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Iran president says 'US will achieve nothing' with economic pressure
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday said the "United States will achieve nothing" with its new round of economic sanctions, local media reported.
Iran says Persian-language media outlets abroad in 'target bank'
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran's armed forces said Wednesday that several Persian-language media outlets operating abroad were included in its "military target bank", accusing them of wo...
South Korea says Russian military planes entered its air defence zone
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea said on Wednesday it had scrambled fighter jets in response to Russian military aircraft entering its air defence zone, the second such incursion in...
US military spending $2.2 bn to build small nuclear reactors
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
The US Army announced Wednesday it has awarded a combined $2.2 billion to vendors to build and operate small nuclear reactors at five military bases in the Unit...
Japan to support alternative Mideast oil pipelines: media
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Japan plans to provide support for alternative pipelines in the Middle East as it seeks to improve energy security in the wake of the Iran war, local media repo...
Lebanon accuses Israel of burning forest, farmland in south
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
As extreme heat fuels wildfires worldwide this summer, Lebanese officials and residents have accused Israel's military of systematically sparking blazes that ha...
'No other option': Gulf expats hunker down between bouts of war
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Six months into the Middle East war, the army of foreign workers and expats in the Gulf has largely stayed put -- hoping to ride out the uncertainty caused by c...
Six months on, grief still raw for Iran school parents
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
For months, Masoumeh Zakeri has endlessly replayed the last night she spent with her nine-year-old daughter before she was killed in a strike on her school duri...
Six months on, grief still raw for Iran school parents
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
For months, Masoumeh Zakeri has endlessly replayed the last night she spent with her nine-year-old daughter before she was killed in a strike on her school duri...
One-third of vessels blacklisted by Iran already attacked around Hormuz
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
One-third of the vessels Iran has threatened to confiscate for breaching Strait of Hormuz transit rules have already been attacked during the Middle East war, a...
Iranians queue for petrol after US announces new sanctions
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Long queues formed at petrol stations in Tehran on Tuesday after the United States announced fresh sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran into submission.
Netanyahu got his Iran war, but maybe not his desired result
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
After decades of urging the United States to attack Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally got his wish. But after six months of inconclusive h...
CORRECTED: Once its saviour, US puts Kuwait in Iran's crosshairs
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Like many Kuwaitis, Ghanim Alsulaimani still vividly remembers Iraqi tanks rolling through his hometown when his small Gulf state faced extinction had US troops...
Once its saviour, US puts Kuwait in Iran's crosshairs
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Like many Kuwaitis, Salem Al-Ghanem still vividly remembers Iraqi tanks rolling through his hometown when his small Gulf state faced extinction had US troops no...
Trump says executions of Iran protesters must stop
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump expressed outrage on Tuesday at the mounting number of executions in Iran of people allegedly involved in mass protests earlier this y...
CIA director Ratcliffe visits Moscow: US media
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow on Tuesday for meetings, in what would be his first known visit to Russia as CIA head, US ...
Israel defence minister vows to keep troops in Syria during visit
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz made a rare visit to troops in southern Syria on Tuesday, reiterating a pledge to keep forces in the area as long as there ...
CIA director Ratcliffe visiting Moscow: US media
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe is visiting Moscow for meetings, US media said Tuesday after flight data showed an American military airc...
Oman's top diplomat in Iran for talks
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Oman's top diplomat held talks in Iran on Monday, Tehran said, as the two countries seek a way to regulate transit through the Strait of Hormuz, which has emerg...
Israel defence minister vows to keep troops in Syria during visit
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz made a rare visit to troops in southern Syria on Tuesday, reiterating a pledge to keep forces in the area as long as there ...
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