US troop surge in Middle East may not end soon, top general says
Over the past eight months, the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional troops into the Middle East to counter the escalating threat from Iran.
Middle East
Iranian Basij commander assassinated by masked gunmen
The slain commander, Abdolhossein Mojaddami, was gunned down in front of his home in southern Iran by unknown assailants. The Basij, the paramilitary wing of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was recently involved in violently suppressing civilian protests in the area.
4 protesters, 2 policemen killed as Iraq unrest resumes
"Both sides are Iraqis. So why are you killing your brothers?" says one woman protester in Baghdad.
Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police
Security forces fire tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets in clashes Sunday with hundreds of anti-government protesters outside parliament. Hundreds of protesters wounded since Saturday.
Iran says it will 'seriously reconsider' its cooperation with nuclear inspections agency
Iran must allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors access to declared nuclear sites. Walking back that pledge could be in violation of nuclear deal and UN Security Council resolution.
Jordanians protest gas deal with Israel
Jordanian security forces prevent hundreds of demonstrators from rioting during a protest against the gas deal. Israel is expected to begin pumping natural gas to the kingdom later this year.
US-Iran war could lead to 'untold chaos,' Jordanian king warns
Jordan's King Abdullah II tells EU lawmakers, meanwhile, that if Israel succeeds in imposing "an unthinkable solution" by annexing parts of Judea and Samaria, hopes for a two-state solution and a Palestinian state would quickly come to an end.
Jordan's king views Trump peace plan in 'glass half-full' light
"He understands what needs to be done to get the Israelis and the Palestinians closer together," King Abdullah says.
Anti-regime Iranians in Germany: Khamenei must go!
Supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran urge German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to pressure Tehran, warn of a "massacre."
Israeli journalist reports from Saudi Arabia
As Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists for the first time, i24NEWS correspondent Henrique Cymerman visits the kingdom and reports back on how it is changing.