Israel-Iran conflict

OPEC+ delays oil capacity review after Iran war disrupts expansion plans, sources say

A barrel being filled with oil delivered from Iraq at the oil terminal of Baniyas, Syria in May 2026. Iraq is one of the Opec+ members seeking a higher quota and has considered leaving the group.

Oil prices climb on continued impasse in US-Iran talks

Gas prices have increased significantly since the war began, raising the cost for drivers by more than 50%.

Qatar Airways retires idle A330s and sends pilots to RwandAir as Iran war drags on

Qatar Airways aircraft parked at Teruel Airport in Spain in March 2026, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran has badly disrupted travel patterns in the region.

News analysis

As the Houthis gain ground, Riyadh faces the painful reality of a hostile neighbour on its border

Houthi fighters firing at Saudi-backed forces in Yemen’s Al-Jawf governorate earlier in September.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 20, 2026

US President Donald Trump said that AI developers should be responsible for ensuring the safety of their products.

Field Notes from Istanbul

‘Axis of Resistance’: How useful have proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis been to Iran?

Houthi fighters march during a campaign to mobilise more fighters amid an offensive against Saudi-backed government troops, in Sana’a, Yemen, on Sept 10.

The Chinese cook, Xi Jinping and a different vision for the Middle East

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (right) welcomes his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (centre) at the Cairo International Airport on Sept 1.

Benjamin Netanyahu on Syria visit says ‘very close’ to toppling Iran’s Islamic republic

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops in southern Syria on Sept 9.

News analysis

Latest flare-up between the US and Iran: Will there be major escalation or just more of the same stand-off?

Iranian men off load food stuff close to the port’s damaged storage and warehousing facilities following a US military strike earlier in the week on Kuhestak, Sirik County, in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province on Sept 6.

Israel’s Netanyahu condemns settler attack in flashpoint West Bank village

Israeli settlers walks towards a Palestinian home under construction in the village of Qusra, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which has faced escalating settler violence over the past month.

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