Centcom says 68 vessels redirected so far in Iran naval blockade The US forces have redirected 68 commercial vessels, disabled three and boarded two others to enforce the ongoing naval blockade against Iran, US Central Command (Centcom) said. In a post on X, Centcom said more than 20 warships have been supporting the blockade, which continues amid US threats to impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran. U.
Lebanon death toll rises to 4,348 Israeli attacks have killed at least 4,348 people in Lebanon since 2 March and injured more than 12,300, according to the latest figures published by the Lebanese ministry of health. The ministry also said at least 8,915 people had been killed and more than 30,540 injured since the war began on October 2023.
Israel launches attacks in southern Lebanon Israeli warplanes carried out two strikes on southern Lebanon five minutes apart, targeting the Ali al-Taher ridge in Nabatieh province, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. The ridge overlooks southern Lebanon and northern Israel. The agency also reported an attack near the town of Deir Siryan, a raid on Doha Kafr Rumman and a bombing in the al-Mansouri area.
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday that it is closely monitoring incidents involving Indian sailors in high-risk maritime zones, including the Strait of Hormuz and the coasts of Yemen and Somalia.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in Gaza Israeli forces shot dead 29-year-old Palestinian Ibrahim Mohammed Kawar’a in the Qizan al-Najjar area, south of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, on Friday evening, Wafa news agency reported. The Palestinian Red Crescent said Kawar’a was handcuffed and shackled before the killing. Medical sources said his body was taken to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.
Iran president says time to end war while in position of strength Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday it was time to end the months-long war with the United States because Tehran appeared to be in a stronger position than Washington. Talks between the longtime foes remain on hold, and the war started by the US and Israel in February has been locked in a stalemate. Tehran is keeping the key Strait of Hormuz partially shut and Washington is persisting with a naval counter-blockade of Iran.
Airstrikes near Turkish-linked sites could make the country an arena for two rival regional visions Israeli airstrikes on Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase on August 18 unexpectedly turned what might otherwise have looked like another familiar episode of Israeli military activity inside a neighboring country into something far more dangerous.
Turkey to seek Interpol notice for Netanyahu in Gaza flotilla case Turkey said on Friday it would seek an Interpol red notice for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of a domestic criminal case linked to an attack on activists seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. Nato member Turkey has been one of the fiercest critics of Israel's war on Gaza and has previously issued domestic arrest warrants for Netanyahu over the war there. It has repeatedly called for international measures against Israel over what Ankara calls its violations of human rights and international law.
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that it is better to end the war now as Iran is in a position of "power and dignity.
Warplanes targeted areas around Nabatieh as the Jewish state continues its campaign against Hezbollah Israeli warplanes carried out a new wave of strikes around Nabatieh, a major city and administrative hub in southern Lebanon, early on Friday, with footage showing powerful explosions lighting up the night sky.
Iran’s president calls for war to end ‘today’ from position of strength Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to the war while Tehran remains “in a position of strength and dignity”, warning that Iran would crush any renewed attack. Pezeshkian described the negotiated agreement as a “major achievement” unanimously approved by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. “They cannot find even one clause in this agreement that indicates surrender; all the commitments are on the other side,” the Iranian Students’ News Agency quoted him as saying.
Five years after the fall of Kabul, 'war on terror' ghosts have come home Submitted by Moazzam Begg on Thu, 08/20/2026 - 16:32 From Bagram to Camp Bucca, the West's brutal carceral laboratories inadvertently forged the leaderships that would ultimately dismantle its imperial presence Activists representing the men still held at the US detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, protest outside the White House on 11 January 2023 (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP) Off Five years ago, the world watched in stunned disbelief as the final American military aircraft left Kabul , bringing a chaotic and humiliating end to a 20-year occupation. The images of desperate people clinging to the fuselages of US military transport planes departing the Afghan capital mirrored the panic of Saigon in 1975 , cementing a visual legacy of imperial overreach. Western media outlets trained their lenses almost exclusively on the runway of Hamid Karzai International Airport, hyper-focusing on the frenzy to manufacture a narrative of total, apocalyptic collapse.
Iran says its armed forces emerged stronger from latest war Iran’s acting Defence Minister Seyed Majid Ebn al-Reza says Tehran will resist any attack on the country’s territory, independence or security. Addressing worshippers before Friday prayers in Tehran, Ebn al-Reza said Iran entered the “Ramadan War” significantly stronger than during the earlier 12-day conflict, state broadcaster IRIB reported. He described the war as a “harsh test” that inflicted deaths and heavy losses but strengthened national confidence.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s caretaker defense minister stressed that the country’s defense capabilities are aimed at preventing war and aggression, rather than waging war, while reaffirming Tehran’s determination to defend its territory, independence and security.
Israeli settler kills Palestinian youth and wounds elderly man near Hebron A Palestinian youth has died after Israeli settlers opened fire during an attack near Sa’ir, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. Another Palestinian, a man in his 70s, suffered serious gunshot wounds in the same attack, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. Paramedics transported both Palestinians to hospital after performing resuscitation at the scene.
An oil products tanker was hijacked off Yemens coast, while a ship carrying weapons for Turkish forces was taken near Somalia Two commercial ships were hijacked in two separate incidents this week, reviving the specter of piracy off the coast of the Horn of Africa and nearby. The region has seen several attacks on commercial shipping amid the current Middle East conflict.
An oil products tanker was targeted off Yemens coast, while a ship carrying weapons for Turkish forces was taken near Somalia Two commercial ships were hijacked in two separate incidents this week, reviving the specter of piracy off the coast of the Horn of Africa and nearby. The region has seen several attacks on commercial shipping amid the current Middle East conflict.
Poland summons Israeli ambassador over closed Gaza aid worker probe Poland has summoned Israel’s ambassador after Israeli authorities closed proceedings into a 2024 attack that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza. Polish volunteer Damian Sobol, from Przemysl, was among those killed when Israeli aircraft struck the charity’s clearly marked convoy in central Gaza in April 2024. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland is very disappointed to receive the information ...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces warned that Iran is fully prepared to deliver “crushing, deterrent and devastating” responses to any threats or miscalculations by the enemies, stressing that its defense capabilities have reached a high level of self-reliance.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Israeli regime carried out a series of overnight airstrikes and attacks across southern Lebanon, targeting areas in Mansouri and Nabatieh while its forces also carried out explosions in Hadatha and al-Tiri, Lebanese state media reported Friday.
