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Iranian army spokesman says US, Israel 'failed' to achieve war objectives Iranian army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia has said that the US and Israel suffered a “major defeat” in their latest aggression against Iran, and “failed” to achieve their stated objectives. General Akraminia said the “enemy” entered the war after “making a series of miscalculations about Iran and its capabilities”, according to Iran’s Press TV.  “The criminal enemy had set many goals in its attack, including destroying Iran’s missile and nuclear capabilities, overthrowing the government and, of co

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Naftali Bennett urges campaign against Qatar, calls it 'enemy' again Former Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett, has once again branded Qatar an "enemy," repeating his call for Israel to take action against it. "I’m not talking about tomorrow bombing Qatar, but you gather intelligence. It’s an enemy and we start working on it," Bennett said in an interview. He called for a campaign, "not necessarily a war campaign, a public opinion, economic, diplomatic campaign" against the Gulf state, which brokered the ceasefire in Gaza. "And we join forces with our friends in the region, Saudis,

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Yemen’s army claims air strikes against Houthis in Taiz Yemen’s internationally recognised government has said that its air force carried out more than 15 air strikes, targeting the sites, gatherings and vehicles of the Houthi fighters on the western coastal fronts in the provinces of Taiz and Hodeidah, according to Al Jazeera. Houthis had launched a major offensive in Taiz  on Thursday, prompting government forces to send reinforcements.

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Miliband says Gaza situation ‘horrific’, UK must act ‘more decisively’ MEE staff on Sat, 09/05/2026 - 02:10 The foreign secretary said people on the ground in Gaza informed him about 'medicines being blocked, children dying while waiting for vital life-saving treatment' Miliband told British MPs on Tuesday that his government plans to impose "comprehensive" package of sanctions on Israel in the coming weeks. (AFP) Off British foreign secretary Ed Miliband has said the situation unfolding in Gaza was “horrific” and the UK government needed to act “more decisively t

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Maritime traffic through Hormuz significantly reduced, UKMTO says Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains significantly reduced, with vessel operators favouring the northern route amid ongoing security concerns, projectile attacks and heightened enforcement activity, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). UKMTO said AIS-detected transits were approximately 90 percent below pre-conflict baseline levels since the peak recorded on 24-26 June. The southern Omani route remains the highest-risk corridor, accounting for 21 of 24 projectile strike incidents reported

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US diesel prices hit record $5.85 a gallon The price of diesel hit a new record Friday in the United States, as disruption from the US war with Iran squeezes voters. The cost is now $5.85 a gallon, up from $3.71 a year ago, the AAA motorists' association said. US farmers faced a double whammy of surging fertiliser and diesel prices as the spring planting season got underway. The Independent Grocers Alliance estimates that fuel-related costs can account for 15 to 30 percent of the total cost for some food products. Besides diesel, the cost of regular gasoline is also notably higher at an

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Iran's Baghaei to Americans: 'Don't let anyone turn your children into mercenaries' Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has told Americans to ask themselves: “Why should your sons and daughters be offered debt forgiveness in exchange for fighting and dying in a war Israel wants continued & expanded?” In a post on X, Baghaei cited a Jerusalem Post article he said calls for “using student-loan and credit-card debt to recruit Americans for war with Iran”. “Your lives. Your taxes. Someone else’s war. Do not let anyone turn you into the cannon fodder - and the bill - for a

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Tunisia police arrest journalist Mohamed Yousfi, critic of Kais Saied Tunisian police have arrested prominent journalist Mohamed Yousfi, an outspoken critic of President Kais Saied, the head of the journalists' syndicate told Reuters. Police arrested Yousfi as he was preparing to enter Express FM Radio to take part in a radio programme, said Zied Dabbar, the president of the SNJT union. Walid Ben Rhouma, a presenter at Express FM radio who had invited Yousfi to appear on his programme, said police told him that Yousfi would be taken in for questioning, without giving any reason. Yousfi,

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Kpler says Hormuz traffic dropped sharply on 31 August, Bab el-Mandeb stable Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply on August 31, with five confirmed crossings, down 50 percent from 10 a day earlier, according to maritime data firm Kpler. Four vessels entered the Middle East Gulf and one exited, using a mix of Iranian, Omani and negotiated routes. Two of the crossings involved shadow vessels, while one involved a sanctioned vessel. Kpler said the figure remained preliminary, noting that additional “dark” crossings could be retrospectively identified and added as new confirmat

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US okays $5.75 billion munitions, engines sale to Saudi Arabia The US State Department said it had approved the potential sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions-Extend Range to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $5 billion. The principal contractor is Boeing, the state department said. The State Department also approved a possible sale of AGT-1500 engines to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $750 million. The principal contractor for sale of the engines is Honeywell, the department said, according to Reuters. “The proposed sale will improve Saudi Arabia’s airborne defence capability to counter cur

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Iran vows ‘pre-emptive operations’ against perceived threats Iran will conduct “pre-emptive operations” wherever it perceives a threat, army spokesman Brigadier-General Mohammad Akrami Nia said in comments carried by Iranian broadcaster IRIB. “Our military doctrine has shifted toward preemptive defence and deterrent operations,” Nia said.

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Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon rises to three We earlier reported that an Israeli drone strike killed two people in the town of Kfar Rumman in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh district. The Lebanese health ministry says that Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon late on Friday killed at least three people and injured 23. The ministry said strikes hit five locations in the southern Tyre and Nabatieh regions and the Beqaa region in the east.

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Jewish groups back stronger measures on Israel in letter to Andy Burnham Leading members of Jewish civil society groups have written to British Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to adopt stronger measures on Israel and "oppose any further attempts to muzzle the Palestine marches". This comes as the Burnham government prepares to announce a raft of new measures on the occupied West Bank, including a ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements. Major British Jewish organisations, including the Jewish Leadership Council and the Board of Deputies of British Jews, urged the government

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Trump says Iran war is 'small potatoes' for US Donald Trump said on Friday that the Iran war was "small potatoes" for the United States, in his administration's latest bid to play down the war ahead of crucial midterm elections. Trump's comments came a day after Vice President JD Vance said that "I wouldn't call it a war" despite an upsurge in clashes between Iran and the US over the Strait of Hormuz. "A lot of people don't call it a war. I call it a military conflict because it's small potatoes for us," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about Vance's remarks. "It's not

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Why did Trump meet members of an anti-Zionist Orthodox Jewish group? Yasmine El-Sabawi on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 18:35 Critics of Israel lauded the meeting, highlighting inroads to be made given that many conservatives now question the US-Israel relationship Aaron Teitelbaum, the chief rabbi of the Satmar community in Kiryas Joel, New York, sits directly across from Donald Trump in White House as he leads a delegation of Haredi Jews on 3 September 2026 (Rabbi Moishe Indig/X) Off US President Donald Trump on Thursday hosted Haredi Jewish leaders, some of whom are best k

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Israel says it strikes southern Lebanon after Hezbollah drone launch The Israeli military said on Friday it struck southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched a drone attack towards Israeli soldiers. Three people were killed and 23 were injured in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon, according to the country's health ministry. The wounded included medics, in addition to women and children, the ministry said.

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Israel attacks Lebanon’s Mifdoun and Beqaa Valley An Israeli air strike has targeted the town of Mifdoun in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported. The network said a separate strike hit the vicinity of Ain al-Tineh in the western Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon.

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Red Cross says four people released by Israel to Lebanon The Red Cross said on Friday it had facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of four more people detained by Israel, a day after one person was freed. Israel is believed to have detained at least dozens of people from Lebanon during its war against Hezbollah. "The International Committee of the Red Cross, at the request of the relevant parties, facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of five individuals released from Israeli detention," the ICRC said in a statement. "One individual was transferred on Thursday, and four others on Friday," it

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