TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi reaffirmed Iran’s firm support for the Lebanese people, Lebanon’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty, stressing the need for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from occupied Lebanese territories.
Refugees International president trashes Israel's food claims The president of Refugees International, Jeremy Konyndyk, termed “absurd on its face” the Israeli government claims that improved malnutrition stats in Gaza today “somehow invalidate the famine declaration a year ago”. In a series of posts on X, Konyndyk highlighted data to explain that “yes, malnutrition and starvation in Gaza have abated since famine was declared”. “For a very obvious reason: Israel was blocking aid for 6+ months last year, and loosened obstruction of food aid after the famine declaration.
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Tehran will continue documenting the crimes committed by the US and the Zionist regime during their war of aggression against Iran and pursue the issue through international forums, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said.
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Record gold prices outpaced rising mining costs in Q1'26, generating unprecedented margins and cash flows for producers despite persistent inflationary pressures and regional geopolitical disruptions, according to a report by the World Gold Council (WGC).
Israeli forces carry out two explosions in southern Lebanon, set fire to homes Israeli military carried out two explosions Saturday morning on the outskirts of the town of Aita al-Jabal in southern Lebanon, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. NNA said Israeli forces set fire to several homes in the town of Beit Yahoun in southern Lebanon, while a drone strike targeted the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed that national unity, solidarity and cohesion are the country’s main sources of strength, calling for greater understanding and cooperation at home and among Muslim countries.
West Bank attacks: Two Palestinians shot, entry to village closed Two Palestinians, including a 15-year-old child, were wounded by Israeli forces early Saturday morning during a raid on the al-Amari refugee camp in al-Bireh, Wafa reported. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its crews treated two people wounded by live ammunition: a 15-year-old child who was shot in the back and a young man who sustained a gunshot wound to the leg. Meanwhile, Israeli forces have closed the entrance to the village of Al-Mughayir, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, Quds News Network reported.
Iran’s trade with Dubai is showing growing signs of strain under the war and Washington’s new economic campaign, but sanctioned Iranian banks, flights and some commercial routes continue to operate despite calls for a sweeping cutoff, the Financial Times reported Saturday.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – South Afria formally accused the Israeli regime of failing to comply with three legally binding orders issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), submitting an evidence dossier to the UN’s top court as the humanitarian toll from the war on Gaza continues to rise.
Morning recap Good morning Middle East Eye readers, If you're just joining us, here are key developments from across the region: • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has rejected the US’s repeated claims that the Strait of Hormuz is open, saying US officials are continuing to “lie” to “cover up their failures”. • The United States issued more Iran-related sanctions targeting one entity and one individual on Friday. • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran was ready for cooperation and understanding with regional countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s women’s volleyball team made history by reaching the Asian Championship semifinals for the first time after defeating Indonesia 3-1 in Tianjin, China, setting up a showdown with the host nation.
US judge rules alleged 9/11 mastermind's confessions inadmissible A US military judge ruled Friday that confessions made by alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI agents are inadmissible and cannot be used against him at trial, The New York Times reported. The ruling comes just before the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. Prosecutors have already excluded statements that Mohammed made after his capture when he was held by the CIA in overseas prisons and subjected to brutal treatment including waterboarding before his transfer in 2006 to Guantanamo, the Times reported.
Ghalibaf says 'no one will be able to sell oil in region where Iran can't' Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that “no one will be able to sell oil in a region where Tehran cannot”, according to Mehr News Agency. On Friday, Ghalibaf republished on X a message originally dated 22 July, responding to earlier claims by US Central Command (Centcom) commander Admiral Brad Cooper that American forces had achieved full control of the Strait of Hormuz and halted Iran's oil exports. “The equation of this war is clear: either all or none!
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei reiterated the need for Iran’s officials to act in a way so as to protect national unity and social cohesion.
Iran will neither forgive nor forget Minab school massacre, Araghchi says Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has said that his country will neither forgive nor forget the Minab school massacre “but will continue to pursue it”, IRNA reported. During a visit to the “Minab School” painting exhibition on Friday, Araghchi said human rights have “become a political tool in the hands of some Western states”, “exploiting them for political gain and attaching no real value to the concept”. “We believe in human rights in the true sense of the word in Iran and have always defended the rights of the Iranian people and will not allow it to be abused by others,” he added, according to IRNA.
Iran’s large-scale fuel losses appear to go beyond the smuggling cited by officials in Tehran, with evidence pointing to organized diversion within the country’s fuel distribution system.
BEIJING, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines from the past week: 1. China beats Qatar in FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers second round China cruised to an 83-57 away victory over Qatar in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on August 27, making a winning start to the second round.
Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib, Yassamin Ansari denounce 'immoral' Iran war Two US Congresswomen have criticised Trump administration’s “immoral” war on Iran, which completed six months on Sunday. In a post on X, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib wrote: “Today marks 6 months since the Trump administration launched its illegal and immoral war on the people of Iran. This act of imperial aggression has claimed thousands of innocent lives, put the US and global economies on the brink, and caused suffering for millions,” she wrote on X.
Israeli strikes on Gaza killed four children in five days, Unicef says Israeli strikes on Gaza killed four children in the past five days and destroyed humanitarian supplies and damaged critical water infrastructure, Unicef said. The children, aged between two and 16, were killed in separate strikes, including one who died from wounds sustained last week. On Tuesday, five other children aged eight to 17 were hit by live fire or shrapnel following strikes and suffered life-changing injuries, Unicef said, according to a statement by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
