New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Foreign affairs expert Waiel Awwad said that any further escalation of the conflict between the US and Iran would not be in the interest of either the American people or the wider region.
Washington DC [US], August 2 (ANI): US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday that its forces have redirected 35 commercial vessels, disabled two and boarded two others as the US blockade against Iran continues. In a post on X, CENTCOM said its forces continue to enforce the naval blockade that was reimposed on Iran last month.
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Foreign affairs expert Waiel Awwad said on Sunday that US President Donald Trump appeared to have realised the dangers of a full-scale war with Iran, as countries in the Gulf region continue urging Washington to avoid further escalation amid concerns over the strategic energy chokepoint- the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran [Iran], August 2 (ANI): The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday said that the US-mediated ceasefire proposed plan for Hamas to disarm is 'doomed to fail,' as it vowed a 'harsh and crushing' response to the assassination of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran two years ago.
Iran’s Pezeshkian says MoU will be ‘centre of gravity’ of its foreign relations Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said the memorandum of understanding signed in June with the US “will be the centre of gravity” of Iran’s “foreign relations in the future”. “We must strive to compel the enemy to remain committed to what it has signed,” Pezeshkian said on social media. “The security of the country, the region and our allies will be enhanced by this memorandum.
At least one Iranian soldier killed, another injured in clashes, report says At least one Iranian soldier has been killed and another injured in clashes with armed men in the western border city of Marivan in Iran, Mehr News Agency reported.
Centcom says it has redirected 35 vessels US Central Command (Centcom) said its forces continue to enforce the naval blockade. As of today, the US military “has redirected 35 commercial vessels, disabled 2, and boarded 2”, it said in a post on X. A U.
Iran says Hormuz talks with Oman in final stages Iran's negotiations with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz are in their final stages, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said, according to the IRNA news agency. Meanwhile, the foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said the talks are aimed at finding a mutually agreed mechanism for the Strait of Hormuz, according to state media. Baghaei added that the understanding between Iran and Oman on a new route does not mean the Strait of Hormuz is being opened or closed.
Yonatan Netanyahu was the only Israeli soldier to die as he led a mission to free more than 100 hostages.
Gaza death toll rises to at least 18 The latest death toll in Gaza has risen to at least 18 as Israeli continues to attack the territory, Al Jazeera reported. They include four Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli air attack on a car in the Saraya area in central Gaza City, the report said.
Israeli forces set fire to houses in southern Lebanon, report says Israeli forces set fire to houses in the al-Mashaa area between the towns of al-Mansouri and Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon, the country's National News Agency (NNA) reported. Earlier on Saturday, NNA reported that an Israeli attack on Bint Jbeil in the Nabatieh governorate wounded five Lebanese soldiers, who sustained minor injuries.
Opinion: Israel's genocide has frozen a generation of Gaza's young doctors In July 2025, when Israeli forces suddenly ordered Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah to evacuate under threat of imminent bombardment, my friend Ahmed Shabat, a junior doctor, found himself facing a choice that defined the thin line between life and death. Around him, the hospital was descending into panic as staff and patients scrambled to flee. Amid the blinding chaos, Dr Ahmed spotted a young man who had been brought into the emergency department, entirely overlooked as everyone rushed to escape.
'They almost killed my child': Women in Syria's Roj camp describe night of gunfire and fear Submitted by Reem Aouir on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 13:58 Women detained in northeast Syria's Roj camp say bullets tore through tents housing children during a confrontation with Kurdish-led security forces A boy shelters from the rain with a plastic bag during a military operation at Camp Roj in Syria's Hasakah province, on 5 April 2025 (Delil Souleiman/AFP) Off Kurdish-led armed forces opened fire inside Syria's Roj camp on Friday evening, with bullets tearing through tents housing children, after several days of protests by women demanding better treatment inside the facility, according to multiple accounts shared with Middle East Eye. No one was reported killed or wounded. But women inside the camp, which holds thousands of foreign women and children, relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters, described a night of chaos and terror that has left them and their children severely traumatised.
Israel says it was targeting military operatives in the strikes on Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah.
Israeli attacks kill 14 in Gaza on Sunday The death toll in Gaza has risen to 14 today after two Palestinians, one a child, were killed in an Israeli strike on a tent housing displaced people in Remal, west of Gaza City. This follows Israeli attacks on Gaza City, Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis earlier on Sunday.
Tehran [Iran], August 2 (ANI): Iran's Acting Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Support, Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Ibn al-Reza, has said that Tehran will treat every threat from its 'adversaries' seriously and use such threats to increase military preparedness and strengthen its deterrence capabilities. According to Iran's ISNA news agency, Ibn al-Reza made the remarks in a post on his official X handle.
Israel's genocide has frozen a generation of Gaza's young doctors Submitted by Shoug Mukhaimar on Sun, 08/02/2026 - 12:24 With crossings closed and hospitals destroyed, medical training is at a standstill - and the specialists Gaza needs to rebuild may never exist A doctor checks a drip at the dialysis unit of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on 1 February 2026 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off In July 2025, when Israeli forces suddenly ordered Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah to evacuate under threat of imminent bombardment, my friend Ahmed Shabat, a junior doctor, found himself facing a choice that defined the thin line between life and death. Around him, the hospital was descending into panic as staff and patients scrambled to flee. Amid the blinding chaos, Dr Ahmed spotted a young man who had been brought into the emergency department, entirely overlooked as everyone rushed to escape.
The Ceuta crisis was supposed to serve as punishment for Madrids stance on the Middle East conflict, Tehran has argued The US and Israel orchestrated the mass migrant crossing from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta to punish Madrid for its refusal to bow to pressure on the Middle East conflicts, Iran's embassy in Kenya has suggested.
The Ceuta crisis was supposed to serve as "punishment" for Madrid's stance on the Middle East conflict, Tehran has argued The US and Israel orchestrated the mass migrant crossing from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta to punish Madrid for its refusal to bow to pressure on the Middl
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said the legacy of late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh continues to strengthen the Palestinian resistance and expand global support for the Palestinian cause.
