TEHRAN (Tasnim) – NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday he believes that some NATO countries were tested and failed amid Washington’s criticism over European allies not getting involved in the US and Israel’s war against Iran.
Information on drones and other threats being shared but defence chief confirms crew taking ‘active steps’ to only contribute to defensive actions Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian personnel operating a state-of-the-art surveillance plane are filtering information gleaned from the Middle East war to ensure intelligence is not shared with the United States for offensive purposes, the defence force chief says. As the federal government extended the deployment of the E-7 Wedgetail aircraft on Thursday, the chief of Defence, Admiral David Johnston, said the crew were taking active steps to only contribute to defensive operations. Continue reading...
Saudi, Iranian FMs hold first call since start of war Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, the Saudi foreign ministry said Thursday, in the first official contact between the countries since Tehran launched strikes against its Gulf neighbours in retaliation for Israeli-American attacks. "The call focused on reviewing developments in the situation and ways to slow the pace of tensions so as to help restore security and stability in the region," the Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement, which was issued the day after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States.
Israeli military says it killed nephew of Hezbollah chief in Beirut Israel's military said Thursday it killed Ali Yusuf Harshi, the nephew and close adviser of Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem, in Beirut a day earlier. A military statement identified the nephew as Ali Yusuf Harshi, claiming that he was also "a close associate and personal adviser" to Qassem and "played a central role in managing and securing his office".
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Israeli occupation forces abducted a 14-year-old Palestinian boy and injured five others in a series of violent raids across the northern West Bank late Wednesday, according to Palestinian official media.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres unequivocally condemned Israel’s deadly strikes on Lebanon, warning of a rising civilian toll and risks to regional ceasefire efforts.
Islamofascism: The word that launders war crimes, from Iran to Palestine Submitted by Faisal Hanif on Wed, 04/08/2026 - 20:24 A term forged in the fever swamps of post-9/11 neoconservatism is being picked up again now to justify the latest western onslaught in the Middle East Smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on 5 March 2026 (Atta Kenare/AFP) On The carefully collapsed term “Islamofascism” is having its moment. Its use across the western mainstream media and blogosphere - including UK , US , Canada , Australia , New Zealand, Israel and Europe - increased in frequency by 33 percent in 2025 over the previous year, according to my own tracking. It is appearing in the Jerusalem Post , in neoconservative journals , and in western tabloids keen to frame the illegal war on Iran as a necessary and noble conquest.
At least 182 people were killed and 890 others wounded, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
Israel reopens Al-Aqsa Mosque as it extends settler raid hours Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 04/09/2026 - 08:36 Jerusalem Governorate warns move will ‘entrench time-based division’ between Palestinians and Israelis at the Islamic site Muslim worshippers gather at the Al-Aqsa Mosque for the fajr dawn prayer in Jerusalem on 9 April 2026 (AFP/Ahmad Gharabli) Off Israeli authorities reopened Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday after an unprecedented closure lasting more than 40 days. More than 3,000 Palestinian worshippers performed the dawn (Fajr) prayer at the site for the first time since the United States and Israel launched their joint assault on Iran on 28 February. Footage shared online showed the reopening of the mosque’s gates, with large crowds entering its courtyards and expressing joy at returning after the prolonged closure.
China says Lebanon sovereignty 'should not be violated' after Israel strikes Beijing said on Thursday that Lebanon's sovereignty "should not be violated" after Israel carried out strikes on the country, threatening a fragile thing. "Lebanon's sovereignty and security should not be violated. The safety of civilian lives and property must be guaranteed," Chinese foreign minister Mao Ning told a regular press conference, adding Beijing urged restraint and "a cooling down of the regional situation".
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) strongly condemned Israel’s use of heavy explosives on densely populated Lebanese neighborhoods—including Beirut—without prior warning, calling the attacks a massacre of civilians.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The UK has urgently called for the Iran-US ceasefire to include Lebanon, where Israeli strikes persist.
Israeli strikes kill seven in southern Lebanon Israeli strikes killed seven people and wounded others in the town of Abbasiya in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on Thursday, the National News Agency reported. The air strikes targeted several villages in southern Lebanon, where Israel attacked key bridges and infrastructure, largely cutting the area off from the rest of the country. Two men stand gazing into the crater the day after an Israeli strike targeted the Qasmiyeh Bridge, located on a main highway linking villages in the Tyre district with others farther north, in southern Lebanon on 23 March, 2026.
French minister condemns Israeli blitz on Lebanon, says it undermines truce efforts French Foreign Minister strongly condemned Israeli strikes on Lebanon, describing them as "intolerable". Jean-Noel Barrot said on France Inter radio the attacks "undermine the temporary ceasefire reached yesterday between the United States and Iran. " "Yes, Iran must stop terrorising Israel through Hezbollah, which must be disarmed and hand over its weapons to the Lebanese state.
UK Foreign Minister says Israeli assault on Lebanon 'deeply damaging' British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper described Israel's attacks across Lebanon on Wednesday as "deeply damaging", stressing a need for resolution to hostilities in the region. "We want to see Lebanon included in the ceasefire... We want it extended to cover Lebanon, because otherwise that will destabilise the whole region," Cooper told Times Radio.
In today’s newsletter: The truce offers a reprieve after weeks of turmoil, but unresolved disputes and competing interpretations of what was agreed, threaten to pull the region back toward crisis at a moment’s notice Good morning. On Tuesday, just an hour before the deadline imposed by Donald Trump for Iran to reopen navigation in the strait of Hormuz or face a wave of “civilisation-ending” strikes, a two-week pause in hostilities was announced. After weeks of US and Israeli attacks on Tehran, and Iranian retaliation across the region, the news prompted relief among world leaders.
UK says Lebanon must be included in ceasefire deal British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the US-Iran ceasefire must include Lebanon, where Israel killed at least 254 people on Wednesday. Cooper also said Iran must cease all mining, drone attacks, and other attempts to block commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz immediately, adding that it is vital that the proposed talks lead to a full end to the conflict.
New posts 13:55 Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf Says Lebanon Part Of Agreed Cease-Fire With US Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says part of the 10-point cease-fire proposal agreed to by the United States earlier this week includes "Lebanon and the entire Resistance Axis" are included.
New posts 14:20 Israeli Man Arrested For Spying For Iran Israeli police announced that a 22-year-old man from the northern Israeli city of Haifa has been arrested on suspicion of having ties to the Iranian government and carrying out activities against Israeli security forces.
Newest first Newest first Oldest first 17:17 US-Iran Cease-Fire Wobbles Over Israeli Strikes On Lebanon By RFE/RL's Radio Farda A disagreement between Washington and Tehran over whether a temporarycease-fireagreed earlier this week also coversLebanonis shaking the accord as Israel vows to continue t
