Tehran [Iran], August 9 (ANI): The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen only after the US 'fully' accepts Iran's conditions, even as Tehran and Oman said they are 'very close' to a new shipping protocol for the key waterway, Al Jazeera reported.
Pentagon orders arms production surge as Israeli-US war on Iran depletes missiles The Pentagon has ordered US arms manufacturers to accelerate weapons production as the Israeli-US war on Iran depletes American munition stockpiles. In a memo obtained by The Washington Post, Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg gave defence companies 21 days to explain how they would “drive significantly faster, more aggressive delivery schedules and/or increased production for critical capabilities”. “Years-long development cycles are not acceptable,” Feinberg wrote.
Washington, DC [US], August 9 (ANI): US Central Command (US CENTCOM) on Saturday (local time) said it has redirected 53 commercial vessels, disabled and boarded two each as part of the 'blockade against Iran'. The central command added that over 30 ships were allowed passage for humanitarian aid, while sailors maintain F/A-18E Super Hornets aboard USS Abraham Lincoln to keep the strike group mission ready.
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the United States meets its conditions, even as Tehran and Oman move closer to an agreement on a temporary shipping route.
Tehran urges US to ‘correct its behaviour’ as UAE says one of its ships targeted by Iranian missile Iran has issued tough new demands for reopening the strait of Hormuz, while the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile, as a deal to open the strategic waterway remained out of reach on Saturday. Iran’s politburo-like body known as the supreme national security council said the strait of Hormuz will not open until the United States “corrects its behaviour”, with its state broadcaster publishing a statement from the council’s secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who is also a commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps IRGC. Continue reading...
Nearly 100 prominent Iranians, including artists and filmmakers, have been summoned by security agencies or judicial authorities after speaking out against a new wave of executions, particularly the public hanging of protesters in Isfahan, a rights activist said.
Iran sets conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has outlined Tehran’s conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement carried by Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB, Zolghadr said Washington must “correct its behaviour” by: Ending threats against Iran and its “sacred values” Permanently halting military action against Iran and its regional allies Withdrawing US naval and air forces involved in the blockade of Iran Compensating Iran for damage inflicted during the recent conflict Lifting US sanctions Releasing frozen Iranian assets “The Supreme National Security Council will not retreat from these demands, whether in war or in negotiations,” Zolghadr said.
Three Palestinians killed and dozens wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza and West Bank Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 08/08/2026 - 20:56 Jewish settlers opened fire and vandalised Palestinian property as Israeli forces raided homes, towns and a mosque across the West Bank A mourner carries the shrouded body of an infant killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on August 2, 2026. (Omar Al Qattaa/AFP) Off Three Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, while Israeli forces and Jewish settlers wounded dozens more across the occupied West Bank on Saturday. In the West Bank city of Tubas, Israeli forces stormed the city with military vehicles and deployed soldiers through the centre.
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a phone call from US Vice President JD Vance, during which both leaders discussed ways to deepen the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership across key areas. On Saturday, in a post on X, PM Modi wrote, 'Received a phone call from US Vice President JD Vance.
The Iran war has depleted U. S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower.
Persian-language reality shows filmed outside Iran are giving young Iranians freedoms that would be impossible on television under the Islamic Republic, while revealing another side of life abroad: uncertainty over work, residency, identity and where ultimately to belong.
The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the United States met certain conditions.
Turkey says Saudi-Pakistan defence pact mirrors NATO’s Article 5, Egypt could also join Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says the new defence agreement between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is technically equivalent to NATO’s Article 5 mutual defence clause and does not target Iran. Fidan told Turkey’s Anadolu news agency that the three countries would establish a ministerial committee resembling NATO’s decision-making structure. The pact will also have a general secretariat based in Saudi Arabia.
ABU DHABI, 8th August, 2026 (WAM) -- The Muslim Council of Elders strongly condemned the Iranian attack that targeted a tanker operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) with a missile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Washington, DC [US], August 8 (ANI): The US Senate on Friday passed a bipartisan bill that could authorise President Donald Trump to levy tariffs of up to 100% on goods from countries, including India and China, that continue importing Russian oil and gas, maintaining that such trade helps sustain Moscow's economy and fund its military operations in Ukraine.
Tehran [Iran], August 8 (ANI): President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused Israel and the United States of attempting to 'turn' Persian Gulf states against Tehran as the two allied nations are exploiting Iran's 'internal challenges' amid the West Asia conflict.
Tehran [Iran], August 8 (ANI): Adviser on international affairs to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Akbar Velayati on Saturday said that recent developments had demonstrated the resilience of Iranian armed forces and the steadfastness of the Iranian people, while asserting that 'foreign forces' must leave the region. In a post on X, Velayati praised the 'resilience' of the armed forces and common people.
US Vice President confirms direct US-Iran talks over Strait of Hormuz US Vice President JD Vance has confirmed that Washington is holding direct talks with Tehran as the Trump administration seeks to “maximize” oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to Fox News, Vance said US officials were assessing whether Iran would make long-term changes that could improve relations, while Washington continued “applying the pressure that we can apply. ” “We have destroyed their nuclear program, we have destroyed their conventional military, we have radically reduced their asymmetric military abilities,” he said.
France shuts mosque over Quran verses and Islamic texts used in Muslim worship Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Sat, 08/08/2026 - 17:53 A lawyer for the mosque says the six-month closure strikes at religious freedom and secularism in France A French mounted police officer stand guard outside the Grande Mosquee or the Great Mosque during the Eid Al-Adha morning prayers, in Paris on June 28, 2023. (Zakaria Abdelkafi/AFP) Off A French court has upheld the six-month closure of a mosque near Paris in a case that has raised fresh concerns over the state’s policing of Islamic belief and worship. The Montreuil Administrative Court on Friday rejected an attempt to suspend the July order against the Chanteloup mosque in Aulnay-sous-Bois.
Iran says US must accept ‘irreversible’ Strait of Hormuz order Iranian army spokesman Amir Akraminia says Tehran’s new order in the Strait of Hormuz cannot be reversed, regardless of Washington’s objections. “The United States has no choice but to accept the existing situation; otherwise, it will incur costs far greater than those it has faced in the past,” Akraminia said in remarks reported by Iran’s official IRNA news agency.
