Middle East Conflict Tracker

China is actively promoting peace talks between the US and Iran while Washington prepares fresh sanctions to economically isolate Tehran.

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The Independent's investigation concludes Israel likely committed war crimes via a double-tap strike on Nasser Hospital on 25 August 2025, killing 20...

US-mediated talks between Syria and Israel have begun after a strike on a Syrian airbase, representing a rare direct diplomatic channel amid ongoing military tensions.

Iran security chief Mohsen Rezaei warns that any state joining US sanctions will be considered an enemy, prompting Tehran to target their interests in...

• Israeli strikes on Abu al-Duhur airfield and southern Syria targets followed warnings of Turkish military plans, with Katz claiming Erdogan was...

Three contrasting efforts reveal a deeply politicized landscape of war crimes accountability.

• Iran's domestic push: IRGC officials filed 226...

A Libyan rights institution has formally requested an ICC investigation into armed clashes in Al-Zawiya and Surman, submitting evidence of civilian...

Articles examine US moves against the ICC alongside claims of the court's own double standards on war, underscoring accountability challenges in conflict zones.

• Highest conflict levels since 1945 drive Guterres' call for a full reset of UN peace operations to handle complex threats to civilians and...

US Special Envoy Tom Barrack publicly declared the Golan Heights "an occupation that violates UN resolutions," affirming it belongs to Syria under...

Russia could mediate US-Iran nuclear negotiations, drawing on its role building Iran's civilian program and joint JCPOA work. Despite drone deals with...

Trump's new economic isolation measures have suspended Iran-Oman negotiations on shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, with experts stating...

Trump administration sanctions on ICC officials, including President Tomoko Akane, target probes into Israeli actions in Gaza. This fits a pattern of...

• Hind Rajab reversal: Israel now admits firing on the girl's vehicle and ambulance after two years of denial, but rights groups dismiss its internal...

• The August 2013 Ghouta sarin strikes killed at least 1,144 people and injured nearly 5,935, with rockets launched by Assad regime forces under siege...

• On World Humanitarian Day, calls intensified to defend International Humanitarian Law and protect aid workers after 334 deaths in 2025.
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Japan's foreign minister reaffirmed support for Yemen's recognized government and denounced Houthi shipping attacks while advancing Saudi-Japan Vision...

President Trump announced the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY, framing it as Economic Warfare and Isolation on an...

Sanctions targeting ICC President Tomoko Akane force Japanese PM Takaichi into a stark dilemma: balancing her close personal ties to Trump against...

US sanctions targeting ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior lawyer Abdoulaye Seye have triggered coordinated resistance from the court and human...