Middle East Security Tracker

President Trump warned that time is running out for Tehran as Washington demands Iran surrender 400 kg of enriched uranium and limit operations to one...

Iran's proxy coordination and direct attacks are exposing cracks in the US security umbrella over the Gulf.

• Proxy escalation: Iran-backed Houthis...

Gulf states are testing Beijing's ability to restrain Iran, building on the 2023 Saudi-Iran rapprochement China brokered through its deep economic ties.

• IDF has destroyed Hezbollah tunnel systems in south Lebanon and continues monitoring major sites beneath the Ali Taher ridge.
• Israeli forces are...

Iran is intensifying proxy pressure across fronts while rejecting shared Hormuz oversight.

• Houthi strikes hit Saudi oil sites in Eastern Province...

• Limited returns: Just 15 families have come back to Zawtar al-Gharbieh, one of three initial zones, amid widespread destruction of homes.
• Army...

• Iran's ballistic missiles targeting a US base in Jordan were fully intercepted with no casualties or damage.
• US and Saudi forces jointly struck...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa seeks a security agreement with Israel as a first step toward peace, while insisting Syria will not abandon its claim...

The conflict shifted to direct US-Iran exchanges this week. After Iran struck a US base in Jordan, American forces hit dozens of IRGC command centers,...

Iran's threats to strike Gulf airports, ports, and power plants—including Kuwait’s desalination facilities—mark a sharp escalation in the 2026 war...

Iran-backed Iraqi militias function as a low-cost proxy tool, launching drones at Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel to spread instability while...

Arab governments now prioritize stability to protect economic diversification and regional cooperation.

• Geography traps them: US bases and Iranian...

Yemen emerges as a critical secondary theater where Iranian support, Houthi calculations, and Saudi-backed government readiness intersect amid Red Sea...

Strait of Hormuz transits have plunged to crisis lows with non-Iranian vessels fleeing renewed US-Iran hostilities.

• Traffic collapse: 39 total...

Iran steers clear of US naval assets and Israel to dodge devastating retaliation and prevent wider war, instead hitting Gulf states.

• Tehran claims...

Hezbollah has placed roughly 400 field commanders across South America, using Brazilian recruits and Shiite centers to plan strikes on synagogues,...

Two rival energy corridors have shaped a decade of Middle East conflicts, with one route threading Syria, Iraq, and Iran toward the Mediterranean...

A pause in U.S.-Iran strikes has accelerated talks between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz through joint management and voluntary fees,...

Veterans are blasting the Pentagon for splitting Iran war casualty data across two pages, moving four of 18 deaths into a new "overseas operations"...

US forces disabled the sanctioned tanker Belma with a Hellfire missile to its smokestack after it defied the reinstated Arabian Gulf blockade...