Middle East

UN Humanitarian Affairs Lead Tom Fletcher has said the world faces “a moment of grave, grave peril”, warning the conflict in the Middle East is having a “massive impact” on civilians in the region. He also warned of “secondary impacts” further afield, voicing concerns about increasing extremism and polarisation in …

The apology may hint at a political repositioning inside Iran, writes BBC Persian’s Amir Azmi. BBC News

Ordinary Iranians reflect on seven days of conflict and where they see their country going next. BBC News

The president’s vision of Iran’s future could meet fierce opposition, writes chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet. BBC News

In Lebanon, some residents in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahieh have left their homes amid evacuation orders and ongoing air strikes by Israel. BBC Arabic’s Carine Torbey says people from the area, which a Hezbollah stronghold, have been sleeping in tents and cars. More on this story. BBC News

BBC correspondent James Waterhouse speaks to people at the border, after US-Israeli strikes on Iran. BBC News

But just days into this latest conflict, the mood in Israel – basking in the military partnership with Donald Trump – is already breathlessly looking to a new future, and a new Middle East, prompting one Israeli commentator, Avi Issacharof, to urge his country to “come down to earth for …

For residents like Monira, the current situation feels all too familiar. Many people had to evacuate during the previous war between Israel and Hezbollah, which saw Hezbollah’s leadership assassinated, many of its fighters killed, and many of its weapons destroyed. BBC News

Israeli strikes have hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, state-run media said. Eight people are reported to have been killed across the country as Israel’s deadline for Iranian officials to leave Lebanon expires amid the wider military operations between Israel and the US, and Iran. In its unprecedented “urgent warning”, …

Iranian authorities say the attack, which took place on Saturday, killed 168 people. BBC News

The border separating Iran and Turkey is one of the few ways journalists have been able to speak to people coming out of Iran, with those leaving telling the BBC they feel unsafe and scared. Hundreds escaping the war are passing through that border, but a few are going back …

Tehran’s approach appears to rest on a belief it can absorb strikes longer than its adversaries sustain pain and costs, writes BBC Persian’s Amir Azimi. BBC News

Iran is responding to the strikes by launching missile and drone attacks on Israel and Gulf states hosting US bases. BBC News

Maritime security firm Vanguard said that the IRIS Bayandor, IRIS Naghdi, and the IRIS Jamaran were also among the ships destroyed in the strikes. The firm also claimed that the IRIS Shahid Bagheri, a state-of-the-art drone carrier ship launched by Iran last year, had been sunk – although BBC Verify …

The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how Donald Trump’s message on war and peace has evolved during his second term – from promises of restraint abroad to a widening campaign of US military strikes across several countries, including the largest operation of his presidency targeting Iran. Produced by …

The US military sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean with a torpedo, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said. He didn’t name the ship, but it follows earlier confirmation from the Sri Lankan navy that it rescued 32 people after a distress call from the Iranian IRIS Dena, …

An official says more preparations are needed for the three-day ceremony in Tehran, where the supreme leader will lie in state. BBC News

Iranian authorities say they were killed in a US-Israeli strike in the city of Minab on Saturday. BBC News

The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman – met in emergency session on Sunday to express solidarity and pledge to “take all necessary measures to defend their security and stability and to protect their territories, citizens, and …

“Some people have left Tehran, but we’re staying at home,” she said. “If we don’t get killed, we’ll remain here as long as there’s a call for protests in the streets, and then I’ll go out with my family to join them. I’m very glad that these officials are being …