Middle East Geopolitical Reporting for 2026-08-11
We've collected the top geopolitical conflict articles from the Middle East and brought them all here. If you're tired of only having access to MSM versions of the story, you've found the right place. We’ll include all of the outlets we know of. For this post, we looked at 10 news sites and located 82 current articles out of 468 reviewed.
Today's featured articles are:
Middle East Monitor, Presstv, Mehr News Agency, AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East, IRNA English, JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World, Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, Military Africa, Haaretz latest headlines.
International Media is Failing Palestinian Journalists in Gaza
The world's leading media outlets must demand every day that Israel allow them to send reporters into Gaza, so that evidence for war crimes is documented. Leaving Palestinian journalists alone to cover Israel's atrocities is a dereliction of duty
Haaretz latest headlines
Aug 10, 2026 - haaretz.com
Iraq says Islamic Resistance delayed response to US-Saudi attack to defuse tensions
Iraq’s anti-terror coalition has adjourned a much-expected response to the deadly strikes of July 29 jointly conducted by the US and Saudi Arabia against the positions of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Israeli cadet in flight training course commits suicide at military base
A cadet in a flight training course has died by suicide at an Israeli Air Force base in the southern part of the Israeli-occupied territories.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Seven Palestinians wounded in Israeli attacks as Gaza truce violations mount
At least seven Palestinians, including a woman and a child, were injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Sunday.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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US senator Murphy says Trump has ‘lost’ war on Iran
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Democratic Senator Chris Murphy says the US president has “lost this war” with Iran.
Mehr News Agency
Aug 10, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
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Nigerian Air Force completes first set of M-346FA jets for delivery
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has finished factory acceptance testing on its first three Leonardo M-346FA fighter-attack aircraft, clearing the jets for delivery from Italy after a test campaign that […] The post Nigerian Air Force completes first set of M-346FA jets for delivery appeared first on Military Africa.
Military Africa
Aug 10, 2026 - military.africa
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Tehran says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Washington accepts all its demands
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that it would not reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz unless the United States accepts Tehran’s conditions, including paying compensation for war damage. Iran has effectively controlled the Strait of Hormuz since the war began with the first US and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February. It currently requires ships to coordinate their pa...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Why Netanyahu’s ‘coup’ against Gaza plan risks endless war
The Israeli leader’s rejection of a US-led roadmap threatens to entrench a state of conflict, analysts say.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Aug 10, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Hezbollah urges Lebanon to halt direct talks with Israel over territorial map
Hezbollah urged the Lebanese government Sunday to halt direct talks with Israel after the Israeli Foreign Ministry published a map depicting large parts of southern Lebanon as Israeli territory, Anadolu reports. The group said the map exposed Israeli ambitions over Lebanese land and resources, accusing Tel Aviv of seeking to impose new realities on the ground. The map, published Friday on the Isra...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
AI-based calculations of Iran’s enemies foiled: Pezeshkian
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the calculations of enemies of the country based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been completely thwarted during the US and Israeli war of aggression against Iran.
Mehr News Agency
Aug 10, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
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US senator says Trump has ‘lost’ Iran war
US Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said Sunday that President Donald Trump has “lost this war” with Iran, arguing that continued fighting is weakening the US while strengthening Tehran. “America is weaker. Iran is stronger,” Murphy told NBC, saying he would support even a “bad deal” to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He said the cost of reopening the strategic waterway was rising as n...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally in Greek capital
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Athens on Sunday, in support of Palestine and to demand an end to cooperation with Israel, Anadolu reports. According to Greek media reports, demonstrators gathered at Monastiraki Square and marched toward Syntagma Square. Protesters carried flags and chanted slogans including “Free Palestine” and “Solidarity with Palestine, no cooperation with Israel.” They dema...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Hamas’s waiting game buys terror group time as Israel rejects Gaza plan, Palestinian analysts claim
"Hamas was hoping for Israeli rejection to delay disarmament," a Palestinian source claims; "Netanyahu's government is not a partner for peace, but only for war," PA official tells the 'Post.'
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Aug 10, 2026 - jpost.com
Israeli occupiers establish illegal settlement outpost in yard of Palestinian home in West Bank
Israeli occupiers established an illegal settlement outpost in the yard of a Palestinian home in the northern occupied West Bank, with Israeli soldiers filmed sitting and praying alongside them, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported Monday, Anadolu reports. Occupiers established an illegal outpost on Sunday in the yard of a house in the Palestinian village of Qusra, south of Nablus, and blocked the r...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
German foreign ministry says Gaza plan could lead towards disarmament of Hamas
FRANKFURT, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The German government regards U.S. President Donald Trump's latest Gaza plan as an opportunity to make progress towards the disarmament of Hamas, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.Asked in a regular news conference about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rejection of the plan, the spokesperson also said some disagreement was to be expecte...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Aug 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Israeli forces, settlers carried out 108 attacks on Palestinian journalists in July
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate documents at least 108 attacks by Israeli forces and illegal settlers against Palestinian journalists and media workers in the West Bank in July.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Iran replaces top security chief as tensions threaten Strait of Hormuz breakthrough
Iran has appointed veteran Revolutionary Guards commander Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), replacing Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr at a critical stage in negotiations over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media announced the change late on Sunday. Rezaei, who also serves as an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, will be...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Casualties reported as Yemen targets Saudi coalition sites
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Yemen's armed forces targeted gathering centres, ammunition depots and operations rooms of Saudi-led forces in the al-Makha region.
Mehr News Agency
Aug 10, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
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‘We have no one’: Palestinians react to Israel’s rejection of Gaza plan
Netanyahu's declaration has reinforced doubts of lasting calm without Israeli withdrawal, reconstruction and guarantees.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Aug 10, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Explainer-Trump's Gaza plan hinges on Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawals
JERUSALEM, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's latest plan to end the Gaza war calls on Hamas to lay down its arms as Israel withdraws from the territory, terms endorsed by the militants but rejected by Israel, which says it will not pull back until the group's disarmament is complete. WHAT IS TRUMP'S LATEST PLAN FOR GAZA?The U.S. president on July 30 hailed what he described as a breakthrough in ta...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Aug 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Defense minister touts mass Palestinian displacement, snuff footage in campaign videos
One video, set to fast-paced music, shows IDF airstrikes in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, including footage of explosions and Air Force strikes. In another video, Katz claims responsibility for the 'removal of some 40,000 residents from the terror camps'
Haaretz latest headlines
Aug 10, 2026 - haaretz.com
Gaza rubble removal risks erasing war crimes evidence, traces of missing: Rights group
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor warns that Israel is attempting to erase war crime scenes in Gaza by removing rubble before independent investigators can document or examine them.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Iran’s resistance against US aggression echoes China’s Korean War, signaling end of Western hegemony
Iran's unwavering resistance against US-Israeli aggression, like China's historic Korean War victory, has earned global respect by demonstrating that military wisdom and sacrifice can defeat technologically superior forces, signaling the end of Western military hegemony.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Khamenei names new Iran military, IRGC chiefs after commanders killed in Israeli-US strikes
Ahmad Vahidi was formally named IRGC chief as Khamenei filled six senior military positions following the deaths of their predecessors in Israeli-US strikes.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Aug 10, 2026 - jpost.com
Israeli forces abduct Syrian youth after raid into Dara’a village
Israeli military forces stormed into a village in Syria’s southern Dara’a province, abducting a young man in yet another violation of the Arab country’s sovereignty.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Islamic Republic has no option but to wage war to survive, Iranian student says - interview
Minoo, a left-wing student at a university in Tehran, told The Media Line that the January uprising "demonstrated how millions of people...could overthrow the regime."
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Aug 10, 2026 - jpost.com
Leader makes six new appointments to key military posts
Tehran, IRNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has issued separate decrees appointing six senior commanders and officials to key positions within the Armed Forces General Staff, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and the Basij Organization.
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Aug 10, 2026 - en.irna.ir
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Hezbollah vows to keep weapons until Israeli occupation ends
Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem has vowed the group will not disarm while Israeli occupation persists, denouncing Lebanon’s cabinet decision on its weapons as a US-driven move that risks sparking civil strife.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Pentagon pushes military contractors to accelerate production amid shortages
The Pentagon orders US military companies to accelerate weapons production as the Iran war has significantly depleted critical American missile and ammunition stocks.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Israeli army evicts Palestinian family, turns West Bank home into military post
The Israeli army forced a Palestinian family from their home and turned it into a military post Sunday as Israeli occupiers carried out attacks on Palestinians and farmland across the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces raided the home in Arraba, south of Jenin, ordered the family out and told the owner that troops would remain there until Sunday evening, local sources told Anadolu Agency. The army...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Deputy Parliament speaker says Hormuz will not return to pre-war status
Tehran, IRNA – Deputy Parliament Speaker Ali Nikzad says that the Strait of Hormuz will not return to the conditions that existed before the war, adding that the United States and the Israeli regime have realized the hard way that there was no military solution to reopening the strategic waterway.
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Aug 10, 2026 - en.irna.ir
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Palestinian resistance groups say Netanyahu prolonging war for political gains
Palestinian resistance groups have slammed the Israeli prime minister after he rejected the US-backed 15-point plan for Gaza.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Iranian Armed Forces commend journalists countering media warfare
The IRGC says foreign media outlets’ acknowledgment of US President Donald Trump’s failure in the war against Iran is the result of the efforts of Iranian revolutionary media outlets to counter the enemy’s disinformation.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Israel seeks return of Jewish remains buried in Lebanon as part of prisoner talks - report
The discussions reportedly involved remains buried in Jewish cemeteries in Beirut and Sidon, alongside the status of Lebanese detainees held by Israel.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Aug 10, 2026 - jpost.com
DICON X-Shield Unveils Light Tactical Armoured Vehicle AEGIS-X 2.0
Nigeria’s push toward indigenous defence manufacturing gained another data point on 4 August 2026, when X-Shield Solutions Company Limited, working in partnership with the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), […] The post DICON X-Shield Unveils Light Tactical Armoured Vehicle AEGIS-X 2.0 appeared first on Military Africa.
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Aug 10, 2026 - military.africa
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Gaza Board of Peace official says plan is still operative
By Steve HollandWASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza plan is still operative and discussions with Israel are continuing, a Board of Peace official said on Monday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected an Israeli withdrawal until the Palestinian militant group Hamas is "genuinely disarmed."Netanyahu on Sunday restated his rejection of the Gaza plan in televis...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Aug 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
What Israel began in Gaza is spreading to Palestinians everywhere
Israel treats Gaza as a war, the West Bank as a security dispute, and the weeks-long withholding of a Palestinian body as a procedural issue, compartmentalizing Palestinians in ways that obscure the broader project connecting them
Haaretz latest headlines
Aug 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
Israeli army launches new attacks in Lebanon despite truce
The Israeli army carried out a bombing and artillery shelling of positions in southern Lebanon on Monday amid its ongoing violations of an ongoing truce. The Israeli forces fired machine guns toward Wadi al-Salouqi in southern Lebanese governorate of Nabatieh and shelled the town of Mansouri with artillery overnight, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. Kfar Tebnit was also bom...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
EXPLAINER – How products from illegal Israeli settlements reach European markets
Products linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories continue to enter European markets, raising questions about how they are exported, labeled and distributed and whether existing European rules are effectively preventing settlement-linked trade. A June 2026 report by the Global Echo Litigation Center, Importing Occupation, has drawn fresh attention to these supp...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Turkish Air Defense Missile wreckage surfaces in Sudan’s drone war
Open-source analysts identified wreckage of a Turkish-made HİSAR-A surface-to-air missile in Khartoum in June 2026, the first documented evidence that Sudan’s army has fielded the system against drone attacks. The […] The post Turkish Air Defense Missile wreckage surfaces in Sudan’s drone war appeared first on Military Africa.
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Aug 9, 2026 - military.africa
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IDF halts strikes in Gaza after weeks of accelerated fatalities, as BoP seeks Hamas disarmament
Defense officials confirmed on Sunday that opportunities to strike Hamas military wing operatives had been missed over the past week because of government policy.
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Aug 10, 2026 - jpost.com
There is disunity between US and Israel on Gaza peace plan: Analyst
Geopolitical analyst Syed Muaz Shah says Netanyahu’s rejection of the US-backed 15‑point Gaza peace plan highlights growing disunity between Washington and Tel Aviv.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Israel releases 37 Palestinian prisoners through Karem Abu Salem crossing
Thirty-seven Palestinian prisoners released by Israel were brought to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Sunday, for medical checks, Anadolu reports. The prisoners arrived at the hospital through the Kerem Shalom / Karem Abu Salem crossing under the escort of teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Families waiting outside the hospital embraced their released...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Iran faces off with E3 over snapback sanctions as Russia and China back Tehran
Europe’s bid to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has ignited a fierce backlash, with Iran denouncing the move as “illegal” and vowing firm retaliation.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Baqaei dismisses Netanyahu’s claim on Iran’s nuclear program as fabrication
Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim about the nature of Iran’s nuclear program as an outright fabrication, calling the allegation of an Iranian atomic bomb a lie that has been propagated for three decades.
IRNA English
Aug 10, 2026 - en.irna.ir
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AI failed in enemy’s war against Iran: IRGC spokesman
An IRGC spokesman says the US deployed its most advanced military technologies, including artificial intelligence, during the recent war against Iran, but ultimately failed to overcome the country’s institutional resilience, ideological cohesion, unity and national resolve.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Yemeni forces strike Saudi-backed mercenaries for second straight day
Yemeni Armed Forces have launched a new wave of ballistic missile and drone attacks on Saudi-backed mercenary forces, inflicting losses on them for the second straight day.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Right to defend: Lebanon rises against US-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah
Massive protests erupt across Lebanon as citizens reject a US-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah, warning it would expose the country—especially its southern border—to increased Israeli aggression and undermine national security.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Syria, Russia reach deal to reorganize Russian military presence at Hmeimim, Tartus bases
Syria and Russia have reached a memorandum of understanding to reorganize Russia’s presence at the Hmeimim and Tartus bases in western Syria following about 18 months of negotiations, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said Sunday, Anadolu reports. Under the memorandum, Syria will assume management of civilian facilities, including Hmeimim Airport and the fourth commercial berth at Tartus port, gradually...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 9, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Leader appoints 6 commanders in Iranian armed forces
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revoluton Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, who commands all Iranian armed forces, appoointed six commanders in separate decrees on Monday.
Mehr News Agency
Aug 10, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
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Israel conducts new attack in southern Lebanon despite truce
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Israeli regime forces carried out new attacks on southern Lebanon on Monday, firing machine guns and launching artillery strikes despite an ongoing ceasefire and amid continued violations of the truce.
Mehr News Agency
Aug 10, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
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Palestinian Red Crescent opens field hospital in Gaza to serve nearly 500,000 people
The Palestine Red Crescent Society opened a field hospital in northern Gaza on Monday to serve nearly half a million people in the area amid the continued collapse of the territory’s health sector following Israel’s genocidal war, Anadolu reports. “The opening of the hospital embodies the will of our people to remain steadfast and continue life, despite the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, the de...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli army closes Palestinian Christian village Taybeh to prevent occupier attacks
The Israeli army on Monday declared the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank a closed military zone to prevent rising attacks by occupiers in the area, Anadolu reports. “According to the army, the order prevents the entry of anyone who does not reside in the village or live in the surrounding area, while the decision does not apply to Palestinians who are residents of ...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Lebanon indicts ex-central bank governor Salameh over new alleged financial crimes
BEIRUT, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A Lebanese judge on Monday indicted former central bank governor Riad Salameh and a former commercial banker, accusing them of financial crimes including embezzlement and illicit enrichment, a senior Lebanese judicial source told Reuters.Salameh, who headed the Lebanese Central Bank for three decades, has already been indicted and arrested in Lebanon over other alleged f...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Aug 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
'A paper tiger': Iran sees Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan defense pact as a major win, expert tells 'Post'
“Saudi Arabia has not taken any action against any of the aggressors attacking its territory, meaning Iran, the Houthis and the militias in Iraq. They have not done anything about it.”
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Aug 10, 2026 - jpost.com
You can't integrate Israel into the Middle East while isolating it from Palestinians
Israel cannot hold both ends of the stick – you can't continue the current policy in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, while promising an Abraham Accords expansion and Israel's integration into the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
Haaretz latest headlines
Aug 10, 2026 - haaretz.com
‘Trump lost this war’: US senator warns America gets weaker as war on Iran drags on
Murphy highlighted that the cost to reopen the Strait of Hormuz increases daily, noting that a proposed deal currently on the table would effectively pay Iran $100 billion a year to reopen the critical waterway.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Palestinian club football to restart in September after Gaza war suspension
Palestinian sports leagues, including professional football, were halted due to Israel's genocidal war on Palestinians.
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Aug 10, 2026 - aljazeera.com
Colombia recognises Israeli sovereignty over occupied Golan Heights
Colombia on Monday officially recognised Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a strategic Syrian territory that has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967, Anadolu reports. “The Government of Colombia recognises Israeli sovereignty over this territory, as well as the right of that state to protect itself against external threats,” the Colombian Foreign Ministry said in a stateme...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Revolutionary Guards say Iranian missiles ‘can change course’ during flight to evade air defenses
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Monday some Iranian missiles can now be guided and change course during flight, allowing them to evade air defense systems, Anadolu reports. “Iranian missiles are no longer like they were in the past, merely launched from one point to land at another,” the official IRNA news agency quoted IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohabi as saying at an event in th...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Egyptian foreign minister calls for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Sunday called for completing the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and implementing agreements reached, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the Board of Peace’s plan for the territory. Abdelatty made the remarks during a phone call with Nikolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representative for Gaza, according to a statement...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Pregnancies shadowed by fear as miscarriage haunts Palestinian women in Gaza
With a seven-month pregnancy weighing heavily on her body, Palestinian woman Hadeel al-Madani lifts a water gallon and moves around inside her tent, carrying out daily tasks that Israel’s genocidal war has turned into exhausting burdens that fuel fears for her unborn child. Laundry, cooking, washing dishes and cleaning the living space were once simple tasks that took little time. Today, they requ...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Netanyahu says Israel rejects Trump's Gaza peace plan, IDF won't withdraw until Hamas disarms
Netanyahu stressed Hamas must disarm of all its weapons, including heavy and light arms, which according to the plan, would be subject to Palestinian law. A senior Hamas official said the group remained committed to the roadmap
Haaretz latest headlines
Aug 9, 2026 - haaretz.com
Pleasing no one: Netanyahu puts election first with Gaza decision
Faced with a divisive US-led Gaza plan just before elections that could end his career, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to choose between pleasing his ally Donald Trump or his right-wing base. In rejecting the plan, he may not please anyone. The decision is a tactical and PR victory for Hamas, analysts say, with the Islamist movement publicly backing the d...
AL-MONITOR: The Pulse of The Middle East
Aug 10, 2026 - al-monitor.com
Silenced in France: The unjust detention of a pro-Palestine Iranian activist
Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian academic who lived in France for eight years, has been unjustly detained for condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza on social media.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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UN experts condemn surge in attacks on Palestinians across occupied territories
UN experts on Monday condemned a “sharp escalation” in attacks against Palestinian civilians across the occupied Palestinian territory in July, warning of a further deterioration in an “already catastrophic” human rights situation, Anadolu reports. The experts said in a statement that Israeli forces killed about 160 Palestinians in Gaza during July, bringing the death toll since the ceasefire took...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
One year on, Gaza journalist Anas Al-Sharif remembered as brave chronicler of Israel’s genocidal war
A year after the Israeli regime killed Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif in a targeted strike, his fearless frontline reporting from Gaza is remembered as his voice and sacrifice continue to expose the genocide he bravely documented.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Zionist regime continues vast attacks across Gaza
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Israeli regime forces continued widespread attacks on various areas across the Gaza Strip in recent hours, injuring a number of Palestinians, including a child as military operations and bombardments persisted in the enclave.
Mehr News Agency
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Proposed US bill ties military funding for Lebanon to Hezbollah disarmament
A new bill in the United States stipulates that financial assistance to Lebanon is contingent upon the disarmament of Hezbollah resistance movement.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate: 108 attacks, violations against Palestinian journalists in July
The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee documented 108 cases of crimes, attacks and violations against Palestinian journalists and media workers in July 2026. These included arrests, beatings, interrogations, detention and being prevented from covering events, as well as targeting journalists with stun grenades and tear gas, attacks by settlers, raids on homes and media offices...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Channel 13: Tel Aviv-Washington differences deepen over ending fighting on three fronts
Israel’s Channel 13 reported on Sunday that differences between Tel Aviv and Washington were deepening amid growing US pressure on Israel to move towards ending fighting on three fronts: Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. The private broadcaster, citing unnamed political sources, said the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, conveyed a message during his latest visit to Israel ...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Damaged Iranian airports back to service after US-Israeli war
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA)–Iran’s airports damaged during the US-Israeli war of aggression have returned to the operational service after extensive efforts to restore air transport infrastructure, the head of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company said.
Mehr News Agency
Aug 10, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
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Gaza girl dies of wounds from Israeli fire amid ongoing ceasefire violations
A Palestinian girl died Monday of wounds from Israeli gunfire in Gaza, as artillery shelling and attacks continued in several areas of the enclave despite a ceasefire in effect since last October, Anadolu reports. Saba Naim Abdullah al-Hashash, 13, breathed her last from injuries she sustained two days earlier after being shot in the head by army forces in the Al-Iqlimi area of Al-Mawasi, south of...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Who’s who: Meet Iran’s new top military officials appointed by Leader
Following the martyrdom of senior military commanders and security officials in US-Israeli aggression, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei on Sunday appointed their successors.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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France and Kenya strengthen defence and trade ties
Kenyan President William Ruto joined the Group of Seven (G7) summit (The 52nd G7 Summit) in Évian-les-Bains, France, from 15 to 17 June 2026, capping eight months of accelerating military […] The post France and Kenya strengthen defence and trade ties appeared first on Military Africa.
Military Africa
Aug 10, 2026 - military.africa
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US backs Israel, arms market amid regional turmoil: Analyst
Political analyst Robert Fantina says renewed Saudi-Yemen tensions reflect wider regional instability, as Washington seeks to contain resistance groups, preserve its Middle East influence and sustain support for Israel.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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VIDEO: Israel launches artillery shells in Lebanon’s Haiyyan
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Israeli regime forces carried out new attacks on Bani Haiyyan District in southern Lebanon despite an ongoing ceasefire and amid continued violations of the truce.
Mehr News Agency
Aug 10, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
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Middle East officials urged states to make deals with Israel - while secretly preparing for war
KAN News report said regional officials suggested reaching agreement with Israel with the intention of later violating it • Officials further advised to use the period to 'prepare for a future war'
JPost.com - The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World
Aug 10, 2026 - jpost.com
Houthi shelling kills 2 soldiers, injures 7 in southern Yemen
Two Yemeni soldiers were killed and seven others injured in a Houthi attack in Yemen’s southern Shabwa governorate on Monday, according to local media. Sama Adan news portal said Houthi forces shelled government positions in the governorate, without giving further details. The attack came amid heightened escalation between Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Houthi group. Fightin...
Middle East Monitor
Aug 10, 2026 - middleeastmonitor.com
Israeli forces invade Syria’s Quneitra countryside with tanks, military vehicles
Israeli forces invade an area in the suburbs of the city of Quneitra in southern Syria with tanks and military vehicles.
Presstv
Aug 10, 2026 - presstv.ir
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Israeli gunfire, shelling reported in southern Lebanon
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Israeli forces opened fire using machineguns this morning towards the southern Lebanese town of Wadi al-Salouqi.
Mehr News Agency
Aug 10, 2026 - en.mehrnews.com
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Oil prices rise as Iran sets conditions for reopening Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices rose Monday as Iran’s demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz raised concerns over prolonged disruptions to global energy markets. International benchmark Brent crude futures for October delivery climbed 1.09% to $84.46 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate futures for September rose 0.84% to $78.84. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that the strategic waterway...