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The US military said it had destroyed three vessels linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Tehran responded by threatening to increase strikes on US ships in the region. DW has the latest.

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Former NSC chief Jacob Nagel said six to nine months of economic pressure could push Iranians back into the streets, while warning Tehran still has the ability to retaliate.

Vladimir Putin says Russia has not struck Kyiv since midnight on 5 September, while insisting Moscow never agreed with Ukraine to a broader three-day ceasefire.

Both Russia and Ukraine vow not to strike each other's capitals for three days during talks in Moscow and Kyiv.

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Putin said Russia will do everything possible to ensure the safety of the talks and of mediators Witkoff and Kushner.
Video of Putin meeting US delegation Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow today to discuss the war in Ukraine. https://t.co/MZ1rcMiAAY
Putin: Russia never agreed to a ceasefire beyond three days. The request to stop strikes on Kyiv came through official channels.
An Iron Dome interceptor was launched near the Gaza border after a false identification. Residents in southern communities heard the explosions.
Putin: The request to halt strikes on Kyiv came through official channels. Russia did not agree with Ukraine to a ceasefire lasting more than three days.

A Russian drone strike on the centre of Chuhuiv in Kharkiv Oblast killed two people, including a child, and seriously injured a 40-year-old woman.
Hezbollah is downplaying Israel's announcement that it cleared the Ali Taher Ridge near Beaufort. MP Ihab Hamada said even if true, it's not a disaster and amounts to Israeli media hype. The group's official statement ignored the ridge and referred only to the wider weekend strikes in southern Lebanon, again blaming Beirut. A Lebanese political figure opposed to Hezbollah tells Kan News the loss is a military and image blow, exposing the group's claim to protect Lebanon with its weapons as fals
John Bolton: It is unfortunate that for a variety of reasons, sometimes civilians are killed. It's not something we seek to do. And I think when we recognize we made a mistake, the United States admits it. When you come to a conclusion, you should admit it. We shouldn't be ashamed of it.
Putin is meeting with U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner on ending the war in Ukraine. https://t.co/18QdKYhW2e

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John Bolton on Iran: I think and have thought for decades that the only way you're ever going to get true lasting peace and security in the Middle East is to get rid of the regime in Tehran. I think the U.S.-Israeli strikes did considerable damage to the regime. I think we made a lot of mistakes, that's for sure. But the objective is still realizable if we were willing to think through how to do it.
John Bolton on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: I don't think he was qualified for the job to begin with. According to reporting, he applied to Trump for the job of Pentagon spokesman, which would have been a perfect thing to have given his background. He's in way over his head.

NOW: Locals are reporting a ballistic missile launch from Qeshm Island, Iran, towards the Strait of Hormuz. These reports are unconfirmed as of now. https://t.co/E5jWH8dKQ2
Last night, Hezbollah launched a drone toward IDF forces holding the security zone in southern Lebanon. Commandos Brigade fighters fired on the drone and intercepted it. No injuries to Israeli forces.

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This is not the first such incident involving a conflict and shootout, military expert Vitaly Kiselev said

Pentagon chief threatens more strikes on Iranian oil tankers US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the military can attack Iran’s entire oil tanker fleet, after Washington announced strikes on three Iranian vessels following attacks on US warships. “It’s simple: if Iran shoots at US ships, we will destroy (and sink) their oil tankers. All they have to do is not shoot” at the US Navy, Hegseth posted on X. “Iran’s oil tanker fleet is defenceless – Iran has no navy or air force,” he continued. “O
US ambassador calls violent Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’ after weeks of West Bank unrest https://t.co/XFExFbWsY7
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that Russia is already at war with Europe, even if Europe refuses to acknowledge it.

The United States ambassador to Israel condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank again on Saturday, calling the behaviour an “act of terror” as he visited Palestinian American residents shaken by months of attacks. Mike Huckabee referred to such settlers as “terrorists”, a word that US officials usually reserve for Palestinian militants. “If there are squatters that come in and put up their own flags and take possession of something that does not belong to them, if they burn a

President Trump says his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are "bringing with them a proposal to end the war".
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Pakistan: Back then, there was nothing but disappointment and frustration. Pakistan was out of control. Today, those who spread terrorism are on the back foot. If Pakistan does anything malicious, India’s armed forces enter their home and kill them.
Witkoff and Kushner are on their way to the Kremlin for a meeting with Putin.

🇨🇴 | Colombia has reactivated arrest warrants against more than 40 criminal leaders who participated in ex-President Gustavo Petro's "Total Peace" initiative. But the new Colombian government has shifted to a hardline approach to organized crime in the country. https://t.co/5OjVHIo6jA
Two people were killed in Russian attacks in the Bucha district of the Kyiv region.
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West Indies batting great Brian Lara on Saturday joined an international appeal for proper medical treatment and dignified conditions for imprisoned former Pakistan captain and prime minister Imran Khan, saying the issue was one of “basic humanity”, rather than politics. Last month, 22 international cricketers, including 21 ex-captains, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appealing for the ex-premier’s medical treatment in line with recent Supreme Court directives. The letter’s signa

Ukraine’s National Guard says its Lasar’s Group destroyed a Russian R-330Zh Zhytel jamming system 55 km behind Russian lines after locating it through aerial reconnaissance.