Middle East

Published: 26 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The United States and Iran are preparing to hold a third round of nuclear negotiations in Geneva this week, as diplomatic and strategic pressures mount for a renewed agreement that could ease tensions and avert military conflict over Tehran’s nuclear programme. Delegations from both countries will meet on Thursday in Switzerland, continuing a series of indirect talks that resumed...

Published: 24 February 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online U.S. President **Donald Trump’s deliberations over whether to order airstrikes against Iran are reportedly being shaped heavily by guidance from his close envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, according to multiple sources familiar with internal discussions. In negotiations in Geneva this week, Kushner and Witkoff — not traditional national security officials — are leading talks with Iranian counterparts...

Published: February 24, 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online The United States has ordered a partial evacuation of its embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, as tensions with Iran and its regional allies continue to rise, marking a significant diplomatic and security adjustment amid fears of broader conflict in the Middle East. The move reflects Washington’s growing concerns about the risk of escalation linked to unresolved disputes over Tehran’s...

Published: 23 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Antarctica remains one of the most extreme and isolated places on Earth — a frozen continent of relentless winds, months of darkness, and temperatures that can plunge below minus 50°C. Yet each year, thousands of scientists, engineers, medics, chefs and support staff choose to live and work there. The question many ask is simple: are you truly...

Published: 22 February 2026, The English Chronicle Desk, The English Chronicle Online Hamas is holding an internal election to choose a new interim leader, senior sources have told the BBC, in a significant development for one of the Middle East’s most prominent armed groups. The vote comes after the deaths of many of its previous top commanders in Israeli strikes during and after the conflict triggered on 7 October 2023,...

Published: 20 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online President Donald Trump finds his foreign policy under intense scrutiny as mounting tensions with Iran expose a profound strategic dilemma: how to balance diplomatic engagement with a formidable show of military force without triggering a wider Middle East conflict. With diplomacy faltering and warships, fighter jets and missile defence systems converging near Iranian waters, the stakes of Washington’s...

Published: 20 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The United States is dramatically reinforcing its military presence in the Middle East, with warships and advanced fighter jets now tracked in positions near Iran, intensifying tensions amid ongoing diplomatic efforts and nuclear negotiations. Officials in Washington stress that the heightened posture is intended to strengthen deterrence while negotiations continue, but the scale of the deployments has raised...

Published: 19 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The White House has publicly urged Iran that it would be “very wise” to reach a deal with Washington, even as the United States continues to surge military forces into the Middle East amid mounting tensions with Tehran. The stark warning comes amid ongoing indirect nuclear talks in Geneva and a dramatic buildup of American naval and air...

Published: 18 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a remarkable and controversial development in international policy, senior US officials have quietly advanced a proposal to recruit organised crime and drug‑dealing gangs to join and form the backbone of a new police force in the Gaza Strip, according to internal diplomatic sources. The revelation has shocked diplomatic, human rights and Middle East policy circles, raising urgent...

Published: 18 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Iran has announced that it and the United States have reached agreement on a set of “guiding principles” during the latest round of indirect negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme in Geneva, signalling cautious progress in efforts to resolve one of the world’s longest-running foreign policy disputes. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the understanding reached on the broader...