Oil prices jump amid resumption of US-Iran clashes Crude oil prices rose on Monday after the US attacked Iran's Larak Island, prompting Iran to retaliate in the first open fire between the two countries since July. Brent crude prices jumped over 2. 5% on Monday alone, taking prices to $90.
Trump's vow to escalate on Iran rings hollow amid warnings from top US generals Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 18:25 Senior US military officials have warned that a prolonged high level conflict risks draining US military might Motorists ride past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump inside a catering container, installed on a building along a street in downtown Tehran on 31 August 2026 (ATTA KENARE / AFP) Off US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to “hit [Iran] hard”, despite a report that the US’s top generals are warning that a prolonged large-scale war on Iran is unsustainable for the United States. “There will be a response,” Trump told Fox News on Monday when asked about Iran’s attack on a US military base in Jordan following US strikes on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. “We’re going to hit them hard,” he said.
Ben Gvir storms Al-Aqsa alongside settlers and Israeli police Israeli security minister Itamar Ben Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque complex on Monday, accompanied by Israeli settlers and military police. Video circulated widely on social media appears to show Ben Gvir performing Jewish prayers at the site, which is among the holiest sites in Islam and which Jews are forbidden to enter in line with the historic Status Quo arrangements that have governed the shared use of holy places in Jerusalem since 1949. In the video, Ben Gvir is also shown calling for the construction of a Jewish temple at the site in a speech that evoked the views of the the Temple Mount Faithful, an extremist Orthodox Jewish group that calls for the destruction of the Muslim facilities at the contested prayer complex.
Sudan's RSF and Israel held discreet meetings over last two years: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 17:39 According to an investigation, RSF delegations travelled to Tel Aviv in 2025 and 2026 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at his party Likud's main polling station during primary elections ahead of Israel’s general election in October in Jerusalem on 17 August 2026 (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool/AFP) Off Israel has held meetings with senior officials of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and received its delegations in Tel Aviv during the Sudan war, according to an investigation from Africa Intelligence. According to the investigation published on Friday, two RSF delegations travelled to Tel Aviv - one in May 2025, and another in February 2026. Africa Intelligence found that members of the delegations convened with officials within the Africa Division of Israel’s foreign ministry and with Israeli intelligence.
Washington says it acted after observing Iran was planning to deploy fresh mines in strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live – latest updates The US and Iran have exchanged fire for the first time in a month, with missiles and drones fired at Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the strait of Hormuz, and Iran targeting US military bases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in response. The US president, Donald Trump, on Monday threatened further action. The US is to trying to prise open Tehran’s grip on shipping going through the strait, which before the war accounted for a fifth of the world’s seaborne energy supply.
ABU DHABI, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- The Muslim Council of Elders strongly condemned the Iranian attack on the United Arab Emirates, affirming that this act of aggression constitutes a blatant violation of the UAE's sovereignty, security, and stability, and poses a direct threat to the safety of its citizens and residents.
Greece signs $3. 5bn air defence deal with Israel Greece and Israel signed a $3. 5bn defence deal on Monday that will see Israel build a multi-layered air defence system for Greece underscoring the deepening ties between the two Mediterranean countries.
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The bilateral engagement between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian carries 'very special chemistry' against the backdrop of changing geopolitical dynamics in West Asia, particularly following the recent Mecca Pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, according to former Union Minister of State for External Affairs, M J Akbar.
Is Burnham just Starmer with vibes? The same lobby groups funded both Submitted by Joe Gill on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 10:51 Big business and pro-Israel interests have dominated the Labour Party from Blair to Starmer. The new PM has little time to show he's not just that system's new face Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham talks with staff during a visit to a Sainsbury's supermarket in London on 26 August 2026 (Richard Pohle/AFP) On When he became prime minister this summer, Andy Burnham promised to end 40 years of neoliberalism.
ABU DHABI, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- The Asian-African Parliamentary Council (AAPC) strongly condemned the Iranian aggression targeting the United Arab Emirates using a drone, which was intercepted by air defence systems over the territorial waters.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], August 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek and urged the protection of commercial shipping and insisting that seafarers and civilians must not be harmed amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.
Greece signs $3. 5bn air defence deal with Israel Submitted by Sean Mathews on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 15:07 Deepening defence ties comes amid rising tensions between Israel and Turkey, Greece's historic foe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after a meeting in Jerusalem on 22 December 2025 (Abir Sultan/AFP) Off Greece and Israel signed a $3. 5bn defence deal on Monday that will see Israel build a multi-layered air defence system for Greece underscoring the deepening ties between the two Mediterranean countries.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], August 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the Strategic Partnership between India and the Kyrgyz Republic.
CAIRO, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- Al-Azhar Al-Sharif has condemned the Iranian aggression against the United Arab Emirates involving a drone.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], August 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underscored the imperative for diplomatic resolution in West Asia during high-level bilateral talks with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], August 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, marking the first meeting between the two leaders in two years. India reiterated its backing for all efforts for long-standing peace and stability in the region.
Analysis: Why has organised crime exploded in Palestinian communities in Israel? In December 2003, a bomb ripped through the heart of Tel Aviv as part of a brazen attempt to assassinate Israel 's notorious crime boss Zeev Rosenstein. Rosenstein survived what would be the seventh attempt on his life, but three bystanders were killed.
Iran and the US have traded strikes after American forces attacked two rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
Jordan intelligence chief spearheaded move to arrest US journalist Ali Younes Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 14:58 Jordan faces calls to lose billions in US funding unless it releases American journalist its holding for allegedly reposting an article Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin meets with General Ahmad Husni, Director of the General Intelligence Directorate of Jordan, at Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington 15 April (DHS photo by Mikaela McGee) Off Major General Ahmad Husni, the director of Jordan’s General Intelligence Department, spearheaded the arrest of prominent American-Jordanian investigative journalist Ali Younes, Middle East Eye has learned. A source close to the investigation said that the intelligence official had signed off on the move to arrest Younes, who has worked for Al Jazeera and Dropsite, amongst others. Seperately, Ammon News, a media outlet reportedly close to Jordan’s intelligence services, published an article on Younes’s arrest last week that revealed further details about the state’s campaign against him.
Vance says Trump Kharg post was 'message' to Iran US Vice President JD Vance has said that President Donald Trump was sending a message to Iran when he posted an AI-generated video that appeared to show the US military blowing up oil facilities on Iran's Kharg Island earlier on Monday. "The president likes to switch it up on social media a little bit," Vance said when asked about Trump's post at a press conference. "He would be the first to say he doesn't make announcements about military actions on social media, but I think that he's sending a message to the Iranians," he added.
