TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A 70,000-ton wheat storage silo was inaugurated in Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas as part of the government’s efforts to expand grain storage, processing and re-export capacity.
For weeks, there has been no diplomatic progress, but also no full-scale fighting, as both sides seem to believe they can hold out longer than the other.
On one side, you face the domination of the Islamic Republic; on the other, the imperialist forces that Republic claims to stand against August marks the anniversary of the 1988 mass executions in Iran, a horror that echoes in the country’s current surge in death sentences. It also marks the 19 August anniversary of the UK- and US-orchestrated coup against the prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1953. Amid the current, indiscriminate waves of US-Israeli military assaults against Iran, this letter of solidarity denounces the repression of the Iranian people and their political prisoners by forces both at home and abroad.
Israeli shelling targets southern Lebanese towns Lebanese media is reporting heavy Israeli artillery shelling targeting a number of towns in the country's south. According to the National News Agency, the towns of Wadi al-Salouqi, al-Hujair, and the valleys of Qabrikha, Toulene and Hula were struck.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China Thursday pushed back against the US president’s “Economic D-Day” campaign against Iran, stressing diplomatic means to end the conflict.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps warned that any new war against Iran would be confronted with the use of more advanced and destructive weapons than those used previously.
A student at Iran's most prestigious technical university has been expelled and banned from all universities for four years over a stuffed rat hung from a campus tree, a toy that carried the nickname protesters gave the late supreme leader.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and his accompanying parliamentary delegation held talks with President of the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq Faiq Zidan in Baghdad on Thursday.
Explainer: Have European countries been involved in the US-Israeli war on Iran? Submitted by Daniel Tester on Wed, 08/19/2026 - 09:51 From the UK's Diego Garcia to Bulgaria's airfields, dozens of European bases have supported US operations against Iran, even as some leaders publicly kept their distance from the war French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump leave after a family photograph during the G7 summit in Evian on 16 June (AFP) Off “This is not Europe’s war,” declared EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas on 16 March, just over two weeks after the US and Israel began their assault on Iran in late February. The conflict, which has now lasted nearly six months, is unpopular across the continent, where it has caused fuel prices to surge and received criticism over its attacks on Iranian civilians.
France: Mosque closure fuels fear of state overreach on Muslim worship Submitted by Tassa Adidi on Thu, 08/20/2026 - 09:06 Latest shutdown decision, which was accused of incriminating Islamic texts, reignites debate about French government's attempts to control the practice of Islam A man reads the Quran as Muslims wait to break their fast at a mosque during the month of Ramadan in Calais, northern France, on 10 March 2026 (Sameer al-Doumy/AFP) Off In Aulnay-sous-Bois, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, a recent court decision to uphold the six-month closure of a mosque for inciting violence and terrorism has caused a stir. The Montreuil Administrative Court rejected earlier this month an attempt to suspend the July prefecture order against the Attaqwa Mosque, also known as the Chanteloup Mosque, named after a neighbourhood in the south of the city with a large immigrant population. Located in the heart of a social housing complex, the religious establishment looks like a residential apartment block.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Yemeni sources warned Saudi Arabia that the next phase of military escalation will be more painful, outlining three military equations that they say have been implemented against the kingdom.
Washington, DC [US], August 20 (ANI): The United States military has quietly established a maritime shipping corridor across the Strait of Hormuz to facilitate the transport of millions of barrels of crude oil daily, even as the conflict with Iran continues in a stalemate, reported news outlet Axios, citing two US officials.
After Gaza, can Muslims defend Al-Aqsa Mosque? Submitted by Amina Shareef on Wed, 08/19/2026 - 15:14 Islam's third holiest site has reached a perilous crossroads, as Israel works tirelessly to change the status quo Israeli settlers protected by Israeli security forces walk through Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem, on 5 April 2023 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) On Al-Aqsa Mosque is in peril. For decades, Muslims have been warned that the status quo surrounding Islam’s third holiest site was becoming increasingly fragile.
Iran's Araghchi says Trump's 'Economic D-Day' is a diversion from US domestic problems Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi responded to threats made by Donald Trump to launch 'economic warfare' against Tehran, saying that this would be a diversion from America's economic problems. "The so-called 'Economic D-Day' is a diversion from America's own crisis: unprecedented debt & surging interest costs," he wrote in a post on X. "Doubling down on failed policies will only bring further defeat - and enmity of Iranians.
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: US President Donald Trump announced that the US is launching the "MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY". Trump also warned that any country supporting Tehran in any way will face "TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences", but did not make mentions of a specific country or what actions Washington is expected to take. Israel's defence minister said that president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is "dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in Syria," indicating that Ankara risks consequences for its ties with Damascus.
Israeli opposition leader and former prime minister criticise Netanyahu over Syria attacks Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan said that the attack on a Syrian air base was a "provocative and dangerous" move that deepens the rift Tel Aviv's allies and brings it closer to a "confrontation" with Turkey. "Once again, military force is being employed for political considerations, and once again Israel pays the price in security," he said in a post on X. "[Benjamin] Netanyahu proves once more that he is an extremist and unreliable figure, one we cannot rely on and certainly not build a stable regional strategy with.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi dismissed the US administration’s so-called “Economic D-Day” as an attempt to divert attention from Washington’s mounting debt and economic problems.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned that the US is seeking to plunder the resources of Persian Gulf states, stressing that regional countries can establish security and stability through unity and without foreign interference.
Iran executed Ghaem Hosseini, also known as Arian, a foreign national convicted over his involvement in protests in Isfahan in January, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Thursday.
Israeli defence minister warns Turkey against 'threatening its security' Israel's defence minister said that president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is "dragging Turkey into dangerous adventures in Syria," indicating that Ankara risks consequences for its ties with Damascus. "Israel will not allow any actor to threaten its security," Israel Katz said in a post on X. "It would be better for Erdogan to continue his detached-from-reality, fanciful rhetoric against Israel in the Turkish Grand National Assembly than to attempt to test Israel's determination to defend itself.
