Tehran fired a volley of missiles at American military installations in Jordan after an attack on Larak Island Tehran has launched missile and drone strikes on US military positions in Jordan after Washington attacked Iran's Larak Island, reigniting direct hostilities following a month-long lull.
Tehran fired a volley of missiles at American military installations in Jordan after an attack on Larak Island Tehran has launched missile and drone strikes on US military positions in Jordan after Washington attacked Iran's Larak Island, reigniting direct hostilities following a month-long lull.
Tehran fired a volley of missiles at American military installations in Jordan after an attack on Larak Island Tehran has launched missile and drone strikes on US military positions in Jordan after Washington attacked Iran's Larak Island, reigniting direct hostilities following a month-long lull.
Tehran fired a volley of missiles at American military installations in Jordan after an attack on Larak Island Tehran has launched missile and drone strikes on US military positions in Jordan after Washington attacked Iran's Larak Island, reigniting direct hostilities following a month-long lull.
US must get troops out of Gulf, former counterterrorism chief says Joseph Kent, the former director of the US National Counterterrorism Centre, urged Washington to immediately withdraw troops from the Gulf as Tehran woved to respond to Larak island attack. “We just struck targets on Lark Island, Iran will respond,” Kent said in a social media post. “If we want to control the escalation cycle and not have the war accelerate we must get our troops out of the region.
The US-led military bloc is not even hiding its intentions to suppress Russias peaceful development in the region, Sergey Lavrov has said NATO is driving the militarization of the Arctic through intense military preparations that pose a direct threat to Russia's security and increase the risk of direct armed confrontation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
The US-led military bloc is not even hiding its intentions to suppress Russias peaceful development in the region, Sergey Lavrov has said NATO is driving the militarization of the Arctic through intense military preparations that pose a direct threat to Russia's security and increase the risk of direct armed confrontation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
Seven wounded in al-Mughayyir as Israeli forces besiege the village Seven Palestinians have been wounded in the occupied West Bank village of al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, most of them by live ammunition, local sources told Al Jazeera. It remains unclear whether the rounds were fired by Israeli forces or Israeli settlers. Residents said that Israeli forces who raided al-Mughayyir after the settler attack have since withdrawn to the village entrance, which locals say is now locked down and besieged.
US says attack was response to Revolutionary Guards preparing rockets to launch sea mines into strait US forces have struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island on Sunday, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes since late July. “I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak island. Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait of Hormuz,” the official said.
Iran vows response to US attack, calls it ‘fatal mistake’ Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said the US attack on Larak island killed and wounded several Iranian fighters and civilians, and vowed to respond and punish those responsible, Iranian state broadcaster reported. IRGC spokesperson Sardar Mohebi accused the US of making “a strategic and fatal mistake”, for which it will pay consequences “in both the economic and military arenas,” according to Fars news agency.
US forces strike two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran's Larak island on Sunday, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes on Iran since late July. "I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz," the official said.
British Arabs urge UK government to impose binding rules on Israeli settlements Submitted by Ayse Betul Aytekin on Sun, 08/30/2026 - 21:21 Joint letter to Foreign Secretary Miliband urges the UK to close the gap between its stated legal position and its actions, while helping protect Palestinians from escalating settler violence A woman holds a placard outside Downing Street during a "National March for Palestine" in London, Britain, 18 July 2026 (Jack Taylor/Reuters) Off Dozens of prominent British Arabs have called on the UK government to move beyond condemning illegal Israeli settlements and put legally binding rules in place to stop British economic activity from supporting their expansion. In a joint letter to Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, dated 24 August 2026, the signatories call on the government to act on the obligations it already recognises, "particularly the duties of non-recognition, non-assistance and differentiation between Israel and the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967. " The real question is no longer whether the Israeli settlements are unlawful, the letter says.
Israeli forces shoot two Palestinians during settler attacks near Ramallah At least two Palestinians were wounded when Israeli forces fired live ammunition during a settler attack near al-Mughayyir village in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reported, citing Palestinian medical sources. The incident occurred as Palestinians confronted settlers who were attacking homes west of the village, northeast of Ramallah. Israeli forces were enabling the attacks by restricting access to the village and its surrounding area to Israeli settlers only, the head of the village council Amin Abu Aliya told Al Jazeera.
Vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on August 10, 2026. /VCG Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that multiple military personnel and civilians were killed or injured Sunday night in a "US-Israeli" attack on Iran's southern Larak Island in Hormozgan Province.
Mecca pact's first trilateral meeting to be held in Istanbul on Monday The first meeting under the defence pact signed by Turkey , Saudi Arabia and Pakistan , known as the Mecca Agreement, will be held in Istanbul on Monday, according to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The foreign ministers of Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia will be in attendance, as well as their defence ministers and military chiefs. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have signed the joint pact in Mecca earlier this month.
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has previously said the September 30 date for completing the withdrawal is fixed and final Iraq is committed to a full withdrawal of US-led coalition forces by the end of September, UK-based Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Saturday, citing an Iraqi official.
A Revolutionary Court in Isfahan has sentenced 10 protesters to death and six others to prison terms of up to 25 years over the nationwide demonstrations in the central Iranian city, according to an activist-run Telegram news channel.
UAE, Egyptian central banks say they are coordinating on Banque Misr The United Arab Emirates and Egyptian central banks are coordinating with regard to Banque Misr, they said on Sunday, after the US Treasury said it was cutting off all the bank's UAE branches from dollar transactions over its dealings with Iran. Banque Misr will take all necessary measures to conduct its business as usual, the central banks said in their joint statement.
Tanker struck by projectile in Hormuz, UKMTO says A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting inbound through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said on Sunday. The incident occurred 12 nautical miles north of Oman's port town of Khasab, UKMTO said in an advisory note. Authorities are investigating the incident which did not cause any casualties or environmental impact, it added.
British activist abducted by armed Israeli settlers in Masafer Yatta Israeli settlers forcibly detained a British activist in the village of Umm al-Khair, in Masafer Yatta in the southern occupied West Bank. Footage circulating on social media showed the activist named Finn Joughin being grabbed by the arms and taken to an unknown location by armed Israeli settlers on Saturday. He could not be reached for a lengthy period afterwards.
