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Six months on, grief still raw for Iran school parents
2+ week, 4+ day ago (836+ words) The Shajareh Tayebeh primary school which has remained largely in ruins, its collapsed walls and twisted steel now surrounded by portraits of the children killed. Published Aug 25, 2026, 12:35 PM MINAB, Iran - For months, Masoumeh Zakeri has endlessly replayed the last night…...
IAEA reports progress in Syria investigation, none in Iran
1+ week, 4+ day ago (223+ words) Published Sep 02, 2026, 01:50 AM VIENNA, Sept 1 - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has resolved its outstanding questions in an investigation into secret nuclear activities in Syria under the Assad family's rule but made no progress in Iran, it said on Tuesday in confidential reports…...
America’s Iran war forgot about nukes
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (103+ words) A partial success risks driving Iran to build the nuclear deterrent it didn’t yet have. There has been nothing on the subject since the June memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran. Published Sep 08, 2026, 04:10 PM Updated Sep 08, 2026, 04:24 PM When…...
Six months into Iran war, Hormuz traffic way down, sailors stranded
2+ week, 4+ day ago (491+ words) Published Aug 25, 2026, 11:35 AM PARIS – Six months since the start of the Middle East war, the strategic Strait of Hormuz remains largely paralysed, with thousands of sailors still stranded in the Gulf and commodity carrier traffic way below its normal level....
Iran’s Khamenei urges Gulf rulers in written message to confront ‘real enemy’
1+ week, 6+ day ago (318+ words) The message was published on Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s Telegram account for Islamic Unity Week. Published Aug 30, 2026, 03:25 PM Updated Aug 30, 2026, 03:35 PM TEHRAN – Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what…...
‘Axis of Resistance’: How useful have proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis been to Iran?
20+ hour, 51+ min ago (1002+ words) Field notes from Istanbul Houthi fighters march during a campaign to mobilise more fighters amid an offensive against Saudi-backed government troops, in Sana'a, Yemen, on Sept 10. Published Sep 12, 2026, 10:00 AM Widely believed to have been severely degraded or neutered by the…...
Signs Russia, Israel spread disinformation over Ceuta migrant crisis, says Spanish PM
1+ week, 5+ day ago (420+ words) Over 72,000 migrants irregularly crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, Spain, between July 30 and 31. Published Aug 31, 2026, 06:25 PM Updated Aug 31, 2026, 06:59 PM MADRID – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Aug 31 there were signs Russia and Israel had spread the disinformation over Spain’s migration…...
Trump’s approval holds at record low as US support for Iran war falls, Reuters Ipsos poll finds
2+ week, 5+ day ago (234+ words) The four-day poll showed just 31 per cent of Americans support US military action against Iran. Published Aug 25, 2026, 03:08 AM Updated Aug 25, 2026, 03:28 AM WASHINGTON - US public approval of the war with Iran fell to its lowest level since the conflict’s early days,…...
UN faces contentious Iran nuclear vote ahead of General Assembly
1+ week, 3+ day ago (432+ words) Published Sep 02, 2026, 06:36 AM Updated Sep 02, 2026, 07:06 AM WASHINGTON - France said on Sept 1 the UN Security Council will vote in September on renewing the mandate of a panel monitoring sanctions on Iran, setting up a potential showdown with Russia and China, which…...
Trump envoy says Hamas disarmament could begin within 30 days
3+ week, 5+ day ago (713+ words) Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in Gaza City, Aug 15, 2026. Published Aug 18, 2026, 02:29 AM Updated Aug 18, 2026, 05:04 AM JERUSALEM - US President Donald Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner said on Aug 17 that progress towards disarming Hamas and moving…...