Tehran could target both military and economic assets as the conflict enters a new stage, Professor Seyed Mohammed Marandi has explained to RT Iran is preparing a more aggressive response to renewed US attacks, and could strike economic targets as well as military sites, University of Tehran professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi has told RT.
Tehran could target both military and economic assets as the conflict enters a new stage, Professor Seyed Mohammed Marandi has explained to RT Iran is preparing a more aggressive response to renewed US attacks, and could strike economic targets as well as military sites, University of Tehran profess
Turkey says roadmap being prepared to expand Mecca defence alliance Turkey is working on a roadmap for other countries to join a joint defence pact established earlier this month with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday. Fidan was speaking at a press conference after the first meeting of a key committee established under what has been described as the “Mecca Defence Alliance”. The alliance brings together Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, three predominantly Sunni Muslim countries that are also US partners, amid growing regional security concerns.
Pentagon signs seven-year deals to boost missile production The US Pentagon said on Monday it had secured seven-year agreements with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Lockheed Martin to increase missile production. The agreements aim to “increase production quantities and accelerate delivery schedules” for critical missile components used in the THAAD and Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptor programmes, the Pentagon said. The move comes as demand for US missile defence systems has increased amid escalating conflicts and growing concerns over missile threats in the Middle East and beyond.
Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast is expected to push many Iranians into deeper poverty as food inflation soars For many Iranians, the new US sanctions campaign, called Operation Economic Outcast, seems superfluous given the grim economic situation in their country. Iranians are facing runaway food inflation, closed petrol stations and a seemingly never-ending depreciation of the nation’s currency caused by a lack of foreign exchange reserves. Continue reading...
Israeli army shoots first and finds reasons to justify mass killings later, veterans group says Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 11:31 Breaking the Silence says Israeli military attacks then searches for evidence to link those it has killed to armed groups Israeli soldiers remove the body of a Palestinian from a house under construction in Jenin, the occupied West Bank, 28 August 2026 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) Off Israeli veterans' organisation Breaking the Silence has accused the country's military of killing Palestinians in Gaza and later seeking evidence to justify the killings. Nadav Weiman, the group's executive director, made the allegations in an interview with France 24, where he described “retrospective incrimination” as a process in which Palestinians killed during Israeli military operations are subsequently identified as Hamas members to justify the attacks. Asked to explain the process, Weiman said the Israeli military and its spokespersons seek to establish the identities and alleged affiliations of people killed in air strikes, including attacks that cause large numbers of civilian casualties.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Israeli regime has for a third consecutive year concealed the fate and whereabouts of thousands of Palestinians detained from the Gaza Strip, Palestinian prisoners’ rights groups said Sunday, accusing the Zionist authorities of widespread enforced disappearance.
Why has organised crime exploded in Palestinian communities in Israel? Submitted by MEE correspondent on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 09:20 Israel's failure to solve most cases has transformed organised crime into a political crisis for Palestinian citizens, exposing failures in policing, investment and state protection Israeli police patrol a street in Jabel Mukaber, a Palestinian neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, on 18 September 2015 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Off 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.
DOHA, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- The State of Qatar has strongly condemned renewed Iranian attacks targeting Jordan with missiles and the United Arab Emirates with a drone.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Scottish Greens have called on First Minister John Swinney to fully implement boycott and sanctions measures against the Israeli regime, saying Scotland must end its complicity in the systemic abuse of Palestinians.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], August 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Monday. India and Armenia share friendly relations rooted in the historical ties between the people of the two countries.
Washington DC [US], August 31 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) shared an AI-generated video on his Truth Social platform depicting an 'attack' on Iran's Kharg Island, a key oil-export hub. The footage showed an oil storage tank and an oil tanker exploding, as viewed from an aircraft flying above the island.
CAIRO, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- Egypt on Monday condemned renewed Iranian attacks on the UAE and Jordan.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], August 31 (ANI): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday, arrived in Bishkek, where he was received by Kyrgyzstan's Deputy Cabinet Chief, IRNA News Agency reported. According to IRNA, Pezeshkian is visiting Kyrgyzstan to participate in the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states and the Shanghai Plus gathering.
Araghchi blames ‘serpent’ Netanyahu for luring Washington into war on Iran Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 11:52 Tehran warns Washington against further attacks as senior US commanders raise concerns over military overstretch An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US billboard at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on 3 August 2026 (Atta Kenare/AFP) Off Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Tehran will respond decisively to further attacks following the US bombing of Larak Island, which killed and wounded Iranian civilians and soldiers. Speaking on Monday before travelling to Bishkek for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, Pezeshkian said Iran “is not looking for war” but would “never sit still in the face of any aggression”. Iran “will give a decisive response to the aggressors” if attacked again, he said, according to the Fars news agency.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior spokesman for Iran’s Armed Forces said more than 1,000 Israeli military personnel were killed and thousands more wounded during the recent war with Iran, noting that hundreds of US troops were also killed and thousands injured.
Pezeshkian to Modi: Tehran still interested in negotiated solution Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Tehran is still interested in a negotiated solution to the war with the US, amid renewed hostilities between the two countries. The semi-official Tasnim news agency reports that Pezeshkian met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, telling him that "Iran never welcomes war," but insisting that the US "has not fulfilled its commitments". According to the report, the two leaders discussed maritime cooperation related to the contested Strait of Hormuz.
KUWAIT, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday expressed Kuwait's strong condemnation and denunciation of the heinous Iranian attack on the sisterly United Arab Emirates using a drone in a blatant violation of its sovereignty and a threat to the security and stability of the region.
Two killed in US attack on Larak: Iranian state media Two people were killed and several others wounded in the US attack on Larak, Iranian state media IRNA reports, citing the governor of Qeshm.
Lebanon's Aoun calls for implementation of US-backed agreement with Israel Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has urged for the full implementation of a US-backed framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel. Aoun stressed in a statement on X that the deal should be adopted “by both sides, without selectivity," following a meeting with his Greek counterpart Konstantinos Tasoulas in Athens. “Lebanon and its people are tired of wars, and the goal of negotiations with Israel is to end the state of hostility,” Aoun said, calling on Greece to push for the implementation of the agreement "to the extent possible".
