Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Public

Can't Join? @middle_east_meam

0

1.1k Members

Updated: May 25, 2026 at 12:43 PM

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

This channel, Middle Eastern Monitor Affairs has an aim to keep people posted on the latest news on the Middle East. News relates to politics, economics and any other social issue. It's an independent project to give voice to all narratives and sources.

Join @middle_east_meam for exclusive people and news content and discussions in 1

Ranking

Global Ranking

#55393

-2663

Language Ranking

#12170

-211

Category Ranking

#2817

-196

Participant Growth (Last 30 Days)

Total: 1.1K

24h growth: +0 0%

Loading posts...

Rating

Login required

Loading reviews...

Loading recommended channels...

Latest Posts

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Apr 23, 2026, 03:44 PM

🔴🇸🇦 BREAKING
Saudi Downs Drone East of Kharj 🛩️

◽Saudi Defense Ministry intercepted and destroyed a hostile drone near Kharj province.

◽Air defenses activated swiftly against the threat amid Gulf-wide alerts. No damage or casualties reported from the intercept.

#SaudiDefense #CruiseMissile #AlKharj
#SaudiArabia #Drones

✈️

178

0

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Apr 23, 2026, 03:44 PM

🔴🇮🇶 BREAKING:
Explosion Rocks East Baghdad

Blast heard east of #Baghdad; Iraqi Resistance claims 27 drone/missile ops on enemy sites.

#Iraq #Breaking #MiddleEast

✈️

152

0

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Apr 23, 2026, 03:44 PM

📷 Photo

🇨🇳🔴 China Cuts Financing Taps to the Gulf

◽China is tightening the financial spigot to the Gulf, freezing new loans and offloading bonds issued by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Saudi Aramco as Beijing recalibrates its exposure to Middle Eastern risk.

◽Chinese regulators have directed local lenders to review Gulf lending and several big banks have either halted drawdowns on Gulf loans or are actively selling down holdings of sovereign and state‑linked bonds, including Aramco paper.

#ChinaGulf #SaudiBonds #UAEFinance #Aramco #MiddleEastRisk #SaudiArabia #UAE

✈️

187

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Apr 23, 2026, 03:44 PM

🔴🇰🇼 BREAKING:

Air raid sirens blare across #Kuwait with strong blasts reported in the capital.

✈️

176

0

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Apr 23, 2026, 03:44 PM

⚡️🇱🇧 BREAKING:
Hezbollah Warns Israel: Evacuate Border🚨

Group urges Israelis within 5km of border to flee ahead of response.

✈️

173

0

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Apr 23, 2026, 03:44 PM

🔴🇧🇭⚔️🇮🇷 Bahrain Fire Contained After Iranian Strike

Bahrain's Interior Ministry reports civil defense controlled a fire in a Manama residential building caused by Iranian aggression. No casualties.

✈️

177

1

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Apr 23, 2026, 03:44 PM

🇺🇸 #US Strikes Burning Iranian Drone Carrier 🔥

CENTCOM hit an Iranian drone carrier now ablaze.

✈️

158

0

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Apr 23, 2026, 03:44 PM

📷 Photo

🔴🇮🇱⚔️🇱🇧 BREAKING:
Israeli Shelling Renews on Khiam

◽One of our correspondents working for Al Jazeera reports continuous and heavy artillery shelling pounding the strategic town of Khiam, located just six kilometers from the Lebanon-Israel border.

◽Khiam, a longtime Hezbollah stronghold, faces sustained Israeli fire as troops push deeper into southern Lebanon under an "enhanced forward defense posture." Hezbollah fighters report direct combat, including rocket barrages and anti-tank strikes on advancing Israeli armor near Hamamsa Hill and Wazzani Plains.

#Hezbollah #Israel

219

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Apr 23, 2026, 03:44 PM

🔴🇱🇧 BREAKING:
Israeli Raids Resume in Beirut

Fresh airstrikes target southern #Beirut suburbs, including Bourj el-Barajneh tower.

✈️

184

3

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Apr 23, 2026, 03:44 PM

⚡🇮🇶🇯🇴 BREAKING:

Iraqi Drones Hit Jordan Target

Iraqi faction claims drone strike on vital site in Jordan as proxies widen attacks.

✈️

174

4

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 20, 2026, 01:48 AM

🇮🇷💀🔴BREAKING: Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Reported Dead

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been reported killed in a joint US‑Israeli strike on his Tehran compound, marking the end of his 36‑year grip on the Islamic Republic. The 86‑year‑old cleric, Iran’s longest‑serving supreme leader, is said to have been killed when Israeli airstrikes flattened the complex in the early hours of Saturday, with US intelligence and surveillance backing the operation.

#KhameneiDead #IranStrike #USIsrael #SupremeLeader #MiddleEastCrisis

✈️

409

3

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 8, 2026, 02:27 PM

📷 Photo

🇺🇸 Is the U. S. preparing for something big?

#US #War #USWar #Iran #MiddleEast

✈️

469

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 7, 2026, 03:33 AM

🔴 Russia & Iran Launch Joint Naval Drills in Strategic Strait

▫️ Naval units from Russia 🇷🇺 and Iran 🇮🇷 have kicked off joint military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, practicing rescue operations for hijacked vessels.

▫️ The drills signal deepening military alignment between Moscow and Tehran at a time of heightened tensions with the West.

▫️ Russian FM Sergey Lavrov simultaneously reaffirmed support for US-Iran negotiations, attempting a delicate balancing act between military solidarity and diplomatic engagement.

#Russia #Iran #NavalDrills #StraitOfHormuz #MilitaryAlliance #Geopolitics

✈️ https://t.me/MiddleEastMEAM

310

3

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 7, 2026, 03:33 AM

🔴 Legal Action in UK Seeks War Crimes Probe into Elbit Systems

▫️ Lawyers in the UK 🇬🇧 have submitted a formal complaint to the Metropolitan Police, urging an investigation into Elbit Systems UK for alleged complicity in war crimes in Gaza.
▫️ The complaint targets four company directors, accusing them of aiding atrocities through the supply of military technology to the Israeli military.
▫️ This move highlights the growing legal risks facing European defense contractors and the intensifying campaign to hold corporate actors accountable for the conflict's humanitarian toll.

#UK #Israel #ElbitSystems #Gaza #WarCrimes #LegalAction

✈️ https://t.me/MiddleEastMEAM

391

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 6, 2026, 01:00 AM

🔴 Canada Shifts Stance, Lifts Sanctions on Syria

▫️ In a significant policy reversal, Canada 🇨🇦 has become the latest Western nation to lift sanctions on Syria 🇸🇾, signaling a potential thaw in relations after years of diplomatic isolation.
▫️ The move follows similar steps by regional actors and aligns with a broader trend of re-engagement with Damascus.
▫️ Critics argue this normalizes the Assad government without securing political reforms, while proponents see it as necessary to address the humanitarian crisis.

#Syria #Canada #Diplomacy #Assad #MENA

✈️ https://t.me/MiddleEastMEAM

82

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 6, 2026, 01:00 AM

🔴 War Drums: US & Iran Slide Toward Conflict Amid Massive Military Buildup

▫️ President Trump 🇺🇸 confirms he is "considering" limited strikes on Iran 🇮🇷, with US officials revealing military plans that could include targeting individual leaders and even pursuing regime change.
▫️ While a draft nuclear deal is reportedly "days away," hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough are fading. Washington has deployed one of its largest military forces to the region since 2003, including the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike groups.
▫️ Gulf neighbors and European allies are sounding the alarm, with Turkey 🇹🇷 and the UK 🇬🇧 reportedly distancing themselves from any potential US offensive.

#Iran #Trump #MiddleEastCrisis #USMilitary #NuclearDeal

✈️

86

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 6, 2026, 01:00 AM

🔴Israel's Tech Sector Rebounds Amid War in Gaza

▫️ Despite the dragging conflict in Gaza 🇵🇸, Israel's 🇮🇱 vital tech sector is showing early signs of recovery, driven by a surge in defense innovation and renewed investment momentum.

▫️ Tech remains the backbone of the economy, accounting for 17% of GDP, 11.5% of jobs, and a staggering 57% of exports, according to the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA).

▫️ The sector's resilience suggests investors are pricing in a long-term strategic shift toward military-tech integration, even as the broader regional instability continues.

#Israel #Gaza #MiddleEastEconomy #DefenseTech #StartUpNation

✈️

90

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 6, 2026, 01:00 AM

🔴 Sudan’s Civil War Intensifies as Drone Warfare Reshapes Conflict

▫️ As Sudan 🇸🇩 enters Ramadan, the civil war has taken a deadly technological turn with the proliferation of killer drones targeting civilian infrastructure and markets in El Fasher and beyond.
▫️ The conflict has triggered widespread famine and displacement, with international mediation efforts stalling as both the SAF and RSF escalate aerial bombardments.
▫️ The shift to drone warfare marks a dangerous evolution in the crisis, drawing parallels to other regional proxy conflicts and raising urgent concerns about external military support fueling the carnage.

#Sudan #CivilWar #ElFasher #Drones #MENA #HumanitarianCrisis

✈️ https://t.me/MiddleEastMEAM

79

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 6, 2026, 01:00 AM

🇵🇰 Heartbreaking loss in Pakistan! 😢💥 At least 31 people were killed and dozens injured in a devastating explosion at a religious site right in the heart of Islamabad, the capital.

#PakistanExplosion #IslamabadBlast #ReligiousSiteAttack #CounterTerrorisml

✈️

217

4

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 6, 2026, 01:00 AM

🔴Flashpoint in Northern Ethiopia

▫️ENDF pulled out of large Amhara pockets, ceding ground to Fano rebels, while redeploying key forces toward Tigray amid rising skirmishes. Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of deploying troops and holding joint drills with the TPLF near contested zones.

▫️TPLF, Eritrea, and TPLF Army 70—now rearmed and based in Sudan—appear aligned for a large‑scale confrontation, raising fears that northern Ethiopia is sliding back toward full‑scale war.

#EthiopiaCrisis #Tigray #TPLF #Eritrea #HornOfAfrica

✈️

260

4

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 6, 2026, 01:00 AM

📷 Photo

🇻🇪 Venezuela sends their first Crude Cargo to Israel!

232

5

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 6, 2026, 01:00 AM

Israel got BOOED 😲 at the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan, Italy! ❄️🇮🇹🏅 #WinterOlympics #Milan2026 #OlympicDrama #Booed

170

4

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 6, 2026, 01:00 AM

🔴BREAKING: Fresh start for Yemen! 🇾🇪 A brand-new government has been formed under Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani, featuring a hefty cabinet of 34 ministers to tackle the war-torn nation's crises.

This comes after intense political maneuvering in a country long plagued by Houthi rebels, Saudi coalitions, and humanitarian disasters—hoping for stability, reconstruction, and aid flow.

Key portfolios likely cover security, economy, and health amid famine risks. Will it unite factions or spark more conflict?

#YemenGovernment #ShayaAlZindani #YemenPolitics #NewCabinet

✈️

197

4

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Mar 6, 2026, 01:00 AM

🔴 BREAKING: Big diplomatic moves! 🇺🇸🤝🇮🇷 Iran and the US just wrapped up their latest round of high-stakes talks in Oman, according to Iranian media reports.

Held amid soaring regional tensions, these indirect negotiations focused on Iran's nuclear program, with both sides calling it a "constructive step" despite deep divides.

Oman's neutral ground has been key, hosting mediators to bridge the gap—could this lead to de-escalation or just more posturing?

🌍🕌 #IranUSTalks #OmanDiplomacy #NuclearTalks #MiddleEastPeace

✈️

193

3

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Feb 22, 2026, 03:36 AM

🇮🇱🇮🇷🔴Israel Says It Foiled Iranian Spy Link

▫️Israeli security services: Two Israelis have been arrested on suspicion of collaborating with Iranian intelligence.
▫️The detainees contacted Iranian entities and carried out tasks for money, fully aware of who was directing them.

#Israel #Iran #Espionage

147

7

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Feb 21, 2026, 04:58 AM

🚀 Iran’s Khorramshahr‑4: From Deterrence to Strike Doctrine

▫️The IRGC unveils its underground missile “Khorramshahr‑4” (Kheibar), signaling a move from defensive posture to “active deterrence.”
▫️Powered by the self‑igniting “Arvand” engine, launch readiness drops to 15 minutes — a major leap in rapid‑response strike capability.
▫️Carrying a 1.5‑ton warhead at hypersonic speeds, the missile’s precision and stealth threaten to alter the balance across the Middle East.

#IranMissile #Khorramshahr4 #StrategicShift

115

3

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Feb 21, 2026, 04:58 AM

🇺🇦🇷🇺🔴War Deepens: Ukraine Strikes Inside Russia

▫️Ukrainian army: "We carried out a series of precise strikes deep inside Russian territory We targeted an S‑400 air-defense radar station in Russia’s Belgorod region, hitting a command center in Russia’s Kursk region."

#UkraineWar #Russia #S400

116

2

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Feb 21, 2026, 04:58 AM

🔴BREAKING: Intelligence Leak in Jerusalem: Israeli Agents Accused of Spying for Iran

▫️Two Israeli citizens arrested for allegedly passing intelligence to Tehran — a rare breach from within the heart of occupied Jerusalem.

▫️Analysts in Iranian media see this as further proof of growing internal vulnerabilities and declining deterrence of Israeli intelligence services.

#Israel #IntelligenceLeak #Iran

✈️

107

4

0

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Feb 21, 2026, 04:58 AM

🇵🇸🚨Gaza and West Bank Under Strain

▫️Red Cross: Needs in Gaza are massive; we repeat our call to ensure full, unhindered access for aid.
▫️UN OCHA: 700 Palestinians have been displaced from 9 communities this year due to settler attacks.
▫️UN OCHA: Israeli military operations have expanded beyond the northern West Bank into other areas.
▫️UN OCHA: Settler attacks on wells east of Ramallah have damaged critical infrastructure.
▫️Emergency source: A Palestinian was wounded by Israeli fire outside deployment areas in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood.
▫️Palestinian Red Crescent: A Palestinian was injured by Israeli fire in Beita, south of Nablus.

#Gaza #WestBank #Humanitarian

113

3

Middle East Affairs Monitor - MEAM

Feb 21, 2026, 04:58 AM

⚙️ The Drone Balance – Iran’s “Shahed” vs Pentagon’s Billions

▫️While each U. S. F‑35 costs nearly $100M, Iran deploys drones costing under $50K, forcing Washington to spend millions per interception.

▫️Mass use of inexpensive drones has become Iran’s main asymmetrical advantage, draining U. S. and allied defense budgets.

▫️Military experts label this a turning point in “economic warfare” — smart attrition over high-cost superiority.

#DroneWarfare #IranStrategy #PentagonCosts #Iran #US

✈️

105

3

0

Showing 30 of 82 posts