Kuwait army says air defences responding to attacks Kuwait's army said on Tuesday that its air defences are currently responding to "hostile drone" attacks. In a post on X, the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces said any explosions heard were the result of air defence systems intercepting the drones and urged the public to follow safety instructions issued by the relevant authorities. تتصدى حالياً الدفاعات الجوية الكويتية لهجمات طائرات مسيّرة معادية، إثر العدوان الإيراني الاثم.
Israel-Greece air defence deal to be 'scaled up' with UAE as contender, sources say Israel plans to “scale up” the export of the layered air-defence system it sold to Greece, with the UAE as its desired buyer, one current and one former US official familiar with ongoing discussions told Middle East Eye. Talks between Israel and the UAE, taking place alongside the US, are focused on how Israel can address a gap in the Emirates’ “layered defence” capabilities, the current US official told MEE. Israel’s $3.
Iran says it launched drone attacks on US base in Bahrain The Iranian military said that it targeted the US base in Bahrain with a large-scale drone attack, according to a statement carried by Tasnim news agency on Tuesday. The army said the strikes were carried out on radar installations and areas where it says US forces are stationed at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, a key US base in the Gulf used for helicopter maintenance, drone components and reconnaissance aircraft.
No US casualties reported so far in Iran attack on Jordan facilities, officials say No US casualties have been reported so far from an Iranian attack on facilities in Jordan, two US officials told Reuters on Tuesday. Jordanian air defences intercepted ten out of 13 ballistic missiles entering their airspace from Iran, while the remaining three fell in remote areas away from population centres, according to a statement from the country's military.
An Iranian court has sentenced Ali Zarei Doozdarresi, a protester shot by security forces and blinded in one eye during the 2022 protests, to death after he returned from Germany and was arrested upon arrival in Iran, US-based rights outlet HRANA reported.
IRGC says it 'killed a large number of US forces' in Jordan attack Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Tuesday that it targeted an American base in Jordan which "killed a large number of US forces", according to a statement. No confirmation yet from Jordan or the US following the strikes.
Three missiles intercepted over southern Syria Three missiles were intercepted in the skies over the eastern Daraa countryside in southern Syria on Tuesday, an Al Jazeera correspondant on the ground has reported, adding that the attack was aimed at Jordan.
Sirens sound in Jordan Alarm sirens have been activated in Jordan's Mafraq and Aqaba governorates, the country's state TV reported on Tuesday, as Iran announced it had launched attacks against US interests and bases in the region in retaliation against its strikes on Iran. Al Jazeera Arabic also reported rocket interceptions in the Jordanian city of Mafraq.
Commercial vessels seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 5, 2026. /VCG Multiple explosions were heard on Tuesday evening across Iran's southern Hormozgan and southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan provinces, as US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the start of strikes against targets belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Death toll in Iran’s Sirik rises to four, including child A total of four people, including a child, have been killed in a US attack on a home near the Iranian city of Sirik, Iran’s Fars news agency reported, citing the Iranian Red Crescent Society’s provincial branch. It added that the attack, which occurred during a wedding, also wounded over 50 people and rescue efforts are ongoing.
Israel-Greece air defence deal to be 'scaled up' with UAE as contender, sources say Submitted by Sean Mathews on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 19:49 The UAE, which operates a range of air-defence batteries, is being discussed as the next export market for a layered system A battery of Israel's Iron Dome air defence system deployed near Gaza, on 17 April 2024 (Jack Guez/AFP) Off Israel plans to “scale up” the export of the layered air-defence system it sold to Greece , with the UAE as its desired buyer, one current and one former US official familiar with ongoing discussions told Middle East Eye. Talks between Israel and the UAE, taking place alongside the US, are focused on how Israel can address a gap in the Emirates’ “layered defence” capabilities, the current US official told MEE. Israel’s $3.
Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, August 10, 2026. /VCG Peru's government announced on Tuesday that it was breaking diplomatic relations with Iran, saying it "strongly rejects Iran's incitement to the escalation of conflicts in the Middle East.
Washington DC [US], September 2 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Washington has launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz. They come after what Trump claimed was in retaliation for Iran attempting to add sea mines to the Strait.
CBS staff accuse network of ‘overt racism’ over Abdul El-Sayed 9/11 story Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 18:37 Staffers have pushed back against CBS's decision to revive years-old deleted posts by the Muslim Senate candidate and foreground 9/11 in its coverage US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during the Michigan Democratic Party General Election Kickoff Rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan, on 7 August 2026 (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP) Off CBS News is facing internal backlash over its coverage of Muslim US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, with current and former staffers accusing the network of poor journalism and “overt” racism. The controversy erupted after CBS published a story highlighting old social media posts by El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11. El-Sayed, who could become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate, had deleted posts in which he compared the mounting Covid-19 death toll with the nearly 3,000 people killed on 11 September 2001 and called for Washington to mobilise against poverty and the pandemic as it had after the attacks.
Iranian media reports US missile attack near Ahvaz Iran's Fars news agency has reported a US missile strike near the city of Ahvaz, the capital of the Khuzestan province in southern Iran.
The UN nuclear watchdog says it remains unable to determine the status of Iran’s fourth declared uranium-enrichment facility after Tehran failed to provide information or allow inspectors access to the site.
At least two killed at wedding in US attack on Iran's Sirik Two people have been killed and several others injured in a US attack while attending a wedding ceremony in southern Iran, according to Iranian media. Citing the deputy governor, the report said that the US strike hit a residential area in Bandar Kuhestak in Sirik county.
