Middle East Conflict Tracker

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...

IDF fact-finding cleared four of five cases despite documented failures, opening criminal probes only where coordination lapses or vehicle-crushing...

• Escalating attacks: More than 1,000 humanitarians killed in three years, including hundreds of UN staff in Gaza and others in Yemen and Lebanon
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Post-Assad Syria has voluntarily opened its doors to the IAEA, granting access to undeclared nuclear material from the former regime at sites in...

US troop withdrawal from Iraq by September 2026 marks operational disengagement, not retreat.

• Trump canceled Iran strike for diplomacy, shifting...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed the importance of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz during talks with UAE National Security...

US sanctions on ICC officials directly clash with mounting evidence of Israeli violations in Lebanon.

• War crimes evidence: Israeli strikes on April...

Negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain stalled despite Trump's cancellation of strikes, with Iran conditioning Strait of Hormuz reopening...