Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a mutual defense pact in Mecca on Friday that never once named a threat, and within hours Iranian officials and clerics had named it for them, mocking the agreement and promising that "the roar of our missiles" will reach its signatories.
Video: Houthi strikes on Saudi-backed troops Yemen's Houthi movement killed more than 60 Saudi-backed troops belonging to the internationally recognised Yemeni government between Thursday and Friday, marking the deadliest toll since the civil war stalled under a 2022 truce. Yemen's Houthi movement killed more than 60 Saudi-backed troops belonging to the internationally recognised Yemeni government between Thursday and Friday, marking the deadliest toll since the civil war stalled under a 2022 truce. pic.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) put on display a large collection of wreckage from US and Israeli aircraft, including the remains of a US F-15 fighter jet shot down by the IRGC Aerospace Force during the war of aggression against Iran.
Mecca Joint Defence agreement says an attack on one country will be deemed an attack on all Who are the Houthis – explained in 30 seconds Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have signed a mutual defence agreement, placing three of the Muslim world’s most influential states into a Nato-style pact, as Riyadh confronts attacks from Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen. The Houthis and Saudi Arabia have increased their military exchanges in the past month and the first test of the tripartite pact long in preparation may come in Yemen. Continue reading...
Exclusive: ICC judges order Taliban case split from Afghanistan probe that covers US troops Submitted by Sondos Asem on Fri, 08/07/2026 - 10:20 Decision by pre-trial chamber comes after the Trump administration threatened to 'dismantle' the ICC over the Afghanistan and Palestine investigations Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala, vice-president of the ICC and president of pre-trial chamber II (ICC/file photo) Off Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have ordered prosecutors to open a standalone investigation into allegations of gender persecution by the Taliban, separating it from the court's long-running Afghanistan war crimes probe that covered US nationals, Middle East Eye can reveal. According to court documents obtained by MEE through independent sources, a three-judge panel in pre-trial chamber II issued the request to the Office of the Prosecutor in mid-July. If prosecutors proceed, the Taliban investigation will effectively be split from a broader Afghanistan inquiry looking into alleged war crimes committed since 2003 by Afghan National Security Forces, the US military and CIA personnel, in addition to the Taliban and the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-K) group.
By dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically – but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could lash back Tehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inflicting the same ruinous blow on his presidency as Jimmy Carter suffered over the 1979-81 US embassy hostage crisis. For many inside Iran, inflicting meaningful revenge on Trump is a legitimate and self-standing war aim, reflected in the mood of those attending the funeral of the supreme leader Ali Khamenei where demands for retribution were ubiquitous. Continue reading...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Tehran’s provisional Friday prayers leader said the US and its allies suffered a “humiliating defeat” in the recent war against Iran, stressing that their confusion and contradictory statements demonstrate the failure of their campaign.
Houthi missile and drone attacks kill dozens of Yemeni government troops Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 08/07/2026 - 10:46 Military officials describe the attacks as the deadliest since 2022 as conflict intensifies Yemeni government forces deployed in the southern port city of Mukalla, Hadramawt province, 20 January 2026 (Fadel Senna/AFP) Off At least 38 members of Yemen 's government forces were killed and 29 others were wounded in missile and drone attacks carried out by Houthis on Thursday, according to AFP. The attack marked the deadliest assault on forces of Yemen's internationally recognised government since the 2022 United Nations-brokered truce, military officials have said. The Houthis said the attacks were in retaliation for the "Saudi-backed military buildup", as Yemen's long-running conflict shows signs of intensifying alongside the broader US - Iran confrontation.
War on Iran: Saudi Arabia warns of imminent attacks by Iraqi groups and Yemen's Houthis Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Fri, 08/07/2026 - 11:28 The warning follows deadly Saudi and US strikes on Popular Mobilisation Forces positions in Iraq last month A Yemeni soldier affiliated with the Houthi administration in Sanaa keeps watch during a gathering on 2 April in the country's capital (AFP/Mohammed Huwais) Off Saudi Arabia has warned that Iraqi armed groups and Yemen’s Houthis could soon launch coordinated attacks against the kingdom under the supervision of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. A senior Saudi official, speaking anonymously to Reuters late on Thursday, said intelligence gathered by Saudi Arabia, the United States and other countries in the region indicated that civilian and economic sites could be targeted. The potential targets include energy infrastructure, ports and airports.
Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement" Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a defence agreement on Friday, Pakistan's foreign ministry and Saudi broadcasters said. The pact, which was called the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement", ties together the three countries amid the backdrop of war on Iran and a revived conflict with Houthis in Saudi Arabia's southern neighbour Yemen. A Turkish spokesperson said the deal was purely defensive in nature, and not against any actor in particular.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Yemeni Armed Forces announced a new military equation under which any Saudi military presence or movement on Yemeni territory, as well as any movement from Saudi Arabia toward Yemen, will be directly targeted, a source said.
Saudi army won't 'stand idly by' amid Houthi attacks in Yemen, source says A source close to the Saudi military said on Friday that the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's government since 2015 would not "stand idly by" as the Houthi rebels escalated their attacks on Yemeni troops. "The coalition does not seek escalation, but we will not allow the current balance of power on the ground to be changed," the source added.
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Over 100 municipalities across the United States have identified cyberactivity potentially connected to an Iran-linked hacking spree.
Israeli drones sighted over Beirut, Lebanese media report Israeli drones have been sighted flying above Beirut and its suburbs, Lebanese national media report. The Israeli military has also bombed Wadi Houjeir and Meiss el-Jabal in south Lebanon on Friday, and there are reports that the Chacra water pumping station has been set on fire by Israel.
Three Yemeni soldiers killed in Houthi attack, says military source A Houthi drone attack on Yemen's Marib province killed three members of government forces on Friday and wounded another four, a Yemeni military source told AFP. "Three killed and four wounded in a preliminary toll from the Houthi drone attack on the Harib area, in the south of Marib," the source said.
Turkey's Fidan says Israel 'has no intention or plan for peace' in Gaza Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told reporters on Wednesday that Hamas has "fulfilled many of the responsibilities" to implement the US-backed Gaza peace plan while Israel continues to undermine the process. Fidan warned that Israel is using negotiations to advance its own policies rather than achieve a settlement, adding that Israel’s expansionist policies could lead to a global crisis. "Israel has no intention or plan for peace," he said.
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to sign defense pact on Friday, sources say Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 08/07/2026 - 07:48 "A first in kind," the agreement may include a mutual defense clause, sources add A Handout picture taken and released on June 22, 2022 by Turkish Presidential press office, shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) welcoming Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (L) during an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. (Turkish Presidency / AFP) Off Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement later on Friday, sources in Ankara told Middle East Eye. The deal, which has been under negotiation since last year, marks a significant new trilateral framework amid a deepening regional crisis following Israeli-US attacks on Iran.
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to 'sign defence pact' on Friday Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 08/07/2026 - 07:48 The 'first in kind' agreement may include a mutual defence clause, sources said Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) welcomes Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Presidential Complex in Ankara in June 2022 (AFP/Turkish President) Off Turkey , Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement later on Friday, sources in Ankara told Middle East Eye. The deal, which has been under negotiation since last year, marks a significant new trilateral framework amid a deepening regional crisis following Israeli and US attacks on Iran . Saudi analysts have previously said that Riyadh could activate the defence pact it currently has with Pakistan should it enter the Iran war.
