Press TV – October 18, 2026
Iran’s foreign minister has denounced Israel’s warmongering in West Asia, saying insecurity in the region emanates from the regime’s occupation and land theft policies.
Abbas Araghchi made the remarks on Saturday during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaidi on the sidelines of the 52nd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Baghdad.
“The root cause of insecurity in West Asia is Israel’s occupation and expansionist policies. Over the past three years in particular, alongside genocide in Palestine, Israel has launched military aggressions against Lebanon, Syria, and Iran, thereby jeopardizing peace and security worldwide,” Araghchi said.
He also emphasized Iran’s commitment to using diplomacy in a bid to prevent further escalation of insecurity.
However, he added, the United States has repeatedly obstructed diplomatic efforts by reneging on its commitments and resorting to force, undermining the security of international commercial shipping.
Iran has been attacked twice in the midst of talks over its peaceful nuclear program.
The US and the Israeli regime waged their first illegal war against Iran, which lasted 12 days, in June 2025. Their second aggression began on February 28, 2026, and came to a halt in early April after 40 days.
In both wars, Iran’s resistance and successful retaliatory operations forced the aggressors to accept a ceasefire.
Iran has also maintained a tight grip on the Strait of Hormuz since the early days of the second imposed war amid the US’s acts of mischief in the region.
Additionally during the meeting, Araghchi and Zaidi discussed the latest regional developments, including the Saudi Arabia-Yemen conflict, as well as ways to help end the naval blockade of Yemen and de-escalate tensions. … Full article
Press TV – October 18, 2026
Yemen’s Ansarullah spokesperson and chief negotiator has rejected Saudi claims that Sana’a refused to meet Saudi representatives in Oman, saying Riyadh failed to act on Yemeni proposals to lift the blockade and address humanitarian issues.
Mohammed Abdulsalam said on Sunday that Saudi Arabia had failed to honor its commitments toward Yemen, adding that its attack on Sana’a International Airport in July had brought the truce and de-escalation efforts to an end.
Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia’s deputy minister for public diplomacy at the Foreign Ministry accused Sana’a of refusing to meet Saudi representatives in Muscat, Oman, at the beginning of the escalation in July.
“We asked them to meet in Muscat, Oman, and they refused,” the official said.
Abdulsalam, however, said the Yemeni delegation had repeatedly called on Saudi Arabia to lift its blockade on Yemen and implement the roadmap for addressing humanitarian issues, but Riyadh had failed to take any action. … Full article
Press TV – October 18, 2026
Yemen has condemned the international community’s silence on Saudi Arabia’s ongoing aggression and blockade, saying it emboldens Riyadh to continue its atrocities.
The Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, in a statement released on Saturday, said the Saudi military continues to target ordinary people and civilian infrastructure, as it has done over the past years.
The ministry denounced Saudi strikes on civilians and non-military installations as a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and Additional Protocol I of 1977.
In the latest attack, a series of Saudi airstrikes targeted a residential neighborhood in the Maqbanah district of Yemen’s southwestern Ta’izz province, killing nine civilians, including a woman and a girl, and injuring 16 others. … continue
Al Mayadeen | October 18, 2026
The United Arab Emirates has reportedly agreed to resume funding selected forces in southern Yemen fighting the Yemeni Armed Forces, while Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide air cover for those forces, according to sources in Yemen.
The reported arrangement signals a possible thaw in relations between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi after months of disagreement over the scope of each other’s political influence in Yemen.
The renewed coordination comes as the Yemeni Armed Forces continues to make gains and Saudi Arabia faces repeated drone and missile attacks targeting its territory, airports, and energy infrastructure. … continue
By Mohammad Molaei | Press TV | October 18, 2026
The two-week exchange of fire between the United States and Iran, triggered by Washington’s attempt to force open an illegal southern corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, represented the most consequential direct military confrontation between them since the 40-day war.
The Iranian response to the unprovoked and illegal American aggression was not a chaotic escalation but a methodical, layered military campaign that drew on years of doctrinal development, weapons investment, and operational planning.
The efforts of the Islamic Republic’s armed forces, spearheaded by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) aerospace and naval branches, executed a decisive and swift response.
What unfolded was a layered operation with nine distinct but interlocking lines of effort. Each line reinforced the others. Infrastructure degradation reduced American operational tempo; area denial forced repositioning that compounded the effects of that degradation; extended-range precision strikes demonstrated that repositioning offered no sanctuary; ISR attrition blinded American targeting systems; terrorist suppression closed the land flank, while strikes on utility infrastructure imposed costs on host nations and denied services to American bases.
One can employ the open-source reporting, satellite imagery, and the observable pattern of strikes to examine each dimension of Iran’s military response in detail, and construct a coherent operational picture. It is getting exceedingly clear that the ceasefire period has very likely translated to a window for reconstitution and preparation in Iranian strategic calculus. … continue
Al Mayadeen | October 18, 2026
Iran has obtained the technology behind a US-made 14-ton GBU bomb and now possesses samples of the weapon, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, senior advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), stated.
Speaking during the “Fedayeen for Iran” military exercise in Sari, Naqdi said Iranian forces acquired some of the bombs after they failed to detonate during the 12-day war, allowing local forces to seize them and study their technology.
“We should recall that during the 12-day war, 14-ton bombs were dropped,” Naqdi said, adding that “the failure of some of the 14-ton bombs to explode enabled the local forces to seize them.”
“Today, Iran possesses samples of these bombs alongside the manufacturing country,” he asserted, adding that Iranian forces have analyzed all the technologies associated with the US 14-ton bomb and now possess its technology in full. … continue
By Arman Shariati | Press TV | October 18, 2026
American media this week began circulating a carefully placed story, claiming that the US military has drafted strike options against Iran that include deployment of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, the weapon branded as the “Mother of All Bombs.” … continue
By K. J. Noh | Popular Resistance | October 14, 2026
Over seventy years ago, the US took control of South Korea’s military. To this day, it still controls it.
Why?
This confounds every notion of state sovereignty: a supposedly sovereign country — South Korea — has its own military subjugated under US control.
Opcon (operational control) of one nation’s army by another country is usually temporary, usually during wartime among allies.
In Korea, it has lasted over 76 years.
South Korea has asked for opcon back, repeatedly. It has been three decades since South Korea first made the demand.
The US has always delayed, filibustered, waffled, and moved goal posts. … continue
Al Mayadeen – October 18, 2026
Algeria recorded 17 new hydrocarbon discoveries in the first nine months of 2026, while state revenue from hydrocarbon exports reached $37.5 billion by the end of September, Hydrocarbons Minister Mohamed Arkab announced Saturday.
Speaking before parliament’s Finance and Budget Committee during discussions on the 2027 Finance Bill, Arkab said preliminary hydrocarbon production stood at approximately 128 million tonnes of oil equivalent, adding that exploration and production activities continued to yield new results.
Arkab attributed part of the export revenue performance to a 37% increase in the average price of Algerian crude oil compared with the same period in 2025. Sonatrach, the state-owned energy company, invested more than $6 billion by the end of September 2026, up 21% from $5.3 billion during the corresponding period last year, according to Algerian Radio.
The minister also reported that the hydrocarbon sector employed approximately 193,000 people at the end of the first half of 2026. Algeria is seeking to expand its oil and gas production capacity through further exploration and investment in the sector.
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune previously announced that more than 141 exploration and production wells had been completed in the energy sector since he took office in December 2019.
The government’s plan targets annual growth of 2% in preliminary hydrocarbon production between 2023 and 2027, with output expected to reach approximately 209 million tonnes of oil equivalent by 2027. … Full article
Press TV – October 18, 2026
A French lawyer says the ongoing student protests in France reflect a deeper crisis of confidence among young people, as demonstrations increasingly converge with wider public anger over the simmering cost of living crisis in the country. Speaking to the Press TV website, lawyer and international consultant Arnaud Develay said the French youth have lost their vision for the future amid the failure of the Emmanuel Macron government.
“The fundamental grievances underpinning the current protests relate to the ever-increasing cuts in the education budget. This in turn has morphed into a wider range of demands which, taken together, express a complete distrust of the government on its ability to provide the youth with reasons to adhere to any kind of vision for the future,” Develay said. […]
He also linked young people’s frustration to the economic consequences of the COVID-19 period and subsequent government spending. He said young people had been asked to sacrifice two years of their lives between 2020 and 2022, only to see public debt rise sharply, which he attributed to spending on experimental vaccines and the transfer of 70 billion euros to the “corrupt regime in Kiev.”
Beyond education, Develay identified housing, employment and demographic changes as major structural sources of discontent among French youth.
“The problem is structural. France is a country where all the real estate is mostly in the hands of people born in the postwar period. Speculation has been out of control for the better part of the last 40 years while construction has lagged behind,” he said.
The lawyer added that France’s population had increased by 20% over the same period, while de-industrialization had contributed to persistent unemployment. Develay also noted that mass immigration had been used as a policy tool to depress wages and weaken working-class consciousness. The combined effect, he said, was “a neoliberal jungle where young people are deprived of the opportunities enjoyed by their parents and grandparents.”
The cost-of-living crisis has further widened the protests’ appeal. Rising housing, food, transport and energy costs have intensified concerns about whether young people can secure an independent and financially stable future.
The unrest has also acquired a broader political dimension. On Saturday, protests against high prices took place in Paris and other French cities, with a brutal police crackdown and hundreds of arrests. Tens of thousands marched through parts of the capital, while demonstrations in Lyon, Marseille and Lille included confrontations with heavily armed police. More than 130 people were arrested in Paris.
The demonstrations brought together overlapping grievances over purchasing power, inequality and police conduct. The Yellow Vest movement, which emerged in 2018 over planned fuel tax increases, has called for joint demonstrations involving its supporters and young people. The wider mobilization suggests that anger over the education crisis is increasingly intersecting with discontent among other sections of French society.
For Develay, this reflects a crisis extending well beyond France’s borders. “Neoliberalism has wreaked havoc in the West. The elites have essentially abandoned their citizens in pursuit of wealth on the world markets,” he told the Press TV website.
While the immediate triggers vary between countries, Develay said that the underlying pressures are similar. “Domestically, the triggering might differ from country to country, but essentially the trends are the same everywhere.”
The spread of student protests to neighboring European countries, including Belgium, has added to questions about whether France’s unrest could form part of a broader European movement driven by shared economic and educational pressures. … Full article
RT | October 18, 2026
Italian police have deployed tear gas and water cannons during clashes with protesters in Bologna and Milan amid nationwide demonstrations against the rising cost of living.
Organized by Italia in Piazza, a movement of students and young workers, the rallies began across Italy on Saturday to protest high fuel and energy prices, soaring rents, low wages, and deteriorating healthcare and education. Demonstrators also voiced opposition to military spending.
In Milan, where more than 5,000 people joined the march, participants carried a banner demanding “more money for families, less for wars.” In Genoa, crowds waved Palestinian flags and carried anti-war placards, calling for more funding for schools and housing rather than weapons. … Full article
By Adam Dick | Ron Paul Institute | October 17, 2026
J.D. Vance is approaching the halfway point of his term as vice president in an administration that has committed the United States to wars in locations from Ukraine to Venezuela to Somalia to Iran and beyond. All the while, the administration has threatened sending the military into other places across the world including Mexico, Greenland, and Cuba. In short, this presidential administration is fully committed to a warmongering agenda.
Over his 14 years as a United States House of Representatives member, Mike Rogers similarly established his reputation as a committed advocate for US warmongering across the world. This Michigan Republican and the presidential administration are two peas in a pod when it comes to supporting an aggressive empire.
President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign portrayed himself as the peace candidate in the race, a tactic that may have brought him the votes needed to obtain a close electoral victory. But, once elected, Trump turned on a dime, becoming the war president who delivers turmoil, destruction, and death. Through this, Vance has stood by Trump in support.
Given this context, it seems almost unimaginable that Vance would stump in Michigan for electing Rogers to the US Senate by asserting that Vance and Rogers are supporters of peace. Yet, that is what Vance did in a Monroe, Michigan speech on Thursday. With the “peace candidate” ploy having worked for Trump in the 2024 presidential election, Vance audaciously gave it a try in the Michigan speech despite it being divorced from reality. … continue
RT | October 17, 2026
Iran could restore normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz within a week if Washington accepts a peace plan proposed by Tehran last month, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said. The terms were previously rejected by US President Donald Trump.
The Islamic Republic remains “committed to safe and secure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz,” Araghchi told a ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Saturday, blaming disruptions to shipping through the key waterway on the “aggressive actions” of the US and Israel.
”Through Qatar, we have conveyed a concrete seven-day plan: if the necessary conditions are met, the Strait can be reopened and normal maritime passage restored within seven days,” the minister said. “The choice now rests with the United States.”
“This issue will not be resolved on the battlefield. Peace cannot be built through threats of annihilation,” Araghchi added.
Tehran has offered to restore navigation through the crucial oil shipping route in exchange for Washington lifting its naval blockade, easing restrictions on Iranian oil exports and releasing some frozen Iranian assets. Iran is also demanding an end to hostilities “on all fronts,” including Israel’s military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | October 17, 2026
Israeli settlers attacked a European diplomatic delegation in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, assaulting a French mayor and damaging diplomatic vehicles as the visitors accompanied Palestinians during the olive harvest near Ramallah.
The assault took place in the Palestinian village of Taybeh, where representatives from France, Belgium, and Poland, including the French consul in occupied al-Quds, were visiting amid escalating settler violence targeting Palestinian farmers and their agricultural lands.
Among those assaulted was Bernard Baudoux, the 78-year-old mayor of the French municipality of Aulnoye-Aymeries, who was beaten by Israeli settlers, according to AFP, citing witnesses and diplomatic sources.
Footage obtained by the news agency showed Baudoux collapsed against a vehicle following the attack. Two diplomats and a local resident confirmed his identity, while one diplomatic source indicated that his injuries did not appear life-threatening.
According to Israeli Army Radio, approximately seven masked settlers arrived on all-terrain vehicles, surrounded the diplomatic convoy, and demanded identification documents from those inside.
The attackers, armed with clubs and stones, targeted the vehicles, smashing a window of a car belonging to the Belgian consulate.
Videos circulated following the assault showed masked settlers approaching the delegation with clubs, while additional footage documented damage to the diplomatic vehicles. … Full article
IMEMC | October 17, 2026
Israeli forces carried out a series of invasions across the occupied West Bank, Saturday, abducting at least nine named Palestinians and several others, shooting a young man near Qabatia, and assaulting a resident in Al-Yamun. Soldiers also broke into and searched homes and closed roads. Separately, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers shot a young man and injured two other Palestinians with pepper spray in Masafer Yatta.
In Jenin governorate, in the northern occupied West Bank, soldiers invaded Al-Yamun, west of Jenin city, broke into several homes, and abducted Ali As-Sammar, Assem Abu Hassan, and Jihad Freihat.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its medics treated a Palestinian who was assaulted by soldiers during the invasion.
Also in Jenin governorate, Israeli soldiers opened fire on a vehicle near the Asfour junction, injuring a young man and abducting three young men from Qabatia, south of Jenin. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society identified the abducted men as Mohammad Faisal Zakarna, Majd Hani Zakarna, and Abdullah Ahmad Zakarna.
The society added that soldiers prevented Palestinian Red Crescent Society medics from treating one of the men, although the nature of his injury remained unknown. The soldiers also confiscated the vehicle. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – October 17, 2026
GAZA – Five Palestinian civilians were martyred and others were wounded in fresh Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.
The Palestinian Information Center reporter said that an Israeli drone strike killed one citizen and wounded others in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, south of Gaza.
Another drone strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killed 14-year-old Mohamed Abu Hammad and injured several others, including a young girl who is in critical condition.
A little child was also injured by Israeli gunfire in Deir al-Balah.
In Gaza, an airstrike targeted a tent sheltering a displaced family in al-Tuffah neighborhood, killing two citizens and wounding others.
Another martyr was evacuated to the hospital following a drone strike near Dar al-Arqam School in al-Tuffah neighborhood.
Meanwhile, widespread military activity, including shooting incidents, artillery shelling, drone overflights, and demolitions, was reported in other areas of Gaza today.
Al Mayadeen | October 17, 2026
Israeli occupation forces have intensified their incursions into southern Syria, raiding civilian homes in Daraa and opening fire on shepherds and agricultural lands in Quneitra, killing several heads of livestock and threatening the livelihoods of local communities. […]
The incursion coincided with intensive low-altitude flights by Israeli helicopters and reconnaissance drones over the area. Israeli surveillance aircraft were also observed flying over Tal al-Hara in northern Daraa countryside. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | October 17, 2026
Israeli occupation forces carried out artillery attacks and explosions across several towns in Southern Lebanon on Saturday, in continued violations of the non-Israeli-implemented ceasefire agreement, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in the region.
The correspondent reported that Israeli artillery targeted the outskirts of Zawtar al-Sharqiya in the Nabatieh district, while a separate artillery attack struck the town of al-Mansouri in the Tyre district.
Israeli occupation forces also carried out explosions in the vicinity of Kounine-Beit Yahoun in the Bint Jbeil district and in the town of Yahmar al-Shaqif in the Nabatieh district.
Meanwhile, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli occupation forces conducted an intensive sweeping operation near the chalets area in the southern town of Khiam.
The latest attacks followed a series of Israeli violations overnight Friday, during which occupation forces shelled several areas and carried out additional explosions in Southern Lebanon.
According to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent, Israeli artillery targeted the town of Mayfadoun after earlier shelling the area between Hadatha and Haris.
The NNA also reported that Israeli occupation forces carried out a powerful explosion east of Khiam around midnight. … Full article
Press TV – October 17, 2026
Iran’s ambassador and chargé d’affaires to the UN has stressed that any arrangements for the Gaza Strip’s future must fully respect Palestinian rights and self-determination, denouncing the United States and the Israeli regime for the current situation affecting the Strait of Hormuz.
Gholamhossein Darzi made the remarks on Friday, addressing a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in West Asia, including the Palestinian question.
He noted that Gaza remained devastated and continued to be subject to military aggression, despite the announcement of a ceasefire last year.
The ceasefire was announced last October as part of a United States-proposed plan to bring an end to two years of Israeli genocide, supposedly.
The Israeli regime has, however, killed more than 1,400 Palestinians during attacks across the territory ever since, in addition to the tens of thousands it had already killed throughout the genocide that began on October 7, 2023. … continue
Al Mayadeen | October 17, 2026
Saudi warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on Saada Governorate on Saturday, including two strikes east of Saada city and six targeting Sahar district, Saba news agency reported, citing a local source.
The source said Saudi warplanes had earlier launched another airstrike on Maran district.
This comes as Saudi attacks on Saada Governorate and its border areas have escalated in recent hours, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent.
In Taiz Governorate, Saudi warplanes carried out three additional airstrikes on the areas of al-Da’a and al-Bunaya in the al-Masahine subdistrict of al-Shamayatayn district, the source added. Furthermore, Saudi shelling targeted a health center in the governorate, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported.
The death and injury toll from Saudi airstrikes targeting civilian homes in the villages of al-Ar and Barza, in the Qaa al-Haql area of Dhoran Anis district in Dhamar Governorate, has risen to 20, with internationally banned cluster munitions used in the aggression.
Three children were killed, while 17 people were injured, including seven children and three women. One of the injured women was pregnant and suffered a miscarriage as a result of the attack.
The cluster munitions used in the Saudi attack damaged three homes and destroyed a farmer’s solar power system. Several livestock were also killed or injured.
In a similar context, missile strikes targeted Aden International Airport in southern Yemen on Friday, Reuters reported. … Full article
The Cradle | October 17, 2026
On 17 October, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called for an emergency parliamentary session to authorize possible military action in support of Saudi Arabia in its war against Yemen.
“We will take any action Saudi Arabia requests to defend its security and sovereignty,” Sisi said at a graduation ceremony at the Egyptian Military Academy and military colleges on Saturday.
“I call on parliament to convene an emergency session to grant us authorization for such action if we are asked to undertake it,” he added.
Sisi said Egypt was not seeking to enter a war or launch attacks against another country, and that the proposed measures would be strictly defensive. … Full article
Iran has warned that further US aggression could put American data centers, AI facilities, and undersea cables across West Asia at risk
By Ivan Kesic – Press TV – October 17, 2026
On October 10, 2026, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, issued a clear and categorical warning that could reshape strategic calculations across the West Asia region.
In an exclusive interview with Press TV, Rezaei stated that if Washington launched another act of aggression against Iran, US assets across the region – including data centers, artificial intelligence facilities, and undersea cables – could become potential targets. He described these assets as the pulse of the American economy in the region where it maintains abnormally heavy military presence, putting their value at more than $2 trillion.
The remarks, which came amid continued US warmongering, mark a significant expansion of Iran’s deterrence posture, extending its reach beyond conventional military targets to encompass the digital infrastructure underpinning the Persian Gulf’s economic transformation.
Understanding the stakes requires examining the critical infrastructure potentially at risk, the American companies deeply involved in building and operating it, the enormous American investments flowing into the region, and the far-reaching economic consequences that any disruption to these interconnected systems could trigger.
The top Iranian security official’s remarks, delivered during an exclusive interview broadcast on Press TV, signaled a carefully calculated escalation in Iran’s strategic messaging.
General Rezaei stated that the United States maintains highly valuable assets in the UAE and around the Strait of Hormuz, adding that Iran had not yet designated these assets as targets.
However, he warned that if the US attacks Iran again, many of these undersea cables, data centers, artificial intelligence facilities, and numerous other sites would be destroyed.
The assessment that this infrastructure is worth more than $2 trillion underscores its central role in the United States’ military and economic presence across West Asia. […]
The digital infrastructure at risk extends beneath the waters of the Strait of Hormuz, where at least five major submarine fiber-optic cable systems carry the overwhelming majority of intercontinental internet traffic between Asia, the Persian Gulf, and Europe. These cables—including the FALCON system, the Persian Gulf Bridge International network, and the TGN-Gulf system—form the backbone of the region’s connectivity to global networks.
The legal status of these cables is unambiguous: the Strait of Hormuz at its narrowest point measures approximately twenty-one nautical miles in width, and the combined territorial seas of Iran and Oman, each extending twelve nautical miles, overlap completely, leaving no high seas whatsoever.
Under international maritime law, sovereignty over the seabed and subsoil within these territorial waters belongs exclusively to the coastal states, and the right of passage for vessels does not extend to the laying of fixed infrastructure such as internet cables.
Iran’s earlier assertion of sovereign rights over this infrastructure, including permit requirements, transit fees, and exclusive control over cable maintenance and repair, represents a legal position grounded in the undisputed geometry of the strait.
The practical implication is that the companies whose cables transit Iranian territorial waters must operate within the framework established by the Islamic Republic, a reality that Western analysts have increasingly acknowledged. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | October 17, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz will reopen once the United States leaves the region, while Iran will ensure the withdrawal of US forces if Washington refuses to leave, Iranian Army spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia said on Friday.
“If the US leaves the region, the Strait of Hormuz will reopen, collective security with regional countries will be established and the world economy will recover. If they do not leave the region, we will secure their departure,” Akraminia wrote on X. […]
In a related development, the Iranian Army announced on Thursday that an oil tanker had caught fire inside a restricted maritime zone east of the Strait of Hormuz after attempting to cross the area without authorization.
According to the army, the vessel had disabled its tracking systems while attempting to navigate through the prohibited zone in the Sea of Oman. […]
The Iranian Army Navy had reported a similar incident two days earlier, announcing that an oil tanker sustained damage and caught fire after deactivating its tracking systems while attempting to enter the restricted zone east of the strait. – Full article
Press TV – October 17, 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said the US-Israeli war on Iran has cost Europeans more than €100bn.
In a message posted on X on Friday, accompanied by a video statement, Sanchez said ordinary people were bearing the economic burden of the unwarranted war on Iran.
“Those of us who raised our voices against the war were right when we said NO to war,” he wrote, adding, “We knew ordinary people would end up paying the bill.”
Speaking at a news conference following the European Council summit in Brussels on Friday, Sanchez said opponents of the war had been proved right “not only from the standpoint of international law and respect for human rights, but also because of the economic and social consequences our fellow citizens are once again experiencing.”
“Ultimately, ordinary people end up paying for it, and unfortunately that is already being felt,” he emphasized.
Sanchez pointed out that rising fuel costs at the filling station is adding to the cost of living for ordinary people. … Full article
OPCW Inspector Ian Henderson responds regarding alleged newly-found, un-declared chemical weapons.
By Ian HENDERSON | Consortium News | October 11, 2026
If Douma, one of the highest-profile “proven” chemical attacks attributed to Syria’s former Bashar Assad government, has been shown to be fake, what does it say about new, undeclared Syrian chemical weapons that have supposedly been found?
It says we should be extremely skeptical about news of such discoveries. … continue
By Konstantin Asmolov – New Eastern Outlook – October 17, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is trying to maneuver between pressure from the United States, which demands participation in the conflict with Iran, and risks to national security and reputation, opting for a strategy of stalling and minimizing a direct military presence. … continue
BEIRUT – The number of books destroyed by Israeli bombings of libraries, as well as religious and cultural institutions since October 2023, has exceeded 3 million copies, founder and coordinator of the National Network for the Protection of Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Heritage in Lebanon Hadi Bekdash told Sputnik on Saturday.
“There are reports of the burning of more than 700,000 books belonging to Lebanese and Arab publishers, as well as more than 3 million books from homes, libraries, religious centers, family collections, researchers’ libraries, and universities, publishers, cultural institutions, and private collections since 2023,” Bekdash said.
In 2026, practically confirmed information appeared about the destruction of dozens of public and hundreds of private libraries during the conflict with Israel, he added.
These data do not reflect the full scale of losses, since Lebanon still does not have a unified national database of destroyed libraries, archives, and book collections, the coordinator said.
Bekdash added that it will be possible to finally assess the damage only after conducting a nationwide inventory of lost and damaged collections.
A national campaign, A Million Books for Lebanon, is currently underway in the country, aimed at restoring destroyed and damaged libraries.
RT | October 17, 2026
The UN should resist pressure from Kiev’s Western backers and finally address the issue of widespread abuse of captured Russian servicemen in Ukrainian secret prisons, Russian Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik has said.
During a conversation with the chairman of the UN Committee Against Torture Claude Heller on Thursday, Miroshnik said that Moscow is aware of a whole network of such detention facilities, operating in Ukraine’s Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, and Sumy Regions as well as in the country’s capital, Kiev.
The Russian servicemen are “going through hell” in so-called “transit prisons,” which are set up at deployment points of Ukrainian military units and nationalist battalions, he said.
“The thugs, who hide their faces behind masks… and address each other only by their call signs, subject the captured Russian troops to inhuman abuse. Waterboarding, electrocuting, baiting with dogs and amputations performed without anesthesia are just a few examples of the techniques systematically employed by the Ukrainian tormentors,” the envoy, who is charged with documenting Kiev’s war crimes, stressed.
According to Miroshnik, captured troops are usually sent to those facilities in the early stages of their imprisonment, where they are held in cages, pits, and stone dungeons. … continue
RT | October 17, 2026
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has warned citizens to exercise caution when traveling abroad “amid a worldwide hunt for Russians.”
The statement follows the detention of Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk in Montenegro, a NATO member state in the Balkans, on October 9.
After nine hours in custody, Zvinchuk, founder of the Rybar Telegram channel, his wife and three associates were expelled from the country on the grounds of what Montenegro’s leading daily, Vijesti, described as “criminal, operational and intelligence processing.” … continue
By Justin K.P. | The Dissident | October 15, 2026
Canada’s Bill C-22, has passed the Canadian House of Commons and is currently being debated in the Canadian Senate, and Civil Liberties Organizations are raising the alarm bells over the unprecedented surveillance powers the bill gives to the Canadian security state.
The bill, as Kate Robertson, senior research associate at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, noted, “would empower the government to require surveillance capabilities be built into any communications technology in Canada that could be accessed by law enforcement, and to force the stockpiling of all Canadians’ sensitive metadata,” adding that “The law would apply to everything from smartphones to smartwatches, banking to health apps, video game platforms, and public WiFi or CCTV networks.”
The bill similarly “includes mandating that companies store user data for at least a year – even if the data isn’t something they would otherwise be keeping on hand for the purposes of their business”, “including location and transmission data”. … continue
A comprehensive guide to censorship and indoctrination
HART | September 28, 2026
… All-in-all, this ‘False and Misleading Information’ document constitutes a guidebook laying out in detail how the government can more tightly control the type of information accessible to the general public. The ultimate goal, it would seem, is to assist our ruling class to reach a position where they can ensure that ordinary people will only read or hear government-approved narratives; all other perspectives will be off limits. While this in itself is shocking, arguably the most disturbing aspect is the blatancy of it all; our elected politicians, and their state-funded collaborators, are no longer bothering to hide the severity of their aspirations to censor and manipulate. – Read full article
By Cam Wakefield | Reclaim The Net | October 16, 2026
The UK government plans to extend the TV license fee to cover streaming services like YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, The Independent is reporting, citing a senior Whitehall source.
At the moment, the TV license, which is primarily used to fund the BBC, costs £180 a year (around $238.71). The new money that would come from streaming would go towards propping up local journalism, and tackling “misinformation” – and stopping parties like Reform UK from getting elected.
The Independent calls it the “YouTube tax” and says it is contained in a white paper on the BBC charter renewal, which is expected before Christmas. The public would be forced to pay for content whether they want it or not, or whether they consume it or not.
The money is needed, the source said, “to help support local journalism and counter a lot of the conspiracy theories and fake news which we have seen help parties like Reform getting elected in different parts of the country.”
It would seem that the British public will be made to pay for “journalism” that tells them what to think, and keeps them from voting for parties the government dislikes. … Full article
RT | October 15, 2026
Nine of the largest US banks discriminated against customers over their political views and business activities, including conservative organizations and individuals, the Treasury Department’s banking regulator has said.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reviewed the policies of JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo Bank, US Bank, Capital One, PNC Bank, TD Bank, and BMO Bank under President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ensuring “fair access” to banking services for all Americans. Trump has long accused Democrats of weaponizing institutions against his donors and supporters.
The review found that between 2020 and September 2025, all nine banks “have denied, debanked and discriminated against customers and lawful businesses,” Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould said on Wednesday.
According to the OCC, the banks closed accounts and denied financial services to customers whose activities risk managers considered “controversial,” including on issues such as abortion and LGBTQ rights. In some cases, bank employees openly stated that the activities of certain groups conflicted with their institutions’ values. Other decisions were reportedly based on “social risk” considerations and “polarizing” public opinion on issues such as gun rights.
The review examined nearly 100,000 complaints and about 420,000 pages of documents. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | October 16, 2026
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a sharp rebuke to Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a diplomatic meeting in Baku, calling the Palestinian cause “the greatest historical injustice of this century” and demanding that “Israel” halt its expansion in the occupied West Bank, according to statements released Friday by Beijing’s Foreign Ministry.
The bilateral discussions took place on the sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit held in the Azerbaijani capital.
According to a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement cited by Reuters, Wang urged the Israeli government to immediately cease its “forced establishment” of West Bank settlements and reverse its expansion policies. … continue
Al Mayadeen| October 16, 2026
A study by University of Maryland researcher Shibley Telhami points to a major shift in US public opinion, with sympathy for Palestinians surpassing support for “Israel” and growing numbers of Americans viewing the occupation as responsible for genocide.
Drawing on Gallup data, Telhami noted that sympathy for “Israel” among the US public has fallen from around 50% to 36%, while sympathy for Palestinians has risen to 41%.
Among Democrats, support for “Israel” has plunged from more than 50% in 2001 to just 17% today, while sympathy for Palestinians has climbed to 65%, according to the researcher.
Telhami’s Critical Issues Poll at the University of Maryland also found that more than 60% of respondents believe US military and diplomatic support enables “Israel” to carry out its actions. … continue
Press TV – October 16, 2026
A 63-year-old photographer for The Washington Post has sustained fractures and various injuries due to an assault by a group of extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.
Heidi Levine stated that her protective helmet likely saved her life when she was brutally attacked by approximately 15 masked Zionist settlers while documenting the olive harvest in the Palestinian village of Khirbet Abu Falah, located north of Ramallah, on Friday.
The violent incident resulted in her equipment being damaged and heightened concerns about the risks journalists face while reporting in the West Bank.
“I saw them attacking from about 500 meters away,” Levine remarked, referring to the masked group.
As they approached, she attempted to retreat with her gear, but the assailants caught up, pushed her to the ground, and struck her on the head.
“They kicked me at least 15 times,” she recounted, explaining that the attack lasted about 10 minutes before they knocked her down again.
Levine emphasized that she tried to protect her camera and other equipment during the assault, which resulted in her phone and other belongings, including the earphone cable she was wearing, being destroyed.
“Had it not been for my helmet, I wouldn’t be alive here,” she stated.
Palestinian journalists and medical teams hurried to assist Levine following the attack, first taking her to a medical center in Khirbet Abu Falah and later transferring her to a nearby hospital for further treatment.
She mentioned that she has been reporting on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict for at least three decades, and this was the second time she had been attacked by illegal settlers while on assignment.
She recalled a similar incident from about 15 years ago near the Israeli settlement of Havat Gilad, which occurred in the presence of Israeli military and security forces. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – October 16, 2026
WEST BANK – The Israeli occupation forces launched widespread raids across cities, towns, and refugee camps in the West Bank early Friday, arresting Palestinians, storming homes, and firing live ammunition and tear gas.
Meanwhile, Jewish settlers shot and wounded a Palestinian during an attack on the town of Beit Ummar, north of al-Khalil. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | October 16, 2026
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives in the town of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah, on Friday, assaulting residents and setting three vehicles on fire, local sources have revealed.
Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces detained three Palestinians during raids on homes in the village of Kafr Dan, west of Jenin, in the early hours of Friday.
In a separate incursion, Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, breaking into accommodation housing displaced residents from the Jenin refugee camp near the Arab American University. Troops also raided the town of Ya’bad and carried out extensive searches.
Israeli military vehicles also raided the town of Tammun, south of Tubas, on Friday. The IOF burst into several homes, with no detentions reported.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) documented more than 1,600 settler attacks affecting 275 Palestinian communities between the beginning of 2026 and September 14, averaging 6.7 incidents per day.
The attacks damaged homes, vehicles, infrastructure, water sources, and agricultural land. Settler violence and restrictions on access also contributed to the displacement of more than 2,600 Palestinians during 2026 alone, according to the supplied information. … Full article
MEMO | October 16, 2026
A prominent Israeli rabbi on Friday issued a religious ruling permitting Israeli occupiers to take olives from Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, claiming that harvesting the crop “demonstrates Jewish ownership of the land,” Anadolu reports.
The ruling was issued by Rabbi Dov Lior, one of the most prominent religious authorities among Israeli occupiers in the West Bank, and was published by Israeli Channel 13.
It comes amid escalating occupier violence against Palestinians and their property, particularly farmers during the olive harvest season.
Lior claimed that Palestinians do not own their land, arguing that they had not purchased it from the “people of Israel” or from any Jewish person and describing the land as “stolen property.”
Citing Jewish religious law, he claimed that ownership of land cannot be transferred through theft and that Palestinian land therefore remains the property of the “people of Israel.” … continue
Al Mayadeen | October 16, 2026
466 Palestinians have died from malnutrition and starvation in the Gaza Strip since 2024, including 157 children, accounting for one-third of the total, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Friday, marking World Food Day. The announcement comes as the genocide, which has made hunger a daily reality in the strip, continues unabated.
The Ministry noted that malnutrition and starvation rates in the Gaza Strip have reached catastrophic levels, claiming the lives of children, older people, and other vulnerable groups.
The Ministry projected that more than 1.4 million people, or 67% of the population, would face crisis-level food insecurity or worse through the end of 2026, as the Gaza Governorate continues to face the famine officially declared there in August 2025.
According to the statement, 158,001 cases of acute malnutrition among children under five were recorded between 2024 and August 2026, including 28,716 severe cases that pose a threat to life. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | October 13, 2026
Hezbollah has launched a new housing assistance initiative for Lebanese families affected by Israeli aggression, pledging financial support for temporary accommodation and furniture purchases across the country.
Sheikh Ali Damoush, head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, announced the launch of the “Waad wa Iltizam” (Promise and Commitment) housing assistance project at a press conference in Beirut on Monday. He said assistance would be provided in all Lebanese areas targeted by Israeli hostilities, without discrimination based on political affiliation or sectarian identity.
Damoush stated that the initiative is a fulfillment of Hezbollah’s “religious and moral duty” toward the Lebanese people.
The project follows a similar program implemented in 2024 and covers homes that have been fully or partially destroyed, as well as residential units in buildings slated for complete or partial demolition based on technical assessments.
Eligible households in Beirut and the southern suburbs will receive $14,000, while those outside these areas will receive $12,000.
The overall assistance includes rental payments of $6,000 for residents of Beirut and its southern suburbs, and $4,000 for those living elsewhere.
Damoush said the first installment would amount to $3,500 in Beirut and its southern suburbs, and $3,000 in other areas. He also announced that housing payments related to outstanding checks from the 2024 aggression would be disbursed, while restoration assistance would be postponed.
Damoush called the initiative a demonstration of “the triumph of reconstruction over destruction, and the Resistance over barbarism.” He criticized the Lebanese government for not yet introducing a program to provide direct assistance to affected residents and called for greater solidarity with families displaced from their homes. … Full article
By Finian Cunningham | Strategic Culture Foundation | October 16, 2026
The Saudi kingdom is facing the danger of collapse from soaring war costs as Yemeni air strikes ramp up, hitting its northern neighbor’s capital and industrial centers with impunity.
Yemeni journalist Hussein al-Bukhaiti says the corruption and arrogance of the “House of Evil” is culminating in historic defeat. Its U.S. patron seems unable to avert the coming collapse.
Despite decades of the U.S. selling weapons worth hundreds of billions of dollars to the Saudi rulers, the regime seems shockingly exposed, with no viable defenses. Yemen’s missiles are striking Saudi Arabia at will. The panicky rulers are pleading with the United States and Europe for help. … continue
The Cradle | October 16, 2026
Spanish arms manufacturer General Dynamics European Land Systems-Santa Barbara Sistemas (GDELS-SBS) is supplying Latvia with infantry fighting vehicles fitted with Israeli-made turrets, despite Madrid’s arms embargo on Israel, Globes reported on 15 October.
The deliveries cast doubt on the reach of Spain’s 2025 arms embargo on Israel, imposed in response to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, which bans the import and export of military equipment, products, and technology to and from Israel.
Yet the ban has not stopped Israeli weapons systems from being mounted on Spanish-made combat vehicles for sale to third countries.
Latvia has ordered 84 Mednieks combat vehicles, each mounted with a UT30 MK2 unmanned turret built by lead Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems, under a contract worth roughly $929 million, with deliveries set to continue until 2029. … continue
By Jamal Kanj | MEMO | October 15, 2026
Espionage novels portray the spy as a person in a trench coat carrying stolen documents and disappearing into a dark alley. Israeli spy, Jonathan Pollard, certainly fit that picture. A Navy analyst who stole American secrets including the complete ten-volume manual of the National Security Agency exposing how the US gathers its signal intelligence and the names of thousands of foreign individuals who worked for US spy agencies. Intelligence officials believe Israel shared stolen documents with the Soviet Union. According to several intelligence assessments, Pollard was one of the most damaging spies in US history.
Pollard received a life sentence in 1987 and was released in 2015. At first, Israel claimed he was a rogue, apologised and did not admit he had been its agent until 1998. In 2007, Israel named a square in Jerusalem after him, honouring him for his services.
Pollard was neither the first nor the last Israeli asset. Lawrence Franklin, a Pentagon analyst, pleaded guilty in 2005 to passing classified information to an Israeli embassy official and two AIPAC staffers. Ben-Ami Kadish, a former Army engineer, pleaded guilty in 2008 to passing secret documents to an Israeli consulate official, and served no prison time. Stewart Nozette from NASA was charged with attempted espionage following an FBI sting operation. In 1970, Richard Perle was caught in an FBI wiretap discussing classified information with an Israeli embassy official.
In 2001, the same Perle chaired the Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board, while two other Israel-firsters, Douglas Feith and Paul Wolfowitz held senior posts in the same building. Franklin had worked in Feith’s policy office when he was indicted for espionage. In 1996, a study group led by Perle, and Feith, prepared a policy paper for incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu titled “A Clean Break.” It urged Israel to abandon the Oslo Accords and the peace process with the Palestinians, and it proposed removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq as part of a broader Israeli strategy to reshape the region. Five years later, as leaders in the Pentagon, they delivered America’s first made-for-Israel war in Iraq.
The above is in no way intended to insinuate or allege that anyone, least of all these Zionist Americans, has dual loyalties. No. It is so profound, there is only one way to describe it: Israel-first loyalty. … continue
Trump tore up the nuclear deal in 2018. Tehran kept it alive for another year, and that was not weakness. It was strategy.
By Larry C. Johnson | SONAR21 | October 16, 2026
I’ve had this article sitting in storage waiting for the right moment to publish it. Tonight, Mario Nawfal hosted a debate on Iran that featured Robert Barnes and Matt Tardio. Matt put out so much disinformation and falsities that I believe now is the time to set the record straight about what happened to the JCPOA. … continue
By José Niño | The Cradle | October 15, 2026
… Regardless of who holds the gavel in January, Congress will not abandon its hyper-interventionist foreign policy agenda during Trump’s lame duck phase as president. Its anti-war bloc lacks the votes to override a veto on binding legislation, its leaders share the White House’s hawkish premises, and both parties have spent eight years ratifying each other’s escalations.
Any durable settlement will come from the region itself, from governments that have stopped waiting for Washington to keep its word and from an Axis of Resistance that will no longer tolerate the Washington-Tel Aviv axis’s flagrant violations of international law and supremacist ambitions in West Asia. – Full article
MEMO | October 13, 2026
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on Tuesday accused Israel of supporting armed militias operating outside state authority in the southern city of Suwayda, providing them with weapons and money to carry out an “agenda of chaos” in the region.
Al-Shaibani made the remarks at a joint news conference in Damascus with Sabrina Dallafior, director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). … Full article
RT | October 15, 2026
Weapons supplied to Ukraine from US military stocks have been found in the possession of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a senior Russian diplomat has said, citing markings linking them to deliveries to Kiev.
Yulia Zhdanova, head of Russia’s delegation to the Vienna Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control, made the statement on Wednesday at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Forum for Security Co-operation.
Sudanese troops recovered MK19 automatic grenade launchers, M72 anti-tank weapons, and Swedish-made AT4 launchers during an operation near Bara, she said, according to TASS. “A preliminary examination of the markings revealed that these weapons were donated to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in December 2024 from US military stock,” Zhdanova said. … continue
The Political Obituary of Zelensky’s Presidency
By Glenn Diesen | October 16, 2026
President Trump has, over the past days, lashed out against President Zelensky, calling for elections in Ukraine and arguing that Zelensky should have accepted a deal two years ago, when the terms were more favourable. The media has also reported that the US may cut its intelligence-sharing arrangements, which is significant, as this is a proxy war and Ukraine could not fight Russia without US support. How can we analyse this shift in rhetoric from the American president? The immediate significance cannot yet be determined, given Trump’s history of shifting positions. However, if we take a step back, this scolding of Zelensky represents a wider trend: a manufactured democratic icon falling apart. … continue
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