TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s minister of science said approximately 180 cooperation agreements between Iranian and Iraqi universities have moved into the implementation stage as academic relations between the two countries continue to grow.
Israeli army launches large-scale assault in East Jerusalem refugee camp Israeli forces launched a large-scale operation in the Qalandiya refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday. The Jerusalem Governorate said dozens of military vehicles stormed the camp before dawn, carrying boxes, equipment and maps. Soldiers deployed across several neighbourhoods as home raids and searches continued.
Gaza death toll reaches 73,381 At least 73,381 Palestinians have been killed and 174,231 wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza since 7 October 2023, the enclave's health ministry is reporting. There are thousands more believed to be buried under the rubble. Medical sources said that hospitals in Gaza received, over the past 24 hours, four fatalities, including two people who succumbed to wounds sustained earlier, in addition to one injured person.
The big story: The resurrection of Hezbollah There was a moment, in late September 2024, when Hezbollah was in complete disarray. Eighty Israeli bombs had obliterated the Lebanese movement’s headquarters. Several of its most senior leaders were dead, including Hassan Nasrallah , who it appeared had been tracked down by the Israelis and was not safe even 60 feet underground.
Iran says it will support any decision by Palestinian leaders in Gaza negotiations Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a call with the Hamas political bureau chief on Wednesday that Tehran would support any initiative or decision taken by Palestinian leaders in the ongoing indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel, Iranian state media reported.
Iran executed at least 56 people since March, UN says UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Iran has executed at least 56 people since 19 March, including 27 in cases linked to protests at the start of the year. Turk added in a statement that there has been a rise in executions and death sentences since March, and urged authorities to halt all executions and move towards abolishing the death penalty.
Amid stop-and-start threats and with a divided staff, it’s clear Trump has no idea how to end a war that shouldn’t have begun On Thursday, 23 July, after weeks of escalating attacks between the US and Iran, Donald Trump told a reporter that Iran hadn’t received “enough pain yet”, and he leveled a threat. “I am considering a massive attack. Bigger than ever before,” he warned.
UN announces 800,000 displaced Lebanese returning home The UN said more than 800,000 people displaced by war in Lebanon have begun returning to their hometowns following a lull in violence amid the Israel-Hezbollah war. The UN humanitarian agency OCHA said that 821,077 people began to return on 30 July, although 360,000 remain displaced, of which 26,000 are currently living in government shelters. Lebanon and Israel are currently engaged in US-sponsored talks in Rome aimed at ending the fighting which are scheduled to run until Thursday.
Cyberattacks targeting water and wastewater facilities in at least seven US states appear to have been intended less to cripple infrastructure than to demonstrate Iranian reach, intimidate the public and shape perceptions, cybersecurity experts told Iran International.
Dubai [UAE], August 5 (ANI): Multiple explosions followed by a significant fire were reported along the coast of the United Arab Emirates early Wednesday morning. Iranian broadcaster Press TV, citing Arabic-language media and regional sources, reported that at least seven blasts were heard within a 20-minute span across the Jebel Ali industrial area in Dubai.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission warned that the US will eventually be expelled not only from the region but also from countries hosting American "terrorist bases.
Iran says deal with Oman would not immediately reopen Strait of Hormuz Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reported that an agreement between Iran and Oman on shipping routes would not immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz. A source speaking to IRIB said the "possible agreement between Iran and Oman on the arrangements for vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz has nothing to do with the immediate opening of this strait". They also added that the negotiations were conducted exclusively between Tehran and Muscat, and had "nothing to do with the United States".
Exclusive: Trump demanded direct talks with Hezbollah but was denied Submitted by Adam Chamseddine on Wed, 08/05/2026 - 09:17 Attempts to speak with Lebanese movement were shut down - but sources dispute whether it was Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad or Hezbollah that refused the president Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad during a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, 23 April 2026 (Brendan Smialowski/AFP) Off Donald Trump called the Lebanese ambassador in Washington in late May and demanded a direct conversation with Hezbollah , a request that was then denied to the US president, Middle East Eye can reveal. According to two sources intimately familiar with events from the Hezbollah side and a Lebanese diplomatic source, Trump called Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad in frustration as the ceasefire in Lebanon frayed. Soon after, on 1 June, Trump claimed he had spoken to Hezbollah through unidentified intermediaries and secured a commitment from the group to halt attacks against Israel.
The resurrection of Hezbollah Submitted by Daniel Hilton on Mon, 08/03/2026 - 13:06 The Lebanese party has been defeated, degraded and written off. Yet it has managed to resuscitate itself despite pressure from enemies all around. This is the inside story of how it happened There was a moment, in late September 2024, when Hezbollah was in complete disarray.
The US is aiming to announce an agreement on reopening the key waterway on Wednesday, the outlet has reported Tehran would gain greater control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz under an interim agreement being negotiated by the US, Iran, and Oman, Axios reported on Wednesday. The strategic waterway between Iran and Oman carries around one-fifth of the world's seaborne oil.
The US is aiming to announce an agreement on reopening the key waterway on Wednesday, the outlet has reported Tehran would gain greater control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz under an interim agreement being negotiated by the US, Iran, and Oman, Axios reported on Wednesday.
Video: Marco Rubio says "there's been progress" in Iran deal on Hormuz US Secretary Marco Rubio told reporters on Tuesday that "there's been progress" in the negotiations with Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, "but not finality yet" pic. twitter.
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): A high-level Iranian delegation led by Masoud Shamsh Bakhsh, Acting Minister of Science, Research and Technology of Iran, arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday ahead of the 13th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Responding to the arrest of a Han Chinese man in Lhasa, Tibet – the human rights activist Zhang Yi – Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Sarah Brooks said: “The arrest of Zhang Yi after he showed a photograph of the Dalai Lama while visiting a monastery is a chilling reminder of how far the Chinese […] The post China: Activist arrested over photo of Dalai Lama in Tibet must be released appeared first on Amnesty International .
All 14 crew members were rescued as India has called for an end to attacks on commercial shipping An Indian-flagged cargo ship sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday after it was attacked. All 14 crew members - 13 Indians and one Yemeni national - were rescued by Yemeni forces.
