--- title: Middle East | TIME description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/tag/middle-east/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/tag/middle-east/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: article twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Middle East ## Middle East *  Jul 12, 2026 ## [What Is the Status of the Strait of Hormuz?](https://time.com/article/2026/07/12/what-is-the-status-of-the-strait-of-hormuz-/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Rebecca Schneid *  Jun 17, 2026 ## [Iranians Welcome a Peace Deal, but Worry About What Comes Next](https://time.com/article/2026/06/17/iranians-welcome-a-peace-deal-but-fear-what-comes-next/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Kay Armin Serjoie *  May 26, 2026 ## [What to Know About the Abraham Accords as Trump Seeks Iran Deal](https://time.com/article/2026/05/26/abraham-accords-trump-peace-deal-us-israel-iran-war/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Miranda Jeyaretnam *  Jan 17, 2025 ## [No One Won The War in Gaza](https://time.com/7207787/no-one-won-the-war-in-gaza/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Max Rodenbeck *  Dec 16, 2024 ## [Iran's Very Bad Year](https://time.com/7202352/iran-islamic-revolution-regime-weakening-inside-syria/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Kay Armin Serjoie *  Nov 26, 2024 ## [Will a Hezbollah-Israel Ceasefire Last?](https://time.com/7198619/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-ceasefire-what-next/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Firas Maksad *  Oct 18, 2024 ## [The Death of Yahya Sinwar](https://time.com/7094298/yahya-sinwar-hamas-israel/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Karl Vick *  Oct 2, 2024 ## [Israel Vows Retaliation for Iranian Missile Attack](https://time.com/7027646/israel-netanyahu-vows-retaliation-iran-missile-attack/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Bloomberg *  Sep 24, 2024 ## [Hezbollah and Israel Stare Into the Abyss](https://time.com/7023965/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-gaza/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Firas Maksad *  Jun 22, 2024 ## [The Coming Israel-Hezbollah War](https://time.com/6990650/coming-israel-hezbollah-war/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Firas Maksad *  May 23, 2024 ## [The Essential Question in the Middle East](https://time.com/6981521/israel-iran-saudi-arabia-leadership/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Karl Vick *  Mar 7, 2024 ## [Biden Will Order Military to Build Gaza Port](https://time.com/6898543/6898543/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Vera Bergengruen *  Jan 26, 2024 ## [China Urges Houthis to Stop Red Sea Attacks](https://time.com/6588884/china-urges-houthis-stop-red-sea-attacks/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Bloomberg *  Jan 24, 2024 ## [U.S. Strikes Iran-Backed Militia in Iraq](https://time.com/6576774/us-strikes-iran-backed-militia-iraq/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Bloomberg *  Jan 16, 2024 ## [Iran Fires Missiles at Iraq, Syria and Pakistan—What to Know](https://time.com/6555803/iran-us-consulate-iraq-attack-israel/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Koh Ewe ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/middle-east/","name":"Middle East"}}]}] ```