UKMTO reports incident involving military in Gulf of Oman The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday it received a report of an incident involving a tanker and military forces in the Gulf of Oman. UKMTO ADVISORY 109-26 Click here to view the full product ⤵️ https://t. co/oKdOtMYEKi #MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Israeli regime has advanced plans to build around 650 housing units in a new illegal settlement south of Al-Quds on land adjacent to Palestinian homes, the Palestinian Al-Quds Governorate said Monday.
Brent oil price passes $90 as Iran-US deal hopes fade The price of Brent North Sea crude, the main international oil contract, climbed above $90 on Tuesday as hopes that the US and Iran reach a deal to end the war fade. Brent reached $90. 02 a barrel, a gain of more than 2.
Artyom Kirpichenok, an outspoken Israel critic, has been missing since landing at Ben Gurion Airport last week Israeli authorities have remained silent on the fate of Russian-Israeli historian Artyom Kirpichenok, days after his reported detention and despite Moscow seeking answers about his whereabouts.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said millions of dollars in aid were raised by Iranians living abroad and transferred to Iran during the recent US-Israeli war of aggression against the country.
Syria: Court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia in landmark trial Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 09:46 Damascus court sentenced Syria's former strongman, his brother Maher and former security official Atef Najib to death on charges of murder, torture and incitement to murder Off A Damascus court sentenced Syria's former strongman Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher and former security official Atef Najib to death on Tuesday on charges of murder, torture and incitement to murder. Najib was tried in person, while Bashar and Maher were tried in absentia. The court convicted Assad of premeditated murder of multiple people, including children, as well as torture, arbitrary detention and crimes against humanity.
Two wounded in Israeli drone attack in Lebanon Lebanon's health ministry said on Tuesday that an Israeli drone strike in the city of Nabatieh wounded two civilians. The ministry added that a second strike targeted a rescue team from the Al-Risala Association, damaging an ambulance that was transporting a wounded person. مسيّرة استهدفت فرق اسعاف اثناء نقلها اصابة جراء غارة على سيارة في حي الجامعات https://t.
Reacting to reports of the deteriorating health of opposition leader Ali Karimli and media expert Alasgar Mammadli, both detained in Azerbaijan, and the threat of extradition from Ukraine to Azerbaijan of political activist Bahruz Hasanli, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “According to family members and lawyers, Ali Karimli and […] The post Azerbaijan: Health of imprisoned government critics at risk as another political activist faces extradition threat appeared first on Amnesty International .
Germany's embassy in Tehran remains on emergency operations because of the security situation in Iran, with its visa section closed to regular visitors and no regular visa appointments being issued, the German Foreign Office told Iran International on Tuesday.
A Syrian court convicted former President Bashar al-Assad of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to death on Tuesday in a case over killings, torture and arbitrary detention during the government's crackdown on protests that began in 2011.
Beirut [Lebanon], August 11 (ANI): Israeli forces fired 455 projectiles into southern Lebanon and breached Lebanese airspace 97 times between Friday and Sunday, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) reported, marking one of the heaviest periods of fire recorded in months.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi congratulated six senior Iranian military commanders and officials on their new responsibilities, expressing confidence in their ability to safeguard Iran’s security, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Iran to increase gas production, says state minister Iran will bring back 95 million cubic metres of gas to its production cycle by the end of September, oil minister Mohsen Paknejad said on Tuesday according to the oil ministry's news outlet, as Tehran conducts repairs on energy infrastructure targeted by Israel and the US. In July, a senior government official said Iran expects to restore around 100 million cubic metres per day of natural gas production capacity "within the coming months," after strikes removed about 230 million cubic metres from output since the war started in late February.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Israeli regime is holding the remains of around 1,700 Palestinians for possible use in future prisoner or remains exchanges, despite no Israeli captives being held by Hamas, Israel’s Haaretz daily reported Monday.
Israel's 'pilot zones' turn Lebanese sovereignty on its head Submitted by Belen Fernandez on Sun, 08/09/2026 - 16:51 Under the guise of restoring state authority, Washington's plan demands Hezbollah's disarmament while allowing military occupation and territorial conquest to continue Lebanese soldiers patrol Zawtar al-Gharbiya on 28 July 2026, as residents return to inspect their homes a week after the army deployed to the southern village under the US-sponsored 'pilot zones' agreement (Joseph Eid/AFP) On Imagine, for a moment, that Country A is conducting an illegal occupation of Country B and regularly slaughtering its inhabitants despite an alleged ceasefire agreement . By any modicum of logic, a resolution to the situation would first require Country A to stop occupying and slaughtering people in Country B, right? Wrong - at least if Country A happens to be Israel , which has never felt compelled to abide by international legal or moral standards.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei strongly condemned the Zionist regime’s recent attacks on southern Lebanon, which have killed and wounded Lebanese citizens and damaged infrastructure and homes.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi briefed his German counterpart on Tehran’s ongoing consultations with Oman to establish a safe shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that insecurity in the waterway stems from US and Israeli military aggression against Iran.
Elaborate ruse was used to transport president to military flight from Air Force One to return from Nato meet Donald Trump departed on a secret military flight from Turkey to Britain last month when the White House said he was flying aboard Air Force One, in an extraordinary ruse – prompted by an Iranian assassination threat – that involved hiding the president in an airport catering container, according to reporting from the Washington Post and the New York Times. The operation took place when Trump was in Ankara for a Nato summit with world leaders, according to the Post . The president reportedly boarded the old Air Force One jumbo jet in view of television cameras, and then was secretly shuttled minutes later to a smaller plane via an airport catering truck typically used to load meals and other supplies preflight, a US official told the Post.
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest updates: A drone fell near a key oil tank and pipeline network at the Zawiya Oil Refining Company's oil blending plant, Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said. This is the third such attack in two days, with no casualties or damage reported in the latest incident. NOC indicated that it would declare a possible refinery shutdown if the attacks continue.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei condemned US officials’ continued reliance on economic sanctions against Iran, describing Washington’s sanctions policy as an “addiction” that has replaced diplomacy.
