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IAEA inspectors cannot return to Iran amid US threats: Russia

Press TV – September 24, 2026

Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna says the return of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to Iran is not possible amid continued US threats against the country.

Mikhail Ulyanov said the United States has never provided guarantees that it will halt missile attacks on Iranian territory. “On the contrary, they are practically issuing threats every day, and sometimes several times a day,” Ulyanov said, according to RIA Novosti. … continue

‘We did not attack Pakistan with drones’: Afghan sources

Al Mayadeen | September 24, 2026

An Afghan source told Al Mayadeen that Afghanistan did not launch drone attacks against Pakistan, rejecting Islamabad’s account and describing the Pakistani claims as a pretext for the strikes carried out against Afghan territory.

The source said Afghanistan will determine “the nature of the response and the appropriate timing to respond to the repeated Pakistani violations of our sovereignty.”

The Afghan source categorically denied that Kabul’s forces had attacked Pakistan using drones, saying the allegations were being used to justify Pakistan’s latest strikes.

“Afghanistan will choose the nature of the response and the appropriate timing to respond to the repeated Pakistani violations of our sovereignty,” the source told Al Mayadeen.

The statement comes amid a sharp escalation in tensions between Kabul and Islamabad, following a series of cross-border strikes and clashes in recent days. Pakistan has accused Afghan territory of being used by armed groups to launch attacks against Pakistan, while Afghan authorities have repeatedly rejected accusations that Kabul is facilitating such operations. … continue

Senate Rejects Iran War Powers Resolution Passed By House

By Kyle Anzalone | The Libertarian Institute | September 24, 2026

The Senate narrowly voted to reject legislation that would require President Donald Trump to end the war against Iran.

The Senate voted against the War Powers resolution 49-50 on Thursday, largely along party lines. Republican Senators Thom Tillis, Susan Collins, Rand Paul, and Lisa Murkowski all voted for the legislation with nearly all Democrats. The only Democratic senator to vote against the War Powers resolution was John Fetterman.

The resolution would have required Trump to end the war against Iran. It directs the President to “remove the use of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran or any part of its government or military, including potential ground forces in a combat role or used for occupation, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force against Iran.” … continue

Iraqi Resistance faction links arms to sovereignty, questions US exit

By Al Mayadeen | September 24, 2026

Weapons are tied to Iraqi sovereignty, Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada spokesperson Sheikh Kazem al-Fartousi said Thursday, arguing that they exist to defend the country and establish deterrence.

Speaking to Al Mayadeen Plus, al-Fartousi said, “If you provide sovereignty to Iraq, then there is no need for weapons.”

He said the group had put forward 10 points that would guarantee Iraqi sovereignty, stressing that the proposals serve Iraq’s interests rather than those of the factions. … continue

Yemen launches preemptive strikes on Saudi positions in Jizan

Press TV – September 24, 2026

Yemen’s Armed Forces have carried out a preemptive and extensive operation against Saudi military positions in the Jizan region, targeting command centers, weapons depots and troop concentrations.

In a statement on Thursday, military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said the operation came amid an escalation of Saudi attacks on Yemen’s border areas in Sa’ada and Hajjah, including the launch of more than 200 missiles from Jizan.

He said Yemeni forces had also monitored a major buildup of Saudi troops near the border in preparation for further aggression.

“By the grace of Allah Almighty, the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a preemptive, qualitative and extensive operation using dozens of ballistic missiles and drones,” Saree said.

According to the spokesman, the strikes targeted operations rooms, command and control centers, weapons depots and other key sites linked to Saudi reinforcements in the al-Tuwal area of Jizan, including the Sixth Emergency Division.

He added that missile launch sites and platforms at the al-Daghareer camp in Jizan, as well as several other Saudi military camps in the region, were also targeted. … Full article

Cannon fodder no more… South Korea rejects Trump’s pressure to join his criminal war on Iran

By Finian Cunningham | Strategic Culture Foundation | September 24, 2026

This is a pivotal moment in history as South Korea tells Trump it is done with being a vassal for American imperialist wars.

KJ Noh notes in this interview for Strategic Culture Foundation that South Korea’s defiance of U.S. power is resonating with growing resistance among other nations towards Washington’s bullying and warmongering.

President Lee Jae-myung of South Korea gave a televised nationwide address last week declaring that his country would not be deploying military forces to the Strait of Hormuz.

That announcement followed weeks of speculation that South Korea would cave to pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has been arm-twisting Seoul and other allies to send military support for his seven-month war on Iran. A war that is plunging the global and American economy into turmoil and could derail his presidency in the U.S. mid-term elections.

Geopolitical commentator KJ Noh says the public rejection of Trump’s appeal by South Korea is a major blow to Washington’s international image.

He notes that the Republic of Korea has been a loyal vassal of the United States, always sending its troops to fight American wars. South Korean soldiers have deployed in every U.S. overseas war from Vietnam to Iraq. … continue

Tehran blasts Ottawa for downplaying Trump’s annihilation threat

Press TV – September 24, 2026

Iran has lashed out at Canada for downplaying US President Donald Trump’s threat to “annihilate” Iran, saying mimicking American bullying language could not shield the country from the claws of power.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei made the remarks in an X post on Thursday, two days after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described Trump’s threat against Iran as simply “the language of war” in a speech before the United Nations General Assembly.

Baghaei said Carney chose to appease Washington by reframing a threat to “annihilate” Iran as merely “speaking the language of war” instead of condemning blatant US aggression and warmongering. … continue

Neria Leiter Was A Legitimate Military Target

By Justin K.P. | The Dissident  | September 24, 2026

Israel and its stooges in mainstream media are claiming that Neria Leiter, the son of Yechiel Leiter, the current Israeli ambassador to the United States, was wounded in a supposed “terrorist attack”.

In reality, it was in no way a terrorist attack, but resistance against illegal occupation, a guaranteed right under international law.

Neria Leiter was hit by a car driven by 29-year-old Palestinian Mahmoud Muhammad Mahmoud Suleiman- who was killed at the scene- while he was carrying out service as an IDF reservist manning the checkpoint outside of the West Bank settlement of Beit Horon.

As Drop Site News noted, Beit Horon is an “illegal settlement” which “sits on land in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.”

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is illegal under international law.

International law also guarantees the right to resist illegal occupation by military means. … continue

‘We don’t seek permission to defend our country’: Snippets from President Pezeshkian’s UNGA address

Press TV – September 23, 2026

In a powerful speech to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held up photographs of victims of American and Israeli war crimes against Iran, firmly rejecting Washington’s terrorism accusations and declaring that the Islamic Republic can never be forced into submission through military aggression.

The address, delivered under the summit’s theme of “Rebuilding Trust,” came one day after US President Donald Trump delivered deeply provocative rhetoric against Iran in his own remarks from the same podium.

Pezeshkian systematically dismantled Western double standards, detailed the unprecedented crimes committed against Iran during the US-Israeli war of aggression, reaffirmed Iran’s nuclear rights, and issued a warning to the aggressors.

Below are snippets from his speech… continue

NATO chief wants Europeans to fight American wars [for Israel]

Mark Rutte has justified the US-Israeli war on Iran and said European nations should “take care” of the Middle East in the future

RT | September 23, 2026

European NATO nations should take greater responsibility for security in the Middle East, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said. He also defended the US-Israeli war on Iran and argued that European members should spend less on social programs and more on the military.

Rutte made the remarks at a Chicago Council on Global Affairs event in Iowa on Tuesday after being asked to “make the case” for NATO to Americans by explaining “what’s in it” for them.

He described the Middle East as “Europe’s backyard” and “not the United States’ backyard,” arguing that Washington’s war against Tehran was “necessary” but that the US had to launch it because “somehow the Europeans did not have enough capabilities to do it themselves.”

“In the future, what you get from a stronger NATO is that Europeans can take care of their own backyard,” Rutte said. … continue

24 civilians killed, wounded in Saudi strikes on Yemen’s Taiz, al-Jawf

Al Mayadeen | September 23, 2026

24 civilians, most of whom are women and children, were killed or wounded in Saudi airstrikes targeting the governorates of Taiz and al-Jawf in 24 hours, the Sanaa Health Ministry announced.

In detail, eight civilians were killed and 11 others were wounded in Taiz, while two civilians were killed and three others were wounded in al-Jawf, according to the Ministry.

It reiterated that “the massacres committed by the Saudi aggression against civilians constitute a flagrant violation of international and humanitarian law and confirm its systematic aggressive approach of targeting civilians and service facilities.”

It also called on the international community and human rights organizations to assume their legal and moral responsibilities and work to end the complicity that encourages the aggressor to continue its alleged crimes against the Yemeni people. … Full article

Yemen warns US against joining Saudi aggression, draws red line at Bab al-Mandeb

Press TV – September 23, 2026

A Yemeni military adviser has warned that Sana’a will target US interests across West Asia if Washington provides military support to Saudi Arabia in its war against Yemen.

“If America dares to intervene militarily with its fleets or tries to take control of Bab al-Mandeb, it is a red line for them and anyone else… we will fight over it,” Yemeni military adviser Abed Mohammed al-Thawr told AFP on Tuesday.

“If America gambles on supporting Saudi Arabia with airstrikes or air support… We will consider any American interests around us to be targets and we will not exclude anything,” Thawr said, adding that Yemen would “close Bab al-Mandeb completely to American ships.”

The remarks come as Yemeni armed forces continue to consolidate their positions along the western coast and strengthen their control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

Saudi Arabia has reportedly called for US and international military support against Yemen amid the kingdom’s crippling blockade and devastating strikes. … Full article

German chemicals giant reveals details of downsizing

RT | September 23, 2026

German chemicals giant Evonik is overhauling its domestic operations amid what it has described as a “structural and economic crisis” in the industry.

The German and wider European chemical sector has been hit by plant closures, job losses and high energy costs following the loss of cheap Russian supplies; the US-Israeli war with Iran has added new pressure.

The measures, announced on Tuesday, include site closures, job cuts and a reshaping of Evonik’s six main German plants, even as the company considers increasing investment in Asia and the Americas, where it sees “good opportunities for growth.”

Evonik’s plans to eliminate 2,150 jobs in Germany through 2029 have drawn criticism from industrial policy spokesman for the opposition Left Party (Die Linke) Mirze Edis, who called the cuts “a damning indictment” of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Economy Minister Katharina Reiche. … continue

How the Pill Becomes Adderall

An Essay on the Making of an Adult Female Disease

Lies are Unbekoming | September 23, 2026

… There is a pattern women describe when they come off long-term hormonal contraception before trying to conceive. Their thinking gets clearer over the following months. Their moods settle. They notice their skin, their appetite, their libido, their response to stress, their attraction to their partner. Something they had understood to be their baseline personality turns out to have been the drug.

The pattern is not confined to isolated reports. Reproductive endocrinologists observe it in the clinics that specialize in helping women conceive. Direct-to-consumer women’s health writers have built practices and readerships around documenting it. Sarah Hill, a research psychologist at Texas Christian University who spent years studying female hormonal cognition without noticing she was on the pill herself, writes in This Is Your Brain on Birth Control that she did not understand what the drug had done to her until more than a year after she stopped taking it.¹ Naturopath Jolene Brighten built a clinical practice around what she calls post-birth-control syndrome, the collection of symptoms that emerge in the months after discontinuation and the parallel collection that resolves. … Read full article

Why Did McGill Target Me?

By Sayer Ji | September 22, 2026

McGill Universty’s Office for Science and Society wrote the story the world tells about Sayer Ji. Here is the audit it never ran on itself. … continue

Top Nepal court demands answers after government arrests analyst for sharing Grayzone exposé

By Wyatt Reed | The Grayzone | September 23, 2026

The Supreme Court of Nepal has ordered the government to explain its reasoning for arresting political analyst Bharatmani Dahal, who was jailed by the country’s cyber police on the grounds that he had spread “misinformation” by sharing a recent report by The Grayzone.

Nepali media reports that Supreme Court Justice Kumar Regmi issued a “show-cause order” requiring the government to justify its arrest of Dahal, who was detained at a tea shop in southeastern Nepal on September 20. The court’s decision came in response to a petition by Dahal’s daughter, who maintains that her father is being held unlawfully.

A political firestorm erupted in the Himalayan nation after The Grayzone published leaked documents from 2019 showing at least four of Nepal’s new political leaders – including Prime Minister Balen Shah – were named by an American government regime change training outfit as figures whom the group would “support” in the future.

The documents showed that an offshoot of the National Endowment for Democracy called the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) promised in 2019 to support not only Shah, but three other figures who’ve risen to the upper echelons of Nepali politics: Nepalese Home Minister Sudan Gurung, Parliamentarian Sagar Dhakal, and Rabi Lamichhane, the embattled chairman of the political party to which all of the officials mentioned now belong.

The plans were meant to be carried out as part of the so-called “Indo-Pacific Strategy,” Washington’s preferred euphemism for its efforts to prevent China from cooperating with its neighbors.

Published in full by this outlet, the documents’ authenticity has not been contested by either the government or its supporters in the media. … Full article

Refaat Al-Areer Was The Canary In The Coal Mine In Israel’s War On The Truth

By Justin K.P. | The Dissident | September 23, 2026

Three years ago today, Refaat Al-Areer, the well-respected Palestinian academic, poet, and commentator, was murdered, along with multiple members of his family, for telling the truth about Israel’s genocide in Gaza and atrocity propaganda used to manufacture consent for it.

The Zionists wanted Al-Areer silenced because he was one of the first media figures to expose the now well-documented fact that Israel issued the Hannibal Directive on October 7th and killed its own people, and because he was debunking Israeli atrocity propaganda used to justify the Gaza genocide, such as the mass rape hoax.

The Zionist propagandist Bari Weiss put a target on Al-Areer, taking a joke he made about the claim of Hamas “baking a baby in an oven”- a proven hoax– out of context to make it look like he supported it, when in reality he was mocking how absurd the hoax claim was.

Because of this smear campaign, Al-Areer was labeled as an “Amalekite” by IDF terrorists and murdered in a targeted strike “along with his brother Salah and one of his children (Mohammed); his sister Asmaa and three of her children (Alaa, Yahia, and Mohammed); and a neighbor.”

Later, his “daughter, grandson and son-in-law” were murdered in another targeted Israeli strike.

This was not an isolated incident; Refaat Al-Areer served as the canary in the coal mine for Israel’s ensuing war on the truth.

Following the targeted murder of Refaat Al-Areer, Israel murdered hundreds of Palestinian journalists… continue

Israeli election committee bars candidate from Knesset race over Gaza war opposition

MEMO | September 23, 2026

Israel’s Central Elections Committee on Wednesday decided to disqualify Knesset member Ofer Cassif from running on the Joint List in the upcoming parliamentary elections, Anadolu reports.

Cassif is known for his opposition to policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government toward the Palestinian people, particularly Israel’s ongoing war in the Gaza Strip since 2023.

Israeli Channel 13 reported that the committee is holding sessions Wednesday and Thursday to discuss requests to bar several political parties from the Knesset elections and has decided to disqualify Cassif from running.

It said the decision was made following a request submitted by Netanyahu’s Likud party against Cassif, with the case to be referred to the Supreme Court, the country’s highest judicial body, for a ruling. … continue

Six killed in relentless Israeli attacks across Gaza

Al Mayadeen | September 23, 2026

Six Palestinians were martyred on Wednesday in renewed Israeli occupation attacks across the Gaza Strip, including airstrikes near a hospital and a bakery, as Israeli violations of the declared “ceasefire” continue.

Israeli occupation aircraft carried out an airstrike near Al-Wafaa Hospital in the al-Rimal neighborhood of central Gaza City, killing Khaled Siam and injuring several others.

Another Israeli strike targeted the vicinity of al-Banna Bakery in central Deir al-Balah, killing Abdul Rahman Tamraz and wounding two Palestinians.

Israeli drone targets vehicle in al-Mawasi

In southern Gaza, an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle near the Asdaa intersection in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, killing Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Abu Alwan and Osama Khaled Mohammad Abu Khater and injuring three others.

Israeli occupation forces also carried out demolitions of residential buildings northeast of Khan Younis while opening intensive fire and launching artillery shelling against the city’s eastern neighborhoods.

Yahya Samour was also martyred after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in western al-Satar, north of Khan Younis. His funeral was later held in the city.

Palestinian woman succumbs to Israeli gunfire

In the central Gaza Strip, Nour Awni Diab succumbed to injuries sustained after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in the al-Bureij refugee camp.

Israeli tanks simultaneously opened intensive fire east of the camp as artillery shelling targeted the surrounding area.

In Gaza City, Adham Sobhi Ziyara succumbed to wounds sustained in an earlier Israeli attack on Palestinians in al-Tuffah and the vicinity of al-Nafaq Street.

Several Palestinians were also injured in an Israeli airstrike near the Tamraz station in eastern Gaza City, while occupation vehicles opened fire east of the Beit Lahia Project in the northern Gaza Strip. … Full article

Gaza detainees injured in recent Negev prison crackdown

Palestinian Information Center – September 23, 2026

GAZA – The Asra Media Office (AMO) said on Wednesday that several Palestinian prisoners from the Gaza Strip were injured during a violent raid carried out by Israeli forces inside Negev jail about two weeks ago.

According to AMO, among the wounded detainees was a physician from Gaza who was struck by three rubber bullets during the crackdown, while another prisoner was beaten with batons and suffered broken ribs.

AMO added that those forces set dogs on Gaza prisoners and forced them to lie face down on the ground before savagely assaulting them. … Full article

French activist files complaint alleging torture during 2025 Gaza flotilla

MEMO | September 23, 2026

French political scientist and activist Thomas Guenole said Wednesday that he had filed a complaint in France alleging torture by Israeli individuals whom he says detained and mistreated him during the 2025 Global Sumud Flotilla for Gaza, Anadolu reports.

“I filed a complaint today … for acts of torture against the Israeli individuals who kidnapped me and inflicted mistreatment on me during the 2025 flotilla for Gaza, including Minister Ben Gvir,” Guenole said on US social media company X.

He said the complaint was filed with France’s Central Office for the Fight Against Crimes Against Humanity. … Full article

French-Lebanese man files war crimes complaint over Israeli attacks

Al Mayadeen | September 23, 2026

Lawyers representing a French-Lebanese citizen have filed a complaint with France’s National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office over Israeli war crimes involving the destruction of his home and olive trees in southern Lebanon.

The complainant, who lives in France and whose identity has not been disclosed, says his property was destroyed as part of “Israel’s” hostilities against Lebanon. His lawyers, William Bourdon and Nicolas Busin of Bourdon & Associés, filed the complaint on Tuesday.

“This is a French citizen asking the justice system of his own country to establish the full truth and deliver justice for the war crimes committed against him, in line with a broader context in southern Lebanon that appears to amount to ethnic cleansing,” Busin said on Tuesday at a conference on corruption and accountability in Beirut. … continue

Iran issues indictment against Israeli figures over Hezbollah pager explosions

Press TV – September 23, 2026

Iran has issued an indictment against seven senior figures and operatives of the Israeli regime, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over the 2024 explosions of pagers belonging to the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.

Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi said on Wednesday that the case was opened following a complaint filed by Iran’s then-ambassador to Beirut, Mojtaba Amani, as well as a criminal complaint lodged by Iran’s Foreign Ministry.

“The defendants are being prosecuted on charges of corruption on Earth through intentionally causing bodily harm, attempted intentional murder, and the destruction, disabling, or disruption of data through the use of computer and telecommunications systems in Lebanon,” he said.

Salehi pointed out that Amani was injured during the attack while at his office in Beirut, suffering injuries to both eyes, his face, fingers, palms, chest, and legs. He also lost part of his eyesight and sustained permanent physical complications.

He added that the Foreign Ministry had requested the prosecution of all perpetrators, instigators, accomplices, and partners in the criminal act under Iran’s law on judicial protection for government employees and armed forces personnel. … Full article

Iran Calls French Positions on Regional Developments Unacceptable

Al-Manar | September 23, 2026

The Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi slammed France’s “unacceptable” positions on regional developments, particularly the US and Israeli military aggression against Iran.

In a meeting on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Araghchi and his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot discussed developments related to Iran-France diplomatic relations as well as regional and international issues.

Araghchi criticized France’s “interventionist” positions toward Iran and stressed the need for the French Embassy in Tehran to respect Iran’s domestic laws and regulations.

He also called France’s positions on regional developments, particularly regarding the US and Israeli military aggression against Iran, “unacceptable,” decrying France’s double standards on human rights. … Full article

Mahan Air Flight Lands in China Despite US Threat against Iranian Airlines

Al-Manar | September 23, 2026

A Mahan Air commercial flight from Tehran landed in southern China today, a tracking data website says, despite the US threatening to “shut down” Tehran’s carriers and punish anyone doing business with them starting today.

Flight IRM093 landed in Guangzhou at 4:39 pm local time on Wednesday, according to the tracking website FlightRadar24. … continue

US eyes $10bn fund to rebuild war-battered Gulf infrastructure

The Cradle | September 22, 2026

Washington is seeking to funnel $5 billion into a fund to rebuild Persian Gulf energy infrastructure damaged during the seven-month war on Iran and reduce its partners’ reliance on the Strait of Hormuz, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on 22 September.

The US would seek an equal $5 billion contribution from eight regional allies combined – Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, and Jordan – bringing the total to $10 billion in a fund named the Partnership for Allied Trust and Construction, or Pact.

US officials said talks on the fund are ongoing and its terms could change. It remains unclear when, or even if, other countries will sign on.

According to WSJ, the proposal tacitly admits that the war has upended global energy markets and destroyed pipelines and refineries across the region that will be costly to rebuild.

Some regional officials said the initiative appeared to be a US attempt to cast the Strait of Hormuz as a less consequential energy route and to present Washington and its allies as united in confronting Iran.

They warned that creating a fund to rebuild destroyed energy sites without a peace deal with Tehran would be premature, as the Islamic Republic could strike any new infrastructure with drones and missiles. … continue

Trump meets Rodríguez near Maduro’s prison as Venezuela’s oil flows to US

Press TV – September 23, 2026

US President Donald Trump has met Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, face-to-face for the first time at the Lotte New York Palace hotel, less than 15 kilometers from the Brooklyn prison where Nicolas Maduro has been held since US forces abducted him nearly nine months ago.

The closed-door meeting, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, was the first between US and Venezuelan heads of state in more than 11 years.

Rodríguez called it a “historic meeting,” saying the two sides discussed strengthening bilateral ties and cooperation in energy, mining, and security.

For critics of Venezuela’s interim government, the image of Rodríguez standing beside the man who ordered Maduro’s abduction amounted to a betrayal — the moment Caracas legitimized a kidnapping and opened the country’s resources to a foreign power.

The Lotte New York Palace sits in the heart of Manhattan. The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where Maduro is being held on what many Venezuelans call fabricated “narcoterrorism” charges, is a short drive away. … continue

Tehran dictates terms for talks as Trump issues new threats at UN

The Cradle | September 23, 2026

Iran issued its conditions for a return to diplomacy with the US through Qatari mediation in New York, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told IRNA.

Baghaei stated that Tehran is demanding an end to the fighting on all fronts, a halt to US acts of aggression, the lifting of Washington’s naval blockade, an end to its economic war on Iran, and the release of Iranian assets.

“The interaction that took place was through Qatari mediation. In fact, the Iranian delegation conveyed its views and conditions to the American side very clearly and explicitly through the mediators,” he said. … Full article

Iran FM meets with US envoy on UN meeting’s sidelines at American side’s insistence: Report

Press TV – September 22, 2026

At the insistence of the American side, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has met with the United States’ regional envoy Steve Witkoff on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly’s 81st meeting, a report says.

The news outlet affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Iran’s national broadcaster, carried the report on Tuesday, citing an exclusive IRIB source.

According to the source, “Iran agreed to Witkoff’s request for the meeting in order to convey Tehran’s conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.”

Iran’s “firm positions” were communicated to the US representative during the meeting, it noted.

The source identified the conditions specified by the Islamic Republic during the meeting as the immediate lifting of the illegal naval blockade that the United States has imposed on Iranian ports and vessels, the immediate release of all of Iran’s frozen assets, and “an end to the war on all resistance fronts.” … continue

Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes, steal livestock in Silwad

Al Mayadeen | September 22, 2026

Israeli settlers stole dozens of livestock at dawn on Tuesday during a raid on the town of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, under the protection of a large Israeli military force, before residents confronted them and forced them to leave, according to the Palestine Today news agency.

Dozens of settlers attacked the town, stole dozens of livestock, and vandalized property in several homes.

Residents of Silwad confronted the settlers during the raid and theft, and confrontations broke out in several neighborhoods of the town. … Full article

Three Palestinians killed, others injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza as ceasefire violations continue

Palestinian Information Center – September 22, 2026

GAZA – Three Palestinians were killed and others injured on Tuesday evening in an Israeli drone strike targeting a group of people in the Tuffah neighborhood, northeast of Gaza City, as Israeli forces continued their daily violations of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.

The PIC correspondent confirmed that Adham Sobhi Ziyara died from wounds sustained earlier when Israeli forces targeted a group of Palestinians on Al-Nafaq Street, east of Gaza City.

Local sources said medical crews recovered the bodies of two Palestinians and evacuated three wounded people, including a child, after an Israeli strike targeted a group near a café close to Muscat School in the Al-Mashahra area of the Tuffah neighborhood.

In southern Gaza, an Israeli drone targeted a parked jeep near Al-Aqqad Mosque in the northern Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis. No injuries were reported.

Shelling and gunfire across Gaza

Israeli forces continued to violate the Gaza ceasefire agreement for the 348th consecutive day, carrying out shelling and opening fire across several areas of the enclave.

Areas east of Khan Yunis and Deir al-Balah came under heavy fire from Israeli helicopters amid continuing military operations in several locations.

Three Palestinians were injured in an Israeli strike on a home belonging to the Karim family in the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. Israeli military vehicles also opened heavy fire east of Tuffah and northwest of Gaza City alongside artillery shelling.

Israeli naval forces opened fire toward the Gaza City coastline, while Israeli forces carried out a demolition operation northwest of Beit Lahia. A Palestinian woman was also wounded by Israeli gunfire near Abu Sharkh Roundabout in Jabalia. … Full article

France authorizes Netanyahu’s plane to cross airspace en route to UN General Assembly

MEMO | September 22, 2026

Paris authorized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane to fly through French airspace Tuesday as he traveled to New York for the UN General Assembly, according to a diplomatic source, Anadolu reports.

“This is the fifth time. It is time to put an end to this France that humiliates itself and tramples on international law,” European Parliament member Emma Fourreau said on US social media company X, as she criticized the authorization.

“France under Macron once again authorizes Netanyahu, a criminal, to fly over French airspace to attend the UN General Assembly, even though he is the subject of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza,” Fourreau added. … Full article

Israeli occupation forces advance into Quneitra, Daraa countryside and set up checkpoints

Palestinian Information Center – September 22, 2026

DAMASCUS – Israeli occupation forces advanced Tuesday into areas of the Quneitra countryside and a region bordering Daraa province in southern Syria, setting up two temporary checkpoints to search passersby.

According to Syria’s Al-Ikhbariya TV, an IOF unit consisting of three military vehicles entered the village of Saida al-Golan in the Quneitra countryside, where troops set up a temporary checkpoint and searched people passing through the area.

In an area bordering Daraa province, Israeli forces also established a checkpoint at the Wadi al-Ruqqad Dam, which lies between Daraa and Quneitra provinces, and conducted searches of passersby. … Full article

Israeli occupation forces shell southern Lebanon, continue demolishing towns

Al Mayadeen | September 22, 2026

Israeli occupation forces carried out artillery shelling, detonations, property destruction, and bulldozing operations across multiple locations in southern Lebanon on Tuesday and overnight, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent and the National News Agency.

In detail, Israeli artillery targeted the valley of Zibqine on Tuesday, while the IOF carried out a detonation in Wadi al-Salouqi in southern Lebanon and set fire to residents’ property in the eastern town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah.

According to the National News Agency, the outskirts of the towns of Haddatha and Baraachit were subjected to Israeli artillery shelling.
Shelling targets Bint Jbeil, Tyre districts

Heavy-caliber artillery shelling was also recorded on the outskirts of the towns of Haddatha and Haris in the Bint Jbeil district, and artillery shelling targeted the center of the Marj’youn plain near the refinery station.

Overnight, Israeli forces targeted the outskirts of the town of Zibqine, as well as Kfar Tibnit, with several heavy 155mm shells.

In the evening, Israeli forces continued carrying out detonations in the town of al-Mansouri, while the movement of bulldozers and military vehicles was detected inside the town. … Full article

Qatar PM calls for Gulf security framework with Iran, says war must be ‘wake-up call’

MEMO | September 22, 2026

Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, has called for a new regional security framework that brings Gulf states and Iran together, warning that the region cannot go back to how it was before the US-Israeli war on Iran.

“Iran is our neighbour,” Sheikh Al Thani told the Qatar Economic Forum in New York on Sunday. “We have to act together responsibly as a region and to make sure that we are having good relations with Iran.” He said the region could not return to how things were before the war unless Gulf states and Iran agreed a security framework ensuring that none of them posed a threat to the others. “We are hoping this war is a wake-up call for everyone,” he added.

The Qatari premier was speaking on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. His remarks came hours after reports that Washington was preparing to resume direct attacks on Iran. … continue

China condemns US extortion of Iranian airlines, rejects Washington’s ‘illegal’ sanctions threats

Press TV – September 22, 2026

China has fiercely rejected the United States’ latest attempts to ground Iran’s aviation sector, dismissing Washington’s threats of secondary sanctions as “illegal” coercion that lacks any basis in international law.

The rebuke from Beijing signals growing global resistance to the Trump administration’s failing “Economic D-Day” campaign against Iran.

The diplomatic clash erupted after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent boasted in a televised interview that “all the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world” within days.

Bessent threatened global aviation hubs and foreign firms with exclusion from the US dollar system if they provide fuel, landing services, or ticket sales to Iranian carriers.

Beijing, a primary economic and diplomatic partner of Tehran, swiftly condemned the maneuver.

“China consistently opposes illegal unilateral sanctions that lack a basis in international law or authorization from the UN Security Council,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told reporters.

The friction arises just days before a scheduled summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and shortly after Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng for economic talks. … continue

Iran ready to reopen Hormuz within a week if US ends war? Tehran denied the claim: No such offer has been made

The Cradle | September 22, 2026

Iranian sources speaking to Fars News Agency rejected claims that Tehran is prepared to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if Washington reduces military pressure and lifts its blockade of Iranian ports.

Fars said the report by Japan’s Kyodo News is “inaccurate and baseless,” noting that its publication was followed by by a drop in oil prices.

Original story as follows: Kyodo News

At least 150 killed in Yemen within two days amid indiscriminate Saudi air campaign

The Cradle | September 22, 2026

At least 150 people have been killed in Yemen since Sunday as Saudi warplanes launch indiscriminate strikes across the country and clashes continue between Ansarallah-led forces and Riyadh-backed proxies.

“The death toll from Saudi airstrikes, clashes, and artillery fire in the governorates of Taiz, Al-Jawf, Marib and Saada stands at 118,” AFP reported on 22 September, citing what it said were Ansarallah-linked military sources.

Sources close to the internationally recognized government, supported by Riyadh, say 36 of their fighters have been killed, according to AFP.

Sirens sounded in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday due to more Yemeni strikes launched in response to the kingdom’s aggression against Yemen.

Hours earlier, Saudi strikes killed several people in Yemen.

An early morning strike by the Saudi-led coalition, targeting a residential home in the city of Mokha, in Yemen’s Taiz Governorate, killed six people, including two infants and a woman. … Full article

‘Shameful’: UK to provide refueling support for Saudi warplanes amid war on Yemen

Press TV – September 22, 2026

Britain is preparing to deepen its military involvement in Saudi Arabia’s renewed aggression against Yemen, with the Royal Air Force (RAF) set to provide aerial refueling support for Saudi warplanes.

The deployment would make Britain a direct military support partner in Saudi Arabia’s war against Yemen, adding RAF assistance to London’s longstanding military cooperation with Riyadh.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that Britain would deploy an RAF Voyager aircraft to support Saudi Arabia for several weeks, with the arrangement subject to review. … Full article

Italy to move military personnel from Taif base after missile strike

Al Mayadeen | September 22, 2026

The Italian government has decided to relocate a significant portion of its military personnel from an airbase in Taif, Saudi Arabia, following a missile strike that hit an Italian Eurofighter fighter jet stationed at the facility, the Italian newspaper Messaggero reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

The move concerns personnel from the Italian Task Force Air Arabia, which operates from the Taif airbase. The Italian contingent stationed there is estimated to number around 500 personnel.

The relocation is being described as a “restructuring” of Italy’s military deployment, rather than a complete withdrawal from the base, according to the report.

A significant portion of the Italian military personnel will be moved to a safer facility, which is also likely to be located in Saudi Arabia. The Taif airbase will not be left without operational coverage, with continuity of activities set to be maintained in line with Italy’s international obligations.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Defense Minister Guido Crosetto decided to strengthen security measures for the country’s military personnel after a missile struck an Italian Eurofighter stationed at the base overnight into Friday, Messaggero reported. … continue

Defeating Russia on battlefield impossible – Fico

By Lucas Leiroz | September 22, 2026

Not all NATO countries are willing to support the alliance in its relentless pursuit of conflict with Russia. In a recent statement on the matter, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico made it clear that he disagrees with NATO’s current policy regarding Russia. He described the war plans pursued by some of the bloc’s leaders as absolutely irrational and asserted that Russia cannot be defeated on the battlefield. … continue

Finland’s Stubb tells European leaders to calm down

RT | September 22, 2026

Finnish President Alexander Stubb has pushed back against warnings from fellow European leaders that Russia could attack NATO in the near future, saying Helsinki’s intelligence sees no evidence of an imminent military threat.

Moscow has repeatedly dismissed claims that it intends to attack NATO. Russian officials have argued that Western governments are exaggerating the prospect of a confrontation with Moscow to justify increased military spending and continued support for Ukraine.

Stubb made the comments in an interview with Politico on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday, after several European officials suggested that Moscow could target members of the US-led military bloc within months.

“We don’t see the evidence of that,” Stubb said. “In our intelligence we see that there is activity but no imminent military threat right now.”

“It is not in the interest of Russia nor in the capacity of Russia to go full-scale,” he added.

Stubb’s assessment contrasts with increasingly urgent warnings from several other European officials. … continue

Finland’s Gender Clinic Reversal

An Essay on the National Registry and the Psychiatric Trajectory After Adolescent Gender Reassignment

Lies are Unbekoming | September 21, 2026

In April 2026, a Finnish research team led by Professor Riittakerttu Kaltiala published in Acta Paediatrica the largest and longest-running study yet conducted on psychiatric outcomes after pediatric gender reassignment. The study drew on Finland’s mandatory national health registers, which captured every gender-referred adolescent in the country from 1996 to 2019 and followed them for up to twenty-five years. The finding contradicts the clinical claim that has justified these interventions for a generation. This essay presents that finding, the pre-referral pattern the finding rests on, the statistical work that closes off the obvious defense, and the international context into which the study lands. … continue

Massachusetts Wants Mental Health Visits, Why Does Government Use ‘Health’ to Enter Our Homes & Families?

By Jefferey Jaxen | September 22, 2026

In our modern era, there is an uncomfortable political magnetism that continually compels government to want inappropriate inclusion into our personal lives.

The medical and health aspects are the preferred vectors for this addict-like state behavior.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey just announced over $2M in funding for the state to conduct home mental health checks on every mother and their newborn in the state.

Why? Because Lindsay Clancy killed her kids. At least that was the excuse Healey used.

The move dovetails with the expanding public-health police powers from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s proposed Department of Health rules (warrantless entry into homes and schools for “disease control measures,” including non-infectious “conditions”). … continue

Pfizer Gave $500,000 to Groups That Lobbied to End Religious Exemption in Massachusetts

By Henrick Karoliszyn, DSW | The Defender | September 21, 2026

Pfizer paid $500,000 to two nonprofits that later signed a letter urging Massachusetts lawmakers to eliminate the state’s religious exemption from mandatory childhood school vaccinations, according to the company’s own public grant disclosures and a legislative letter reviewed by The Defender.

The drugmaker’s “US Medical, Scientific, Patient and Civic Organization Funding Report” for fiscal year 2024, posted on Pfizer’s transparency website, lists a $400,000 payment to the American Society for Meningitis Prevention (ASMP) for “Policy Efforts for comprehensive Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccination.”

The same report lists a $100,000 payment to the March of Dimes Foundation in 2024, categorized as a “Vaccine Policy Campaign Maternal Immunization.” … continue

Vaccinated People Can and Do Spread Measles, Peer-Reviewed Analysis Finds

By Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. | The Defender | September 9, 2026

People who were vaccinated against measles can still contract and transmit the virus to others, and in some instances can initiate substantial chains of transmission, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis.

The study, published Aug. 14 in the peer-reviewed Expert Review of Vaccines, examined decades of evidence on measles transmission from people who had received at least one dose of a measles-containing vaccine.

Researchers at Public Health Ontario identified 70 vaccinated people who transmitted measles, resulting in 237 directly linked secondary cases. When the researchers included subsequent generations of infection, 812 measles cases were traced back to transmission from vaccinated individuals. … Full article

US lawmaker admits American people footing bill for Trump’s failed aggression against Iran

Press TV – September 22, 2026

Republican Representative Ashley Hinson of Iowa has criticized the unprovoked US-Israeli war of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran, declaring that ordinary Americans should no longer pay the price for a war that has spectacularly backfired on its architects.

Hinson, who is running for a US Senate seat, posted on the social media platform X that “Iowans are being squeezed and shouldn’t have to foot the bill at the pump or the checkout line for the war in Iran.”

She called for immediate measures to ease soaring fuel and living costs, including suspending the gas tax, pausing diesel exports, expanding E-15 ethanol use, reinstating the $1-per-gallon biodiesel tax credit, and creating a diesel relief program for farmers and truckers.

“These actions to lower costs are needed ASAP, and the war needs to be brought to a successful and immediate end,” Hinson wrote, while insisting the highway trust fund must still be replenished to avoid further infrastructure decay. … continue