Americans are played against each other while political leaders fail to represent them, the conservative journalist has told RT Conservative journalist Tucker Carlson has accused the US political establishment of turning Americans against each other, telling RT that key decisions are made by unelected officials and the system no longer represents ordinary voters.
Washington, DC [US], August 12 (ANI): President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that the US exercised 'total control' over the Strait of Hormuz, and he 'will keep it' amid stalled negotiations with Iran regarding the reopening of the strategic conduit. In a statement on Truth Social, Trump asserted, 'The U. S.
Exclusive: UK to announce raft of new policies on Israel including settlement goods ban Since Andy Burnham became prime minister, there has been a serious shift in approach to British foreign policy. But so far none of it has been made public, beyond a change in the rhetoric of government ministers. This is set to change after parliament's summer recess.
Israel seeking to 'remove Palestine from world's agenda', Erdogan says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's government of seeking to "remove Palestine" from the world's agenda. "The aim of the Netanyahu government is to remove Palestine from the common agenda of humanity by profiting from chaos and new conflicts in the region," Erdogan said at a joint news conference with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara. "No matter what they do, they will not succeed.
Exclusive: UK to announce raft of new policies on Israel including settlement goods ban Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 12:09 MEE can reveal new details of potential policies on Israel and the occupied West Bank under discussion in the British government UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband listens as he meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington, DC, on 5 August 2026 (AFP) Off Since Andy Burnham became prime minister, there has been a serious shift in approach to British foreign policy. But so far none of it has been made public, beyond a change in the rhetoric of government ministers. This is set to change after parliament's summer recess.
Washington, DC [US], August 12 (ANI): A veteran White House reporter has disclosed after 26 years that the Clinton administration held a briefing for journalists prior to employing a decoy aircraft during the US President's high-risk visit to Pakistan in 2000.
Iran's new Security Council shake-up reveals growing divisions over US deal Soon after Iranian negotiators reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States in late June to end months of hostilities, Iran 's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) issued a statement endorsing the agreement. The statement was signed by Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, a former hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) general who had replaced the slain Ali Larijani, a prominent moderate figure who had supported a deal with Washington and was killed in a US- Israeli strike on 17 March. In Iran, the SNSC secretary, who is appointed by the president, does not have a vote on the council.
Trump says US will keep 'total control' of Strait of Hormuz President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will "keep it. " "The U. S.
Colombia sides with Morocco over Western Sahara as it aligns with Israeli foreign policy Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 14:18 Bogota reversed its Western Sahara policy, recognising Moroccan sovereignty over the region, before endorsing Israel’s annexation of Syria's Golan Heights Demonstrators set fire to a sign depicting US President Donald Trump with the US and Israeli flags during a march in Medellin, Colombia, on 7 October 2025 (AFP/Jaime Saldarriaga) Off Colombia’s newly elected far-right government has recognised Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, beginning its presidency with a raft of decisions that align Bogota with the foreign policy priorities of Israel and the United States. Vice President Jose Manuel Restrepo and Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar announced the reversal after holding talks with Moroccan officials. Escobar, in a post on X, said that Colombia “recognizes Morocco's sovereignty over its Sahara”.
Iran's new Security Council shake-up reveals growing divisions over US deal Submitted by MEE correspondent on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 10:52 Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei appoints former IRGC commander Mohsen Rezaei to head Iran's top national security body Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and adviser to Iran's supreme leader, Mohsen Rezaei, attend a farewell ceremony for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in a US-Israeli air strike, in Tehran, on 3 July 2026 (Reuters) Off Soon after Iranian negotiators reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States in late June to end months of hostilities, Iran 's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) issued a statement endorsing the agreement. The statement was signed by Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, a former hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) general who had replaced the slain Ali Larijani, a prominent moderate figure who had supported a deal with Washington and was killed in a US- Israeli strike on 17 March. In Iran, the SNSC secretary, who is appointed by the president, does not have a vote on the council.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei described Iran and Pakistan as strategic supports for each other, stressing the importance of strengthening bilateral ties and advancing unity among major Muslim countries.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran called for stronger practical cooperation among BRICS members in monetary and financial affairs, stressing that closer coordination can help promote economic stability, trust and sustainable development.
Erdogan eyes expansion of regional defence pact President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was signed on Friday. "Our vision for it is not limited to the three countries," the Turkish leader told Asharq Al-Awsat.
The war on Iran cracked the US-led regional order. The Mecca pact could deal the final blow Submitted by Sami Al-Arian on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 22:30 The new alliance is no Sunni 'Islamic Nato' against Iran, but could lay the foundation for an independent security framework that eventually draws in Tehran, Cairo and beyond Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks on after the signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on 7 August 2026 (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters) On The signing of a joint defence agreement in Mecca on 7 August between Saudi Arabia , Turkey and Pakistan predictably set off a flurry of explanations. Three of the most important Sunni Muslim states, alarmed by Iran 's strategic ascendancy and the turmoil engulfing the region, were finally banding together, the argument went, to establish a military alliance that could eventually become a "Sunni" Islamic version of Nato.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has never sought instability in the region, President Masoud Pezeshkian said, identifying the US and the Zionist regime as the main culprits behind the disruption of peace and stability in the region.
Turkey's cross party Kurdish peace coalition makes history with PKK clemency law Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 10:49 Landmark legislation granting limited clemency to PKK members wins unprecedented support across the political spectrum, opening a path to ending four decades of conflict Turkish Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli (centre) shakes hands with Pervin Buldan (centre left), an MP of the Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party after voting on the bill at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara on 10 August (AFP/Adem Altan) Off It would have been unimaginable three years ago to see lawmakers from Turkey's ruling coalition pose in parliament alongside pro-Kurdish MPs and other opposition politicians after voting to grant partial clemency to members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). But that's exactly what has happened after a historic vote. For the first time in Turkey's modern history, the government introduced legislation establishing a framework for resolving its conflict with the PKK - and potentially ending nearly four decades of fighting.
Reform UK's love affair with a Middle Eastern dictatorship Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 15:32 Middle East Eye investigates the increasingly close relationship between Nigel Farage's anti-immigration party and the United Arab Emirates Nigel Farage hasn’t always been fond of the United Arab Emirates : Writing in The Telegraph on 15 December 2023 in opposition to a bid by the oil-rich Gulf state to take over the newspaper, he didn’t mince words. “As the UAE is an absolute monarchy with an abysmal human rights record, it seems fanciful that it would take jokes or questions in the spirit that runs through the British press,” Farage argued forcefully. “Would Sheikh Mansour, the vice-president of the UAE and a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi, allow one of his relatives to be caricatured in a Telegraph cartoon?
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Developing agricultural cooperation and strengthening food security are at the center of Iranian Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri’s visit to Afghanistan, where he is set to discuss ways to expand economic and trade ties between the two neighboring countries.
Tehran [Iran], August 12 (ANI): Iran's newly appointed head of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Mohsen Rezaei warned that Tehran will not fully reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz until the United States meets 'all the conditions.
