Oxygen stations operating beyond capacity in Gaza Gaza's health ministry has announced that the enclave's oxygen stations are operating beyond maximum capacity because Israel is preventing essential supplies from entering. The ministry said only 12 of 34 oxygen stations remain operational, while just four of 30 oxygen cylinders are still functioning. "The availability of oxygen is not a medical luxury, but is the lifeline for many vital and life-saving departments," the ministry warned.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Minister of Agriculture Gholamreza Nouri and Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi discussed the latest developments in bilateral relations and ways to expand economic and transit cooperation during Nouri’s visit to Afghanistan.
Israeli attacks kill nine people in southern Lebanon The Israeli military has killed two people and injured nine in an attack on Deir ez-Zahrani, a village in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Earlier, Israeli warplanes killed seven people in a strike on a house on the outskirts of Ansar village in southern Lebanon, local media reported. The Israeli military confirmed it launched new attacks in southern Lebanon earlier today.
ABU DHABI, 15th August, 2026 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned and denounced the hostile Iranian attack that targeted a vessel affiliated with ADNOC as it transited through the Strait of Hormuz, with no injuries reported.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At least six Lebanese citizens were killed in three Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Saturday, according to Lebanese news sources and the Civil Defense in southern Lebanon.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Intelligence Ministry warned France against interfering in the country’s internal affairs, pointed to French diplomats’ involvement in a foreign infiltration project, and stressed that Tehran will take appropriate action if such activities are repeated.
How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East Submitted by Marco Carnelos on Tue, 08/11/2026 - 16:51 The Mecca agreement could do more to determine the region's trajectory than anything decided in Washington, Tel Aviv or Tehran Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Riyadh, on 17 September 2025 (Saudi Press Agency/AFP) On Nearly three years after the 7 October Hamas attack shattered the illusion of a manageable status quo - one serving US - Israeli interests, while harming Palestinian rights - and midway through President Donald Trump’s second term, the Middle East no longer maps neatly onto the two axes that have defined it for decades. The region’s fault line long ran between Iran ’s “Axis of Resistance” - comprising Hezbollah, the Houthis, Iraqi armed groups, and a battered but defiant Syria under the Assad regime - and the Israeli-inspired “Pax Americana”: an informal architecture of deterrence, normalisation, and military primacy that Washington and Tel Aviv sought to impose through the Abraham Accords, blatant double standards, international law violations and overwhelming force. Today, a third pole could be emerging: an increasingly institutionalised “Sunni axis” anchored in Riyadh, Ankara and Islamabad - with Doha, Cairo, and to a lesser extent Abu Dhabi at its edges.
Five years of Taliban rule: A state has survived, but at what cost? Submitted by Zia Ur Rehman on Thu, 08/13/2026 - 18:03 Economic despair, social repression, and regional friction have preserved Afghanistan as an enduring catalyst for crises A security personnel stands guard next to a mural depicting the Taliban flag, along a street in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Taliban's takeover of the country, on 12 August 2026 (Aimal Zahir/AFP) Off Five years after the Taliban’s return to power on 15 August 2021, Afghanistan has transformed from a chaotic battlefield into a functioning but deeply authoritarian state. Foreign troops are gone, and fragmented opponents have failed to mount a significant challenge to Kabul’s centralised control.
The Israeli PMs remark comes as the new Labor government weighs taking measures against the Jewish state following months of strained relations Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the UK as the "Islamic Republic of Britain," as the country's new Labor government weighs taking measures against Israel.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei invoked a passage from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov” to decry Washington’s excessive reliance on lies in its policy toward Iran and the region.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Minister of Culture highlighted the coordination between diplomacy and resistance, citing Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem’s remarks on the role of the Islamabad memorandum of understanding in restraining an Israeli attack on Lebanon.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi ridiculed US President Donald Trump’s threat to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, stressing that the strategic waterway can only be opened or closed under Iran’s command.
New posts 21:24 Qatar Denies Detaining Iranian Pilots After Iran Accuses Doha Qatar denied on August 15 that it was holding three Iranian pilots after Tehran accused the country of detaining them after they went down during the early stages of the war in the Middle East.
Israeli forces fire tear gas canisters at Palestinian homes in Ramallah Israeli forces fire tear gas canisters towards Palestinian homes in the village of Al-Mughayir, northeast of Ramallah, after locals tried to fend off an attack by Israeli settlers, according to Quds News Network. Israeli occupation forces fire teargas towards Palestinian homes after locals in the village of Al-Mughayir, northeast of Ramallah, after locals tried to fend off an attack by Israeli settler militias on the village. pic.
Strike reportedly hit a home on the outskirts of Ansar village and also wounded three others Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike in the country’s south early Saturday killed seven people, the worst toll since deals in June saw a lull in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. The national news agency (NNA) said Israel “escalated its attacks on the south” early Saturday, reporting that “a strike launched by enemy warplanes on a home” on the outskirts of the village of Ansar “killed seven people and wounded three others”. Continue reading...
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated the country’s girls’ weightlifting team on securing a historic runner-up finish at the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan.
UN says 900 ‘physical obstacles’ delay, limit aid to West Bank More than 900 physical obstacles, including Israeli checkpoints, gates, roadblocks and other restrictions, are delaying and limiting aid to the West Bank, the UN has said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said aid and municipal workers have been struggling to secure access to three Palestinian families in the village of Qusra in the Nablus governorate. These families have been trapped there since Tuesday, following the establishment of a settler outpost next to their homes and the tightening of access restrictions in the area.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Ahmad Vahidi praised the Iranian Armed Forces for their performance during six months of fighting and bringing the most heavily armed military in world history to its knees.
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): As India celebrates its landmark 80th Independence Anniversary, international diplomatic missions, ambassadors, and partner nations based in New Delhi have shared heartfelt greetings, honouring India's democratic journey, civilizational heritage, and robust bilateral partnerships.
