The Pentagon has fired the publisher, editor-in-chief, and a senior reporter of Stars and Stripes over alleged "insubordination" -- after the military newspaper first exposed the harsh conditions and mental distress among crew on the USS Abraham Lincoln.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Ali Abdollahi visited an underground site manufacturing missiles and defense weapons as the country marked Defense Industry Day on Saturday.
After Israel's annihilation of Gaza, can I ever return home? Submitted by Bahzad al Akhras on Wed, 08/12/2026 - 17:30 The destruction of my family's house was not simply a loss of walls or furniture. It was the erasure of a place that once held our lives together A boy sweeps through the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli bombardment of Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on 12 June 2026 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off It was a routine online meeting with my academic supervisors during the summer.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US has shifted from seeking a decisive military victory over Iran to pursuing political, social and regional pressure after its wartime calculations failed, the commander of the Basij Force said, arguing that the US and Israel are now facing some of their weakest positions.
Iran's central bank governor says hyperinflation has not happened. A leading Tehran economist says it already has. Whatever it is called, the shelves tell the same story.
Over 350,000 people in need of medicines in Gaza: Palestinian Medical Relief Society Over 350,000 patients in Gaza need medicines, the head of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Mohammad Abu Afash, has warned. He told Al Jazeera that supplies in the territory are insufficient, warning that if medical aid is not boosted "our health situation will become extremely difficult".
South Korea has begun a trial voyage via the Northern Sea Route amid disruption to traditional shipping lanes South Korea has launched its first trial container ship voyage to Europe via the Northern Sea Route (NSR), as disruption to traditional shipping lanes drives growing interest in Russia's Arctic trade corridor.
Israeli strike on Palestinian home kills at least one in central Gaza At least one person has been killed and others wounded in an Israeli attack on a home in central Gaza's Deir el-Balah, Al Jazeera Arabic is reporting. The report cited Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital who confirmed the casualties.
Israel kills at least two Palestinians in Gaza in last 48 hours Israeli forces have killed at least two Palestinians and wounded four others in attacks across Gaza in the last 48 hours, the enclave's health ministry is reporting. It said that at least 1,285 Palestinians have been killed and 4,252 wounded since the so-called ceasefire was implemented in October 2025.
Israeli drone strike in Syria wounds at least one person An Israeli drone strike targeting a truck in Beit Jinn village in southwestern Syria has wounded at least one person, Al Jazeera Arabic is reporting. The latest attack follows a series of Israeli strikes on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur military airbase on August 18.
US ambassador to Turkey breaks with Washington on Israel's occupation of Syria's Golan Heights US ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack has said Israel’s occupation of Syria’s Golan Heights continues even though it ran against UN resolutions and international law. Barrack’s remarks put him at odds with his own government, as US President Donald Trump recognised Israeli sovereignty over the territory in 2019. Golan Heights, a strategic plateau straddling Israel and Syria and overlooking southern Lebanon, was captured by Israel during the Middle East war of 1967 and subsequently annexed in a move never recognised by the international community.
Iranian official urges Qatar to move detained pilots to hospital on land, Tasnim says An Iranian military official called on Qatar on Saturday to transfer detained Iranian pilots to a hospital on land, saying they were being held on water and were in "poor physical condition", Tasnim news agency reported. Mohammad Baqerzadeh, commander of the Committee for the Search for Missing Persons of Iran's Armed Forces General Staff, said the location where the pilots were being held was unsuitable and requested that the International Committee of the Red Cross send an air ambulance to Qatar to expedite the return of injured and sick detainees to Iran.
Mecca Agreement: A Muslim Nato or yet another Baghdad Pact? Submitted by Joseph Massad on Fri, 08/21/2026 - 21:54 The Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani pact reinforces the US-run regional order that analysts claim it defies - which explains why Trump was so quick to bless it Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on 7 August 2026 (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters) Off The recent Mecca Joint Defence Agreement , signed by Saudi Arabia , Turkey and Pakistan , has reinvigorated longstanding US ambitions for a subcontracted "Middle Eastern", "Arab" or "Muslim" Nato to serve US regional security interests. Some pro-American and pro-Israeli analysts have misconstrued the agreement as an alliance against Israel, while others see it as a sign that the Saudis are seeking new security guarantors in light of US failures to fully protect the kingdom and its Arab neighbours.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Qatar has agreed to allow an Iranian expert team to meet with Iranian pilots held in the Arab country, a military official said, as Tehran continues efforts to determine their condition and secure their return.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A pro-Palestinian demonstration was held in central Budapest on Friday in solidarity with Palestinians detained by Israeli regime forces.
Muslim World League denounces new Israeli E1 settlement tender The Muslim World League has condemned Israel's announcement of a tender for the construction of 1,234 settlement units under its so-called E1 settlement plan in the occupied West Bank. Secretary-General and Chairman of the Muslim Scholars Association, Mohammed Al-Issa said the project poses a threat to Palestinian statehood and is aimed at altering the geographic and demographic character of the occupied Palestinian territroy. He further called for international pressure to halt Israel's settlement policies and preserve a two-state solution.
As the president tries to extract the US from his Iran war quagmire, leadership in Tehran is only too happy to crush his midterm dreams In the aftermath of his devastating election defeat, the US president remained haunted by regrets over Iran . Months before Jimmy Carter lost the 1980 presidential election to Ronald Reagan , eight US servicemen died in a botched high-risk rescue mission that failed to secure the freedom of dozens of US hostages seized in Tehran. Continue reading...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has doubled its production of defense weapons and equipment over the past year, the spokesman for the Defense Ministry said, stressing that domestic production has continued uninterrupted even during wartime.
Tehran says Iraqi oil tankers allowed passage through Hormuz Tehran says it has allowed a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's state news agency IRNA reported that Iraqi parliament Haibat al-Halbousi speaker asked his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, for permission while the latter was visiting the country.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Israeli forces carried out heavy artillery shelling and extensive demolition operations across several areas of southern Lebanon early on Saturday, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported.
