Security Council LIVE: Emergency meeting on Iranian attack in Bahrain
The 15-member Security Council is convening an emergency meeting on Thursday morning to address the escalating situation between Iran and Bahrain. Stay tuned for live updates.
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Iranian press review: Calls grow to maintain military pressure on Gulf states
Iranian press review: Calls grow to maintain military pressure on Gulf states Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 07/02/2026 - 09:58 Mothers mark Ashura by mourning children killed in protests, lawmakers challenge Ghalibaf over suspension of parliament, and the national football team is praised abroad but criticised at home The sun sets over a vessel off the coast of Dubai on 2 June 2026 (AFP) Off Military pressure is key to Gulf trade deals, says analyst A younger generation of analysts close to Iran's ruling establishment says the only way to reach trade deals with the Arab states of the southern Gulf is to maintain military pressure on them. The group has gained more space to express its views after many senior Iranian political and military figures were killed in this year's US-Israeli war on Iran. Speaking on a television roundtable, Majid Shakeri, an analyst close to Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said there was no way to secure a practical trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) without continued military pressure.
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Israel's largest oil refineries to undergo years of repairs after Iranian strikes, report says
Israel's largest oil refineries to undergo years of repairs after Iranian strikes, report says Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Thu, 07/02/2026 - 10:31 Channel 12 says Haifa refineries suffered more damage than officials admitted and will be under reconstruction until 2028 Firefighters tackle a fire at a refinery in Israel's northern city of Haifa on 30 March 2026, following a projectile impact (Jack Guez/AFP) Off Israel 's largest oil refineries sustained far heavier damage from Iranian missile strikes during the US-Israeli war on Iran than authorities previously acknowledged, Israeli media reported. Reconstruction works at the refineries in Haifa Bay, in the north of Israel, are expected to be completed in 2028. Israel's Channel 12 News reported on Monday that they sustained severe damage after two separate Iranian strikes earlier this year, despite Minister of Energy Eli Cohen and Bazan, the company operating the site, claiming no material damage had been recorded.
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21,000 Children Confirmed Killed in Gaza since War Began: Report
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – In the 1,000 days since the Israeli genocidal war in Gaza began, at least 21,000 children have been confirmed killed in the enclave, according to Save the Children.
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Iran warns US against interference in Strait of Hormuz
Iran warns US against interference in Strait of Hormuz Iran said on Thursday that any US interference in the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a "decisive and rapid" response, adding that the continued presence of Us air assets across the waterway endangered regional security, Iranian state media reported. Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which coordinates Iran's armed forces operations, said all tanker and commercial vessels must follow routes designated by Tehran for safe passage through the strait, adding that deviations or failure to comply with navigation protocols would face an immediate response.
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Iranian Top General Warns Enemies to Avoid Miscalculations
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters Major General Ali Abdollahi warned the enemies against making any miscalculations.
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Iran's Ghalibaf calls to avenge Khamenei death with massive funeral turnout
Iran's Ghalibaf calls to avenge Khamenei death with massive funeral turnout Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has called for massive turnout at Ali Khamenei's funeral to avenge the supreme leader's death in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war. "I invite all the Iranian people... to write a glorious page in the history of Islamic Iran through your presence" at the funeral ceremonies starting Saturday, Ghalibaf said in a statement, adding: "The nation's call for vengeance must ring in the ears of the whole world.
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Seafarers face ‘significant risk’ in Strait of Hormuz, unions say
Seafarers face ‘significant risk’ in Strait of Hormuz, unions say The International Transport Workers’ Federation and the Joint Negotiating Group have agreed to keep the Strait of Hormuz classified as a “Warlike Operations Area” until 9 July. The decision follows attacks on two cargo ships in late June that forced the UN maritime agency to suspend an evacuation plan for vessels trapped in the area. In a joint statement, the ITWF, which represents transport workers, and the JNG, which represents maritime employers, said seafarers on ships covered by International Bargaining Forum labour agreements will continue to receive double pay while operating in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran tells UN Israel is normalising ‘state terrorism’
Iran tells UN Israel is normalising ‘state terrorism’ Iran has filed a protest at the United Nations after Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened to assassinate Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. Iran’s UN ambassador, Amir-Saeid Iravani, raised the issue in a letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Security Council and the General Assembly. He described Katz’s threat as “part of a deliberate and systematic policy of state terrorism” aimed at Iranian officials.
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Hormuz traffic holds steady but remains below pre-war levels
Hormuz traffic holds steady but remains below pre-war levels Data and analytics firm Kpler says traffic in the Strait of Hormuz held "steady" on Tuesday, 1 July, with 34 verified crossings recorded and traffic evenly split by direction. The report followed data from another maritime tracker, Windward AI, which recorded 42 transits through the waterway on Monday. Both figures mark a drop from last week, particularly on 24 June, when 70 transits were recorded, the highest level since the US-Israeli war on Iran began.
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Armed Clashes In Kurdish Cities Leave Several Dead
New posts 13:28 Armed Clashes In Kurdish Cities Leave Several Dead According to reports from Iran, there have been armed clashes around the northwestern cities of Sardasht and Piranshahr on July 1 between groups opposing the Islamic republic and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Both cities have a dominant Kurdish majority.
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Waltz Warns Iran Against Holding The World's Economy 'Hostage'
New posts 22:42 Waltz Warns Iran Against Holding The World's Economy 'Hostage' US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz (file photo) The United States and Iran exchanged sharp accusations at the United Nations Security Council on July 2 over Tehran's recent attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, and commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf, amid growing strain on a US-Iran cease-fire agreement.
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US Navy search for missing member after helicopter's "emergency water landing" in Arabian Sea
Manama [Bahrain], July 2 (ANI): The US Navy is searching for a missing crew member after an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the USS George HW Bush (CVN 77) made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea, the US Naval Forces Central Command, also called the US 5th Fleet, said. In a post on X, the US 5th Fleet said, 'On July 1 at 3:30 a. m.
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Israeli army detonates large explosion in southern Lebanon
Israeli army detonates large explosion in southern Lebanon The Israeli army has detonated a large explosion near the town of Rashaf, in southern Lebanon's Bint Jbeil district, according to Lebanon's National News Agency. NNA also reported a bombing in Beit Yahoun, also located in Bint Jbeil.
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Planned meeting between US-Iran off, uncertainty over ending war
DOHA/DUBAI: Senior U. S. officials who arrived in Doha will not have a high-level meeting with Iran, a Qatari official said on June 30.
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Sea Hawk Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in Arabian Sea, Navy Says
Three crew members were rescued, though a fourth remained missing. There is no indication that the landing was caused by “hostile action,” the Navy said.
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Crew member missing after US naval helicopter conducts emergency landing in Arabian Sea
Crew member missing after US naval helicopter conducts emergency landing in Arabian Sea A Sea Hawk helicopter conducted an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea this morning, the US Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday in a statement on X. Three of the helicopter’s crew are in stable condition, while a search commences for the fourth. The cause of the incident is currently under investigation, but “there is no indication the emergency was caused by hostile action”, the statement added.
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People in India understand lasting peace comes by eliminating terror groups: Israel's Deputy FM on Hezbollah's disarmament
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 1 (ANI): Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel on Wednesday said lasting peace and stability in Lebanon under the recently announced trilateral framework can only be achieved by eliminating 'terrorist groups', referring to Hezbollah, asserting that 'people in India understand' this reality in reference to New Delhi's own fight against cross-border terrorism.
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UNIFIL says peacekeepers facing ‘restrictions on freedom of movement’ in Lebanon
UNIFIL says peacekeepers facing ‘restrictions on freedom of movement’ in Lebanon The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday that its peacekeepers remain monitoring on the ground in Lebanon, but have been impeded by obstacles to their freedom of movement. In a statement to Telegram, UNIFIL said that the peacekeepers’ mission has been restricted by “blocked routes to barriers, debris, and other obstacles temporarily [stopping] essential patrols and safety operations.
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Israeli strikes kill at least three in Gaza city
Israeli strikes kill at least three in Gaza city Wafa news agency reported two Israeli strikes that have left at least three dead and several critically injured in northern Gaza City on Wednesday. An Israeli combat drone struck near al-Helou Feil Station, killing three people, according to local sources. Several Palestinians were wounded in an earlier Israeli drone strike targeting a group of people near Dar Al-Arqam School in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood.
