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
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
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
Press TV – September 2, 2026
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has been tasked by a body set up by US President Donald Trump to approach the Palestinian Authority (PA) and propose removing the term “Palestine” from school textbooks, replacing it with the Jewish name “Samaria.”
Jeremy Greenstock, who served as Britain’s ambassador to the UN from 1998 to 2003, said on Wednesday that Blair sought to influence the Palestinian Authority.
He stated that if the PA wished to be recognized by the so-called Board of Peace as a legitimate partner capable of negotiating a resolution with Israel to conclude the genocidal war in Gaza, the term “Palestine” should be removed from educational materials.
Greenstock said in an extensive interview on the David Hearst Podcast that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the request. … continue
IMEMC | September 2, 2026
Israeli occupation forces demolished an inhabited Palestinian home on Wednesday morning in the town of Nahalin, west of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.
Na’im Fannoun, head of the Nahalin Municipality, said Israeli soldiers invaded the town in the early morning, accompanied by military vehicles and bulldozers.
They then proceeded to the Wadi Salem area, where they demolished the home of Palestinian resident Mo’taz Hasan Najajra.
Fannoun stated that the approximately 200-square-meter home had been inhabited for more than 15 years. … Full article
By Kathryn Shihadah | If Americans Knew | September 2, 2026
… Israel has hundreds of pieces of heavy engineering machinery, and is spending a fortune demolishing what is left in the roughly 70% of Gaza under its control. Ha’aretz reports that a single piece of equipment may be rented for $1,500 a day; the operator may collect $400 a day. Nearly $1 million a day is spent on fuel.
But while part of Gaza is being demolished with massive quantities of equipment, at unprecedented speed and cost, the rest is moving slowly with primitive tools. Only a handful of excavators in Gaza are working at all – the rest were targeted by Israel, or in some cases simply wore out – Israel has blocked the entrance of spare parts. Fuel costs are prohibitive anyway.
Palestinians work long hours with shovels, wheelbarrows, and their hands to dig out the remains of their loved ones, or clear debris from what is left of the roads or their homes as legions of bulldozers demolish neighborhoods nearby. … Read full article
IMEMC | September 2, 2026
For the 328th consecutive day, Israeli forces continued violating the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing two Palestinians, including a child, while a woman succumbed to serious wounds sustained a day earlier.
Medical sources said an Israeli airstrike killed 16-year-old Ahmad Ismael in the Al-Hoja area of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.
The sources added that Israeli soldiers fatally shot Hazem Hatem Marshoud, a Palestinian from the Shuja’iyya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, at the Halawa displacement camp east of Jabalia.
Israeli forces also fired artillery and tank shells, along with barrages of live ammunition, at areas east and west of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza.
In related news, medical sources said that 51-year-old Amna Al-Hissi succumbed on Wednesday to serious wounds sustained a day earlier. She was the mother of Israa Al-Hissy, who was killed in the same bombing.
The killings occurred as Israel’s blockade continued to restrict the entry of food, fuel, medicine, and other essential supplies. … Full article
By Robert Inlakesh | Palestine Chronicle | August 30, 2026
Gaza’s resistance factions recently agreed to a US-backed disarmament roadmap. Despite having consistently demanded this step be taken over the course of nearly three years, as a prerequisite to ending its invasion, Israel flatly rejected the proposal. In order to properly understand this renewed disarmament campaign, it is essential to consider the historic context that makes true disarmament impossible.
“If Hamas just gave up its weapons…” and “Hamas cannot control Gaza after their attacks on Israel…” have been popular arguments featured in the English-language media, not only since the beginning of the Gaza genocide, but for decades now. On July 6, Hamas declared that it had agreed to hand over control of Gaza’s civil administration to a technocratic governing committee and by July 30 the movement had pledged to implement a disarmament plan. Both of these agreements, reached through the US’s Board of Peace (BoP), provoked nothing more than pledges of further violence from the Israeli authorities.
The reason for this is that Israel will accept only a disarmament process that leaves the Palestinian people completely defenseless and at the full mercy of their occupying army. Therefore, the Hamas movement and its armed allies, such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), have stressed that a disarmament plan must be sequential, not a surrender agreement as the Israelis are demanding. … continue
Press TV – September 2, 2026
A senior Badr Organization official has rejected calls for disarming Iraqi armed factions under a US-backed government plan, stressing that resistance groups will not relinquish their weapons as long as American forces remain on Iraqi soil.
Salam Hussein, a leader of the Badr Organization, warned on Wednesday that surrendering weapons in light of the continued deployment of American troops entails a grave risk.
He stressed that the issue of Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups and their weapons is a national sovereign decision, not a decision dictated by US President Donald Trump and others.
“Expulsion of occupation forces and an end to their presence on Iraqi soil are essential prerequisites for Iraqi factions to disarm,” the senior Badr Organization official pointed out.
Hussein stated that the continued deployment of US military forces and potential anti-Iraq threats underscore that handing over weapons constitutes a substantial risk, especially as the incumbent US administration does not honor its commitments and blatantly violates international treaties and agreements. … Full article
Press TV – September 2, 2026
Iran’s Army has launched dozens of explosive-drone strikes against US radar systems and troop positions at the Al Dhafra and Al Minhad bases in the UAE, as well as the Sheikh Isa base in Bahrain.
In a statement on Wednesday, Iran’s Army announced the attacks were carried out as part of the 30th phase of Operation Thunder.
Dozens of Army-operated explosive drones struck radar systems and locations where US forces were stationed at the Al Dhafra and Al Minhad bases in the UAE, according to the statement.
The statement added that radar facilities and gathering points for US forces at Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Air Base were again hit in heavy attacks carried out by Arash explosive drones.
The Army described Al Dhafra as one of the main US operational centers in the region, saying the base is used for air operations, intelligence, surveillance and logistical support. … Full article
MEMO | September 2, 2026
A Spanish police intelligence report alleges that Moroccan security forces helped plan and direct the mass crossing of migrants into Ceuta in late July, Spanish media reported Wednesday.
The report, concerning the arrival of more than 70,000 migrants, challenges the Spanish government’s public account of the border crisis.
The police report said Moroccan gendarmes, some in uniform and others in plain clothes, guided migrants toward the Spanish enclave in successive waves aimed at overwhelming border controls, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE reported Wednesday.
The document, submitted to Spain’s National Court, describes the July 30-31 crossings, when around 72,000 people entered the Spanish enclave in North Africa, as a planned operation rather than a spontaneous movement driven by smugglers or social media calls.
The report also said police issued an alert on July 29 warning of an “extreme risk” of coordinated attempts to enter Ceuta and Melilla the following day by swimming or crossing border fences.
The findings have put the government under pressure over its previous account of the crisis. On Tuesday, Migration Minister Elma Saiz said Tuesday there were no indications of Moroccan involvement in the mass crossings. … Full article
MEMO | September 2, 2026
Germany approved nearly €800 million ($930 million) worth of military equipment exports to Israel in the first half of this year amid its ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, local media reported Wednesday.
The Economy and Energy Ministry disclosed the figure in its response to a parliamentary inquiry by the opposition Left Party, according to German news magazine Der Spiegel.
Export licenses issued between January and June exceeded four times the total value approved for Israel throughout 2025, the report said. … Full article
MEMO | September 2, 2026
Israel announced on Tuesday evening that the Navy submarine Drakon is en route from Germany to the country, marking the conclusion of the joint planning and construction phase between the two nations and the start of its voyage to the country.
In a joint statement, the Israeli military and Defence Ministry said the submarine was the sixth to be delivered to Israel. They said the Israeli navy commander, senior Defence Ministry officials, Israel’s ambassador to Berlin and the German navy commander attended a ceremony marking the start of the submarine’s voyage from the German shipbuilder TKMS’s shipyard in the German city of Kiel.
The statement said the Drakon was the third and final submarine in the Dolphin-class (AIP) series under a deal concluded by the Defence Ministry for the navy. It said the submarine “includes advanced and modern technologies that place Israel at the forefront of global military technology and strengthen the navy’s operational flexibility for many years to come”. … Full article
Sputnik – 02.09.2026
The German government’s escalation of tensions with Russia is unreasonable and potentially dangerous, Alexander King, co-chairman of the Berlin branch of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), told Sputnik after Berlin announced plans to close Russia’s consulate general in Bonn and terminate an agreement related to the Russian House in Berlin.
“Yes, the federal government is fueling escalation. This is unreasonable and, in the worst case, even dangerous,” King said.
The dispute follows a drone incident at Leipzig Airport, after which Germany blamed Russia without providing public evidence.
Moscow called the accusations a provocation, while Russian President Vladimir Putin said Berlin lacked proof and linked the claims to Germany’s domestic political situation.
Remix News | September 2, 2026
Dire economic news continues to roll in as Germany faces deepening deindustrialization and an economic downturn under Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Reports today say Volkswagen’s management board is proposing to wind down production at four major German plants and shift much of that work abroad.
Just days before, Merz warned that investors would shun an AfD-governed federal state in the future.
“I cannot imagine international investors showing up for a groundbreaking ceremony with an AfD state premier to establish new plants or set up new businesses in Saxony-Anhalt,” said Merz during an ARD summer interview on Aug. 30.
He added that if a right-wing populist party won an absolute majority in the coming election, international investors would think twice about whether to invest in Saxony-Anhalt.
However, VW’s management board has now recommended closing four German production sites. The AfD has seized on the reports.
“In four VW plants, the group board is turning off the lights. The energy transition and electric planned economy are pulling the plug on the German automotive industry. With an AfD government, the economic turnaround will return to reason,” wrote AfD co-chair Alice Weidel.
The plan was unanimously adopted by the VW management board and will be presented to the Supervisory Board on Sept. 3. While not an immediate shutdown, it would end production in the early 2030s in Emden, Zwickau, Hanover, and Neckarsulm, with production transferred to Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.
Germany’s anemic growth is almost entirely debt-fueled and focused on public sector and defense. Its once world-class industrial base is meanwhile rapidly eroding, with Normura reporting that investors are increasingly receptive to right-wing victories, as ZeroHedge reported.
The AfD is using Merz’s economic record to argue that investors would welcome an AfD victory in the state.
AfD candidate Ulrich Siegmund told Welt TV that “exactly the opposite” would happen and that an AfD government would instead encourage firms to launch projects in Saxony-Anhalt.
Conservative-governed states abroad would see “a competitive advantage if we finally have long-term planning security again, if we have no climate targets, no quota targets,” argued Siegmund.
“[Merz’s] current economic policy speaks for itself here. We are currently experiencing deindustrialization in this country. Businesses are closing, businesses are leaving this country. That means reality speaks a clear language here,” he said. … Full article
A Cuban official said that there are no ongoing negotiations with the US. President Donald Trump has threatened to conduct a regime change in Havana after the US concludes its war against Iran.
“The channel for dialogue is at a complete standstill,” Lianys Torres Rivera, Cuba’s Ambassador to the US, said in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday. The two sides are unable to even settle on a basic agenda, she added. “There are no negotiations.”
Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has stepped up economic warfare on Cuba and threatened the government in Havana. The tightening of the US embargo on Cuba has resulted in repeated blackouts, but has not resulted in an uprising against the government.
Last month, Washington announced a new round of sanctions against Havana and deployed additional intelligence assets to Cuba. A source told Politico that the White House had recently sent additional spies and intelligence assets to Cuba. The outlet notes, “Such intelligence moves could portend actions ranging from a US military operation in Cuba to stepped up efforts to turn Cuban officials or ordinary citizens against the regime.”
Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio is a long-time advocate of replacing the government in Havana with one chosen by Washington. One source told the outlet Cuba is a “huge priority of Rubio’s.”
Trump has posted images on Truth Social naming himself and Rubio as the leaders of Cuba.
RT | September 2, 2026
Belgium has rejected an attempt by Sweden, Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands to resurrect the EU’s plan to seize frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine.
“This is non-negotiable,” Defense Minister Theo Francken told VRT on the weekend. “That door is closed.”
Kiev’s Western backers froze around $300 billion in Russian central bank assets following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, around $240 billion of which is held at Belgium-based Euroclear. The EU has already redirected profits generated by the funds to Kiev but has stopped short of confiscating the underlying assets.
Ukraine has warned of a €30 billion hole in its defense budget, despite receiving the first tranche of a €90 billion loan from Brussels.
Sweden, Poland, Spain, and the Netherlands urged the European Commission last week to once again explore ways of using the frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, while spreading the legal and financial risks among EU member states.
Belgium, which would bear much of the fallout because Euroclear holds the bulk of the assets, opposes confiscation. Francken said Prime Minister Bart De Wever will not change course and warned other EU members, particularly the Baltic states, against repeatedly putting Belgium “in a corner.” … continue
RT | September 1, 2026
Russia has rejected German claims that it was behind a suspected drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport in early August, dismissing the allegations as a “far-fetched” pretext to further strain bilateral relations.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday that Berlin had failed to provide any evidence to substantiate its claims.
Her remarks came after German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced new measures against Russia, which they linked to the August 4 incident.
The measures include closing the Russian Consulate General in Bonn from September 18 and terminating the lease of the Russian House in Berlin. Germany will also tighten border controls for Russian nationals, draw up a new list of individuals for EU sanctions, and increase pressure on what Berlin calls Russia’s “shadow fleet.”
According to Dobrindt, the measures were agreed after the German government concluded that Russia was “the perpetrator” behind the early-August incident, in which an explosive-laden drone was found lying between Ukrainian Antonov cargo planes on the apron at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Germany has “failed to present any even remotely convincing or serious evidence” of Russian involvement, Zakharova said on Telegram on Tuesday. “There is none and there cannot be any,” she added.
Zakharova argued that German authorities had long sought to target both the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and the Russian House in Berlin, and had now come up with an “absolutely trumped-up and far-fetched” pretext to further damage bilateral relations. … Full article
RT | September 1, 2026
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has issued what he called a “warning” to every single airline using Russian airspace, stating that any aircraft flying through it would be threatened by Ukrainian drones. President Vladimir Putin called the statement a “declaration of state terrorism.”
The Ukrainian military has been ramping up long-range drone and missile attacks against civilian and infrastructure targets deep inside Russia. The strikes have repeatedly disrupted the work of Russian civilian airports, particularly around Moscow.
On Tuesday, Zelensky claimed that Kiev would be “closing” Russian airspace by virtually darkening the skies with drones. “Today, we want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, and everyone who still uses Russia’s key airports: Russian airspace is becoming completely unsafe,” he stated in a video address published on Telegram.
“Safe days in Russia’s skies are over,” he claimed, adding that his threat was addressed to “the airlines currently flying to airports primarily in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other key destinations in Russia.”
Threats to close Russian airspace amount to a “declaration of state terrorism,” Putin said at a press conference on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. According to the Russian president, such actions make any of Kiev’s claims about seeking peace talks with Moscow null and void. “One does not hold negotiations with terrorists,” the president said. … Full article
RT | September 1, 2026
The US killed multiple civilians in southern Iran using new “precision” missiles with a wide damage radius, conflict monitoring group Airwars has found. Tehran has repeatedly accused Washington of war crimes since the US and Israel launched a war on Iran which has killed up to 3,000 civilians.
In an investigation published on Monday, the London-based watchdog examined three February 28 strikes in the city of Lamerd that killed at least 21 civilians, including seven children. It concluded that the weapons used were likely Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM), which made their combat debut during the opening phase of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
The PrSM is designed to explode above the ground, spraying tens of thousands of dense tungsten pellets in all directions rather than relying primarily on the blast itself. … continue
RT | September 1, 2026
At least five people have been martyred and 68 others wounded after shrapnel from a United States’ attack hits a residential building holding a wedding reception in a city in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan.
The casualties occurred in the city of Kouhestak in the province’s Sirik County, which was targeted during the attack.
Hormozgan’s Red Crescent Society described the aggression as “a US missile strike that sent shrapnel into a residential home in Kouhestak, where a wedding celebration was taking place.”
Head of Public Relations and Information Center at Iran’s Ministry of Health, Hossein Kermanpour confirmed the casualties, citing sources at Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. “A child is among those killed,” he wrote in a post on X.
Earlier reports had put the death toll from the aggression at two. … Full article
Press TV – September 1, 2026
Iran’s armed forces have vowed to deliver “crushing and devastating” blows to the United States following a new wave of American airstrikes targeting military positions in the southern provinces of Sistan and Baluchestan and Hormozgan.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces issued the warning on Tuesday, declaring that the terrorist US Army will face severe consequences for its latest acts of aggression.
“In response to the aerial aggression by the US Army against points in Sistan and Baluchestan and Hormozgan, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will inflict crushing and devastating blows upon the vile and evil American enemy,” the military command stated in an official release.
The statement emphasized that the more Washington insists on its “malicious behavior” in the region, the heavier the losses it will be forced to bear.
“We have repeatedly declared and [shown in action] that under no circumstances will we compromise the rights of the heroic Iranian nation, and we will impose heavy costs on the American enemy,” the command added.
Separately, IRGC Spokesperson Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi warned that “severe punishment awaits the aggressors” and that America will deeply regret launching the new attacks.
The reactions follow a fresh series of US acts of aggression, which hit the counties of Chabahar and Konarak in Sistan and Baluchestan, among other areas. … Full article
MEMO | September 1, 2026
The mayor of the Belgian city of Leuven, Mohamed Ridouani, has refused to allow Belgian football club Union Saint-Gilloise to host Israeli side Hapoel Beer Sheva at the city’s Den Dreef Stadium in a UEFA Europa League match scheduled for Oct. 22, Anadolu reports.
Ridouani cited public safety and security concerns for his decision, saying the match could not be held in Leuven even behind closed doors, Belgian daily Le Soir reported on Tuesday.
“Union is welcome here, but in this specific case, it’s an Israeli team, and I’m consistent on that point,” Ridouani said during a municipal council meeting.
He recalled that he had previously refused to allow Belgium’s women’s national team to play Israel in Leuven. … Full article
Al Mayadeen| September 1, 2026
US Vice President JD Vance sought to ease tensions with pro-“Israel” Republicans during a closed-door meeting in Las Vegas, addressing concerns over his approach to the US-“Israel” relationship and receiving several standing ovations from attendees.
Vance spoke Monday at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s leadership summit, where he acknowledged growing skepticism among younger Americans toward the relationship between Washington and the Israeli regime, Politico reported.
“There is a growing suspicion among, I would call it, under-40s of the US-Israel relationship,” Vance said during a moderated conversation with former Senator Norm Coleman, who chairs the RJC board.
“I think my view is, what we have to do is articulate why this is in the best interest of the United States of America, and actually get out there and talk about the ways in which it is in the best interest of the United States of America.”
Vance argues for a new case for US-Israeli relationship
Rather than relying on traditional Republican rhetoric surrounding the US-“Israel” alliance, Vance argued that the party needs to present a case based on what he described as concrete shared interests, according to Politico.
Republicans should “talk about the concrete alignment of interest and to hook a relationship on that, rather than something that may have made a lot of sense rhetorically 30 or 40 years ago, but just doesn’t have … the same purchase as it did 30 or 40 years ago because the country is different and because young people are looking at this in a different way,” he said.
His comments come as Vance faces skepticism from parts of the pro-“Israel” Republican donor network. His position has drawn criticism over his relatively dovish approach to the war on Iran and his criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. … Full article
Israel’s campaign of ethnic cleansing in the occupied Palestinian territories has stripped thousands of families of their livelihoods, worsening the food crisis
The Cradle | September 1, 2026
Severe funding shortages have forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to cut the number of Palestinians receiving food assistance in the occupied West Bank in half, the agency announced on 1 September, at a time when food needs have more than doubled since 2023.
The agency had been sending vital food aid to 400,000 of the most vulnerable people in the occupied territory, a figure that drops to 200,000 this month.
An estimated 900,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are already food insecure, as escalating settler violence and forced displacement under Israeli military guard cuts families off from their land, and pushes families deeper into crisis.
WFP’s most recent quarterly assessment recorded a steep income drop in 76 percent of West Bank households. Food and fuel now cost more in the occupied territory than almost anywhere in West Asia, forcing families to sell their possessions and cut back on meals to make ends meet.
The same assessment found 12 percent of Palestinians consuming too little food, while a third of families cannot afford a nutritious diet as the economy deteriorates. … Full article
RT | September 1, 2026
Christian schools in Jerusalem have been forced to indefinitely delay the start of the new academic year after Israeli authorities failed to renew entry permits for more than 70 teachers and staff living in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinians holding West Bank IDs generally require Israeli-issued permits to cross checkpoints into East Jerusalem. But Israeli authorities failed to renew entry permits for more than 70 teachers and staff “suddenly and without prior notice,” the General Secretariat for Christian Educational Institutions in Jerusalem said in a press statement shared with the media on Monday.
“Accordingly… it has been decided to suspend school attendance in the schools of the city of Jerusalem beginning Tuesday morning, 1 September 2026, until the necessary permits for teachers and staff are reissued and renewed,” the Secretariat said.
The schools said they were committed to protecting their students’ right to education, but the situation “makes it impossible to ensure a safe and stable start” to the academic year. … Full article
MEMO | September 1, 2026
Israeli occupiers attempted to set fire to a mosque in the northern West Bank early Tuesday, in the latest attack in the occupied territory, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa.
Local sources told Wafa that the occupiers tried to break into the Nur al-Din Zengi Mosque in the town of Bazariya, northwest of Nablus.
After failing to force open the mosque’s doors, they set fire to a room near the mosque and sprayed racist slogans at the site.
The Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs condemned the attack, describing the targeting of mosques and places of worship as a “dangerous and systematic escalation” aimed at provoking Muslims. … Full article
Al Mayadeen| September 1, 2026
Israeli occupation forces abducted a wounded Internal Security officer during a raid on Gaza City’s al-Katiba area on Tuesday, Gaza’s Ministry of Interior and National Security said, in an operation that killed at least four Palestinians and wounded eight others.
The ministry identified the abducted officer as Moein Mohammed al-Arabeed, who was wounded in clashes with the invading force. His wife was martyred in the raid, and several of his children were wounded. The ministry said al-Arabeed had simply been carrying out his regular duties, maintaining security and civil peace in the Gaza Strip, when he was abducted.
The raid unfolded near the American Hospital in al-Katiba, west of Gaza City, when an Israeli special forces unit infiltrating the area in civilian vehicles was surrounded by the Resistance. Heavy clashes followed, and Israeli warplanes launched an intense bombing campaign to cover the unit’s withdrawal, with dozens of aircraft carrying out at least 12 attacks, according to Israeli media.
Local sources said Israeli occupation forces also bombed two civilian vehicles whose occupants were trying to flee the area. Al-Shifa Hospital director Mohammed Abu Salmiya said four people, including three children and a woman, were martyred and eight wounded in what he called an “extraordinary incident,” adding that the toll was preliminary and could rise. Al-Haris, a platform affiliated with the Resistance’s security services in Gaza, said its forces had thwarted a major Israeli operation aimed at a senior resistance commander. … Full article
Al Mayadeen| September 1, 2026
The Israeli occupation continued its attacks across southern Lebanon on Tuesday, targeting multiple towns via airstrikes, artillery shelling, and ground operations.
Israeli drone attack hit the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, while Israeli warplanes separately raided the outskirts of Dabsha Heights, near Dawhet Kfar Rumman. Israeli artillery separately shelled Houla and al-Mansouri, and also targeted the outskirts of Aita al-Jabal and the area between the towns of Baraachit and Beit Yahoun, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in southern Lebanon.
On the ground, the IOF carried out demolitions of civilian homes with explosives in the towns of Rsheif and Houla, and opened machine-gun fire during a sweeping raid on the outskirts of Aita al-Jabal. Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that heavy Israeli military vehicles advanced into al-Mansouri’s fourth district, where several homes were demolished. … Full article
A US-brokered experiment in southern Lebanon has stalled at its first test
Israel has turned a supposedly phased withdrawal from southern Lebanon into another instrument for prolonging its occupation. As its military raids, demolitions, and restrictions on residents intensify, the US-sponsored “pilot zones” scheme increasingly appears to give Tel Aviv fresh grounds for postponing withdrawal rather than restoring Lebanese control over occupied territory.
Israeli officials have informed Washington that the pilot program has failed, blaming the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) for allegedly failing to dismantle military structures linked to Hezbollah. According to Israeli reporting, officials in Tel Aviv are dissatisfied with the army’s performance and are therefore in no hurry to approve additional zones. […]
For the residents still unable to return, the cost of this delay is measured in destroyed homes and another month of displacement. The pilot zones were presented as a means of restoring Lebanese authority. If every deployment brings another Israeli condition, Beirut risks negotiating indefinitely over land whose return should never have depended on the occupier’s approval. – Full article
Al Mayadeen | August 31, 2026
… Addressing “Israel,” Fidan said, “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a perpetrator of genocide, has become a common enemy of humanity, the international community and global security.” He called on the international system to confront the threat posed by Netanyahu. … Full article
The Eurasian bloc condemned the US war on Iran as Washington widens secondary sanctions on Tehran’s trading partners
The Cradle | September 1, 2026
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) adopted the Bishkek Declaration on 1 September, marking the organization’s 25th anniversary and setting out a joint position on West Asia, global security, and economic cooperation.
The 10-member Eurasian bloc used the anniversary text to press for a “representative, democratic, and equitable multipolar world order,” rejecting bloc-based and confrontational approaches to international affairs.
Member states opposed unilateral coercive measures, such as banking restrictions, asset freezes, and secondary sanctions on third-country firms, that contradict the UN Charter and World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. They also condemned the unlimited buildup of global missile defense systems, calling attempts to secure one state at the expense of others unacceptable.
The declaration reiterated the bloc’s condemnation of the unprovoked US-Israeli attacks on Iranian territory, which have stretched on for 6 months and caused significant economic damage and disruption to global energy and shipping markets.
Member states called the attacks a violation of international law and the UN Charter that created “serious risks to international peace, security and stability.” … continue
Press TV – August 31, 2026
The European Union has surrendered its sovereignty, laws, values and ethics to American coercion and turned itself into an accessory to Washington’s lawless economic war against Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei has said.
In a statement posted on his official X account on Monday night, Baghaei pointed to the EU’s own Blocking Statute, which prohibits European operators from complying with extraterritorial laws of third countries and treats such measures as contrary to international law.
“How, then, can the Union now support the most predatory and unlawful unilateral coercive measures against Iran?” he asked. … continue
By Samuel Geddes | Al Mayadeen | September 1, 2026
Trump’s desperate bid to crush Iran’s economy without military escalation places the US’ sanctions regime against Iran, Russia, China and all its other adversaries at existential risk.
So far, 2026 has been the most sobering year in living memory for the American self-image. Having at long last achieved the war against Tehran that has been sought since 1979, the Washington establishment is confronted not with the Islamic Republic’s collapse but its solidification.
Far from regaining its unquestioned dominion over the Persian Gulf region, it must now accept perpetual management by Tehran of the most critical waterway on Earth, or else face a global economic calamity. Instead of weakening Iranian leverage, the US-Israeli aggression has magnified it exponentially, needlessly handing it a level of global power and influence undreamt of in the more than five centuries of the Western world’s dominance.
As the administration flails ahead of the midterms and the imminent exhaustion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which cushioned the true magnitude of the energy shock, it is soon to witness yet another previously unchallenged instrument of its power vaporize alongside its dwindling munitions stocks. That instrument is its economic sanctions policy. … continue
Al Mayadeen| September 1, 2026
Claims suggesting Iran is heading toward an economic collapse are unfounded, said the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Abdolnaser Hemmati, on Tuesday, stressing that the country’s economic system continues to operate robustly despite new sanctions imposed by its adversaries every week.
Hemmati said Iran’s collection of its foreign-currency receivables remains ongoing and that its resources continue to flow, alongside domestic reserves. He added that Iran has financial resources whose details cannot be disclosed, noting that the Central Bank is fully prepared to inject $2 billion in foreign currency into the market.
In a message addressed to US President Donald Trump, Hemmati said, “I say to Trump: Iran has enough foreign-currency reserves”. … continue
RT | August 31, 2026
Residents of the Kiev suburb of Milaya have accused Ukrainian officials of placing an ammunition depot dangerously close to civilian homes, according to interviews published by The Guardian on Monday.
The military storage site was hit last week during a Russian barrage. The Russian Defense Ministry said the attack targeted a warehouse complex storing components for Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones used in strikes on logistics and e-commerce facilities in Russia.
Secondary explosions continued for hours after the strike, scattering stored military ordnance around homes just hundreds of meters from the depot, local residents told the British newspaper.
“Those who set up the depot here are to blame. There are people here, this is a village. You can’t keep something like that here,” Vera, 65, reportedly said. … Full article
RT | September 1, 2026
India’s federal anti-terror agency will interrogate a Ukrainian and an American who were arrested in March for allegedly entering the country’s restricted areas without permits, and crossing over into neighboring Myanmar to provide training to armed groups.
A Delhi court on Monday allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to interrogate Ukrainian Viktor Kaminskyi and American Matthew VanDyke on September 2 and 3.
Both men are currently in Delhi’s Tihar jail. The two, along with five other Ukrainians – Petro Hurba, Taras Slyviak, Ivan Sukmanovskyi, Marian Stefankiv, and Maksim Honcharuk – were arrested from three different cities while trying to fly out of the country. … continue
By James Bovard | Mises Wire | August 31, 2026
The Trump administration’s crusade to crush campus criticism took another wallop on Friday in a California courtroom. Federal judge Noël Wise ruled that the Trump administration’s “ideological-deportation policy” brazenly violated the US Constitution.
The Stanford Daily—one of the best-known college student newspapers in the nation—sued the Trump administration for changing its “immigration policy and pattern of enforcement, namely by arresting, detaining, and deporting students with F-1 visas when those students use their freedom of speech to express opinions that the government does not like.” It asserted that the Trump administration’s “actions have specifically impacted Stanford Daily by decreasing the quantity and diversity of opinion pieces The Stanford Daily is able to publish on the conflict between Israel and Palestine.” Foreign students who had written on the issue requested that their previous articles be deleted, and other foreign students were no longer willing to comment on hot issues. … continue
RT | September 1, 2026
The European Union has placed ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under the strictest tier of its online regulations, giving the US-based services four months to comply with rules denounced by Washington and leading tech figures as censorship.
The European Commission on Monday designated ChatGPT a Very Large Online Search Engine (VLOSE), while Reddit and Roblox were classified as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). All three reported at least 45 million average monthly users in the EU, crossing the threshold for heightened oversight.
They now have until the end of December to comply with additional requirements, including assessing and mitigating “systemic risks” linked to illegal content, minors, users’ physical and mental well-being, fundamental rights, elections and public security. Violations of the DSA can carry fines of up to 6% of a company’s annual global turnover.
Brussels argues the law makes powerful platforms safer and more accountable. Critics, however, say its broad demands to police harmful content and mitigate vaguely defined societal risks pressure companies to suppress lawful speech to avoid punishment. … Full article
By Dan Frieth | Reclaim The Net | August 31, 2026
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating YouTube’s (Google’s) controversial moderation and account-enforcement policies, a probe that is now in its final stages, according to a report from Bloomberg.
The agency is reportedly considering a potential lawsuit, but no decision has been made. YouTube has not been accused of wrongdoing, and the inquiry may end without enforcement action.
The FTC’s inquiry, which began in 2025, is said to be looking into whether the video giant’s suspension of accounts and removal of content, as well as the way it informs users about these decisions, violates consumer protection laws.
The agency is also reportedly examining whether YouTube broke its own rules when it took down content or reduced its visibility.
Another question the FTC is reportedly trying to answer is if YouTube’s publicly available community guidelines are in line with how content is actually treated on the platform.
In other words, the probe may be looking into the difference between what YouTube says it does, and what it actually does, regarding content policing and censorship.
If the FTC decides to sue Google, it would test whether YouTube’s published rules and its actual enforcement practices diverged in ways that violated consumer-protection law.
But even if the FTC were to find that YouTube had in fact violated consumer-protection laws, the case would not necessarily be about restoring content or accounts that were taken down or giving a particular group of users the right to remain on the platform.
Rather, it would be about making sure that YouTube’s public rules and the way it enforces those rules are in sync. But this could give the government leverage to influence how YouTube does its content policing. … continue
By Freddie Ponton | 21st Century Wire | August 31, 2026
For twenty-five years, a few dozen volunteers in Italy have run free email accounts, virtual private networks and Noblogs, a platform for activists who would rather not entrust their politics to Google or Meta. On 26 August 2026, the United States Treasury designated their collective, Autistici/Inventati, a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, placing a volunteer-run mail service in the legal company of al-Qaeda and Islamic State.
Nobody was charged, and no court was asked to examine the evidence, yet under Executive Order 13224, Washington was able to freeze the collective’s assets after deciding that it had provided “material or technological support” to an act of terrorism. By the State Department’s own count, Autistici/Inventati, also known as A/I, supported 16,000 mailboxes, 1,500 websites and 10,000 blogs. Within forty-eight hours, autistici.org went dark, PayPal cut it off, and its Italian bank moved to close the account, placing that entire network at risk. Everyone else has until 25 September to sever ties or risk the reach of American sanctions, even though the government, as Reason noted, “hasn’t accused Autistici/Inventati of committing any crimes.” … continue
The Cradle | August 31, 2026
Israel and Greece signed on 31 August an air defense agreement worth $3.5 billion, which will see Tel Aviv beef up Athens’ defenses and build a “multi-layered” system for the country.
According to the Israeli War Ministry, it is the largest-ever defense export deal with Greece and one of the biggest in Israeli history.
It has been dubbed the “Achilles Shield” agreement, referencing the Greek mythological figure Achilles.
It will see Israel export several air defense systems, including its David Sling, SPYDER, and BARAK MX, the War Ministry said.
It is the “largest defense export deal in the history of Israel-Greece relations, and one of the largest in the history of the State of Israel,” the War Ministry statement added… continue
By Nate Bear | ¡Do Not Panic! | August 28, 2026
The Israeli commander who gave the order to bomb the World Central Kitchen convoy in April 2024 which killed six aid workers – three Britons, an American-Canadian, a Pole, an Australian and a Palestinian – said yesterday he’s not sorry for ordering the strike and that the aid workers were “not innocent.”
Last week Israel (which originally lied and said the bombing was a mistake) said no one would be prosecuted for the murders.
The episode is astonishing.
Israel murdered the citizens of five of its supposed allies, using weapons and intelligence supplied by those countries, has refused to prosecute anyone, and the commander who ordered the bombing is now bragging about it.
This is Zionism.
This is what happens when you have swallowed the logic of an ethno-supremacist ideology that enables and forgives any action, no matter how heinous, because the action was undertaken by the most indulged and protected state in modern history. And obviously, this indulgence and protection flows directly from the fact that Israel is the so-called “Jewish state.” And Jewishness, objectively, is the most protected characteristic in the modern world. Grannies are prosecuted as terrorists not because they oppose genocide, but very specifically because they oppose the genocide committed by the Jewish state. Through cultural brainwashing, political infiltration, and using the shield of antisemitism to guard against all criticism, Israel can kill whoever it wants, whenever it wants, wherever it wants. And it can kill them in whatever quantities it desires. Because the killers are Jews, and we can’t criticise Jews because of antisemitism and the holocaust, which, through deep cultural programming has been instrumentalised to make Jews morally untouchable. Through this weaponisation of memory and elevation of unimpeachable Jewishness we end up with an inverted political morality: genocide is moral, anti-genocide is immoral. … continue
New data: Israelis heading for the exits include doctors, engineers, tech workers, and high-income taxpayers on whom the occupation’s war economy depends.
By Kamran Yeganegi | The Cradle | August 31, 2026
In the early hours of 7 October 2023, an Israeli journalist identified only as Asaf booked flights for himself, his wife, and their two daughters. The next day, carrying only hand luggage, the family boarded a flight to Berlin. What began as an emergency exit became permanent. Two years later, they had not returned. … continue
MEMO | August 31, 2026
An Israeli rabbi has called for Palestinians to be expelled from the occupied West Bank, claiming that non-Jews have no national rights in what he described as the “land of Israel,” Anadolu reports.
In footage published Sunday by Al Jazeera English, Menachem Ben Shahar is heard telling a group that Arabs who refuse to accept Jewish sovereignty should leave the territory.
Ben Shahar also said that even a 5-year-old child “loses his right to exist” if the child’s parents are considered “enemies,” according to the broadcaster. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – August 31, 2026
WEST BANK – The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) demolished on Monday several homes in the al‑Saqi area of Birzeit, north of Ramallah, citing construction without permits.
According to local sources, Israeli bulldozers demolished two apartment buildings belonging to the Karim al‑Nabali family, reducing them to rubble.
Each building consisted of four floors, with each floor measuring about 250 square meters.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation army issued a new military order seizing 37.481 dunums of Palestinian land in Beitunia, west of Ramallah in the central West Bank, to expand a military site established on the city’s land near the illegal Beit Horon settlement.
Such military orders effectively strip Palestinian landowners of their right to access and use their property by placing it under direct army control, according to the Wall and Colonization Resistance Commission on Monday.
In separate incidents, a horde of extremist Jewish settlers removed and stole several gates installed by Palestinian farmers at the entrances of their agricultural lands in the Abu Najim and Khalayel al-Luz areas, southeast of Bethlehem.
In southern Nablus, Israeli bulldozers continued, for the second day, to uproot olive trees and level land in the al‑Harayek area of Beita town as a prelude to building a settler road.
IMEMC | August 31, 2026
Israeli forces, protecting illegal colonizers, shot four Palestinian citizens and injured others, on Sunday, in the village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank.
Media sources reported that a group of colonizers stormed Al-Mughayyir village on Sunday evening, accompanied by occupation soldiers.
Colonizers attacked citizens’ vehicles and attempted to storm the home of the citizen, Shaaban Abu Aliya, among others, before residents confronted them.
Occupation forces, providing protection for the invading settlers, opened fire with live rounds, rubber-coated steel rounds, and tear gas canisters, resulting in several injuries.
At least four citizens sustained injuries from live ammunition, several others suffered inhalation injuries, and some were shot with rubber-coated steel rounds.
Among those shot with live rounds, two citizens were shot in the legs, one was shot in the chest, and one was shot in the abdomen; they were transported to the hospital for medical treatment. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – August 31, 2026
GAZA – Five Palestinian fishermen sustained bullet injuries on Monday morning following Israeli attacks on their boats off the coast of Gaza City.
According to local sources, two fishermen, Ahmad al‑Sharafi and Ahmad al‑Sheikh, were injured when Israeli gunboats opened machinegun fire on a small fishing boat near the shores of Gaza City.
Earlier, an Israeli quadcopter dropped a bomb on a small fishing boat near Gaza Port, injuring three fishermen.
The Israeli occupation army has systematically destroyed fishing boats and gear belonging to Gaza fishermen, effectively denying them the ability to exercise their profession and secure a livelihood.
Palestinian Information Center – August 31, 2026
GAZA – Five Palestinian civilians were martyred and several others were injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip on Monday.
According to media sources, an Israeli drone bombed a car in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, killing three citizens.
Earlier, two young men were killed and others were wounded when Israeli aircraft targeted a group of citizens south of the municipal park in the west of Gaza City.
In northern Gaza, a teenager was injured when an Israeli drone dropped a bomb in Beit Lahia town. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | August 31, 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of practicing deception and duplicity, describing him as a “serpent.”
Araghchi stated that Netanyahu openly boasts in Hebrew about having deceived the US administration and pushed it into waging a war on Iran on behalf of “Israel”.
In a post on X, the Iranian foreign minister also pointed to Netanyahu’s contempt toward Washington, noting that “Netanyahu explicitly laughs about how he ‘influenced’ America through 1,000 hours of airtime on U.S. networks”.
Araghchi added, highlighting what he called a stark contradiction in Netanyahu’s positions: “In English, he praises POTUS’ leadership.” … continue
Press TV – August 31,2026
The spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces says at least a thousand Israeli soldiers have been killed in the Islamic Republic’s retaliatory attacks targeting military installations, strategic sites and intelligence centers across the occupied territories.
Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi stated on Monday that thousands more Israeli military personnel were also wounded during the joint US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, which began late in February.
Evidence suggests that the United States also lost hundreds of servicemen, while thousands of its troops were injured during the latest round of Iranian drone and missile attacks on US regional bases in July, he further noted.
Brigadier General Shekarchi condemned both Washington and Tel Aviv for their dishonesty regarding military casualties and for obscuring the real statistics.
He noted that the US had only disclosed the deaths of its troops in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars years after they had occurred, and only subsequently returned the remains to their families. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | August 31, 2026
Oil operations at Iran’s Kharg Island have not stopped, the chief executive of the National Iranian Oil Company, Hamid Bovard, told Nour News on Monday.
Bovard rebuked claims by US President Donald Trump in a social media post that the country’s main oil terminal had been destroyed, saying “the tweets by Trump are laughable, and the situation in Kharg is calm,” according to the agency.
He confirmed that the island, which handles 90% of Iran’s oil exports, had been subjected to repeated bombing by US and Israeli forces in the past, but that oil sector workers “did not allow operations to stop for even a single moment.”
Bovard added that contractors are currently working to rebuild and upgrade storage tanks and marine piers.
Earlier, Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated video that he said showed Iran’s Kharg Island “leveled to rubble,” during US strikes that targeted Iran’s Larak Island the previous day. … Full article
Press TV – August 31,2026
US President Donald Trump has threatened to downgrade its ties with South Korea over Seoul’s refusal to participate in the US-Israeli war on Iran.
In an interview with Fox News released on Sunday, Trump threatened that Washington may decide to reconsider the scope of US military presence in South Korea.
“We have very little help from other countries, and we help other countries; we spend billions and billions of dollars helping NATO and other countries, South Korea as an example.”
He added he would be a “fool” if he did not punish Seoul for refusing to do as it was told by the US.
“When they are not willing to do anything for you, you can’t be a fool and help them.” … Full article
Al Mayadeen | August 31, 2026
The Iranian Army said Monday that it had targeted the US military presence at Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates with suicide drones, describing the operation as a response to the US attack on Larak Island in southern Iran.
According to a statement issued by the Iranian Army’s Public Relations Department, the drones targeted positions used by US forces and helicopter units at the base, which serves as an important support and air-transport hub for foreign military forces.
The operation comes following US attacks on Iranian territory and a series of Iranian retaliatory operations against US military positions across the region. […]
Iranian forces also reported a separate success over the Strait of Hormuz. Mehr News Agency, citing a statement from the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), reported that the IRGC had shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the strategic waterway. … Full article
Sputnik – 31.08.2026
Treasury Secretary warns of severe consequences for those continuing business with Tehran.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the US is preparing to sanction another bank in its escalating campaign to clamp down on Iran-related transactions, warning of severe consequences for those who continue doing business with Tehran.
“This is going to be financial violence if we have to,” Bessent told the Associated Press. “We are showing people that we know who you are, you know who you are, and this has got to stop.”
Bessent did not name the bank that would face sanctions this week.
Earlier this week, the US Treasury issued a proposed rule that would, if finalized, sever the Emirati branches of Banque Misr, Egypt’s second-largest bank, from access to the US financial system.
Bessent added that he plans to meet with G20 counterparts in Asheville, North Carolina, to encourage cooperation against Iran, noting that “all options are on the table” in terms of sanctioning Beijing for its continued purchases.
The Treasury’s first official action in this campaign of economic pressure was the proposed rulemaking on Friday, which stops short of imposing full sanctions on the Egyptian bank—a move that appeared to signal the administration’s reluctance to penalize major trading partners that do business with Iran, including China and India.
Bessent spoke with the AP ahead of Group of 20 meetings where he will huddle individually with his counterparts from the world’s major and developing economies. … Full article
Press TV – August 31, 2026
Leaders of the Arab Persian Gulf states have reportedly told Washington that sanctions imposed on Iran by the US Treasury Secretary are “unrealistic” and difficult for the countries to accommodate, citing their geographic proximity and close ties with Iran.
Officials from the Persian Gulf states formally conveyed to the US side that the directive issued by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as part of an economic war against Iran, was “not realistic” and could not be tolerated given their geographic circumstances, neighboring status and proximity to Iran.
The regional newspaper Rai al-Youm reported that Western diplomatic circles believe the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar are unlikely to show the same willingness as European countries to comply with decisions and memoranda issued by the US Treasury Department.
According to the report, some foreign governments, including Qatar, may not adhere to US threats of economic sanctions, viewing them as unrealistic and evidence of the continued escalation of tensions in the region.
Such measures, the report said, could also undermine efforts to pursue scenarios aimed at reducing regional tensions. … continue
Press TV – August 31,2026
A former Pakistani ambassador says US President Donald Trump’s latest economic pressure campaign against Iran could prove ineffective, citing Washington’s multiple strategic miscalculations concerning the Islamic Republic.
In an article that appeared on Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper on Saturday, Maleeha Lodhi, a former envoy to the US, the UK, and the United Nations, said Trump’s declaration of his so-called “economic war” against Iran “is likely to backfire just like his bombing campaign failed to force Iran to surrender.”
Her remarks concerned US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s announcing new coercive economic measures last week under what Washington had termed as “Economic D-Day.” The announcement, Lodhi added, “also exposed the limits of US military options.” […]
The article went on to point to the global resistance in the face of the campaign, including Qatar’s describing the sanctions as unilateral and calling for mediation and China’s rejection of Washington’s approach. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said Beijing “will take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard its own interests” from “illegal unilateral sanctions” and warned of retaliation if such sanctions were imposed, it mentioned as a case in point.
“The US expectation that countries will fall in line assumes they will give preference to ingratiating themselves with Washington over their own economic interests. This will turn out to be another miscalculation,” she wrote. – Full article
RT | August 31, 2026
NATO is seeking to turn the Arctic into a new “hotbed” of tensions with its active military buildup in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned. The bloc’s activities sow an atmosphere of distrust and risk a potentially dangerous armed confrontation not only with Moscow but with other nations as well, he warned in an article published by Arctic.ru on Monday.
The US-led military bloc ramped up its military activities in the Far North earlier this year by launching the Arctic Sentry initiative. The move was touted as a response to US President Donald Trump’s effort to annex the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland on the grounds that it was allegedly under threat from Russia and China.
Both Moscow and Beijing have repeatedly dismissed the accusations, with China arguing that the US was merely using the claims as a pretext for its own military buildup in the Arctic. Russia has also maintained that, although it has no stake in the feud over Greenland, it would defend its interests in the broader Arctic.
In his Monday article, Lavrov stated that Russia is mainly interested in “preserving the Arctic as an area of peace and cooperation” while accusing NATO of “driving the region towards militarization.”
“Intensive military preparations are underway in close proximity to our northern borders. NATO is conducting large-scale military exercises involving non-regional countries and introducing new components of its command-and-control system,” the minister said. … continue
MOSCOW – The Russian Far East’s hydrocarbon reserves are comparable in volume to the world’s largest oil and gas basins, Russian Federal Agency for Mineral Resources (Rosnedra) head Oleg Kazanov said in an interview Sputnik ahead of the Eastern Economic Forum.
“The Far East’s hydrocarbon resource volumes are comparable to the world’s largest provinces,” he said.
The Persian Gulf basin is the world’s largest oil and gas province. Other major basins are the West Siberian, Mexican, Permian and Venezuelan.
Kazanov said that Russia’s Far East is often called a geological “gray spot.” He argued this was not entirely accurate since more than 7,800 mineral deposits have been discovered there.
At the same time, much of the territory is indeed less explored than Western Siberia. The main reasons are remoteness, lack of infrastructure, challenging climate and terrain, and the historical priority of investment in Western Siberia, the Rosnedra head said.
The Eastern Economic Forum will be held in Vladivostok from September 1-4. Sputnik is a general media partner of the forum.
By Paul Homewood | Not A Lot Of People Know That | August 25, 2026
For more than a decade, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published annual reports detailing excess winter mortality in England & Wales. In other words, how many more people had died in winter on average, compared to the rest of the year.
Or at least they did until 2022, when their final report was published, which told us that excess winter deaths in 2021/22 had amounted to 13,400.
After that, the publications ceased, ostensibly with no explanation whatsoever. It took a Freedom of Information request to elicit the reason… continue
Al Mayadeen| August 31, 2026
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Aerospace Force struck technical, maintenance and fighter jet infrastructure at two US-operated airbases in Jordan, King Hussein and Al-Azraq, using a combined ballistic missile and drone operation.
The IRGC said the attacks caused “heavy damage” and were launched in direct response to the US strike on Larak Island.
The IRGC warned that “aggression and crime” will not remedy the enemy’s desperation over its weakening control of the Strait of Hormuz, and that every shot fired at Iran will be met with a more crushing response.
The operation follows Sunday’s US strike on Larak Island, the first known US military attack against Iran since late July, which the IRGC said killed and wounded “several of our fighters and compatriots.” … continue
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