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Epic History. The Brink of War—The 1956 Suez Crisis. Posted: March 5, 2025 | Last updated: March 5, 2025. In 1956, tensions over the Suez Canal pushed global powers to the brink of war.

The Suez Crisis - 1956. The BBC is challenged over its stance when the country goes to war. ... The Falklands War in 1982 was a case in point, as was Suez 26 years earlier.

In 1956, President Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower successfully defused the Suez Crisis, forcing Israel and its allies — as well as the president’s own political rivals — to back down.

* In June 1967, Egypt and some other Arab states fought Israel in what became known as the Six-Day War, with Israeli troops advancing to the east bank of the Suez Canal before a ceasefire was agreed.