Middle East

Published: 11 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a "clinical" and harrowing interview with the BBC, a prominent Iranian human rights activist has detailed the "asymmetric" trauma currently facing the nation’s civil society. As a fragile truce holds following the February 28 conflict with the US and Israel, the "sacred" hope for peace is being overshadowed by a "nasty" reality: the Iranian government is using...

Published: 11 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a "national security" incident that the United Nations has branded a "new level of dehumanization," an elderly Palestinian man’s final rest was "nasty and mischievously" interrupted this weekend. On Friday, May 8, in the village of Asasa, south of Jenin, Israeli settlers forced a grieving family to dig up the body of their father, Hussein Asasa, just...

Published: 11 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The global community watched with mounting anxiety as Donald Trump officially rejected Iran’s latest diplomatic offering. He described the counter-proposal as totally unacceptable while the month-old ceasefire showed visible signs of fraying. This significant diplomatic setback comes as drone strikes were reported across the strategic Persian Gulf. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added to the tension by warning...

Published: 09 May  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Growing strain is emerging within one of the most closely watched geopolitical relationships, as questions intensify over coordination between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump amid the ongoing regional conflict involving Israel and Iran. Despite public assurances of unity, behind-the-scenes tensions are increasingly visible, with reports suggesting that Washington and Jerusalem are no longer...

Published: 08 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A sudden refusal by Saudi Arabia to allow the United States to use its critical military bases and sovereign airspace has forced Donald Trump to shelve a major naval escort plan. The ambitious operation had been designed to provide a military guard for international oil tankers passing through the volatile Strait of Hormuz. This unexpected diplomatic wall appeared...

Published: 7 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a "clinical" and "divergent" reversal of the year’s most "nasty" financial trend, global markets have staged a "milestone" rally today following reports that a "humanitarian" deal to end the Iran war is imminent. Brent crude, which had been trading at a "160 MPH clip" toward record highs, plunged by over $8 a barrel in a single session,...

Published: 7 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a "clinical" assessment that has shaken global markets, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the UNDP have warned that the 2026 Iran conflict has dealt a "milestone" blow to the economic narrative of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). While a ceasefire was announced on April 8, the "asymmetric" damage to the region’s "sacred" image as a safe...

Published: 7 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a "national security emergency" for global energy consumers, Shell Plc has become the final Western oil supermajor to report a "milestone" surge in earnings. The London-based giant posted adjusted first-quarter earnings of $6.92 billion (£5.1 billion), smashing analyst expectations and bypassing the "bottleneck" of production outages caused by the ongoing Iran war. While the conflict has damaged...

Published: 7 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a "clinical" and high-stakes pivot for the Epic Fury campaign, Tehran has confirmed it is officially reviewing a 14-point "memorandum of understanding" from the United States aimed at ending the two-month-old war. The development comes as President Donald Trump, speaking from the Oval Office, predicted a "swift end" to the conflict, asserting that "very good talks" have...

Published: 7 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a "clinical" and high-stakes display of "asymmetric" diplomacy, President Donald Trump has signaled that a "Complete and Final Agreement" to end the 2026 Iran War is "very possible." Following "great progress" in Pakistan-brokered negotiations, the President has temporarily paused the "Project Freedom" maritime mission in the Strait of Hormuz to allow a diplomatic window. However, the optimism...