Balochistan [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Balochistan held a protest sit-in near the Governor's House amid tight security, highlighting what it described as the worsening law-and-order situation, terrorism, rising petroleum prices and the continued closure of border crossings with Iran and Afghanistan, as reported by Dawn.
A Revolutionary Guards veteran who fought in Syria helped command a deadly crackdown on protesters in Shahriar near Tehran, as security forces used coordinated lethal tactics across Tehran province during nationwide protests in January, an Iran International investigation found.
Tehran [Iran], August 30 (ANI): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has called for unity among Muslims and urged Islamic countries to identify and confront what he called their 'true enemy'.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Mongolian Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh praised the resilience of the Iranian nation in the face of the recent US-Israeli war of aggression, highlighting the historical and cultural ties between the two countries as a basis for stronger relations.
Israeli flare bombs ignite forest fires in southern Lebanon, local media reports Israeli forces dropped flare bombs over the Aita al-Jabal forest in southern Lebanon’s Bint Jbeil district on Sunday, sparking fires, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. The agency also said the Israeli army caused a “massive explosion” in the southern town of Houla in the Marjeyoun district. The developments came as a US state department spokesperson said Hezbollah must disarm for Lebanon to become a “safe and sovereign country”.
Haaretz: Army concerned Netanyahu escalating West Bank tensions before elections Israeli military sources have voiced concern that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be deliberately escalating tensions in the occupied West Bank ahead of elections, Haaretz reported The report said the violence was being used to divert attention from the failures surrounding the October 7 attack. Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has questioned the government’s intentions and wants to avoid drawing the army into new crises driven by political considerations, the newspaper said. Political figures in Israel, including finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, have openly advocated a more intense campaign in the West Bank that could be used to justify military action against the Palestinian Authority.
Iranians described cancelled language tests, soaring costs, visa hurdles and internet restrictions as obstacles increasingly putting study abroad beyond reach, in messages sent to Iran International following new US sanctions.
Three-year-old among two killed in Israeli strike in Gaza An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinians, including a three-year-old child, near a bakery in central Gaza on Sunday, according to health officials and medics cited by Reuters. The dead were identified as Hussam Nasser and three-year-old Taym Hamdan, while several others were wounded in the attack in Deir el-Balah. The Israeli military earlier said it had targeted and killed a Hamas fighter whom it accused of involvement in attacks against Israeli forces and civilians.
(260830) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 30, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ishikawa Mayu of Japan serves the ball during the bronze medal match between Japan and Iran at AVC Women's Volleyball Continental Championship in Tianjin, China, Aug. 30, 2026.
South Africa accuses Israel of violating ICJ's legally binding provisional measures Submitted by MEE staff on Sun, 08/30/2026 - 09:58 Pretoria submits evidence to a dedicated judicial committee, arguing that the ongoing defiance of the court's mandates undermines its legitimacy Displaced Palestinians walk past tents and destroyed buildings near the beachfront in Gaza City on 14 August 2026 (AFP) Off South Africa has accused Israel of breaking legally binding orders issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) intended to protect Palestinians in Gaza, while calling on the international community "to take all necessary action to prevent and punish genocide". In a statement issued by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Pretoria said that Israel has refused to comply with three separate provisional measure orders issued by the ICJ. This refusal "undermines their protective function and entails further destruction of the Palestinian group", the statement says.
Far-right Israeli minister boasts of worsening conditions for Palestinian prisoners Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir has boasted about worsening conditions for Palestinian prisoners after visiting female inmates, according to AFP. In a video posted by Ben Gvir, a prisoner said inmates had not bathed for three days or changed their underwear, warning that the conditions could lead to disease. Ben-Gvir responded approvingly, saying he was “proud” that prison conditions had been reduced to the “bare minimum” and declaring that “the summer camps in the prisons are over”.
Araghchi calls for accountability over US use of Japan's airbase to attack Iran Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on the Japanese public to hold their government accountable over reports that US military assets stationed in Japan were used in operations against Iran. Speaking to Kyodo News, Araghchi referred to reports that US Air Force F-16 fighter jets deployed from Misawa Air Base to the Middle East took part in operations against Iran. “The peace-loving people of Japan should ask their government to be held accountable for the crimes committed by the United States,” Araghchi said, arguing that Tokyo bears responsibility for how military facilities and capabilities based in Japan are used.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s agriculture minister assured the public that the country’s food security and supply of essential goods remain stable despite drought, sanctions and wartime pressures, saying strategic reserves have continued to grow without the need for emergency withdrawals.
The government is struggling to meet a shortfall in fuel and is wary that higher prices at the pump could stir unrest.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s sports delegation for the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, has been officially sent off at a ceremony attended by senior sports officials, athletes and coaches.
NBC journalists attacked as settler violence continues across occupied West Bank Men wearing masks attacked an NBC News television crew near the occupied West Bank village of Jalud while the journalists were interviewing a Palestinian woman who said she had been driven from her home by Israeli settlers, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. The incident comes amid a wider escalation of settler violence across the occupied territory. Israeli forces also bulldozed Palestinian-owned land in Deir Ballut, while hundreds of settlers, accompanied by Israeli forces, raided Islamic religious sites in Awarta, local media said.
Sudanese in Kordofan's Bara the latest civilians to be forced into battle Submitted by Mohammed Amin on Fri, 08/28/2026 - 16:26 The Popular Resistance has played a crucial role in battlefield successes against the RSF, but some claim it is a vehicle to return figures from the Bashir era Members of the pro-Sudanese army Popular Resistance group gather for a rally in the Karary district of Omdurman on 30 June 2026 (Ebrahim Hamid/AFP) Off From the Sudanese war’s earliest months, civilians have been forced to take up arms to defend themselves. In Darfur’s al-Geneina in the summer of 2023, members of the Masalit community fought back as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias rampaged through the city. Similarly, villages in al-Jazira state south of Khartoum fought off invading paramilitaries as communities around them were overrun.
'We will be there to attack': Israeli minister says US deal will not stop strikes on Iran Israeli minister Eli Cohen said Israel would strike Iran again if Tehran attempts to rebuild its nuclear or ballistic missile programmes, even if it reaches an agreement with the United States. “If Iran makes the mistake and tries to renew its nuclear programme or ballistic missile programme, even if there is an agreement with the United States, we will be there to attack,” Cohen told Israeli news site Ynet in an interview on Saturday.
Economic hardship and a lack of stable jobs are driving children and teenagers in Iran’s border regions into kolbari, the hazardous practice of carrying goods across mountainous frontiers for money, Iran's labor-focused news agency ILNA reported on Sunday.
