In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed that Israel attempted to bomb a meeting he attended. He blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for derailing negotiations with the US and denied that Iran has a nuclear weapons program or any intention to harm Donald Trump.
Authorities in Yemen are alarmed over Houthi attempts to smuggle the stimulant drug Captagon into Saudi Arabia, as Israeli airstrikes overnight targeted ports controlled by the Iran-backed terrorist organization.
In an incident 19 Turkish soldiers were exposed to methane gas during a search operation inside a cave in northern Iraq for the remains of a Turkish officer. According to a statement from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office, the soldiers were exposed to “a high concentration of methane gas that had accumulated there.”
Accompanying materials feature Trump's image overlaid with crimson targeting symbols positioned directly over his forehead, alongside messaging incorporating "eternal blood" and "lasting peace" terminology drawn from jihadist and Shi'ite religious frameworks.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei chose to make a public appearance on Ashoura, the Shiite day of mourning. In a previous speech from his bunker, he boasted of victory and threatened a heavy price.
The Russian Federation became the first country to recognize the Islamic religious oppressive rule in Afghanistan.
Basij militia members shot and killed two young men suspected of espionage near the city of Hamadan. Their relatives are outraged by the incident, and the funerals have turned into a public protest against the Iranian authorities.
Two French citizens, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who have been held in detention for more than three years in Iran, have been accused of "espionage" for Mossad.
Saudi sources estimated that the recent war cost the terrorist organization more than 4,000 fighters, including commanders and senior leaders. Over 80% of the area south of the Litani River has reportedly come under the control of the Lebanese army. Most of Hezbollah’s training camps in the Beqaa Valley and southern Lebanon have been shut down. Despite the severe damage, Hezbollah is still attempting to rebuild its terrorist infrastructure and smuggle funds into Lebanon.
A senior official clarified that it is too early to discuss a peace agreement with Israel before the full implementation of the 1974 disengagement accord. Arab media reports say the new regime in Damascus is presenting a list of demands, while Israel seeks an updated security arrangement that would override the old agreements.
