Political reporting on Iran — the government and Supreme Leader, elections, nuclear negotiations, and the factional struggles inside the Islamic Republic — collected from independent English-language outlets.
A plan to sell petrol at a much higher “refinery cost” rate in southern Kerman province was halted hours before it was due to begin, the provincial fuel distribution company said on Thursday.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ayatollah Ahmad Marvi, the chief custodian of the holy shrine of the eighth Shiite Imam in Iran’s Mashhad, called on the Iranian nation to preserve national unity and cohesion, saying the country should continue its path toward “dignity, greatness, glory and independence”.
Mecca Defence Agreement will include political and military coordination, Turkey says Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will form political and military mechanisms under a defence pact signed between the regional powers last week, Turkey's defence ministry said, adding the alliance would also deepen defence industry cooperation. At a weekly briefing in Ankara, the ministry said the mechanisms would include the three countries' defence ministers, foreign ministers, and military chiefs. It added that joint military exercises were also being planned under the pact, while cooperation could include joint production and technology sharing in the defence industry.
Washington DC [US], August 13 (ANI): US intelligence officials had low confidence in an Iranian threat against US President Donald Trump before he was secretly moved to an alternate aircraft while departing Turkey after the NATO Summit last month, according to a report by The Washington Post.
Polls open in crunch Clacton contest between Reform's Nigel Farage and Count Binface Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 14:39 The Reform leader was elected MP for Clacton in 2024 but resigned last month to trigger the by-election, but a satirical candidate offers his biggest challenge The two main candidates in Thursday's by-election are Nigel Farage and Count Binface (AFP) Off Voters are heading to the polls on Thursday in the seaside town of Claton, on England's east coast, to vote in one of the most unusual by-elections in recent British history. The two main candidates are Nigel Farage, the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, which was until recently dominating in the national polls, and Count Binface , a man dressed as a bin. Farage was elected MP for Clacton in 2024 but resigned last month in order to trigger the by-election.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the Zionist regime’s claims over the occupied Golan Heights and rejection of an independent Palestinian state, stressing that such positions violate historical and legal realities and international law.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave that post by the end of August, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday.
CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Israel's claims of Iranian threat to Trump: Report US intelligence officials were sceptical of an alleged Iranian assassination threat against Donald Trump that was relayed by Israel, sources told The Washington Post. The threat was relayed by the Israeli government to the CIA, but analysts had doubts about the credibility of the information and conveyed their thoughts to the Trump administration, one official indicated. Another official described the reports of threats against the US president's life as "Israeli-derived, not U.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei warned that the environmental damage caused by the US military presence and operations in the Persian Gulf must be addressed in any future arrangements governing the Strait of Hormuz.
Mohsen Rezaei’s appointment as Iran’s new security chief has opened a battle over its political meaning, with ultra-hardliners portraying the removal of his predecessor as evidence that the balance in Tehran has shifted against advocates of negotiations with Washington.
Saudi Arabia opposed Egypt's inclusion in Mecca agreement, sources say Saudi Arabia opposed Egypt joining the security pact signed with Turkey and Pakistan last week, despite Ankara's push for Cairo to be included, three Saudi sources familiar with the discussions told Middle East Eye. One of the sources, a former senior adviser to the Saudi monarchy, said Riyadh did not want Egypt to join the agreement "at least for now". All three sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the issue, said the Saudi position was driven by a growing frustration with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's government and a belief in Riyadh that Egypt no longer offered the strategic or military value it once did.
Lebanon passes sweeping amnesty law for prisoners, wanted people Lebanon's parliament on Wednesday passed a sweeping and long-awaited amnesty law that should benefit thousands of prisoners and wanted people, in the first legislation of its kind since 1991. The law, which had been a demand of various political factions and a topic of debate for years, aims to reduce prison overcrowding, with many inmates awaiting trial for years. The office of the country's parliament speaker announced the "approval of a draft law aimed at granting a general amnesty and exceptionally reducing the terms of certain sentences".
Americans are played against each other while political leaders fail to represent them, the conservative journalist has told RT Conservative journalist Tucker Carlson has accused the US political establishment of turning Americans against each other, telling RT that key decisions are made by unelected officials and the system no longer represents ordinary voters.
Washington, DC [US], August 12 (ANI): President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that the US exercised 'total control' over the Strait of Hormuz, and he 'will keep it' amid stalled negotiations with Iran regarding the reopening of the strategic conduit. In a statement on Truth Social, Trump asserted, 'The U. S.
Exclusive: UK to announce raft of new policies on Israel including settlement goods ban Since Andy Burnham became prime minister, there has been a serious shift in approach to British foreign policy. But so far none of it has been made public, beyond a change in the rhetoric of government ministers. This is set to change after parliament's summer recess.
Israel seeking to 'remove Palestine from world's agenda', Erdogan says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's government of seeking to "remove Palestine" from the world's agenda. "The aim of the Netanyahu government is to remove Palestine from the common agenda of humanity by profiting from chaos and new conflicts in the region," Erdogan said at a joint news conference with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara. "No matter what they do, they will not succeed.
Exclusive: UK to announce raft of new policies on Israel including settlement goods ban Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 12:09 MEE can reveal new details of potential policies on Israel and the occupied West Bank under discussion in the British government UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband listens as he meets with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington, DC, on 5 August 2026 (AFP) Off Since Andy Burnham became prime minister, there has been a serious shift in approach to British foreign policy. But so far none of it has been made public, beyond a change in the rhetoric of government ministers. This is set to change after parliament's summer recess.
Washington, DC [US], August 12 (ANI): A veteran White House reporter has disclosed after 26 years that the Clinton administration held a briefing for journalists prior to employing a decoy aircraft during the US President's high-risk visit to Pakistan in 2000.
Iran's new Security Council shake-up reveals growing divisions over US deal Soon after Iranian negotiators reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States in late June to end months of hostilities, Iran 's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) issued a statement endorsing the agreement. The statement was signed by Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, a former hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) general who had replaced the slain Ali Larijani, a prominent moderate figure who had supported a deal with Washington and was killed in a US- Israeli strike on 17 March. In Iran, the SNSC secretary, who is appointed by the president, does not have a vote on the council.
Trump says US will keep 'total control' of Strait of Hormuz President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is in control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz and will "keep it. " "The U. S.
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