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IRGC: Missiles struck US carrier, destroyer in Gulf

Al Mayadeen | September 6, 2026

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Saturday that its Aerospace Force fired ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer in Gulf waters, revealing that the two vessels were harassing Iranian shipping as part of Washington’s naval blockade.

In a statement numbered “Announcement No. 10,” the IRGC said the missiles damaged both warships and forced them to withdraw from the area out of fear of a follow-up strike.

The Guard Corps said Washington was compelled into an official admission that its vessels had come under attack, calling this proof of the enemy’s strategic defeat and a demonstration of its own offensive capability. … Full article

IRGC Navy strikes 3 tankers, 3 US vessels in response to US assault

Al Mayadeen | September 5, 2026

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy (IRGC-N) said Saturday it retaliated against Washington’s attacks on Iranian oil tankers by targeting three tankers transiting an unauthorized route through the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran warned that attempts to circumvent its maritime restrictions would face military action.

The IRGC-N also announced that it struck three US vessels belonging to the “child-killing America” elsewhere.

The Iranian force said the retaliation followed attacks carried out earlier in the day by the US military against three crude oil tankers belonging to the Islamic Republic, marking another sharp escalation in Washington’s military and economic campaign against Iran.

Issuing a direct warning to vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf, the IRGC Navy urged commercial operators not to be “deceived by the US terrorist military” and cautioned all ships to strictly avoid crossing unauthorized waterways or face immediate targeting.

“Avoid crossing unauthorized waterways, or you will become targets,” it tersely warned.

The latest announcement signals a widening Iranian response as Washington intensifies attacks on the Islamic Republic’s commercial oil fleet while maintaining a naval blockade aimed at choking off the country’s energy exports.

The US military has independently acknowledged attacking three Iranian crude tankers on Saturday. CENTCOM claimed two were permanently disabled and a third was destroyed.

The IRGC announcement came alongside an even broader warning from Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which said continued US attacks, interference with Iranian shipping, and enforcement of the naval blockade would expose American warships to increasingly severe retaliation.

Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for the HQ, warned that Iran’s Armed Forces were prepared to expand their operations should Washington persist in attempts to undermine Iranian maritime trade.

“We warn the terrorist US military that if it continues its hostile actions, creates insecurity, harasses Iranian vessels, and imposes a naval blockade on Iran, the strikes carried out by the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran against US warships in the region will be more severe than before and could also expand in scope,” the headquarters spokesperson said.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the tanker strikes, placing them within Washington’s wider naval blockade, economic warfare, and military aggression against the Islamic Republic.

“These illegal and aggressive actions, carried out in continuation of the US military aggression against Iran and as part of its naval blockade and economic war against our homeland, constitute a clear violation of Article 2, Paragraph 4 of the UN Charter, a war crime, and a clear threat to international peace and the security of commercial shipping,” the Ministry said. … Full article

US approves $5 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia as it renews aggression against Iran

Press TV | September 5, 2026

Washington has approved a potential $5 billion arms package for Saudi Arabia that would sharply expand the kingdom’s precision-strike capabilities as the United States escalates its war of aggression against Iran.

The deal includes more than 10,000 guidance kits designed to convert conventional bombs into extended-range, steerable precision weapons.

The State Department cleared the sale on Friday. The package also covers more than 10,000 general-purpose bombs requested by Riyadh, both 500-pound (230 kg) and 2,000-pound (900 kg) variants. … continue

Anti-War Activists Are Getting ‘Debanked’ In The UK

The UK’s decent into authoritarianism continues

By Justin K.P. | The Dissident | September 5, 2026

The UK has been, for years, waging an all-out war on its own people, particularly on those who are anti-war and anti-Zionist.

Journalists like Richard Medhurst and Asa Winstanley have had their devices seized by UK “counterterrorism” authorities for their reporting on the Israeli genocide in Gaza, while thousands of peaceful activists have been arrested on terrorism charges for holding signs stating they support Palestine Action, a non-violent direct action group which was proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK government at the behest of the Zionist lobby.

The war on anti-war and anti-Zionist figures continues, with multiple anti-war figures recently losing their bank accounts within a short time period.

George Galloway, a former Labour MP, known for his staunch firebrand opposition to Zionism and empire, had his bank account closed without explanation, preventing him from receiving his parliamentary and old age pensions, which he paid into throughout his career. … continue

NEW: Vaccinated People Spread Measles. The CDC, the WHO, and Johns Hopkins Just Said So on the Record.

By Sayer Ji | September 3, 2026

A new peer-reviewed study by CDC, WHO, and Johns Hopkins leadership found that nearly 8 out of every 100 vaccinated people who catch measles pass it to someone else. Almost a third of them had received two doses. And the world has exactly one study, of 137 people, trying to measure how much the vaccine actually reduces onward spread. […]

Vaccinated people who catch measles usually don’t look like textbook measles patients. Their symptoms are milder. They often don’t have the full picture of fever, rash, cough, runny nose, and red eyes that doctors are trained to look for. In this paper, only about 1 in 3 vaccinated transmitters met the World Health Organization’s clinical definition of measles at all. Only 1 in 20 had the full classical presentation.

The authors interpret this as good news. Milder cases probably spread less virus. That is a fair reading. It also means most vaccinated cases will not trigger the isolation, contact tracing, or laboratory testing that would find them in the first place. The 70 transmitters the paper found are, by the authors’ own admission, likely an undercount. … Read full article

RFK Jr. Referred to DOJ Over Samoa Controversy

The Headline They Wanted — And the Coordinated Operation They Hoped You’d Never Notice

By Sayer Ji | August 30, 2026
  • The Guardian’s “RFK Jr. referred to DOJ” headline is real — but only because a single senator, Ron Wyden, publicly asked for a referral he knows the current Justice Department will not act on. Wyden’s stated timeline is post-midterm, contingent on Democrats retaking the Senate. This is not a prosecution. It is a campaign talking point.
  • The August 27, 2026 news event was manufactured. AP, The Guardian, The Washington Post, PBS, and the New Republic all ran variations of the same story within hours, coordinated by a Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press FOIA lawsuit that has drip-fed five separate document tranches across seven months, each timed to a Kennedy vaccine-policy fight or a swing-state campaign appearance.

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New Adviser to RFK Jr. Investigating 2,500 COVID Vaccine Deaths in Military

By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. | The Defender | September 4, 2026

A military doctor is investigating whether COVID-19 vaccines caused the deaths of over 2,500 U.S. military service members, Politico reported Thursday.

Dr. Theresa Long, a longtime Army doctor board-certified in aerospace medicine, has been named senior medical military adviser to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to an Aug. 14 deposition obtained by Politico.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD) are supporting the investigation.

Long’s deposition revealed that she is working with Kennedy and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to investigate 2,544 deaths that were reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). The deaths remain unverified.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, military service members were subject to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate. A year later, Congress passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which required the military to rescind the mandate. The mandate was lifted in January 2023. … Full article

Israeli Strikes Kill 3, Wound 23 Across Southern and Eastern Lebanon

Al-Manar | September 5, 2026

Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages across southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least three civilians and wounded 23 others on Friday, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, in the latest violation of a fragile ceasefire that has failed to halt hostilities since November 2024.

The strikes targeted multiple towns in the Nabatieh district and the eastern Bekaa Valley, with Israeli warplanes, drones, and artillery batteries all involved in the attacks, reported Al-Manar’s correspondent on the ground.

In the Nabatieh district, artillery shelling and warplane strikes pounded the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, while a separate drone strike hit the nearby town of Kfar Roummen, killing two people. Warplanes also struck al-Ramadiyeh and al-Kfour, both in the same district. Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces conducted controlled demolitions in al-Mansouri and on the outskirts of Zawtar al-Sharqiya, according to local reports.

In the eastern Bekaa Valley, an airstrike targeted the town of Ain al-Tineh, adding to the widening geographic scope of the day’s violence.

The Health Ministry described the casualty figures as preliminary, warning they remain subject to revision as search-and-rescue operations continue and rubble is cleared. … Full article

Palestinian dies of injuries, another wounded by Israeli gunfire in Gaza

Palestinian Information Center – September 5, 2026

GAZA – A Palestinian woman succumbed on Saturday to injuries sustained in a previous Israeli strike, while another citizen was wounded by Israeli gunfire amid ongoing ceasefire violations across the Gaza Strip.

According to media sources, Latifa Jabr died from injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike on al‑Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza three months ago. Her death follows that of her husband, Saqr Abu Karim, who was killed in the same attack,

Earlier, the Palestinian Information Center reporter said that a civilian was wounded when the Israeli occupation forces opened fire towards the as-Sudaniya area of Gaza City.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army launched shooting attacks in different areas of central Gaza and Gaza City, with no reported casualties.

Israeli artillery also shelled eastern sectors of Gaza City, while gunboats targeted the Khan Yunis coastline with intensive gunfire.

Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s sewage system triggers algal bloom, shutting down Israeli desalination plants

The Cradle | September 5, 2026

Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s water and sewage infrastructure has backfired into a domestic water emergency, with five of Israel’s six desalination plants supplying over 80 percent of Israeli drinking water shut down after an enormous algal bloom choked the coastline, Haaretz reported on 3 September.

Scientists cite two aggravating factors behind the algae – elevated sea temperatures and nutrient loads from Gaza’s sewage – which has poured untreated into the Mediterranean since Israeli bombardment deliberately destroyed the besieged enclave’s sanitation network.

The algae originated as microalgae in the Nile Delta and traveled east on sea currents, according to the satellite imagery firm Satalize, which recorded dense chlorophyll readings in the water as far north as Tel Aviv and lighter traces up to Caesarea.

With flow through the national supply lines weakening, the Israel Water Authority ordered local councils to curb consumption for farming, gardening, and other public use, while the Israeli government completely shut off external water supplies to Gaza.

The self-inflicted blowback comes after nearly three years of Israeli bombardment left close to 90 percent of Gaza’s water and sanitation infrastructure damaged or destroyed throughout the genocide in the strip, including desalination units, wells, reservoirs, and distribution networks. … continue

German sponsorship of Zionist settlements exposed

By Kit Klarenberg | Al Mayadeen | September 5, 2026

Exploiting academic institutions as a cover, between 2017 – 2021 the German government surreptitiously funnelled millions into a highly discriminatory project facilitating expansion of Zionist settlements in the occupied West Bank. Under its auspices, public money and knowledge production were committed to an inherently unlawful, immoral enterprise in flagrant breach of Berlin’s international legal obligations, and domestic restrictions on academic research efforts. The unknown scandal is just one component of how, in plain sight, Germany covertly assists Zionist settlement expansion, and Palestine’s total erasure.

These are the shocking findings of a collaborative investigation by a cluster of German student Palestine solidarity organisations, including Not In Our Name, and Academic Opposition. Their report is a groundbreaking effort, critically examining German state-sponsored water research in conjunction with Zionist entity institutions. It’s a silent conspiracy vast in scope, involving multiple state and quasi-state entities in Berlin and Tel Aviv financing academic research in seemingly innocuous fields, which directly abets Zionist ethnic cleansing and land seizure in the West Bank and beyond. … continue

How Britain built a war network around Russia

The UK is spinning a web of influence designed to survive any Ukraine peace deal

By Oleg Yanovsky | RT | September 5, 2026

Last week, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced in Kiev that defense manufacturer MBDA had been authorized to disclose information concerning the British components of the SCALP missile, the French version of the long-range Storm Shadow, to Ukraine.

Officially, the decision concerns documentation required to organize local assembly, but in practice, it could facilitate the transfer of blueprints, components, assembly kits or finished missiles.

Moscow regards this technology transfer as the UK crossing a red line, as London hasn’t even attempted to shift responsibility onto intermediaries and the decision was publicly authorized by the prime minister. Britain has therefore assumed direct responsibility for the resulting escalation and deepened its involvement in military operations against Russia. … continue

The dangerous European illusion about a war with Russia

By Lucas Leiroz | Strategic Culture Foundation | September 4, 2026

The Leipzig incident exposed something more troubling than the incident itself: the confidence with which German and European authorities seem to approach the possibility of a direct confrontation with Russia.

While German and European authorities go public, in what looks like a ridiculously rehearsed performance, accusing Russia of “hybrid attacks,” it seems clear to any attentive observer that Europeans are completely disconnected from reality.

The central question lies elsewhere: what would happen if Russia actually decided to attack Germany?

The answer would probably be very different from what Europeans seem to imagine. … continue

JD Vance Falsely Claims the US Does Not Murder Civilians

By Kurt Nimmo | Another Day in the Empire | September 5, 2026

Vice President JD Vance is doing a poor job of paving over the war crimes of the Trump administration. On September 1, he declared Iran is lying about the US bombing of a wedding celebration in Kuhestak, southern Iran, that killed five, including a child, and injured at least 60 people. “What I can say with 100% confidence is that unlike the IRGC, the United States never targets civilians in combat,” Vance said, despite an abundance of evidence to the contrary. “We never will do that. We never have done that.”

Since World War II, civilians have accounted for approximately 60–75% of deaths in major wars involving the United States. … continue

6-Week-Old Amish Infant With Fatal Genetic Condition Died From Measles, Coroner Confirms

By Henrick Karoliszyn, DSW | The Defender |September 4, 2026

A 6-week-old Amish infant with a neurological genetic disorder died from measles, Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamontoni said today. Lancaster Online first reported the death and Diamontoni’s comments.

The baby girl, born with Amish lethal microcephaly, a condition that typically causes infants to die within six months of birth, died on Aug. 18, the coroner said.

“Those children are sick from birth and actually are placed on palliative care from the time of birth,” Diamontoni told Lancaster Online today. “They typically only live 5 or 6 months of age and the majority of those children die as a result of a respiratory infection of any kind, because their brain is very small and they don’t have the capacity to fight those infections well.”

The infant’s death “was not unexpected,” Diamantoni said. He said the Clinic for Special Children in Leacock Township handled the case. When reached for comment, the clinic refused to comment, citing privacy laws.

Diamantoni said he did not know if this was the second “measles-associated” death initially reported on Aug. 25 by Gov. Josh Shapiro.

Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons said today in a statement that the county still could not confirm the death of the infant as “measles-associated.”

Parsons said state officials provided little information beyond saying the 6-week-old — and a newborn whose death the coroner confirmed on Aug. 25 — were both “unvaccinated.”

Parsons questioned that characterization, noting that a 6-week-old infant would not ordinarily have had an opportunity to receive a routine measles vaccination.

“If this is the second [‘measles-associated’ death] case, the ‘unvaccinated’ label would again be deceptive.”

The newborn, also Amish, died during childbirth. The infant tested positive for measles, but according to the coroner, she died of a ruptured spleen — not of measles. … continue

The Tamiflu scam

Randomised trial that should’ve been done decades ago finds more deaths among critically ill flu patients given Tamiflu than those given no antiviral

By Maryanne Demasi, PhD | MD REPORTS | August 27, 2026

For more than two decades, Tamiflu has been a cornerstone of global pandemic planning.

Governments spent billions stockpiling it, the WHO placed it on its Essential Medicines List, and doctors routinely prescribed it to severely ill flu patients on the assumption that it could prevent complications and save lives.

But until now, no randomised trial had compared Tamiflu with no antiviral in critically ill patients.

The international REMAP-CAP trial has now put that assumption to the test—and found no benefit.

Among 442 critically ill patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza assigned to receive Tamiflu for five days, ten days, or no antiviral, the results were clear.

About 20% of patients given Tamiflu had died by 90 days, compared with about 14% of those who received no antiviral.

In other words, more patients died when they were given the drug.

The authors concluded that Tamiflu was “ineffective and highly likely to increase 90-day mortality” and should no longer routinely be administered to critically ill patients with seasonal influenza.

The new findings are the latest chapter in Tamiflu’s troubled history. … Full article

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects New York Healthcare Workers’ Bid to Revive COVID Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit

By Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. | The Defender | September 4, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court today declined for a second time to take up a case brought by New York healthcare workers who lost their jobs after the state denied their requests for religious accommodations from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, SCOTUSblog reported.

The justices rejected a petition asking them to reconsider their June decision not to hear Does 1-2 v. Hochul, the lawsuit healthcare workers brought against the state. The court denied the request without asking New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to respond.

“This ruling is definitely a sad day for the workers who stood up and said no,” said Michael Kane, Children’s Health Defense (CHD) director of advocacy and member of New York’s Teachers for Choice, which also challenged New York’s vaccine mandate in the courts.

Kane said he was “not surprised” by the decision.

The plaintiffs represented a handful of healthcare workers, he said. “But over 30,000 were fired in New York state because of this horrendous policy from Gov. Hochul. The policy didn’t allow for any religious exemption from vaccination. On its face, it is illegal. It is unconstitutional, but the politics of the thing seems to be playing out instead.”

The workers filed their lawsuit in 2021, challenging a now-repealed New York state law mandating that workers in some healthcare-related positions get the COVID-19 vaccine. … Full article

The Fall of Brazil’s Tyrannical Judge May Be Imminent: Moraes and His Sleaze Are Exposed

By Glenn Greenwald | September 4, 2026

Alexandre de Moraes spent months denying corrupt profits from a collapsed bank. The proof is now overwhelming, and his desperate moves to survive may imperil Lula’s re-election and Brazil’s democracy.

Exactly one month before Brazil holds its presidential election, the country is drowning in a corruption scandal and institutional civil war, the gravity of which is impossible to overstate. At the center of it is Brazil’s authoritarian and increasingly unhinged Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who was sanctioned by the U.S. as a human rights abuser in 2025 after he banned X from Brazil for one month over its refusal to censor at his behest, then ordered money removed from Starlink’s accounts to pay for X’s fines.

While polls all year have shown that the incumbent left-wing president, 80-year-old Lula da Silva, has a modest lead to win his fourth term, more recent polls have shown him tied with his primary adversary, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro is the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, now imprisoned for 28 years by Judge Moraes on charges of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election to Lula.

Despite once being affiliated with the center-right, Moraes has become Lula’s closest and most important ally, and the left’s most beloved hero. For that reason, Moraes’ exploding scandal can only further weaken Lula heading into the election. Other than Uruguay, Brazil is the last country in South America still governed by a left-wing or center-left government, with one country after another electing leaders on the right: Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, etc. … continue

‘War criminal promotion tactics’: Adidas faces boycott calls over campaign featuring Israeli trooper

Press TV – September 4, 2026

Calls for a boycott of Adidas are growing after the sportswear company featured an Israeli trooper in a global campaign.

The campaign has prompted criticism from pro-Palestine organizations and activists because of the trooper Shaliv Biton’s participation in the Israeli regime’s bloodletting in Gaza.

The campaign has been rolled out in Adidas stores, including its outlets in the occupied territories.

Biton took part in an Israeli assault in Gaza in 2021 that claimed the lives of more than 200 Palestinians and destroyed numerous buildings.

Critics have reminded Biton’s military background and his social media activity. He has shared photographs and videos of himself and other Israeli forces in Gaza, including footage of troops singing and dancing, while his profile also contains images of him carrying weapons.

Sports journalist Leyla Hamed criticized Adidas’ choice of campaign representative, arguing that the company chose to bank on Biton’s having lost a leg, while it should have considered the wider context of limb loss in Gaza. … Full article

Solidarity spreads across Brazil after US terrorism designation of Rawa Alsagheer

By Eman Abusidu | MEMO | September 4, 2026

The United States’ decision to impose counterterrorism sanctions on Palestinian activist Rawa Alsagheer and the Masar Badil movement has triggered expressions of solidarity across Brazil and Latin America, with activists condemning the measure as an attempt to criminalise Palestinian political organising and solidarity work.

The US Treasury Department announced on August 26 that Masar Badil, also known as the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, had been added to its sanctions list under Executive Order 13224, Washington’s main legal framework for imposing counterterrorism-related financial restrictions.

Alsagheer, a Palestinian activist based in Brazil, and Germany-based Zaid Abdulnasser were also designated on the grounds that they are leaders or officials of Masar Badil. The Treasury described Masar Badil as being linked to and acting on behalf of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, which Washington previously sanctioned in 2024. … Full article

Reporters Without Borders calls for EU to close loopholes allowing Europeans access to censored Russian media

RT | September 4, 2026

The EU- and US-funded press watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has called for tighter controls on AI-based search technology, after discovering that chatbots bypass European censorship laws and present Russian media sources banned by in Western Europe to users.

The Paris-based RSF, which lists EU and the US National Endowment for Democracy among its backers, found that popular AI services can provide RT articles, links, excerpts, and news summaries to web users. “Public chatbots can access these websites and redistribute their content,” a statement by the organisation claimed on Wednesday. … continue

Husband of slain Turkish American activist criticizes lack of US investigation

Israeli soldiers opened fire during a peaceful demonstration in the occupied West Bank

MEMO | September 4, 2026

The husband of Turkish American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank two years ago, criticized Friday the lack of progress in the US legal process over her death, Anadolu reports.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency at Eygi’s graveside in the Didim district of Turkiye’s southwestern Aydin province, Hamid Mazhar Ali said: “The legal process in the US is at exactly the same point as the day she was killed.”

“There has been absolutely no progress,” he said during a memorial ceremony marking the second anniversary of her death.

“Despite our persistent requests over the past two years, no investigation has been launched.”

Ali said the pain of losing his wife remains as intense as it was when she died.  […]

Eygi was a human rights activist and volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, which supports Palestinians through peaceful and civilian means against Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. … Full article

Racist Israeli minister unveils 7-year Gaza ethnic cleansing plan

Press TV – September 4, 2026

Israel’s so-called security minister has unveiled a controversial plan for ethnically cleansing all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in seven years and forcibly expelling them from their homeland to other countries.

Itamar Ben-Gvir presented the scheme called “Disengagement 710” on Thursday, claiming that there were countries “ready” to take in Palestinians from Gaza, without naming them.

He added that the plan seeks the expulsion of 250,000 Gazans in its first year, 1.11 million within three years and 1.86 million within seven from the besieged Palestinian territory.

“Instead of illusions of peace now, we need actions of emigration now,” the extremist Israeli minister said. “Instead of [Gazans] digging tunnels, it’s time to pack suitcases.”

Ben-Gvir said that his far-right Otzma Yehudit party would demand a ministry in charge of what he called “voluntary emigration” from Gaza during the formation of the next Israeli cabinet. … Full article

Two Palestinians killed, others injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza

Palestinian Information Center – September 4, 2026

GAZA – Two Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Friday as Israeli forces continued attacks across the Gaza Strip, including airstrikes, artillery shelling and gunfire, amid ongoing violations of the ceasefire.

An ambulance and emergency services source said one Palestinian was killed and others were injured in an Israeli drone strike west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, announced that one of its fighters, Fadi Ali Saeed Al-Abadla, a member of the Al-Qarara Battalion in the Khan Yunis Brigade, was killed.

Providing details of the incident, the Brigades said that at around 3:30 a.m. Friday, a force belonging to what it described as “collaborator militias,” backed by Israeli drones, advanced towards Al-Jumeiza Street in the Al-Qarara area north of Khan Yunis in an attempt to abduct one of its fighters.

The Al-Quds Brigades said its fighters detected the infiltrating force during the attempted abduction and engaged it at point-blank range with grenades and medium weapons, saying that several members of the force were killed or wounded.

The Brigades said Israeli drones then intervened to provide cover for the force’s withdrawal. It added that members of the force shot and killed Al-Abadla, leaving his body at the scene before withdrawing with their dead and wounded.

Three Palestinians, including a girl, were also injured by Israeli fire near Hamad City, north of Khan Younis. … continue

Trump refuses to rule out CIA-led armed riots in Iran as US war fails to deliver

Press TV – September 4, 2026

US President Donald Trump has refused to rule out authorizing the CIA to arm elements inside Iran to fuel a violent uprising, as Washington has failed to achieve its war aims more than six months after launching it.

Trump made the remarks on Wednesday while taking unscheduled questions in the Oval Office, one day after his attempt at inciting Iranians to “rise up and fight” against their government.

“Will you send the CIA in to arm Iranians?” a reporter asked. “I’d love to tell you that, but it wouldn’t be appropriate to say,” Trump responded.

The renewed talk of intervention comes against the backdrop of foreign-backed riots that erupted in Iran earlier this year. … Full article

US sanctions Turkish bank over alleged IRGC transfers

The designation forms part of Washington’s drive to asphyxiate Iran economically after failing to achieve its military objectives

The Cradle | September 4, 2026

The US Treasury announced sanctions on 4 September on a Turkiye-based bank and two of its subsidiaries, accusing them of moving tens of millions of dollars on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and facilitating Tehran’s movement of funds across the international banking system. […]

Bessent told Reuters on 30 August that fresh secondary sanctions would follow every week, with banks first in line. … Full article

Reuters analysis confirms US munition directly hit wedding party in Sirik: Probe exposes American war crime

Press TV – September 4, 2026

An independent analysis of video and images from the scene of a US airstrike on a family wedding in southern Iran has concluded the explosion was likely caused by a direct hit from an American munition, not a ricochet or an Iranian interceptor, according to a report published by Reuters.

The finding comes as US Vice President JD Vance admitted Washington is investigating the Tuesday night massacre in Kuhestak, Sirik County, Hormozgan Province, that Iranian officials have condemned as a blatant war crime.

A fifth victim, a 22-year-old woman, died in hospital, bringing the death toll to five, with nearly 70 civilians wounded, the majority of them women and children.

The martyrs included four-year-old Amir-Mohammad Karimi and 16-year-old Mohammad Malahi.

On Thursday, mourners in Kuhestak tossed petals over flag-draped coffins as a reporter identified one as “Martyr Amir-Mohammad Karimi, a 4-year-old child who was martyred in an attack on the country’s south by the criminal American regime.”

A local resident told Tasnim : “If it was a military location, it wouldn’t be so painful. This was a wedding ceremony, but they turned people’s joy into mourning.”

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei described the strike as the “true face of the war crime,” stating that a wedding ceremony was “brutally bombed as part of America’s desperate struggle to conceal its failure.”

He contrasted the attack with the Islamic Republic’s adherence to moral and humanitarian principles even under the most distressing circumstances of unprovoked aggression. … Full article

Our bombs kill civilians from Palestine to Iran, US lawmaker says

Al Mayadeen | September 4, 2026

A day meant to celebrate a couple’s new beginning instead turned into devastation, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez said in a post on X, as she accused the United States of killing innocent women and children with its bombs in Palestine and Iran.

“From Palestine to Iran, our bombs are killing innocent women and children,” Ramirez wrote.

Ramirez referred to a US aggression on the small town of Kuhestak on Tuesday that killed five people and injured at least 70 others. The harrowing massacre has renewed concerns over civilian casualties in the US war on Iran and is the most significant such case since a missile struck an Iranian primary school in February, killing scores of children and teachers.

Ramirez said Congress could no longer “turn a blind eye” to war crimes by President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

“The time to hold warmongers accountable is now,” she wrote, calling on Congress to pass the Block the Bombs Act, reclaim its power, and “put an end to this endless war.”

Ramirez’s call for Congress to challenge the administration’s wars comes as concerns grow over the potential consequences of further escalation with Iran. Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has separately warned in late August of the risk of a nuclear strike, calling for Trump to be removed immediately. … Full article

Ex-Pentagon official: US ‘intentionally targeting Iranian civilians’

Press TV – September 3, 2026

A former senior Pentagon official has said that the United States is deliberately killing civilians in Iran after a US missile strike hit a wedding ceremony in Hormozgan Province, which led to the martyrdom of five civilians, including a four-year-old child, and injured more than 70 others.

Wes J. Bryant, who served as the Pentagon’s chief of civilian harm assessments and now works as a war crimes analyst, told Al Jazeera on Thursday that the attack on the wedding in Kouhestak, Sirik County, exposes the real moral and legal standards of the War Department and the Trump administration.

“Is the US intentionally targeting civilians in Iran? It is,” Bryant said. He rejected US Central Command’s claim that American forces never attack civilians, arguing that Washington is “recklessly and negligently endangering and killing civilians” in its war against the Islamic Republic.

Bryant said every target location is recorded at multiple levels of the chain of command. Comparing Tuesday’s wedding massacre with the February US strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, he said the US military would have been able “to report within hours” whether a school or a wedding had been hit. Washington has still not produced a transparent accounting of the Minab slaughter. … continue

Sanctioning a Ghost: Europe’s Empty Gesture Against Iran

By Larry C. Johnson | SONAR21 | September 3, 2026 

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced today that the European Union has “officially joined” the American sanctions campaign against Iran — Operation Economic Outcast — and framed Tehran’s choice in the usual absolutes: complete global isolation and a subsistence economy, or a path back to normalcy. It made a commanding headline. It is a hollow one. You cannot embargo a trading partner you have already stopped trading with, and in economic substance that is precisely what Europe did years ago. Today it merely issued a press release about it. … continue

Ukrainians in Indian jail involved in drone attack on Myanmar passenger plane – report

RT | September 4, 2026

Six Ukrainians and an American currently in prison in India were allegedly involved in a drone attack on a civilian aircraft in neighboring Myanmar, India’s anti-terrorism agency told a Delhi court.

The seven, described as mercenaries, were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in March from different cities in India while trying to fly out of the country.

The Indian government “has received credible information indicating the involvement of certain Ukrainian and US nationals in a drone attack on a civilian aircraft in Myanmar,” the agency told a Delhi court on August 19 while seeking to interrogate two from the group – Ukrainian Viktor Kaminskyi and American Matthew VanDyke – in prison. … continue

West not safe from Ukrainian terror – Moscow

RT | September 4, 2026

Kiev’s Western backers cannot guarantee that Ukrainian terrorist attacks will not endanger their own citizens, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned.

Moscow has long accused the Ukrainian government of employing terrorist tactics and deliberately targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. President Vladimir Putin has described Vladimir Zelensky’s recent threat against foreign airlines operating in Russia as “state terrorism.”

“They (Western nations) have created a monster, and we always said that this monster will go rogue, as did all the monsters they created before,” Zakharova told Izvestia on Friday.

“What guarantee do they have that Zelensky won’t strike their own citizens when carrying out those terrorist attacks?” she added. “Nobody could ever guarantee that.” … continue

Kiev demands global flight ban over Russia

RT | September 3, 2026

Kiev has demanded that the UN aviation watchdog effectively shut Russian airspace to civilian traffic after Vladimir Zelensky threatened that Ukraine’s expanding long-range drone campaign would make flying over the country increasingly dangerous.

Ukrainian newspaper Zerkalo Nedeli reported on Wednesday that Infrastructure Minister Nikolay Kalashnik had sent a letter to Juan Carlos Salazar, secretary general of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), calling for action against flights through Russian airspace.

The letter urged the watchdog to “encourage aviation authorities, air navigation service providers and airlines” operating in Russia to take measures to “protect” civilian aircraft, including a complete ban on flights through Russian airspace by carriers from ICAO member states.

“The presence of civilian aircraft in Russian airspace may entail particularly high risks,” Kalashnik reportedly wrote in the letter obtained by the outlet.
Who is Zelensky threatening in Russian skies?

ICAO later issued a general statement on aviation safety but mentioned neither Russia nor Ukraine and did not directly address Kiev’s demand. Instead, it appealed to all member states to “assess the safety of airspace controlled by them and take all appropriate measures.”

Kiev’s demand followed an explicit threat from Zelensky to foreign airlines, insurers and governments on Tuesday that continued Ukrainian drone attacks would put civilian aviation in Russia at risk.

“The safe days in Russia’s skies are over,” he said, urging carriers to reconsider flights to Moscow, St. Petersburg and other major Russian destinations. … Full article

US House passes bill to punish universities over Israel boycotts

blueapples on X – September 4, 2026

It wouldn’t be another day in the United States without the government putting the interests of Israel ahead of American citizens. Despite seeming as if it has already exhausted every avenue at its disposal to submit to its masters in Tel Aviv, Congress managed to find another way to show the American people who is actually in charge of their country. Members of the United States House of Representatives leaving Washington, D.C., to head back to their respective districts for a work period running until September 13th, 2026, used their last legislative day on Capitol Hill to pass a piece of legislation that once again shows the American people where their government’s priorities truly lie.

The House passed H.R. 4795: The Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act (“PEAFA”) by a 237-169 vote. The legislation is designed to undermine the boycott, divest, and sanctions (“BDS”) movement by barring colleges and universities across the U.S. from receiving federal funding if they participate in boycotts against Israel. … Full article

Freedom Flotilla announces new mission to Gaza in October

MEMO | September 3, 2026

Organisers of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition announced on Wednesday plans for a new maritime mission seeking to reach the Gaza Strip in October.

According to the organisers, participating vessels will make stops in Spain, Portugal and Italy before continuing toward Gaza.

The coalition said the mission was intended to challenge Israel’s restrictions on maritime access to Gaza and build international pressure for changes in Israeli policy toward the enclave.

Previous coalition voyages have included the Handala II, which sailed through Scandinavia in June and July and stopped at ports in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Another vessel, the Kite, departed Bristol in the United Kingdom and made stops in Ireland, Germany and France as part of the coalition’s campaigning activities.

Organisers said they planned to work with local groups at each port to press governments to take measures against Israel, including ending arms and energy supplies, reducing diplomatic and military cooperation and imposing sanctions.

The coalition said the European stops were also intended to mobilize public support ahead of its planned attempt to reach Gaza in October 2026.

“The Freedom Flotilla is setting sail again because our governments continue to fail in their duties,” said Zohar Chamberlain-Regev, a member of the coalition’s steering committee.

“At every port, we will carry the demand for Palestinians to be granted the freedom to live in dignity,” she added.

Israeli forces raid West Bank, Jerusalem as settlers cut water supply to Tubas community

MEMO | September 3, 2026

The Israeli army raided several areas of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem on Wednesday, while Israeli settlers destroyed water pipes supplying a Palestinian community in Tubas governorate.

The Jerusalem Governorate said in a statement that an Israeli army force raided the town of al-Ram, north of Jerusalem, and the town of Anata, north-east of the city. No injuries or arrests were reported.

An Israeli army force also raided the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank and patrolled several of its streets and neighbourhoods, according to local sources cited by Anadolu.

In the northern West Bank’s Tubas governorate, Israeli settlers attacked water pipes supplying residents of the northern Yarza community, north-east of Tubas city, cutting off the water supply, the sources said.

The sources said the settlers had attacked the water lines supplying the community several times in recent weeks.

The West Bank has seen daily Israeli army raids, including house searches and arrests of Palestinians, alongside attacks by Israeli settlers.

66 Palestinian villages forcibly expelled by Israel from West Bank since October 2023: Rights group

MEMO | September 3, 2026

Israel has forcibly displaced residents of Khirbet al-Taban in the southern occupied West Bank, making it the 66th Palestinian village to be completely emptied of its residents since October 2023, Israeli rights group B’Tselem said Wednesday.

The group said in a statement that Israeli forces raided the village, south of Hebron, Wednesday morning and demolished the homes of all its residents within hours.

Khirbet al-Taban is home to 12 families totaling about 70 people, including 28 children, it said.

“The forces did not leave a single home standing,” B’Tselem said.

Israeli forces also demolished sheep pens, water tanks and storage facilities and destroyed caves in the area, according to the group. … Full article

Abducted Gaza doctor’s testimony exposes appalling abuse in Israeli prisons

Press TV – September 3, 2026

Prominent Palestinian physician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, who has been in Israeli custody since 2024, has disclosed distressing information regarding the conditions of his confinement and the mistreatment he purportedly endured in Israeli jails.

Dr. Abu Safiya reported that he has experienced multiple instances of intense beatings on various parts of his body, including sensitive parts, noting that the severe assaults were inflicted by hands, feet, and batons.

He stated that the assaults are consistently carried out as a means of punishment right after meetings with his attorneys, amid severe detention conditions.

The abducted physician also stated that he was intentionally denied sleep due to persistent noise and the use of loudspeakers throughout the night.

Dr. Abu Safiya reported that he has been subjected to continuous threats and warnings that discourage him from discussing the treatment he endures in detention with his lawyer. … Full article

‘Israel’ abuses Gaza detainees, threatens them with execution in Ganot

Al Mayadeen | September 3, 2026

Repressive Israeli forces serving under the prison administration raided three rooms in Ganot Prison on August 30, in Section 4 of the facility, and assaulted detainees abducted from the Gaza Strip, leaving several injured by rubber bullets, according to the Prisoners’ Media Office (ASRA).

Palestinian detainees from Gaza at the facility are repeatedly subjected to beatings, repression, humiliation, and abuse. According to the office, the Janot Prison administration imposes collective punishment on detainees, including denying them access to showers, prayer, and food if a sound is heard inside their cells.

Occupation prison guards, it was revealed, threaten detainees with execution and hanging, telling them repeatedly that they “will never see the light of day.” … Full article

Israeli army kills 3 Palestinians, wounds others in Gaza Strip despite ceasefire

MEMO | September 3, 2026

The Israeli army killed three Palestinians and wounded others in separate attacks on Gaza Strip on Thursday despite an ongoing ceasefire, a medical source told Anadolu Agency.

One Palestinian was killed and two others were injured in a drone strike targeting a group of civilians in central Gaza City, according to a medical source.

A medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital told Anadolu that the body of the deceased victim arrived at the facility heavily disfigured.

The strike on Al-Thawra Street also injured two other Palestinians, according to preliminary medical reports.

An Anadolu correspondent on the ground confirmed that the Israeli drone targeted a gathering of civilians.

In an earlier attack, a medical source said Israeli gunfire killed one Palestinian and wounded others in Beit Lahia.

A second Palestinian was later killed when Israeli forces opened fire on tents housing displaced Palestinians and homes in the area, the source added.

In a statement, the Israeli army acknowledged killing a Palestinian in northern Gaza, claiming that its forces had spotted an “armed individual who crossed the Yellow Line and approached the forces in a way that posed an immediate threat.”

It was not immediately clear whether the Palestinian killed in the army’s account was one of the two people whose deaths were reported by the medical source in Beit Lahia.

In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, a medical source at Nasser Hospital said a Palestinian was wounded by Israeli army gunfire inside a camp for displaced people in the Hamad residential area, north of the city. … Full article

Israel’s plan for forced transfer with international complicity remains on the table

By Ramona Wadi | MEMO | September 3, 2026

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that the military would not withdraw from the territory it occupied in Gaza, Defence Minister Israel Katz asserted that the plan for forced displacement was merely frozen.

Speaking at a conference hosted by Ynet and Yedioth Ahronot themed “Decision Time: Democracy and Society”, Katz spoke of forced transfer under the euphemism of emigration as the only solution for Gaza. However, he said, the plan required US support which is currently not forthcoming. According to Katz, Arab countries pressured the US to halt the forced transfer plan in return for agreeing with disarming Hamas. Egypt, Katz said, is refusing to cooperate in the plan.

According to Katz, although no sources were reported, 80 per cent of Palestinians in Gaza want to emigrate but Hamas and the international community are placing obstacles in their way. “There are no countries in the world willing to take them in,” he said. “What is delaying this is that the countries willing to take them in want US support.” … continue

A proposal seeks to exploit Americans’ debt to force them into wars against Israel’s enemies

MEMO | September 3, 2026

The debt of Americans should be exploited to force them to fight in wars against Israel’s enemies, a Jerusalem Post commentator has argued, proposing that indebted young Americans be offered full debt forgiveness in exchange for military service.

Writing in the Israeli newspaper, security analyst AJ Jaff said a “federally administered debt-forgiveness enlistment program” that discharges Americans’ student loan, credit card and other debts after 24 or 36 months of service “would produce voluntary enlistment at scale”.

Jaff, described by the paper as “a senior strategic security strategist and analyst with 20 years of experience across corporate security, military, and geopolitical intelligence”, wrote that “the war with Iran will not be won through airstrikes” and that a ground invasion would require between 750,000 and 1.5 million American troops, against a current active US Army of 452,000.

The article proposed debt relief as the way to fill that gap. “The economics of the indebted American 20- and 30-something make this the most efficient conversion mechanism available,” said Jaff while explaining that “states generate the soldiers they need through the incentives that work on the population they have”. … continue

Iran vows ‘heavy response’ to any Israeli escalation against south Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher: Report

The Cradle | September 3, 2026

Iran has warned the US that an Israeli escalation of operations aimed at capturing the strategic Ali al-Taher Hill in south Lebanon will be met with a “forceful response” from the Islamic Republic, sources told Reuters on 3 September.

The message was delivered to Washington last month, according to the report.

“Tehran threatened that any full-fledged Israeli offensive on the ridge ⁠would be met with a large-scale Iranian attack,” the report went on to say.  […]

The hill is a highly strategic location overlooking the city of Nabatieh. Occupation forces have, for months, been bombing and shelling it while attempting to advance toward the site.

According to sources cited by Al Mayadeen on 2 September, Hezbollah targeted and “destroyed” an Israeli military vehicle advancing toward the hill early on Wednesday. … Full article

IRGC exposes US pattern of wedding assaults, says ‘lies’ won’t suffice

Al Mayadeen | September 3, 2026

The IRGC has accused the United States of a long-standing “dark record” of attacks on wedding gatherings, demanding that US leaders answer to the international public for repeated aggression against civilians, IRIB reported. […]

  • July 1, 2002: More than 100 people were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Kakrak village, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
  • September 18, 2003: More than five people were killed or wounded in the bombardment of a wedding in Fallujah, Iraq.
  • May 19, 2004: 42 people were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Bakar al-Dhib village, Anbar Province, Iraq.
  • October 8, 2004: 13 people, including the groom, were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Fallujah, Iraq.
  • July 6, 2008: 47 people, including the bride, were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Deh Bala, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
  • November 2008: 37 people, including 23 children, were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Waj Baghatu, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
  • June 2012: 18 people, including nine children, were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Logar Province, Afghanistan.
  • September 28, 2015: 131 women and children were killed in the bombardment of a wedding in Wahijah, Taiz, Yemen, by the US-backed coalition.
  • September 1, 2026: 70 people were killed or wounded in the bombardment of a wedding in Kuhestak, Sirik, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

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Trump congratulates Hegseth on ‘good job’ after deadly Iran wedding strike

Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on US military facilities across the region after the latest bombardment

RT | September 3, 2026

US President Donald Trump has congratulated Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over the latest American strikes on Iran, despite one of the attacks hitting a wedding and killing several civilians.

Iranian authorities said two women and two children aged four and 16 were killed when a US munition hit a home hosting a wedding in Kuhestak, Hormozgan Province, on Tuesday. At least 67 others were wounded, many of them women and children. … Full article

Nearly half of US citizens say Washington’s post-9/11 wars ‘worth the cost’

The Cradle | September 3, 2026

Nearly half of US citizens believe the wars waged by Washington in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond after the 11 September 2001 attacks have been “worth it,” a YouGov poll published on 2 August shows.

The poll was commissioned ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks, which the US government used as a pretext to launch the so-called “War on Terror” that led to the deaths of nearly 5 million people.

Respondents were asked if fighting “against the threat of terrorism through military operations abroad” and introducing “increased security and surveillance inside of the United States … have been worth the cost.”

Forty-eight percent responded yes, while another 27 percent said they weren’t sure. The remaining 25 percent said no. … continue

US troops will be targeted if they stay past September 30 deadline: Iraqi resistance group

Press TV – September 3, 2026

An Iraqi resistance group has vowed to launch strikes on the positions and military facilities of American troops in Iraq should the forces fail to honor the September 30 deadline, when the US-led coalition is scheduled to end its military mission in the country and complete the withdrawal of its soldiers.

“We are closely monitoring circumstances in the lead-up to September 30, and are prepared to wage a decisive battle against the occupation forces if they renege on their commitment to withdraw completely from the Iraqi soil and airspace,” Secretary General of the Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, Sheikh Akram al-Ka’abi, said in a statement on Wednesday. … continue

Europe enters winter with ‘dangerously low’ gas reserves amid Persian Gulf supply shock: Report

The Cradle | September 3, 2026

Europe is heading into winter with dangerously low natural gas reserves, Bloomberg reported on 3 September, amid high prices driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran and rising competition for supply in the global market.

According to the European Commission’s most recent update, gas storage levels in the EU are at 65 percent.

To meet its lowest storage target of 75 percent, Europe will need to purchase 100 terawatt-hours of gas before the end of the year, Bloomberg calculations show.

Such purchases would cost more than $8 billion at current prices, making stockpiling uneconomical.

Governments and utilities across Europe have delayed natural gas purchases in hopes that additional supply becomes available and prices fall in time to refill before winter.

Gas prices have doubled since February due to the US-Israeli war on Iran as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut, disrupting exports of gas from Qatar, a major international supplier. … continue

Another European country transfers gold out of US

RT | September 3, 2026

The central bank of the Netherlands has become the latest country to move gold holdings out of the United States, announcing on Wednesday that it had transferred 86 tons of bullion to London. The bank described the move as “crisis preparedness” during a time of “increasing geopolitical unrest.”

The transfer was carried out between March and August. The bulk of the gold was moved from New York, with the rest coming from Canada. Only about 27 tons were physically transported across the Atlantic, while the remainder was accomplished through sales in the Americas and repurchases in London. Prior to the transfer, the Dutch central bank (DNB) had held 313 tons in North America. … continue

‘False narrative’ on China flood censorship coming from Washington – Nori Vitachi

RT | September 3, 2026

Western media are using unverified claims that Beijing censored footage of the deadly Nepal-Tibet floods to promote “false narratives” about China, Hong Kong-based author Nori Vitachi has told RT.

Speaking on Thursday, Vitachi said Western outlets frequently cite Tibetan advocacy groups without adequately disclosing their funding and location, while shaping reporting that portrays Beijing in an overwhelmingly negative light.

“The Western media pick up these groups and they deliberately hide the funding,” he said, arguing that readers consequently get a “very distorted view.”

Vitachi singled out organizations supported by the US-based National Endowment for Democracy (NED), accusing them of “weaponizing human rights against China.” He argued that negative coverage of China ultimately serves a broader effort to “manufacture consent for a war on China.”

The comments come as Western outlets including the BBC and Telegraph have accused Beijing of suppressing footage of the catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border. The BBC claimed images of the disaster had spread around the world while being heavily restricted inside China.

However, footage aired by the BBC itself included material obtained from China’s state broadcaster CCTV, showing floodwaters engulfing the border crossing at Gyirong. … Video report

Norway seizes Russian Arctic science vessel at Kiev’s request

RT | September 3, 2026

Norwegian authorities have seized a Russian research vessel in Svalbard at the request of Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz, amid growing tensions between Moscow and NATO states over access to and control of the Arctic.

The Professor Molchanov was detained on Wednesday while docked in Barentsburg, a Russian settlement on the Norwegian-administered archipelago. The Governor of Svalbard said the move followed an August 31 order by the Nord-Troms and Senja District Court granting Naftogaz the right to seize the ship. The vessel has been barred from leaving Barentsburg until further notice. … continue

NATO Frantically Seeks Excuses to Prolong Its ‘Artificial Existence’ — Lavrov

Sputnik – 03.09.2026

NATO is pushing deeper into Asia and looking for new justifications to preserve itself, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

The alliance should have dissolved itself alongside the Warsaw Pact after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but instead kept searching for new missions.

After NATO’s campaign in Afghanistan “ended badly” and its forces fled, the alliance replaced the Soviet threat with an invented “Russian threat,” Lavrov said.

NATO is now seeking to establish its infrastructure in Asia, while the US Congress has considered the concept of an Indo-Pacific treaty organization.

Lavrov warned that such plans would reproduce “NATO ideology” and “NATO mentality” in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Bishkek Declaration: What the SCO Signed, and Why India’s Name on It Matters

By Larry C. Johnson | SONAR21 | September 2, 2026 

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation closed its 26th heads-of-state summit in Bishkek on September 1 with a joint statement — the Bishkek Declaration — timed to the bloc’s 25th anniversary and signed by the leaders of all ten member states: Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and the host, Kyrgyzstan. It is a long anniversary text, adopted alongside some 28 other outcome documents and amendments to the SCO Charter, and its language on the war in Iran is unambiguous. But the single most consequential fact about the declaration is not what it says. It is whose signature sits on it. Narendra Modi’s India — a Quad member, a US strategic partner, and a country the same declaration implicitly defends against Washington’s tariffs — put its name to a text condemning American and Israeli military action, mourning a dead Iranian supreme leader, and rejecting the sanctions architecture the United States has built. That signature is the story. … continue

West trying to draw India into ‘games’ against China – Lavrov

RT | September 3, 2026

Western countries are trying to draw India into a confrontation with China by pushing a more military role for the Quad grouping, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok.

Lavrov said India feels “very uncomfortable” in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) grouping, arguing that the US and Japan have sought to add a military component to it.

“They are conducting maritime security exercises and are keen to draw our Indian friends into games against another great friend of ours – the People’s Republic of China,” Lavrov said.

The Quad grouping of India, the US, Japan, and Australia focuses on cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Its activities cover areas ranging from trade and critical technologies to maritime security, with the four countries also taking part in the annual Malabar naval exercise. … continue

US Navy stretched thin in West Asia as supply routes collapse: NYT

Al Mayadeen| September 2, 2026

A New York Times investigation reveals that the US Navy’s problem in West Asia is no longer just about remaining missile stockpiles or the threat of Iranian strikes, but rather its ability to keep about 20 ships and 20,000 sailors and Marines in the region without a nearby and secure supply network.

According to the NYT, Iranian strikes have dismantled the Navy’s regional supply chain, putting pressure on the aircraft carriers, destroyers, and amphibious ships Washington has kept in the region indefinitely since launching its war on Iran.

Two carriers, the USS George HW Bush and the USS George Washington, are currently stationed in the region alongside 12 destroyers carrying about 3,700 personnel, together enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports. An amphibious ready group of three additional warships, carrying 5,000 Marines, rounds out the force to roughly 20 ships and 20,000 sailors and Marines total.

Feeding and fueling that many ships is a demanding task on its own, the NYT reports. The fleet needs more than 420,000 meals and around eight million gallons of fuel every week. A single carrier carries 5,000 crew members who eat up to four times a day, and although the carriers run on nuclear power, the aircraft and helicopters launching from them burn through millions of gallons of fuel weekly. … continue

Hezbollah denies ties to alleged Syria-Lebanon ‘destabilization cell’

Al Mayadeen| September 2, 2026

Hezbollah’s Media Relations Office has categorically denied any connection to a security cell reportedly arrested on suspicion of seeking to destabilize Lebanon and Syria, dismissing the accusations as entirely baseless.

In a statement released Wednesday, the office stressed that Hezbollah has no connection whatsoever, direct or indirect, to any such cell or group. It said certain media outlets, which it accused of a pattern of leveling false accusations against the Resistance, had circulated the claims linking Hezbollah to the alleged cell.

The office said attempts by these outlets to implicate Hezbollah in security-related cases, relying on unnamed sources, are part of a disinformation campaign aimed at tarnishing the group’s image, sowing discord, and undermining security and stability in Lebanon.

It asserted that the reports are part of a broader effort to malign the Resistance through unverified claims attributed to anonymous sources. … continue

Two Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire in Ramallah village

Palestinian Information Center – September 3, 2026

RAMALLAH – Two young Palestinians were killed on Wednesday evening by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and settlers during a raid on the village of al-Mughayyir, north of Ramallah, amid an Israeli military escalation and attacks targeting Palestinian homes.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its crews treated one Palestinian who was shot with live ammunition in the neck and another who was shot in the back during the attack by Israeli settlers and Israeli forces on the village. Both were taken to a hospital.

Amin Abu Alia, head of the al-Mughayyir Village Council, identified the two Palestinians killed as Omar Mohammad Naasan and Khalil Abu Alia, both 19, saying they died from their critical injuries.

Abu Alia said Israeli settlers, accompanied by IOF troops, stormed the center of the village near the Grand Mosque and attacked two homes before stealing sheep from them.

He added that Israeli military snipers positioned themselves on buildings in the center of the village and opened live fire on residents who attempted to confront the settlers as they stole the sheep. … Full article