Average advertised monthly rent in Tehran has climbed above 720 million rials, roughly three times the earnings of many Iranian workers, exposing a widening affordability gap as some tenants face increases of up to 100%, market data showed in late July.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stressed that Iran remains committed to resistance and safeguarding its independence despite mounting pressures, saying the country has chosen to stand firm rather than submit to oppression and coercion.
US-Iran war has stranded up to 20,000 seafarers, mostly Indian and Filipino crews, with none knowing when the nightmare will end The panicked crew of a cargo ship broadcast a distress signal late on Monday night from their location in the strait of Hormuz . About 20 nautical miles north of the coast of Oman, the Minoan Pioneer bulk carrier was hit by an unknown projectile, causing a blackout in the engine room and a fire in the accommodation area. The crew scrambled to put out the blaze and called for help from nearby vessels.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry will establish a documentation center named after former Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi, the head of the ministry’s Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) announced.
Tehran [Iran], August 9 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said that the deal with Oman on a legal mechanism for managing traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is 'very close', but reopening the strategic waterway will be subject to additional conditions, including compensation fro
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A member of Yemen’s Ansarullah political bureau warned Saudi Arabia against wasting time and losing opportunities, saying the kingdom will ultimately be forced to leave Yemen and pay compensation for the destruction it has caused.
Houthis claim attack on Saudi Aramco's Jizan refinery Yemen's Houthis have claimed a drone attack on Saudi Aramco's refinery in Jizan, saying the attack was in response to Saudi drone attacks on Yemen’s Saada and Hajjah provinces, according to Al Masirah TV. Saudi Arabia's ministry of energy earlier said firefighters have “extinguished a fire that broke out at dawn” in a facility belonging to the refinery in Jizan, without specifying what caused the fire.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior IRGC commander said the US and the Zionist regime have completely failed to achieve their objectives against the Islamic Republic, with their repeated failures leaving them unable to answer their own public and elites.
Morning recap Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Iran has asked the US to “correct its behaviour” and set six conditions for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, including permanently halting military action against Iran and its regional allies. US vice president JD Vance said the US has made progress in negotiations with Iran, but Washington remains focused on determining whether Tehran “is willing to make longer-term changes that could lead to an improved relationship with Washington”. Israeli settler attacks continue in the West Bank, with Palestinian media outlets reporting that Palestinian property was torched in an overnight attack.
Washington has reportedly diverted hundreds of advanced missile systems from South Korea and elsewhere to the Middle East Acute ammunition shortages caused by the Iran war have undermined US security guarantees to its allies in Asia, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing senior officials.
Washington has reportedly diverted "hundreds" of advanced missile systems from South Korea and elsewhere to the Middle East Acute ammunition shortages caused by the Iran war have undermined US security guarantees to its allies in Asia, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing senior officials.
Israeli media says Netanyahu okayed reconstruction in southern Gaza Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Israel Katz quietly authorised rehabilitation work in southern Gaza two weeks ago, Israeli Army Radio has reported. Netanyahu’s green flag to the work, which involves laying infrastructure for future residential housing, comes despite his repeated vows that reconstruction would not begin until Hamas is disarmed. The report said the work is under way in eastern Rafah, inside Israeli military-controlled territory near the so-called Yellow Line separating Israeli forces from Hamas-held areas.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry vowed to pursue the perpetrators and masterminds behind the 1998 terrorist attack on the country’s Consulate General in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif, which killed eight Iranian diplomats and a correspondent.
Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian property in West Bank Israeli settlers have set fire to Palestinian property overnight in Wadi Rahim in the southern West Bank, according to Palestinian media outlets. Footage posted on X by these outlets shows settlers entering homes in the Hebron Hills village and setting fire to furniture. #متابعة | مستوطنون يُضرمون النيران في ممتلكات الأهالي خلال هجومهم على منطقة "واد الرخيم" بمسافر يطا، جنوب #الخليل pic.
Former Syrian army general arrested in Lebanon Lebanon’s Central Criminal Investigations Bureau has arrested former Syrian army officer Major General Adel Issa, who is wanted by Syria for “crimes against humanity”. An arrest warrant in absentia had been issued by the Syrian judiciary against Issa, who served as commander of the 17th Division of the Syrian Army during Bashar Al-Assad’s rule, Lebanon’s National News Agency said. Lebanese judge Ahmad Rami Al-Hajj has notified the Syrian Public Prosecutor of Issa’s arrest and requested that the judicial file be submitted for review to determine whether he can be handed over to the Syrian authorities, NNA reported.
HRF files complaint against Israeli reservist in Vietnam The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a criminal complaint with Vietnamese authorities against Israeli reservist Matan Jerafi, who is currently vacationing in Vietnam. In a statement, HRF said Jerafi is the CEO of the Israeli NGO Im Tirtzu and a member of the 920th Infantry Battalion of the 769th Brigade. HRF said evidence indicates Jerafi took part in destroying civilian infrastructure in Gaza between December 2023 and January 2024 and in Lebanon between October and November 2024.
Hamas says ready to go ahead with Gaza plan Hamas has said it remained ready to proceed with a US-backed Gaza peace plan and urged pressure on Israel, which insists it did not agree to the latest part of the deal. A Hamas official told AFP that the group had informed US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace that it stood by the latest stage of the plan, under which the militants would hand over weapons to a nascent Palestinian governing committee in the war-battered territory. Trump last week had hailed as a breakthrough that Hamas had agreed to disarmament under the plan, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel had not agreed to the "draft" presented by the Board of Peace.
Pakistani defence minister calls for 'united military front' against Israel Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif has called for a “united military front” against Israel, calling it “a threat to the entire Muslim world”. In an interview with Pakistan’s Geo News, after the country signed a landmark defence agreement with Turkey and Saudi Arabia, Asif said: “Given Israel’s current conduct, as well as the historical evidence of what it has been doing, at one stage, in 1948 or 1947, what I consider an illegitimate state came into being. It was, I believe, a product of the Balfour Declaration.
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], August 9 (ANI): Yemen's Houthis are behind the attack on a gas facility in Saudi Arabia's Jubail region, Israeli media reported, after reports emerged of an explosion and fire at an industrial facility in the kingdom's eastern region. According to Israel's Channel 14, the Houthis had struck a Saudi Aramco gas plant in Al Jubail.
Tehran said the US must withdraw troops from the region, lift all sanctions, and pay compensation Iran's Supreme National Security Council has laid out new conditions for the US to meet before the Strait of Hormuz can be reopened, amid continuing attacks on shipping.
