


French far-right leader Jordan Bardella says France should review its support for Ukraine and seek guarantees and benefits in return for military and financial aid.

IN its recent press release on ‘The Indus Waters Western Rivers Arbitration (Pakistan vs India), PCA Case No. 2023-01’, the Permanent Court of Arbitration has delivered an award in favour of Pakistan. The award, issued on Aug 31, 2026, strongly vindicates Pakistan’s position, which it has consistently maintained in diplomatic forums and in the international media. It illustrates that the principles of international law firmly support Pakistan’s case. Established in 1899, The Hague-based PCA is o
The statement, which was also signed by Turkey, the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Pakistan, and Indonesia, warned about turning Palestinian emigration into real policy.

Eight foreign ministers condemn Katz and Ben Gvir’s Gaza displacement plan The foreign ministers of eight countries have condemned statements and plans by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir for the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza. In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt said the proposals are a flagrant violation of international law and p

Pakistan was among the Muslim nations on Sunday that condemned Israeli ministers’ statements regarding the displacement of the Palestinian people from the Gaza Strip, including proposals for plans and mechanisms aimed at forcibly removing them from their land. Earlier this week, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Defence Minister Israel Katz had floated proposals for the mass removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, resurfacing an idea voiced repeatedly by right-wing pol

Iran army says US bid to weaken its Hormuz control answered 'within 15 minutes' Iran responded decisively to the US attempt to weaken or eliminate the Iranian forces’ control over the Strait of Hormuz, army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia has said. In a statement carried by IRNA, General Akraminia revealed more details about Iranian response to US strikes on Sirik Island on 30 August. He said just 15 minutes after the strikes, the first Iranian missiles and drones were launched,

Iran's Araghchi blasts Jordanian counterpart Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has blasted his Jordanian counterpart for criticising Iran's retaliatory strikes on countries in the region. In an Arabic-language post on his X account on Friday, Araghchi responded to comments by Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, who claimed that Iran had attacked Jordan and other countries in the region only two hours after the start of the war on Iran, arguing that the Iranian attack therefore

Vance: US investigating strike on Iran wedding 'very fully' Yasmine El-Sabawi on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 20:18 The US vice president insisted that there is no ongoing 'war' with Iran US Vice President JD Vance take questions from reporters at the White House in Washington, on 3 September 2026 (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Off US Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Thursday that the US is "very fully" investigating the military's reported strikes on a wedding in Iran which killed at least four

Palestine will outlast Blair and his grotesque 'Board of Peace' Soumaya Ghannoushi on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 16:23 As Gaza reconstruction stalls, the former UK prime minister stands accused of attempting to rewrite the country's history Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, pictured in 2023, has denied a report that he sought to have the word ‘Palestine’ removed from Palestinian textbooks (Charles McQuillan/AFP) Off Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s latest reported intervention in the Mid

Iran attacked US military bases in Kuwait on Thursday, despite US President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war. The new clashes, which began with US raids on Sunday, deepen the ongoing impasse in the war, as Iran maintains a stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the United States presses its counter-blockade of Iranian ports. Trump said his military was prepared to attack Iran “any time we want” after extensive US bombardment of site

Iran attacked US military bases in Kuwait on Thursday, despite US President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war. Trump said his military was prepared to attack Iran “any time we want” after extensive US bombardment of sites across the country left at least 19 Iranians dead. Tehran retaliated by hitting US military targets across the Middle East, including in Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan...

Iran attacked US military bases in Kuwait on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump threatening further strikes in a fresh flare-up six months into the war. Trump said his military was prepared to attack Iran "any time we want" after extensive US bombardment of sites across the country left at least 19 Iranians dead. Tehran retaliated by hitting US military targets across the Middle East, including in Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.

Kuwait's army said Thursday it was intercepting a missile and drone attack from Iran, as Tehran targeted US allies in the Middle East. Iran has targeted US bases in Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region after extensive US bombardment on Tuesday of sites across the Islamic republic. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

'Inappropriate to say': Trump may still be considering CIA-led uprising in Iran Yasmine El-Sabawi on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 20:32 The US president insisted that the Iranian government was becoming 'weaker by the day' An injured victim lies in a hospital bed, following a US attack on a wedding, near Sirik, a coastal area on the Strait of Hormuz, in Hormozgan province, Iran, on 2 September 2026 (Razieh Poudat/ISNA/via West Asia News Agency via Reuters) Off US President Donald Trump on Wednesday sai

UAE condemns 'hostile' Iranian attacks The United Arab Emirates have condemned "hostile Iranian attacks" on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, the Kudistan Region of Irawq, and the Saudi carrier transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian attacks on Gulf states followed the latest round of US strikes on Iran, which killed 18 people and injured 108 others, according to Iran's health ministry on Wednesday. UAE Strongly Condemns Hostile Iranian Attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, and Kurdistan Re

Iran strikes US bases across region after American attack kills 18, including children Elis Gjevori on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 10:15 After 200 days at sea, US aircraft carrier crew heads to Thailand's sex tourism hub as tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz A woman walks past a billboard displaying Iran’s national flag at Enghelab Square in Tehran on 14 June 2026 (AFP) Off Iran has launched missiles and drones at US military facilities across the region in retaliation for American attacks that kil

Iran threatened to take a tougher line in its war with the United States on Wednesday after the heaviest exchanges in weeks left at least 19 Iranians dead, including four at a wedding -- an incident slammed as a "war crime" by Tehran. A wave of Iranian attacks earlier targeted US bases in Jordan, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, after extensive US bombardment hit sites across Iran.

Iran launched a wave of attacks on US sites across the Middle East on Wednesday as violence surged after an extensive American bombardment and the deaths of four people at an Iranian wedding party. Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced attacks on US bases in Jordan, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, in the six-month conflict's heaviest exchange in weeks.

Iran says the US bombed a wedding near the Strait of Hormuz; hits Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan in retaliation.

Iran war: Trump can continue the same failed policies - or shape a historic legacy Seyed Hossein Mousavian on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 15:57 Bombing and sanctions have not worked. The US president must seize this moment to establish a comprehensive regional security framework US President Donald Trump is pictured in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 17 August 2026 (Jim Watson/AFP) On In recent days, several high-level regional diplomatic initiatives have signalled an effort t

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: The US military announced on Tuesday that it has completed fresh attacks on Iran, with local reports indicating that civilians attending a wedding were amongst the latest victims. In response, Tehran carried out strikes across the region on US facilities and its troops, including in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq's northern Kurdish province of Erbil. The spokesperson of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Head

In today’s newsletter: Communities from Scotland to India are pushing back against datacentres they feel have been forced upon them, warning they threaten energy supplies and the climate Good morning. This summer, datacentres have become targets of resistance across the world. Ever since the arrival of ChatGPT, big tech has been lobbying for the creation of enormous new facilities. Many governments claim they’re essential in any country that wants to cash in on AI. Campaigners argue datacentres

Senior IRGC official warns Arab countries to either expel US forces or face 'crushing response' The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) political deputy general demanded that Arab countries either expel US forces or face a "crushing response". "It is better to kick the Americans out of their countries and take back the bases," Yadollah Javani said in a statement carried by Nournews. "Otherwise, Iran's armed forces have proven that any attack on Iran from any point in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jord

Iran pushed ahead with strikes targeting American interests around the Middle East on Wednesday after vowing “severe” consequences to a fresh wave of US attacks. The latest flare-up is part of a cycle of retaliation that followed US strikes on Iran, with fighting over the Hormuz strait expanding to Washington’s Gulf allies, military bases and commercial shipping. Tehran said it launched ballistic missile attacks on two US bases in Jordan, according to Iranian media. Washington did not immediatel

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on Tuesday evening, making a rare trip to the Middle East as both countries face the threat of US sanctions over financial links to Iran. The months-long Middle East war, which began when the United States and Israel jointly launched strikes against Iran on February 28, has thrown the crucial trade region into crisis. Washington vowed last month to destabilise Tehran economically, warning of expanded sanctions against Tehran’s backers and

IRGC says missile strikes destroyed US facilities, killed pilots in Jordan The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced strikes on US facilities in Jordan in retaliation to Washington's attack on a wedding, which killed and wounded several civilians. The IRGC said that it carried out a "heavy attack" using ballistic missiles targeting RQ-4 and MQ-9 drone hangars at Prince Hassan airbase, claiming that it resulted in the destruction of a number of drones as well as killing pilots and

Iranian state media has reported that US strikes have killed 11 people in two separate attacks, including four at a wedding in the south of the country. This comes after the United States struck what it says were Iranian military targets Tuesday, as Tehran fired missiles and drones at sites across the Middle East, further escalating hostilities after a month-long lull. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

Tehran pledges 'severe punishment' and retaliation against Washington following a new wave of US attacks.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said early Wednesday that they had carried out a ballistic missile attack on a US base in Jordan, the Iranian news outlet Tasnim reported.
Saudi-owned news outlet Al Arabiya, citing an Iranian military official, reported that Iran had begun launching missiles and drones towards US-linked targets.

Trump offers varying explanations for attacks, which Iranian official say included 1 that struck wedding and killed 4; US officials deny IRGC claim that it killed American troops The post US strikes Iranian sites around Hormuz, IRGC says it retaliated against base in Jordan appeared first on The Times of Israel.

No US casualties reported so far in Iran attack on Jordan facilities, officials say No US casualties have been reported so far from an Iranian attack on facilities in Jordan, two US officials told Reuters on Tuesday. Jordanian air defences intercepted ten out of 13 ballistic missiles entering their airspace from Iran, while the remaining three fell in remote areas away from population centres, according to a statement from the country's military.

Iranian news agencies said retaliatory missile and drone attacks on US targets had begun.

IRGC says it 'killed a large number of US forces' in Jordan attack Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Tuesday that it targeted an American base in Jordan which "killed a large number of US forces", according to a statement. No confirmation yet from Jordan or the US following the strikes.
Iranian state media reported that several explosions were heard in the eastern area of Iran's Bandar Abbas.

Iran launched strikes on Wednesday targeting American interests in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan after vowing "severe punishment" in response to US attacks, including one that the Iranian Red Crescent said left four people dead at a wedding celebration. US Marine Corps base Camp Titin in Jordan was targeted for an "intense ballistic missile attack", Iran's Revolutionary Guards said early Wednesday, according to Iranian news outlet Tasnim.

US forces struck Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday in response to attempted attacks on commercial shipping and American troops, the US military said, with President Donald Trump vowing a tough response to any counter-attacks. The strikes were the latest in a series of attacks by both US and Iranian forces in recent days that threaten to reignite the simmering conflict. Iranian state television reported that several explosions were heard in the country's south along the strategic Strait of
Sept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the latest U.S. attack on Iran was "justified," and threatened bigger strikes if Tehran retaliated. Trump, in a Truth Social post, said the U.S. military was striking Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday in retaliation for Iran's "failed attempt at adding sea mines" to the Strait and for shooting eight missiles at a U.S. military base in Jordan. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya, Susan Heavey and Ismail Shakil;Edit

Move from Washington quashes hopes that exchange of fire last weekend might not presage wider renewal of hostilities Middle East crisis live – latest updates The US launched new airstrikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, quashing hopes that an exchange of fire last weekend might not presage a wider renewal of hostilities. Oil prices had already risen after that first exchange of direct attacks since July and after reports of two tankers being hit leaving the strait of Hormuz, the global oil

Trump warns of 'much harder' action if Iran retaliates after strikes US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran would face "much harder and higher" attacks if it hits back against what he called "very justified" US strikes on the country. "If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings and, when it is over, there will be very litt

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Israel imposes curriculum on 45,000 Palestinian students in East Jerusalem Lubna Masarwa on Tue, 09/01/2026 - 14:39 Israel is refusing to allow Palestinian teachers entry into Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank Palestinian schoolgirls at an Unrwa school in the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem in May 2025 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP) Off Israeli authorities are imposing their curriculum on more than 45,000 Palestinian students in state-run schools in East Jerusalem, as part of a wider crackd

Iran will immediately reciprocate if the United States returns to its commitments under an interim deal signed in June, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday. He made his comments at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek after the first exchange of direct attacks in the US-Iran conflict since late July, with the US striking Larak Island and Iran then launching attacks on two US air bases in Jordan. “I am stating clearly that if the US returns to its commitments under the
DUBAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Iran will immediately reciprocate if the United States returns to its commitments under an interim deal signed in June, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday. He made his comments at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek after the first exchange of direct attacks in the U.S.-Iran conflict since late July, with the U.S. striking Larak Island and Iran then launching attacks on two U.S. air bases in Jordan.

President Donald Trump says the US will respond to Iranian strikes on its personnel in Jordan.
DUBAI/ASHEVILLE, North Carolina: US President Donald Trump threatened further strikes against Iran on Monday after the first exchange of direct attacks in a month, raising tensions in a conflict that had recently shifted into an economic standoff. Iran launched missiles overnight at two US air bases in Jordan in response to a US attack on Iran’s Larak Island, where Washington said it had struck Iranian launchers firing mines into the Strait of Hormuz.
DUBAI/ASHEVILLE, North Carolina: US President Donald Trump threatened further strikes against Iran on Monday after the first exchange of direct attacks in a month, raising tensions in a conflict that had recently shifted into an economic standoff. Iran launched missiles overnight at two US air bases in Jordan in response to a US attack on Iran’s Larak Island, where Washington said it had struck Iranian launchers firing mines into the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump's vow to escalate on Iran rings hollow amid warnings from top US generals US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to “hit [Iran] hard”, despite a report that the US’s top generals are warning that a prolonged large-scale war on Iran is unsustainable for the United States. “There will be a response,” Trump told Fox News on Monday when asked about Iran’s attack on a US military base in Jordan following US strikes on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. “We’re going to hit them hard,

Trump's vow to escalate on Iran rings hollow amid warnings from top US generals MEE staff on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 18:25 Senior US military officials have warned that a prolonged high level conflict risks draining US military might Motorists ride past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump inside a catering container, installed on a building along a street in downtown Tehran on 31 August 2026 (ATTA KENARE / AFP) Off US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to “hit [Iran] hard”, de