Middle East Security Tracker

• EU officials are drafting a civilian-military mission for Lebanon to start in early 2027, with plans due before the Political and Security Committee...

The Iran war is driving record tanker earnings while triggering direct maritime attacks that draw deeper US military involvement.

• Tanker rates hit...

The Yemeni government is expanding its response beyond battlefield operations to protect ports, supply chains and Red Sea navigation, treating Houthi...

Iran pushes economic and security cooperation to shape a new Middle East order free of foreign interference, yet its armed proxies complicate ties...

Iraq and Lebanon pursue parallel but uneven campaigns to reassert sovereignty over Iran-aligned armed groups.

• Iraq dismantles 71 unauthorized PMF...

The U.S. is set to hold off strikes on Iran until after midterms, even as the Israeli Air Force struck multiple sites in southern Lebanon.

US strategy shifts to economic isolation of Iran while clearing Hormuz mines to protect shipping. Tehran counters with oil export blockades and...

Lebanon rejected Iran's ambassador-designate as persona non grata yet granted him six-month residency as an ordinary citizen through General Security...

The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan is undermined by inherent incohesion, with each party indifferent to the...

As proxy degradation mounts, Iran retains resilient leverage via the Strait of Hormuz, missiles, drones, Houthis, and nuclear latency. This shift underscores a strategic reckoning toward asymmetric tools and geography to maintain regional influence.

Iraq is pitching itself as a regional mediator while struggling to rein in Iran-backed militias at home.

• Internal delays: Baghdad postponed militia...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced an unprecedented sanctions offensive against Iran, calling it “economic D-Day” to sever Tehran’s...

• Coordinated Israeli airstrikes and artillery hit multiple southern Lebanon sites on August 21, including Baraachit and Bayt al-Sayyad.
• Saturday...

The Riyadh-Ankara-Islamabad pact seeks to counter Iran by leveraging a Saudi-led 14-nation maritime coalition protecting Red Sea shipping alongside...

Iran-aligned Houthis condemned new US sanctions on Hezbollah as “active participation in Israeli crimes,” urging Lebanese authorities to avoid...

The Strait of Hormuz sits at the center of risks for UAE residents, with shipping heavily reduced and economic knock-on effects building.

• Iran...

Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei warned neighbors that backing new U.S. sanctions would be an "act of war," vowing seismic retaliation and...

China is actively promoting peace talks to end the US-Iran conflict, with Vice Foreign Minister Miao Deyu stating Beijing's commitment during talks...

• US reviews show plans to shrink forces and skip rebuilding damaged bases after war costs topped $37 billion, extending a decade-long pivot toward...

• US leaders call economic sanctions the most effective tool against Iran, with Treasury Secretary Bessent promising unprecedented measures to be...