targets near the Strait of Hormuz.
· Harry Sekulich
EEUU bombardea recintos militares iraníes y Kuwait recibe ataques con drones y misiles
DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Estados Unidos bombardeó instalaciones de radar y control de drones en Irán después de que Teherán derribara este fin de semana un dron estadounidense MQ-1 Predator, informó el lunes el ejército estadounidense. Irán reconoció haber lanzado un ataque de represalia, mientras que Ku…
· Jon Gambrell
‘My 15-year-old relative was killed for refusing to marry her cousin. My family celebrated by dancing in the street’
Horrified by the recent murder of Kawthar al-Husayjawi, one of her female relatives describes what happened – and her fears for other women and girls forced into early marriage in Iraq
· Anonymous
Australian flotilla activists join ICC submission against Israel, provide testimony
Australian participants in the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla have joined a submission to the International Criminal Court, reporting being subjected to sexual abuse and torture while in Israeli captivity.
· Middleeasteye
Institutions' foreign securities holdings fall in Q1: BOK
SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean institutions' investment in foreign securities fell for the first time in five quarters in the three months ending in March, weighed by weak overseas stock markets amid the Middle East conflict, central bank data showed Monday.
· Kim Boram
Markets in Japan and South Korea hit more records
A currency trader talks on the phone at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
· Chan Ho Him
Over 130,000 Koreans appeal exclusion from fuel price aid
The government has received 134,000 complaints from Koreans appealing their exclusion from a nationwide subsidy program rolled out last month to help households cope with higher fuel costs caused by the Middle East conflict.
· Yoon Min-sik
Air travel takes hit from record-high fuel surcharges
Aviation sector output falls at sharpest pace in 52 months as Middle East conflict pushes up oil prices
· Yoon Min-sik
Somali piracy making a comeback on waves of Iran war
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· Anja Shortland
‘ISIS bride’ accused of trying to indoctrinate children into terrorism before return to Australia
A so-called ISIS bride tried to indoctrinate her own children into radical views and encouraged other Australians to travel to Syria but has since renounced violent jihad, a court has heard.
· Erin Pearson
Middle East crisis live: Kuwait reports missile and drone attack; US says it struck Iran radar sites over weekend
Kuwaiti state media report sirens sounding across the country, as officials say air defences active over the country
· Jonathan Yerushalmy
Israel laid siege to an 889-year-old castle. Here's why that matters
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
· Luke Cooper
Police Commissioner meets with members of LGBTQ+ community ahead of Pride Month
Police Commissioner Danny Levy met with representatives of Israel's LGBTQ+ community on Sunday, reaffirming the Israel Police's commitment to ensuring that Pride Month events throughout June are held safely and securely.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian man is shot and killed at a West Bank barrier near Jerusalem
A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli forces on Sunday at a concrete barrier separating the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
· Yonhap
Israeli court revokes citizenship of Cuban man over sham marriage
The Beersheba Administrative Affairs Court has ordered the revocation of the Israeli citizenship of a Cuban national after determining that he obtained it through a fictitious marriage to an Israeli citizen, the Justice Ministry announced on Monday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Australian woman accused of joining Islamic State group seeks bail
Barrister Peter Morrissey SC leaves the Melbourne Magistrates Court in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, June 1, 2026, where, according to allegations made in court, an Australia woman charged with joining the Islam State group. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)
· Rod Mcguirk
Accused Islamic State member renounces terrorist group in Melbourne court after returning from Syria
Lawyer for Rayann El Houli, 34, tells court she wants ‘nothing to do with’ violent jihad and poses no risk to community
· Australian Associated Press
Iran war latest: Kuwait attacked by missiles and drones, says state news agency | The National
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· The National
Pressed by Iran crisis, Pakistan plans to start strategic oil reserve
A crude oil storage tank at a private, company-owned refinery plant in Balochistan province, Pakistan, in March 2026. © Reuters
· Adnan Aamir
Pakistan plans strategic oil reserve as Iran crisis bites
A crude oil storage tank at a private, company-owned refinery plant in Balochistan province, Pakistan, in March 2026. © Reuters
· Adnan Aamir