Former Revolutionary Guards commander Mohsen Rezaei stated on the demonstration's margins, "The Iranian people say to America and Israel: We are standing with all our strength, we are your rivals and the Iranian flag will not come down."
Omid Serlek posted video criticizing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday; his body was found in his car Saturday; opposition activists say Revolutionary Guards intelligence tortured him to death.
Expert Dr. Rashid Abdi warns Turkey's groundbreaking Somalia security deal includes space facility for ballistic missile testing that could threaten Israel.
A senior Israeli official told Al Arabiya there are assessments indicating Hezbollah has managed to smuggle hundreds of short-range rockets from Syria into Lebanon, adding that if Hezbollah’s weapons are not dismantled, another strike on Beirut's Dahieh district, a Hezbollah stronghold, is on the table.
A gas-cylinder filling plant caught fire and exploded in an industrial zone near a main road in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, shaking the entire area. According to Iranian state media, only two people sustained light injuries.
Joseph Aoun says Beirut is ready for negotiations to end the Israeli presence in the southern Lebanon, but claims Israel has answered the offer with intensified strikes amid mounting civilian casualties since the ceasefire began.
An American initiative to “encourage Hezbollah to disarm” has been shelved, and officials in Washington now conclude that “preserving the status quo will leave Lebanon a failed state.”
Friedrich Merz visited Ankara in an effort to strengthen relations with Turkey, hoping it would pressure Syria to take back refugees. Merz refused to define the war in Gaza as genocide and criticized Hamas, saying, “Hamas should have released the hostages earlier and laid down its weapons.” Erdogan fired back, saying, “Israel has always sought to oppress Gaza through starvation and genocide.”
CNN revealed that Tehran purchased 2,000 tons of sodium perchlorate from Beijing for use in its ballistic missile industry. Some of the cargo ships and Chinese entities involved in the deal are under US sanctions.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have signed a major $11 billion agreement for the purchase of 20 advanced fighter jets. The deal comes as Turkey seeks to modernize its aging air force. Germany lifted its veto on the sale in July after previously blocking it over concerns about Ankara’s foreign policy.