TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei ridiculed Washington’s latest measures against Iran, saying they expose the weakness of its efforts to build an anti-Iran coalition.
Iran’s Pezeshkian urges Muslim nations’ for unity despite differences Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian is delivering a speech at the 40th International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran. During the speech, he called for unity among Muslim nations despite their differences. Masoud Pezeshkian also slammed US-Israeli aggression against his country, and said that "Iran stood strong against US-Israeli aggression".
Israel weighs expelling UK officials from post-war Gaza headquarters: Report Israel is considering expelling British - and possibly other European officials - from the coordination centre for post-war Gaza, according to the Financial Times citing sources familiar with the matter. The Israeli government in recent weeks has discussed removing the UK from the International Gaza Support Center, the multinational headquarters established to monitor the US-brokered truce deal between Tel Aviv and Hamas.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called on the United Nations and its members to condemn the US campaign of “economic terrorism” against Iran and reject Washington’s use of unilateral coercive measures to pressure other countries.
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: Syrian president Ahmad al-Sharaa said that his country has entered a new phase of "reconstruction" after the US lifted sanctions. "We are at the beginning of a long and sustainable road defined by dignity, revival, reconstruction, development and civilisation," Sharaa said during the opening of the 63rd Damascus International Fair. The head of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa) told Al Jazeera that the Israeli government’s raid on the last remaining facility run by the UN agency earlier this weep is an attempt to "eliminate the presence of the United Nations" in the occupied Palestinian territories.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s nuclear industry has maintained its progress despite sanctions, military aggression and terrorist operations, Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami said.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry expressed sympathy with the families of victims of a deadly fire at a hospital in Islamabad.
Israeli air strikes rain down over southern Lebanon The Israeli military carried out two waves of air strikes on Ali al-Taher Hill, located in southern Lebanon's Upper Nabatieh, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. The agency also indicated that "violent" air attacks also targeted the town of Mansouri in Tyre. Other air strikes were reported overnight in the town of Eastern Zawtar and Mayfadoun.
Lebanese, Italian army officials in talks over post-UNIFIL era in Lebanon Lebanese army chief Rodolphe Haykal discussed with his Italian counterpart Luciano Portolano ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation alongside projections for the period after the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) ends its mission in the country. During the meeting, which occurred during a visit by Haykal to Italy from Monday to Wednesday, Portolano emphasised that Lebanon’s stability is a "strategic priority" and praised the "friendly relations between the two countries". The Italian military official also underlined the importance of backing the Lebanese army "given its key role in maintaining security and stability".
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf hailed Beijing’s rejection of Washington’s illegal sanctions against Tehran, stressing that the strategic ties between Iran and China are based on win0win-cooperation and need no one’s permission.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the visit by Qatar’s top diplomat to Iran on Thursday is aimed at boosting ties and enhancing regional peace and stability.
Netanyahu vows to establish more settlements in the occupied West Bank Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue establishing settlements in the occupied West Bank despite mounting international pressure, while promising a major wave of Israeli immigration to the occupied Palestinian territory. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue establishing settlements in the occupied West Bank despite mounting international pressure, while promising a major wave of Israeli immigration to the occupied Palestinian territory. pic.
New posts 06:32 Tanker Hit In Strait Of Hormuz Amid Iran-Oman Talks On Maritime Traffic An unknown projectile hit a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency reported early on August 27. The agencysaidthat the fire was later extinguished, all crew members were safe and accounted for, and no environmental impact was reported.
New posts 06:32 Shipping Monitor Says Tanker Hit In Strait Of Hormuz On August 25 An unknown projectile struck a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency reported early on August 27. The agency said the incident occurred on August 25 near Khasab, Oman.
New posts 13:38 Iran Says It Will Block UN Watchdogs Access To Bombed Nuclear Sites By RFE/RL's Radio Farda Mohammad Eslami (left), the head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, speaks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran.
New posts 17:20 White House: No Talks Under Way As US Seeks To 'Destroy' Iran Economy Washington and Tehran are not currently in talks to end the war, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on August 27, as the United States focuses on efforts to "destroy" Iran's economy.
New posts 20:29 Trump DownplaysIssue Of Russia's Trade With Iran US President Donald Trump played down the need to punish Moscow for trading with Iran following his government's declaration of an "economic D-Day" targeting Tehran if it refuses to open the Strait of Hormuz.
New posts 00:07 US Treasury To Press G20 Members To Cut Irans Illicit Revenue Flows By Alex Raufoglu WASHINGTON -- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will later this month press counterparts to sever financial and economic channels that Washington says help sustain Irans government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), US officials said.
Unrwa chief says Israel aims to make Palestinian refugee issue ‘go away' The head of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa) said that the Israeli government’s raid on the last remaining facility run by the UN agency earlier this weep is an attempt to "eliminate the presence of the United Nations" in the occupied Palestinian territories. "If UNRWA is defunded and eliminated, then they are hoping that the issue of the refugees, the Palestine refugees, will go away," Christian Saunders told Al Jazeera. "Which means that the right of return, reparations, and compensation would go away as well.
Syrian president applauds start to 'long and sustainable road' after lifting of sanctions Syrian president Ahmad al-Sharaa said that his country has entered a new phase of "reconstruction" after the US lifted sanctions. "After the obstacles were removed and sanctions lifted, we have not yet reached the end. We are at the beginning of a long and sustainable road defined by dignity, revival, reconstruction, development and civilisation," Sharaa said during the opening of the 63rd Damascus International Fair.
