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.
US Central Command accused Iran of targeting commercial shipping and American service members deployed in the region.
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.
DUBAI, U. A. E: Calling it laughable, an Iranian official rejected the claim of U.
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.
The UK's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband pledged on Tuesday to introduce a "comprehensive reset" of policy on Israel.
Reacting to reports that Russian national Denis Kulanin remains in detention after he was pardoned by the president on 28 August, and amid concerns that he could be deported to Russia, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Director, said: “Denis Kulanin has publicly opposed Russia’s war against Ukraine and expressed support […] The post Georgia: Pardoned protester must be protected from forcible return to Russia appeared first on Amnesty International .
New explosions heard in Iran's southeastern port city of Chabahar New explosions have been reported in Iran's port city of Chabahar, in the southeast of the country, according to Mehr news agency. Iran’s Fars news agency also reported that an earlier US attack targeted the residential area in the coastal city of Kuhestak in the Hormozgan governorate. US attacks on southern Iran have continued, targeting areas in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Konarak, Chabahar, Jask, Sirik, Lavan, Jiroft and Asaluyeh.
KHOMEIN (Tasnim) - An American drone was shot down in the sky of the city of Khomein, in Iran central province of Markazi.
TEHRAN, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Multiple explosions were heard Tuesday evening across Iran's southern Hormozgan and southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan provinces, as U. S.
Ottawa and Tehran face different forms of pressure, but both reveal the same pattern of a declining hegemon lashing out as resistance grows Canada has very few similarities with Iran - to Canada's own shame.
Ottawa and Tehran face different forms of pressure, but both reveal the same pattern of a declining hegemon lashing out as resistance grows Canada has very few similarities with Iran - to Canada's own shame.
Iran media says military launches 'decisive operation' against US targets Iranian media reported that the country's military has launched a "decisive operation" against US targets in the region on Tuesday, in response to Washington's fresh round of strikes on Iran. "Decisive operation by Iran's armed forces in response to the US enemy has begun. The US bases and interests in the region are being targeted by Iranian missiles and drones," Tasnim news agency said.
Explosions heard in city of Asaluyeh, says governor New explosions have been heard in Asaluyeh, Iran's Fars news agency reported on Tuesday. Asaluyeh is home to Iran's largest petrochemical facility, responsible for about half of Iran's petrochemical production.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces vowed that the country will impose a heavy cost on the American enemy after the latest American acts of aggression.
