Iran rebuilding military faster than its enemies, Ghalibaf says Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran is restoring and expanding its military capabilities faster than its adversaries. Speaking in comments carried by the Fars news agency, Ghalibaf said Iranian forces had improved their performance during every successive phase of fighting. “We have made the enemy conclude that it cannot stop our missiles,” added Ghalibaf.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], September 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
The PrSM weapon scattered deadly tungsten pellets across populated areas far beyond its apparent blast zone, according to an investigation by Airwars The US killed multiple civilians in southern Iran using new "precision" missiles with a wide damage radius, conflict monitoring group Airwars has found.
Israel kills children in intensifying attacks on Gaza over past day Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 12:14 WHO warns of mounting humanitarian crisis as Israel pummels western Gaza City A man sits near a destroyed vehicle following an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City on 1 September 2026 (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP) Off Israeli attacks on Gaza have escalated in the last 24 hours, with five Palestinians killed, the Palestinian health ministry is reporting. On Tuesday morning, at least seven air strikes hit an area west of Gaza City within a 10-minute period, killing a child, while Israeli soldiers opened fire in Deir el-Balah, killing another child. Al Jazeera described chaotic scenes in Gaza City following "intense" Israeli attacks, reporting that 10 blasts were heard in al-Kateeba - one of the city's most densely populated areas.
An Iran International investigation into five US-wanted hackers linked to the IRGC and Intelligence Ministry found they combined state-directed espionage with selling stolen data, extortion and attacks on Iranian citizens and companies for profit.
Iran’s Pezeshkian praises Russia’s support during US-Israeli war Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has thanked his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for supporting Tehran during the US-Israeli war and amid years of sanctions imposed by Washington. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan, their first meeting since the US and Israel launched their unprovoked attack on Iran in February. “We appreciate and thank you for your positions at every stage, both during the period when the fighting and acts of aggression were taking place and under normal circumstances, when the United States was imposing sanctions on us, both at the United Nations and in international forums,” Pezeshkian told Putin.
Falklands: After Netanyahu's son backs Argentina sovereignty, Trump hints US may review UK's claim Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 12:15 As Britain steps up its criticism of Israeli policy in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, Israeli figures have thrown their weight behind Buenos Aires in dispute over south Atlantic islands Yair Netanyahu (left) and Sara Netanyahu listen to Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly on 26 September 2025 in New York City (AFP/Alexi J Rosenfeld) Off Just days after Yair Netanyahu, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, suggested that the Falkland Islands belonged to Buenos Aires, US President Donald Trump publicly indicated his support for Argentina's position. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump was asked whether the US was reviewing its position on the Falkland Islands. “I always review every position – that’s just one of many,” Trump said.
ABU DHABI, 1st September, 2026 (WAM) -- Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), received a message of solidarity from Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh, Chairman of the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in which he expressed the Kingdom's strong condemnation and denunciation of the renewed Iranian attacks targeting the UAE with a drone.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran is ready to honor the Islamabad memorandum of understanding if the US returns to the agreement, President Masoud Pezeshkian said, stressing that Iran has sought nothing beyond its legitimate rights.
The Islamic Republic moved beliefs about the unseen from the margins of society to the center of power, and used oil money to give them institutions, budgets and a propaganda apparatus, so that its rulers could draw legitimacy from a source no citizen can question.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The UN chief called for an end to Israeli strikes on Gaza and the removal of obstacles to humanitarian aid at Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
Palestinian presidency warns Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa risk igniting ‘religious conflict’ The Palestinian presidency has warned that escalating Israeli attacks on Islamic holy sites risk triggering a religious conflict across the region. In a statement carried by the Wafa news agency, the presidency said Israeli forces and settlers had intensified their assaults on Al-Aqsa Mosque and other sacred sites. “Systematic attacks have crossed all red lines and could ignite a wider religious conflict with serious consequences for the region and the world,” it said.
UK urged to act 'comprehensively' against Israel's settlement plans Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 10:53 Labour Muslim Network and International Centre of Justice for Palestinians publish briefing in response to E1 settlement project Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham pictured in July (AFP) Off The Labour Muslim Network (LMN) and International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) have published a legal briefing urging the British government to act "urgently and comprehensively" in response to Israel 's E1 settlement project . The briefing, entitled "Priority Measures for UK Policy on Palestine", comes as Andy Burnham's government is expected to announce a raft of new measures on Israel this month. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said last month that the government would announce "measures" against Israel over the new E1 settlement project east of Jerusalem that would effectively cut the occupied West Bank in two.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At least four Palestinians, including children, were killed and several others wounded in attacks by the Israeli regime on the besieged Gaza Strip, health officials said.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Israeli regime forces demolished Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank and settlers attacked Palestinian residents in Burqa, as Ireland pushed for European Union action against goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements.
RSS globalised: Inside the Hindu nationalist paramilitary leader's carefully staged NYC celebration of ‘universal oneness’ Submitted by Shraddha Joshi on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 04:36 Critics say the fascist group has covertly pushed Hindutva propaganda while masquerading as a cultural organisation using the language of spirituality Mohan Bhagwat on the Infosys Theatre stage, in front of a projection of a video showing him delivering a speech next to the image of Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar (Shraddha Joshi/MEE) Off Madison Square Garden, the legendary artistic centre of New York City and a global stage for major sports and entertainment for more than 140 years, is widely regarded as the world’s most famous arena. On Saturday afternoon, however, the event space was home to an audience that did not quite resemble Harry Styles concert-goers or Knicks fans. Crowds of Indian and Hindu Americans of all ages, clad in bright saffron caps, kurtas, and saris, arrived from across the country to see Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist paramilitary group, whose affiliate organisations are driving violence against minorities in India.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US has mistaken negotiations for dictation, Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said, stressing that Tehran will use diplomacy whenever necessary to defend Iran’s rights while remaining fully prepared to respond to any aggression.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The High Council for Human Rights of Iran strongly condemned the US military attack on parts of Larak Island, calling it a “blatant act of aggression” and a violation of Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Victims of Afghanistan’s decades-long armed conflict continue to suffer profound physical, psychological, social and economic consequences, often without access to justice, reparation or formal acknowledgement of the harm done to them, according to a new UN report.
Lack of funding has forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to slash aid to families in the West Bank by half even though needs have more than doubled over the past two years.
