TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A child was wounded after Israeli regime forces opened fire on a camp for displaced Palestinians near Gaza City on Saturday, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
Ukrainian armed forces were ordered to follow a three-day ceasefire as US envoys visit Moscow, before trip to Kyiv.
Israel carries out raids near Sour in southern Lebanon The Israeli army carried out two raids on al-Mansouri, a town near the city of Sour, in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported. The strikes targeted several homes in the Sour district, the report said. The attack comes after a night of Israeli air strikes targeting homes in several southern towns outside the "Yellow Line", the Israeli-occupied area, killing three people, including an 18-year-old woman.
As oil tanker struck off Kharg island, Trump threatens one of the remaining parts of Iran’s nuclear complex.
US ambassador to Israel calls for 'severe consequences' to stop West Bank violence The US ambassador to Israel has called for "severe consequences" to stop violence in the occupied West Bank, as he met with Palestinians who have suffered from Israeli settler violence. Mike Huckabee visited the Palestinian town of Turmus Ayya, which has been the target of repeated settler attacks, and spoke with families of US citizens killed by Israeli settlers and soldiers. "Our clear message is that crime is crime, terror is terror.
To sustain global influence, Gulf economies recalibrate foreign investments as war drains revenues Submitted by Gaspard Rouffin on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 11:46 Closure of Hormuz is forcing GCC states to balance domestic infrastructure and overseas economic ambitions for political influence to maintain soft power A general view shows Abu Dhabi's skyline across the Gulf waters in the Emirati capital (Karim Sahib/AFP) Off Economies across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Bahrain , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia, and the UAE , have all felt the fallout from the US - Israeli war on Iran, which has had a profound effect on investment across the region. Foreign investment into the region has fallen sharply , by as much as 67 percent since the war began in February, as the uncertainty over key trade routes like Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb has added to the concerns. The Gulf states’ own ability to invest abroad, a pillar of their international financial and political weight in recent decades, has also come under strain.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps in Iran’s Isfahan Province denied stories circulating on social media claiming that Israeli or US forces have attacked nuclear facilities in the central province.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Explosions heard in Damavand, east of Tehran, on Saturday morning were caused by training activities and a military exercise, the Tehran Province’s IRGC announced.
Palestinian child wounded by Israeli gunfire near Gaza City Israeli army gunfire wounded a Palestinian child near Gaza City, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. The Israeli army opened fire on a camp for displaced people in the al-Sudaniya area in the northwestern Gaza Strip around dawn. A medical source at al-Shifa Hospital told Wafa the child sustained moderate injuries.
First Lt. Tyler James Feehan, who was 25, had been deployed to an air base in Jordan when enemy missiles and drones lit up the sky. He is among the 18 Americans who have died since the war began.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian oil tanker came under a missile attack by US forces six nautical miles off Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf on Saturday morning.
US missile struck Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Island: Report A US missile struck an Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Island, a major Iranian oil hub, on Saturday, Iran's media reported. The Student News Network said the targeted tanker was a "small vessel". No casualties have been reported.
About 50 officers on the US Joint Staff were interrogated over reports detailing depleted weapons stockpiles, NYT says.
Niger has blamed France for inciting an attack on a key military airbase by mutinous soldiers last week.
New posts 09:50 Iranian Media Report Strike On Tanker Near Kharg Island Oil Hub By RFE/RL's Radio Farda Iranian media reported several explosions near Kharg Island, the countrys main oil export hub in the Persian Gulf, on September 5, with one news agency reporting that US forces had struck an Iranian tanker near the island.
New posts 09:50 Explosions Reported Near Irans Kharg Island Iranian media reported several explosions near Kharg Island, the countrys main oil export hub in the Persian Gulf, on September 5, days after an uptick in hostilities between Iran and the United States.
Sudan Doctors Network says SPLM-N forces shelled residential areas in the town of Dilling.
55 bodies, remains of Malka family recovered from rubble in Gaza's Zeytoun Bodies and remains of 55 Palestinians, all belonging to a single family, have been recovered underneath the rubble of a building in the Zeytoun area of Gaza City, Al Jazeera reported. The victims all belong to the Malka family and had sought refuge in the building roughly two years ago during an Israeli bombing campaign. Civil defence authorities said they had been searching for more than 60 bodies of victims from the Malka family over the previous 72 hours, adding a joint funeral procession is due to take place early next week, according to the report.
Morning recap Good morning Middle East Eye readers, If you're just joining us, here are key developments from across the region: • Donald Trump has said that the Iran war was "small potatoes" for the United States, while warning American military may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain. • The Lebanese health ministry says that Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon late on Friday killed at least three people and injured 23. • Iran will conduct “pre-emptive operations” wherever it perceives a threat, army spokesman Brigadier-General Mohammad Akrami Nia said.
Even the possibility that Iran could put mines into one of the world’s most important shipping routes can deter commercial traffic and force the US military to maintain constant surveillance, former CENTCOM commander Joseph Votel told Iran International.
