TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has completed the necessary steps to establish a joint free trade zone with Turkey in the northwestern border area of Khoy and is now awaiting action by the Turkish side to make the project operational, an official said.
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], August 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the memorial in Bishkek ahead of his participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Summit. The statue was unveiled by PM Modi during his visit to Kyrgyzstan in the year 2015. The Prime Minister also met people from various communities in Bishkek.
US targets Iran’s Larak Island in first exchange of fire in more than a month, sparking reprisals against US forces in Jordan and UAE US strikes Iranian launchers in strait of Hormuz, prompting Iranian retaliatory attacks Welcome to our live coverage as hostilities between the US and Iran flared again for the first time in a month, with American strikes on Iran prompting retaliation from Tehran. A supertanker caught fire and was brought to a complete halt after hitting two naval mines in the southern strait of Hormuz , Iran state TV reported on Monday, citing a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps . Iran’s supreme leader called the US and Israel enemies of all Islamic nations .
Nearly half of respondents to an Iran International Instagram poll said they would not buy a home in Iran even if they had enough money, with comments pointing to economic insecurity, emigration plans and concerns over keeping wealth in the country.
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Iran said Monday that it had attacked U. S.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said its air defense forces have shot down an American MQ-9 long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle over the Strait of Hormuz.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned a new US military attack on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that Washington and all parties assisting its actions will bear full responsibility for the consequences of further aggression against Iran.
Iran denies attack on Kharg Island after Trump AI post showing its destruction The CEO of the National Iranian Oil Company, Hamid Bovard, has denied that a key oil hub was being destroyed in Kharg Island, after US president Donald Trump's AI video showed it "being blown to smithereens". "Trump's tweets are laughable and conditions in Kharg are calm and appropriate," Nournews cited him as saying. Bovard also indicated that the island - where majority of Iranian oil exports originate from - has been repeatedly attacked by US and Israel, but oil workers had not allowed operations to stop "even for a moment".
US army officials warn Hegseth over continuing war on Iran: Report A number of top US military officials have warned defence chief Pete Hegseth against continuing Washington's large-scale operations against Iran, The Washington Post reported citing heads of the army, navy and air force. The warnings came following a classified report outlining US global military deployments. Senior army officials have voiced formal disagreement over the deployment orders but indicated that they will carry them out.
UAE denies reports of Al-Minhad Air Base being targeted with missiles The UAE Ministry of Defense has denied reports circulating in the media regarding the targeting of its Al-Minhad Air Base with missiles, saying that the claims are "unfounded". The Ministry also urged the public to "obtain information from official sources and to refrain from spreading rumours or inaccurate information".
UAE says it dealt with drone approaching from Iran The UAE's defence ministry said it dealt with a drone over its territorial waters coming from Iran. "The Ministry of Defence announced that the UAE Air Force responded to a UAV detected over the country's territorial waters, approaching from Iran," the ministry said in a statement on X. UAE Air Force Responds to UAV over Territorial Waters Approaching from Iran The Ministry of Defence announced that the UAE Air Force responded to a UAV detected over the country’s territorial waters, approaching from Iran.
The US president shared the clips as American and Iranian forces exchanged strikes for the first time since July US President Donald Trump has published AI-generated clips showing a missile attack on Iran's Kharg Island oil hub amid a new escalation between Washington and Tehran.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran is not seeking war but will never remain passive in the face of aggression, President Masoud Pezeshkian said, stressing that regional countries must work together to safeguard security, economic development and stability.
Iran slams new US attacks, says its troops responded with 'inherent right of legitimate defence' Iran's foreign ministry said it "strongly condemned" renewed US strikes on its island of Larak. It added that Iranian forces responded "in accordance with the inherent right of legitimate defence". In retaliation to an earlier US attack that reportedly killed Iranian forces and civilians on the island, Tehran targeted US infrastructure across the region, including in Jordan and the UAE.
ABU DHABI, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Defence announced that the UAE Air Force responded to a UAV detected over the country's territorial waters, approaching from Iran. The Ministry affirmed that the Armed Forces remain on a high state of readiness to address any potential threats, while air defence systems continue to monitor and safeguard the country's airspace around the clock.
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest updates from across the region: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that it carried out strikes on US infrastructure at the King Hussein and al-Azraq bases in Jordan and drone attacks targeting the UAE's Al Minhad Air Base with drones early on Monday. The strikes were in response to the killing and wounding of IRGC members and Iranian civilians in an earlier US attack on Larak Island. Meanwhile, the US Central Command (Centcom) said it targeted Iran as it posed an "imminent threat" in the Strait of Hormuz.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Army launched dozens of destructive drones at the locations of US helicopters and forces stationed at the Al Minhad airbase in the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for recent US aggression against Iran.
Fresh US sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on Iran expected in coming weeks The US Treasury Department will likely unveil weekly secondary sanctions aimed at adding economic pressure on Iran, with an initial focus on banks. "You're going to see a lot more of these every week," US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Reuters on Sunday. "We're starting with the banks, and we're telling the banks it's not okay to have Iranian money and to aid the regime.
The exchange on Sunday was the first known military action between the two nations in a month, raising the risk of a renewed round of fighting.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy announced that a super tanker caught fire and came to a complete stop after striking two sea mines while attempting to pass through an unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz.
