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.
The US president says Europe should foot the bill for weapons Washington previously supplied to Kiev for free US President Donald Trump has said he intends to present Europe with a belated bill for billions of dollars Washington spent arming Ukraine under his predecessor, Joe Biden.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Parliament speaker warned that the US is facing growing pressure from rising oil futures prices, elevated Treasury yields and the depletion of the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), saying the consequences of US’ policies are increasingly difficult to conceal.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei condemned the violent incidents and attacks in Niamey, the capital of Niger, which resulted in the death and injury of a number of military personnel and civilians.
A fleeting encounter between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and China’s Xi Jinping in Bishkek has reignited an uncomfortable debate in Tehran: just how strategic is Iran’s much-vaunted partnership with Beijing?
US House approves law penalising higher education institution for Israel boycotts The US House of Representatives approved a Republican-backed bill that would penalise universities participating in boycotts of Israel as well as those restricting students from travelling there. The Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act passed 237-169, with the bill set to move to the Senate. "The antisemitic rot that has corroded college campuses must be eradicated," Republican congresswoman Virginia Foxx said.
Donald Trump’s renewed call for Iranians to rise up against the Islamic Republic has revived a question among some of those he is urging into the streets: after months of shifting US policy, can they trust Washington to stand by them if they do?
Washington DC [US], September 4 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday (local time) said that the Trump administration has a range of options at its disposal to deal with Iran, including economic, military, diplomatic and covert measures, as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to escalate amid the conflict in West Asia.
Adam Telle appointed as acting US Army Secretary, Trump says US President Donald Trump said that he was appointing Adam Telle, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, as the acting US Army Secretary. This came after the White House confirmed earlier this week that former army secretary, Dan Driscoll, submitted his resignation. Driscoll’s departure came following reports of increasing tensions with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as well as signs of unease in the Pentagon over how the Trump administration is prosecuting the war on Iran.
By Sahil Pandey New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): Iran's Chief Justice Ayatollah Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i on Thursday called for global unity to establish peace, justice and prosperity, while strongly condemning what he described as "illegal" attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran.
Vance says US not talking to Iran unless they stop shooting at ships US Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Thursday that the United States does not plan to hold talks with Iran unless Tehran stops attacking commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. "They've got to stop. It's that simple," he said.
Opinion: Palestine will outlast Blair and his grotesque 'Board of Peace' Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s latest reported intervention in the Middle East would be astonishing coming from any supposed mediator. Coming from Blair, it feels almost grimly on brand. Jeremy Greenstock, Britain’s former ambassador to the United Nations, says he learned from a ministerial-level source that Blair asked the Palestinian Authority (PA) to remove references to “ Palestine ” from its school curriculum.
Rights groups press lawmakers to scrap provision to merge US and Israeli militaries Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 18:07 The controversial defence bill measure would permanently integrate US and Israeli military tech advancements Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on 28 July 2026 (Israeli Government Press Office/AFP) Off On Thursday, 56 civil rights and advocacy groups urged Congress to scrap a defence bill provision that would strengthen US-Israeli military technology ties, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Section 219 of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) intends to insitute frameworks for joint ventures, licensing agreements and US-based co-production partnerships. It passed in the House of Representatives in July and is pending Senate approval.
Palestine will outlast Blair and his grotesque 'Board of Peace' Submitted by Soumaya Ghannoushi on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 16:23 As Gaza reconstruction stalls, the former UK prime minister stands accused of attempting to rewrite the country's history Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, pictured in 2023, has denied a report that he sought to have the word ‘Palestine’ removed from Palestinian textbooks (Charles McQuillan/AFP) Off Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s latest reported intervention in the Middle East would be astonishing coming from any supposed mediator. Coming from Blair, it feels almost grimly on brand. Jeremy Greenstock, Britain’s former ambassador to the United Nations, says he learned from a ministerial-level source that Blair asked the Palestinian Authority (PA) to remove references to “ Palestine ” from its school curriculum.
Blair Institute denies former UK PM asked PA to remove 'Palestine' from school textbooks Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 11:03 Former UK prime minister's institute denies MEE report that Trump's Board of Peace sent Blair to make request US President Donald Trump (R) and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair pose during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on 13 October 2025 (Yoan Valat/AFP) Off The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has denied an exclusive Middle East Eye report that the former UK prime minister asked the Palestinian Authority (PA) to remove any mention of " Palestine " from school textbooks. In an interview with MEE, Jeremy Greenstock, who was the UK 's ambassador to the UN between 1998 and 2003, said that US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace had sent Blair to ask the PA to replace "Palestine" with the Jewish designation of "Samaria". Blair was appointed to the founding executive board of the Board of Peace for Gaza by the Trump administration in January.
Xi’s Egypt visit tests Cairo’s balancing act Submitted by Eli Siegel-Bernstein on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 10:57 Chinese leader's visit produced new agreements and deeper Cairo-Beijing ties, but a Huawei bid for Egypt's AI infrastructure hangs over its relationship with Washington Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Chinese President Xi Jinping tour the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, 2 September 2026 (Egyptian Presidency/Handout via Reuters) Off Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held talks in Cairo on Wednesday, closing out Xi’s first visit to Egypt in a decade with a series of signed agreements, memoranda of understanding, and a joint statement on bilateral ties. The visit, timed to the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, coincided with the joint Egyptian-Chinese “Eagles of Civilisation” air exercise, launched 22 August to strengthen military ties between the two countries’ air forces. It also followed a report that Chinese tech giant Huawei had bid to supply Egypt with more than 2,000 artificial intelligence (AI) computing chips for a data centre.
Iranian lawmakers have drafted a new draft bill designed to intensify online censorship and limit Internet access in the country. The Cyberspace Regulation Plan is a revised version of an earlier draft bill that was abandoned after triggering fierce criticism in the country of some 90 million people.
UK must reject attempts to derail settlement trade ban Submitted by Ben Jamal on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 16:17 If the Burnham government can resist pressure from pro-Israel groups, this could mark the first step in a broader boycott campaign - one long sought by Palestine advocates British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband is pictured in Wicklow, Ireland, on 2 September 2026 (Paul Faith/AFP) Off There are mounting rumours that the UK government is planning to introduce a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. Such a ban has been a core demand of the Palestine solidarity movement for many years, as a key basic step towards ending UK complicity with Israel’s violations of international law . That it is now close to achievement is a product of two factors.
UAE President and Trump hold phone call over Middle East developments US President Donald Trump and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed regional developments and bilateral cooperation during a phone call, the UAE state news agency WAM reported on Thursday. The call between the two leaders touched on "ways to further strengthen ties" in support of their "mutual interests".
Netanyahu says Israel working to overthrow Iran’s government In an interview with Israeli channel i24NEWS, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that his country is working towards overthrowing Iran’s government. "All of our systems under my direction are working to overthrow this regime and defeat it," he said. Netanyahu also added that he was "very much satisfied" with what he saw after visiting Israeli soldiers in Gaza earlier that day, adding that Israel now controls over 60 per cent of the besieged strip.
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