Trump says Iran 'collapsing' ahead of sanctions announcement President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran is "collapsing" hours before the US government was set to announce details of what it says will be crushing sanctions against Tehran. "IRAN IS COMPLETELY COLLAPSING!!! " Trump posted in his trademark all-caps style on his social media platform Truth Social.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf hit back at US attempts to portray Iran as facing an economic crisis, highlighting food insecurity in the US and denouncing Washington for trying to conceal its own failures with false claims.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Israeli regime continued its savage attacks on several border towns in southern Lebanon on Monday, shelling residential areas, demolishing homes and setting agricultural fields ablaze despite the truce, Lebanese state media reported.
Tehran says regional security talks have been proposed as the Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani alliance elicits concern in Israel Iran has denied reports that it has been invited to join the Mecca defense pact comprising Saudi Arabia, Türkiye. and Pakistan, while confirming that proposals have been made for talks with the three countries on regional security.
Among tent cities pitched on the rubble of destroyed homes in Gaza, children are, by one measure, finally getting enough to eat. By another, however, many of them may never fully recover, according to a new study by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released on Monday.
Colombia lifts coal export ban on Israel imposed over Gaza genocide Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Mon, 08/24/2026 - 11:52 The decree follows Colombia's recognition of Israeli rule over Syria's occupied Golan Heights Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella speaks during a press conference at the Palacio de San Carlos in Bogota on 12 August 2026 (Esteban Vega La Rotta/AFP) Off Colombia’s new right-wing government has authorised coal exports to Israel , overturning an embargo imposed by former President Gustavo Petro to prevent Colombian resources from fuelling Israel’s genocide in Gaza . Trade Minister Mauricio Gomez Amin announced the decision on Friday in a video alongside President Abelardo de la Espriella, who held up the document. “We have the decree that authorises the export of coal,” Gomez Amin said.
Test of US rhetoric will rest on whether nations such as India, China and Russia view economic threats as credible Iran has vowed to retaliate against any country that cooperates with the US attempt to impose fresh sanctions against Iran in what the Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has billed as “the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary”. In advance of the US announcement, the United Arab Emirates, Iran’s single biggest trading partner in the Middle East, announced it was ending all trade with Iran, a move Tehran believes was coordinated between Washington and Dubai. Continue reading...
Sanctions didn't break Iran. They hardened it Submitted by Mahyar Ramezankhani on Fri, 08/21/2026 - 20:00 Tehran was denied a decade of growth, and given in exchange a tolerance for punishment that few open economies possess Iranian banknotes - households are paying the price (Atta Kenare/AFP) On The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed for most of the past six months. Brent crude is trading just below $90 a barrel, and rose about five percent in a single session earlier this month.
Israel continues to hold abducted Palestinian doctor after reported heart attack Submitted by Fayha Shalash on Mon, 08/24/2026 - 09:24 Gynaecologist Dima Amin was arrested at her Ramallah home over alleged social media incitement and later underwent a catheterisation procedure, her family says Relatives of Palestinian prisoners await their release near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on 8 July 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Off Israeli authorities have continued to keep Palestinian gynaecologist Dima Amin in detention since last Tuesday, after dozens of Israeli soldiers forcibly entered her home in the al-Tira neighbourhood of Ramallah and took her away over an alleged social media post. Her husband, Haider Abu Ghosh, told Middle East Eye that the Israeli army stormed their home at 2am on Tuesday, breaking the main lock on the door and entering the house. He said that the couple was surprised to find the soldiers inside, adding that the military did not conduct a regular search.
Nine in 10 respondents to an Iran International Instagram poll said they did not want to marry or have children under Iran’s economic, social and political conditions, according to results gathered from about 100,000 participants.
Scott Bessent says the US will sever all economic ties with the country and that any nation partnering with Iran financially will also be isolated.
Irans alreadybattered economyis showing renewed signs of stress as Washington prepares to unveil what US officials have described as some of thetoughest sanctions yetagainst Tehran. The Iranian currency fell to a new low on August 24, with the dollar reaching 2,016,400 rials on the open market.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is expected to announce an escalation of sanctions aimed at further isolating Iranian trade.
By Lisa Dittmer, Amnesty International’s Children’s Digital Rights Researcher, and Paloma Candia and Ahmed Dhman both Amnesty International’s Digital Rights Champions, a global network of child and youth human rights defenders. This article was first published in TechPolicy. Press Children’s online safety has become a leading political issue as concerns about Big Tech harms have moved from […] The post Children’s Digital Rights Need More Than a False Promise of Safety appeared first on Amnesty International .
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Gaza’s Government Media Office said the Israeli regime has committed 4,379 violations of the “ceasefire” agreement since it took effect 315 days ago, killing 1,286 Palestinians and wounding 4,257.
Iran's currency drops to record low, tracking websites show Iran's currency has dropped to a record low of more than 2,000,000 rials per US dollar, two websites tracking the free market rate showed on Monday. Reporting by Reuters.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US and Israel’s advanced AI-powered warfare failed to achieve its objectives in Iran, as their sophisticated surveillance and targeting systems could not detect the key element of Iran’s power, namely national unity, the IRGC spokesperson said.
Israel probably committed war crimes in Gaza hospital double-tap, investigation finds Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/24/2026 - 09:12 MPs urge UK to hold Israel to account after attack killed 20, including journalists and medics A man holds the equipment used by Palestinian cameraman Hussam al-Masri who was killed along with other journalists at the Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza on 25 August 2025 (Hatem Khaled/Reuters) Off Israel may have committed war crimes in a double-tap attack on a Gaza hospital that killed Palestinian journalists, medics and first responders, an investigation by The Independent has found. The strikes on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on 25 August 2025 killed 20 people, including Middle East Eye contributors Mohamed Salama and Ahmed Abu Aziz , and The Independent correspondent Mariam Abu Dagga. The first strike hit Reuters cameraman Hussam al-Masri as he operated his camera, killing him.
The move to call off the high-profile event was communicated in June, South Korea said. President Trump shortened another joint military exercise earlier this month.
Iran warns of 'consequences' for countries joining US economic sanctions The Iranian Foreign Ministry warned on Monday that there would be "consequences" for countries joining the US campaign of economic pressure against the Islamic Republic. "The necessary warnings have certainly been issued, as any complicity with America in implementing its aggressive actions against Iran will undoubtedly have consequences," ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said during a weekly press conference. His comments come ahead of Washington's expected announcement later on Monday of new measures to isolate the Iranian economy.
