<![CDATA[BBC News]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/middle_east https://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/middle_east RSS for Node Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:14:52 GMT 15 noBBC News - Middle East <![CDATA[What's in the US-Iran agreement?]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmqzr6p9mo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgmqzr6p9mo#0 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:28:02 GMT <![CDATA[US-Iran deal leaves core sticking points unresolved - and a $300bn question]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgmd8dgklzzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgmd8dgklzzo#0 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:29:32 GMT <![CDATA[US and Iranian presidents sign deal aiming to end war]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr8z4z2er9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr8z4z2er9o#0 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:03:29 GMT <![CDATA[Israel launches fresh strikes on Lebanon despite Trump criticism]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vyn17g832o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vyn17g832o#0 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:01:42 GMT <![CDATA[Iran sends tankers loaded with oil past US military blockade]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpq37yxexd9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpq37yxexd9o#0 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:27:47 GMT <![CDATA[Status quo at Jerusalem's holiest site under threat as Israeli nationalists flout rules]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy0nlv90jno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy0nlv90jno#0 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:13:34 GMT <![CDATA[UN experts demand Iranians free Foremans]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9w28e2vn57o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9w28e2vn57o#1 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:21:36 GMT <![CDATA[Tehran selling deal with US as victory – but for Iranians it was necessity]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4rwzxvl8ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4rwzxvl8ko#1 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:31:24 GMT <![CDATA[Fragile quiet in Lebanon as US-Iran truce leaves unanswered questions]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgepl5gdp1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgepl5gdp1o#1 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:20:33 GMT <![CDATA[Trump may release US-Iran deal before Friday, Vance says]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8mv6l6eezo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8mv6l6eezo#1 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:07:32 GMT <![CDATA[Somaliland opens Jerusalem embassy after Israel's recognition of its independence]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4gn4d54y0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4gn4d54y0o#1 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:34:39 GMT <![CDATA[Three reasons ships are not going through the Strait of Hormuz yet]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4rw784nj2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4rw784nj2o#1 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:11:30 GMT <![CDATA[The bikers battling extreme heat and armed conflict to smuggle Iranian fuel to Pakistan]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c621jr3yy09o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c621jr3yy09o#2 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:52:37 GMT <![CDATA[Iran deal presents political nightmare for Netanyahu]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4gnqw8j52o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4gnqw8j52o#2 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:40:36 GMT <![CDATA[Bowen: Iran deal ends Trump's war that revealed limit of US dominance]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr4x3vg347o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr4x3vg347o#2 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:26:28 GMT <![CDATA[Trump aims to end Iran war but nuclear issue remains unresolved]]> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqj1zxv1jyeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqj1zxv1jyeo#2 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:54:18 GMT <![CDATA[Trump heralds Iran deal but questions - 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