Iran nuclear and military damage revealed after restricted satellite images released
Targets hit include ballistic missile infrastructure, nuclear sites, and naval bases.
Targets hit include ballistic missile infrastructure, nuclear sites, and naval bases.
Grooming gangs report: How Rupert Lowe turned child abuse into anti-Muslim propaganda Submitted by Faisal Hanif on Wed, 07/01/2026 - 17:06 Far from protecting children, the report exploits the suffering of abuse survivors to portray British Muslims as an existential threat and legitimise their exclusion from national life Rupert Lowe of Restore Britain campaigns during the Makerfield by-election in Wigan on 18 June 2026 (Reuters/Temilade Adelaja) On Rupert Lowe's "rape gangs inquiry" report is anti-Muslim propaganda . It is not commentary that went too far or an inquiry that lost its way. It is propaganda produced with a predetermined conclusion, designed to fix in the public mind the image of Muslims as so morally deviant, so irredeemably alien and so dangerous to the social fabric that their removal becomes not merely justifiable but necessary.
Vatican City, July 3 (ANI): Pope Leo XIV will mark the 250th anniversary of US Independence by visiting Lampedusa on July 4, where he is scheduled to meet migrants, honour those who died crossing the Mediterranean and celebrate an open-air Mass, CNN reported.
Iran president pays respects at Khamenei's remains: state TV Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian paid his respects on Friday before the remains of Ali Khamenei, accompanied by government officials including the Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. State television footage showed Masoud Pezeshkian praying before the former Supreme Leader's coffin, upon which a black turban rests.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s top state officials, including the heads of the three branches of government and the chairman of the Expediency Council, paid their final respects to the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei during a farewell ceremony on Friday.
Citizen Vigilante: Complaint written to UK regulator over anti-migrant film Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/03/2026 - 11:07 Movie, which depicts killing of unarmed Muslim family, promoted on X by Elon Musk Citizen Vigilante stars Armie Hammer, who plays a wealthy businessman who becomes a vigilante (Citizen Vigilante/Screengrab) Off An NGO that tackles Islamophobia has written to the UK media regulator Ofcom over the promotion by billionaire Elon Musk on his platform X of a film that has been widely criticised as anti-migrant and anti-Muslim. The complaint sent by Mend (Muslim Engagement and Development) concerns Citizen Vigilante , a film directed by Uwe Boll and starring Armie Hammer. It depicts a wealthy US landlord in a non-specified European country becoming a vigilante, targeting criminals, rapists and officials, and becoming an unlikely public hero as a result.
Foreign dignitaries from China, Russia, Pakistan and elsewhere are set to pay respects to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday as days of ceremonies get underway.
The Israel-Lebanon framework agreement signed in Washington on June 26, 2026, threatens to betray war crimes victims in Lebanon, Amnesty International and five human rights and press freedom organizations said today. Parts of the text appear to be aimed at preventing victims of serious international crimes from seeking justice before international forums. Others seem to […] The post Lebanon/ Israel: Framework agreement betrays victims of war crimes in Lebanon appeared first on Amnesty International .
Palace in the Mist: The inside story of the 1908 Young Turk revolution Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 06/24/2026 - 14:41 Ayse Osmanoglu, a descendant of two Ottoman sultans, wrote her new book based on the recollections of her family members The Ciragan Palace in Istanbul pictured in 2013 (Wikimedia Commons) Off There is a rare thrill that comes from being afforded a behind-the-scenes insight into the inner world of one of history’s great dynasties. That is precisely what Ayse Osmanoglu, a writer and member of the House of Osman, the Ottoman dynasty, has given us in her new book Palace in the Mist , published on 3 July by Hanedan Press. Osmanoglu, who lives in England, is a princess by lineage - a descendant of two Ottoman sultans, Murad V and Mehmed Resad, and the granddaughter of an imperial prince exiled from Istanbul in 1924 when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, did away with the caliphate.
Palantir: How a US spy-tech firm with links to Israel’s genocide infiltrated the British state Submitted by Fleur Hargreaves on Sat, 06/27/2026 - 16:20 MPs and advocacy groups warn UK government’s £670m worth of contracts with Palantir is an ‘unacceptable point of weakness’ Police officers patrol past the Palantir's booth during the World Economic Forum in Davos on 19 January 2026 (Ina Fassbender/AFP) Off Since 2020, Palantir, the controversial US data surveillance firm with links to Israeli abuses in occupied Palestine , has won over £670m in contracts with British civil and defence industries, raising both ethical and national-security concerns among politicians and campaigners. Chief among those are a £330m contract with the NHS and a £240m deal with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), alongside a £15m contract related to Britain’s nuclear deterrent. Despite a lack of transparency around the extent of Palantir’s deals in the UK’s public services, at least 34 contracts have been uncovered within sectors including the police, child social care, refugee schemes and the environment .
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi praised the resilience of the Iranian people in the face of the US-Israeli war of aggression.
IRGC chief makes first public appearance since war began The chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Ahmad Vahidi paid his respects in Tehran before the body of Ali Khamenei, his first public appearance since the US-Israel invasion of Iran in February. In footage broadcast on Friday by Iranian media, Vahidi was shown laying his hand on the late supreme leader's coffin and prayed.
Counterfeit and adulterated illicit drugs kill around 7,000 people in Iran each year, a senior anti-narcotics official said on Thursday, warning that dangerous impurities in illegal drugs have become a major public health concern.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Iran will take appropriate and proportional measures if the US and the Zionist regime fail to fulfill their commitments.
The Strait of Malacca may be a model for how Oman and Iran could collect fees in the Strait of Hormuz, but the differences between the waterways are vast.
America has long stood for freedom and prosperity, but under Trump insults, threats and unpredictability have become the new norm. As the US marks its 250th anniversary, Guardian correspondents around the world report on how it is perceived elsewhere Amy Hawkins in Beijing Continue reading...
Washington, DC [US], July 3 (ANI): In a fresh political broadside, US-based businessman Hunter Biden took a sarcastic swipe at Donald Trump by mockingly 'nominating' him for the Nobel Peace Prize while taking aim at the administration's claims regarding the conflict with Iran.
A senior aide to President Masoud Pezeshkian has turned Iran’s dispute over the US memorandum into a fight over authority, arguing that Supreme Leader’s views are subject to expert review within the state’s decision-making bodies rather than implemented automatically.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The IRGC warned that any miscalculation by Iran’s adversaries would be met with a “decisive and crushing response,” as it called for massive public participation in the farewell and funeral ceremonies of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Senior defense officials of Iran and Turkey discussed regional security developments and ways to expand bilateral defense cooperation, with Iran’s caretaker defense minister emphasizing Tehran’s lack of trust in the US regarding the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.