UNITED NATIONS: The U. N. 's food agency says the Iran war is pushing millions more people into serious hunger, as it had warned would happen if the conflict worsened and oil prices stayed high.
Iran says 'new security belt' will stretch across key sea routes Iran’s Quds Force commander Ismail Qaani says a “new security belt” of allied forces will stretch across some of the world’s most sensitive maritime routes, warning the US and Israel that further attacks will draw a united response. According to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, Qaani framed the emerging alignment as a direct answer to Israeli and US military action across the region. “From the Strait of Hormuz to Bab al-Mandab, from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea - there will be a new security belt of resistance.
Videos showing explosions, smoke and possible missile impacts in areas near Najafabad in central Iran appear to point to Israeli attacks on the Ahmad Kazemi complex, one of the Revolutionary Guard's most important missile bases.
US president for years has repeatedly suggested – and said outright – that he would not take the country to war Donald Trump has forcefully denied he ever promised not to draw the US into war, having spent years pledging to avoid doing just that. The US president’s own biography on the White House website credits him with “putting a stop to endless wars” – raising questions about the US-Israel war on Iran, which he launched, with no end currently in sight. Continue reading...
(260608) -- TEHRAN, June 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks at a weekly press conference in Tehran, Iran, June 8, 2026. Baghaei said Monday that what has happened over the past 24 hours will only further exacerbate the "disorganized" status of the diplomatic process between Tehran and Washington to end conflicts.
Tehran [Iran], June 8 (ANI): Iranian state media Press TV has claimed it obtained a copy of a new 'US-drafted' resolution prepared for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting in June 2026, alleging the text sharply criticises Iran's nuclear programme while making no reference to the US-Israeli attacks on Iranian territory and nuclear-related facilities over the past year.
Brussels [Belgium], June 8 (ANI): Former Belgium footballer Eden Hazard dismissed the men's national side's long-talked-about 'golden generation' tag since they ended a 12-year absence from the tournament in 2014 as 'journalist speak', saying that the the trophy is a hard one to win and the team is really proud of their third-place finish in the 2018 edition.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 8 (ANI): Telangana minister Sridhar Babu Duddilla on Monday said that he does not adopt the 'Nazi ideology' saying that the 'Hitler' remarks by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy was merely in the context of going strictly against the people who are occupying lands in the river beds and the lakes, and to ensure that the public property remains with the government.
Recent exchange of missiles between Iran and Israel highlights diverging views between US president and Israeli PM The latest eruption of hostilities between Iran and Israel appears to have been contained for now after Donald Trump insisted he called “all the shots” in the Middle East, but in a dangerously fragile region Benjamin Netanyahu has again shown he is ready to take shots of his own. The exchange of missiles on Sunday and Monday was ample demonstration of the inherent instability of the current limbo between war and peace, but it also shone a bright light on the complex and conflicted relationship between the US president and the Israeli prime minister, frenemies who could determine the fate of the current ceasefire. Continue reading...
Ghalibaf says US tanker attack proves Washington rejects dialogue Iran’s top negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Washington’s latest actions show the United States is “neither committed to a cease-fire nor believes in dialogue”. His comments came after US forces attacked a tanker they said was heading towards Iran in breach of Washington’s naval blockade. Ghalibaf said the attack showed the US “only understands the language of power”, sharpening Tehran’s criticism of Washington’s military pressure at sea.
For more than two years, prisoners have staged weekly hunger strikes against one of the world’s deadliest execution sprees—despite facing execution, torture, and retaliation June 8, 2026 — As Iranian authorities carry out executions at a pace unmatched in decades, death row prisoners and political detainees across the country have sustained an extraordinary act of […] The post As Executions Surge in Iran, Prisoners Risk Their Lives to Protest the State’s Killings appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
Netanyahu acknowledges pause in fighting in TV speech but vows forceful response to future attacks Middle East crisis – live updates Fears of a return to a full-scale regional war in the Middle East eased on Monday when Israel and Iran said they had halted attacks on each other after an appeal from Donald Trump to “immediately stop shooting”. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, acknowledged the halt in fighting with Iran in a televised speech, but vowed to respond “with force” to future attacks. Continue reading...
The Iranian regime has announced the end of attacks against Israel, while the US president has claimed both sides ‘want a ceasefire’. This comes after Iran and Israel attacked each other’s territory for the first time since a fragile ceasefire took effect in April. The Israeli strikes are in apparent defiance of Donald Trump, who told Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, not to retaliate against Iran, in order to avoid derailing peace talks.
Britain set to announce new sanctions against Israel over 'E1' settlement expansion Britain is set to announce fresh sanctions against Israel this week with other western states in opposition to the E1 settlement project , which would effectively split the occupied West Bank in two. The Foreign Office is expected to announce that UK firms will be sanctioned if they have any involvement in E1, according to the Guardian . It will also impose new sanctions on entities seen as supporting settler violence.
Iraq and Syria reopen airspace after Israel-Iran attacks Iraq and Syria have reopened their airspace after temporarily shutting it during the latest exchange of attacks between Israel and Iran. Iraq’s Civil Aviation Authority said it was still monitoring developments and keeping the “highest level of security” in place. Air traffic also resumed at Damascus International Airport after Syrian authorities lifted restrictions on the country’s airspace.
Israel and Iran have exchanged direct strikes for the first time since a ceasefire was reached in April, raising fears of a return to a full-scale regional war. The Israeli strikes are in apparent defiance of Donald Trump, who told Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, not to retaliate against Iran, in order to avoid derailing peace talks. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to the Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger – watch on YouTube Continue reading...
The world has yet to fully internalize the fact that major disruptions are becoming the norm, Kristalina Georgieva has said The world is likely to face further global shocks in the foreseeable future, with no respite in sight, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has warned.
Maersk is still shipping weapons parts to Israel despite denial, new report says Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Fri, 06/05/2026 - 17:30 Elbit Systems has continuously received weapons components carried by the Danish shipping giant throughout Israel's assault on Gaza, findings show Banners hung by protesters in front of the headquarters of Danish shipping giant Maersk accuse the company of aiding Israel's genocide in Gaza, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 24 February 2025 (Martin Sylvest and Ritzau Scanpix/AFP) Off Danish shipping giant Maersk is still shipping smaller weapons components to Israel that include rifle and pistol parts, as well as bomb bodies, despite its assertion to the contrary last year, according to a report published on Monday by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and Oxfam Denmark. The bullet parts Maersk has reportedly helped to deliver are the same kind that killed Hind Rajab in 2024 and also countless other children in Gaza , as shown in a New York Times essay published later that year, the authors of the report said. The bomb bodies provide the casing for the 900-kilogram "bunker buster" MK-84 bombs that Israel has used in Gaza and Lebanon .
The power struggle between Iran and Israel to define the new rules of the Middle East plays out in Lebanon, which the other two countries have used to pursue their own ends.
Republican lawmaker calls for new probe into Israel’s USS Liberty attack Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has used the 59th anniversary of Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty to call for a new investigation into the deadly 1967 assault. Israeli forces attacked the US intelligence ship during the Six-Day War, killing 34 Americans and wounding 171 others. Israel later apologised, saying it had mistaken the vessel for an Egyptian ship.
