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Middle East Roundup, Sept 3: JD Vance says US probing strike on wedding in Iran
US vice president says "extremely skeptical" about reports coming out of Iran, adds Iranian state media has not been a very good scribe about what's happened in the conflict; Trump boasts of ‘virtually unlimited amounts’ of ammunition.
2 DAYS AGO
Middle East Roundup, Sept 2: UAE condemns Iran attacks targeting regional countries with missiles, drones
Pakistan says international conflicts typically move through cycles of escalation, relative calm, and a return to negotiations; Iran's state media reports recent US strikes on its territory killed 11 people; CENTCOM confirms forces carried out strikes on military targets.
3 DAYS AGO
Middle East Roundup, Aug 30: Iran says in ‘no hurry’ to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Says that while Tehran has reached an understanding with Oman on arrangements for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway would not reopen until the US fulfills its commitments; Israel continues settler attacks across the West Bank, raising the death toll to 73,454 Palestinians since its siege of Gaza in 2023.
6 DAYS AGO
Middle East Roundup, Aug 25: UN ‘alarmed’ as Israeli forces raid Palestinian refugee facility
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemns Israeli forces’ incursion into a UNRWA training center in east Jerusalem, warns it deprives youth of vocational education
August 25, 2026
Middle East Roundup, Aug 23: ‘Diplomacy, dialogue’ key to peace, Malaysia praises Pakistan’s US-Iran mediation role
Malaysian minister says Islamabad’s diplomatic experience highlights dialogue’s role in easing regional tensions, as Iran warns over US sanctions; Israeli strikes kill 3 in Gaza, and Saudi Arabia condemns Damascus attack.
August 23, 2026
Middle East Roundup, Aug 22: US envoy says Israel had wrong intelligence before Syria strike
Washington, Tel Aviv trade criticism over an Israeli strike in Syria, as Damascus condemns the attack, Iran says the US risking allies for Israel; Gulf states condemn Israeli settlement expansion.
August 22, 2026
Middle East Roundup, Aug 15: US military maintains broad Middle East presence
CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper completes a 10-day regional tour as US forces remain deployed across the Middle East, while the future USS John F. Kennedy advances toward Navy service.
August 15, 2026
Middle East Roundup, Aug 12:Trump says US will 'keep' Hormuz strait control
Says the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will "keep it"; IEA sharply cuts 2026 oil demand forecast as Hormuz closure and high prices weigh on consumption; Israeli forces close Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque, barring Muslim worshippers during Jewish holidays.
August 12, 2026
Middle East Roundup, Aug 11: World warns Israel as West Bank faces worst displacement since 1967
The UN Security Council convenes an urgent session on the deteriorating West Bank situation, with Pakistan warning that settlement expansion, settler violence and Israeli measures are eroding prospects for Palestinian statehood. Meanwhile, Israel-Lebanon talks are set to resume in September amid fresh strikes, while US-Iran diplomacy remains focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
August 11, 2026
Middle East Roundup, Aug 10: Trump says will demand conflict compensation from Iran
Says he seeks conflict compensation from Iran as part of any future peace negotiations, citing attacks and atrocities; Tehran sets conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz as oil prices rise, while Houthi attacks in Yemen kill seven and Israel closes a West Bank village to non-residents amid wider regional tensions.
August 10, 2026