Iran’s IRGC Fires at Hostile Targets Near Strait of Hormuz, Explosions Reported on Qeshm Island

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USD 1.7 Baku27 °C Two explosions heard on Qeshm Island on Thursday night were caused by operations against “hostile targets” at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz,APAreports citing Tasnim News. The report added that further details would be released in the coming hours. Pashinyan: Armenia currently has no EU membership option as an alternative to the EAEU Seven killed, several wounded in Thailand school shooting Pashinyan: Strengthening cooperation with EAEU remains Armenia's priority Gold, silver futures rise on commodity markets Russia to send 8 wagons of wheat, 10 wagons of coal to Armenia via Azerbaijan Azerbaijani oil prices rise Oil prices rise in global markets US intel warns Russia could test NATO as early as this fall, WSJ reports Russian strikes in Black Sea have crippled maritime shipping Trump: US needs Patriot missiles more than Ukraine Tensions escalate between Houthis and Yemeni government forces Trump: US must expand its weapons stockpiles US Cyber Command investigates series of suicides among personnel Syrian Interior Ministry denies reports of fatalities in Damascus minibus blast 11 civilians injured in Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia's Najran Trump signs executive order banning "birth tourism" in the US US leader reports progress in settling Russia-Ukraine conflict Pezeshkian says Iran expanding regional trade to bypass sanctions Trump: Deal on Hormuz could be reached soon US President signs orders on birthright citizenship Qeshm blasts caused by Iranian forces firing at hostile targets Conference League: Qarabag FC return from the away match defeated US redirects 49 ships amid Iran blockade Arrested in Germany two Iraqis accused of being part of Islamic State Child died during hurricane in Smolensk Explosion in Damascus suburb kills two, injures 13 US imposes sanctions on Cuba's military attache in Russia FM Bayramov: Zelenskyy expresses gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine Iran, Oman plan single Hormuz corridor with fees for services Ukrainian President receives Azerbaijani Top Diplomat-PHOTO-VIDEO Lebanon, Israel conclude 7th round of talks in Rome: Lebanese official Azerbaijani FM, Head of Office of Ukrainian President discuss regional and international situation Overchuk: Moscow not received official notification from Armenia regarding the concession of South Caucasus Railway Rubinyan raises concerns with Matviyenko over restrictions on Armenian exports Zelenskyy: Ukraine aims to develop ballistic missiles and missile defense systems by 2027 Mohamed Salah signs two-year deal with Trabzonspor, to earn €17 million per season Russian FM: Moscow is observing Yerevan’s attempts to “resort to blackmail” Zelenskyy: Norway ready to help supply air defense systems to Ukraine Russian FM: Armenia should not call its rapprochement with the EU “diversification” Russian strike on Dnipropetrovsk region kills five Azerbaijan's tax revenues exceed AZN 11.4 bn in January–July New charges brought against Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan Germany arrests Ukrainian accused of spying on arms maker: Police Azerbaijan and Ukraine FMs hold expanded meeting in Kyiv -UPDATED - 1 Over 20 people allegedly linked to Mossad detained in Iran Turkish intelligence chief, Syrian FM discuss regional security and counterterrorism Azerbaijani FM views archival documents on ADR's diplomatic legacy in Ukraine Jeyhun Bayramov visits Ukraine’s Irpin City BP's AGT region expenditure rises 30% in H1 Hakan Fidan: U.S.-Iran talks could end with a positive outcome today Dear user for receiving paid news sign up Dear user for receiving paid videos sign up Dear user for receiving paid photos sign up

The Washington Post quoted an American official as saying that the Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway, and no party controls its passages or the possibility of passing through them. He added that any temporary routes would be open without obstacles or the need for approvals, permits, or passage fees. 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Two explosions heard on Qeshm Island on Thursday night were caused by operations against “hostile targets” at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News reported citing informed sources. The report added that further details would be released in the coming hours. Iran has opened a second case against Ahmad Seyyed-Abdollahi, who is serving a prison term after posting a video urging Donald Trump to protect demonstrators during January’s nationwide protests, sources familiar with the case told Iran International. The second case was opened in June on the charge of “propaganda against the establishment” and remains at the preliminary investigation stage, the sources said. Seyyed-Abdollahi, 32, posted the English-language video on January 4, two days after Trump warned that the United States would come to the aid of peaceful protesters if Iranian authorities opened fire on them. In the video, Seyyed-Abdollahi urged Trump to act quickly, saying many young Iranians had trusted his words and that help would come too late for those killed. He added that Iranians would remember those who helped them and would seek to repay their friends in the future. Seyyed-Abdollahi was first arrested on January 14, ten days after posting the video. He was held for about two months in solitary confinement at Borujen Prison and an intelligence detention facility operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Isfahan. He was released on bail on March 10. Branch One of the Borujen Revolutionary Court later convicted him of “engaging in media activities against national security,” sentenced him to seven months in prison and barred him from government and public services for five years. He was detained again on July 7 to begin serving the sentence and transferred to Borujen Prison in southwestern Iran’s Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, where he remains incarcerated. Seyyed-Abdollahi was denied access to a lawyer of his choosing during his detention and was at times prevented from contacting his family, according to the sources. He was among several Iranians who appealed directly to Trump for help during the nationwide protests. Videos sent to Iran International showed one woman holding a sign reading, “Trump, a symbol of peace. Don’t let them kill us,” while another protester urged him to “do something” as security forces opened fire in Yazdanshahr in Isfahan province. A protester in the northeastern city of Mashhad also addressed Trump directly and appealed for help during the crackdown. Trump repeated his warning on January 9, telling Iranian authorities: “You better not start shooting because we’ll start shooting too.” On January 13, he urged Iranians to continue protesting and wrote that “help is on its way.” Iranian authorities crushed the protests with lethal force and carried out mass arrests. The US-based rights group HRANA has reported that more than 50,000 people were arrested during just over six weeks of protests and the ensuing crackdown. Authorities have since intensified their use of the death penalty against protesters. UN human rights chief Volker Türk said Wednesday that Iran had executed at least 56 people on national security-related charges since March 19, including 27 in cases linked to the January protests. Amnesty International says at least 60 protest-related defendants, including three who were arrested as children, remain at risk of execution. Five people detained over Iran’s nationwide January protests have been sentenced to death or are at risk of receiving death sentences in the northeastern city of Mashhad and nearby Shandiz, sources familiar with their cases told Iran International. Mohammad Zanganeh, Mehdi Zarif and Ali Zaghi have been sentenced to death, while Najmeh Amini and Vahid Khedrikhah face charges that could carry capital punishment, sources told Iran International. The five cases come amid a sharp escalation in Iran’s use of capital punishment against people detained during the January unrest. The UN human rights chief says at least 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges since March 19, including 27 in protest-linked cases. Najmeh Amini: Facing capital charges over Instagram stories Amini, a 23-year-old accounting student, was arrested in Mashhad on February 2 over several protest-related Instagram stories. Sources said she was beaten and arrested while shopping at a market in the city. She was held in police custody for two days and forced to confess, according to the sources. Hengaw reported that Amini faces charges including moharebeh, or “waging war against God,” and collaboration with Israel, accusations that could carry the death penalty. Amini has been denied access to a lawyer throughout her detention and is being held in Mashhad’s Vakilabad Prison. Mohammad Zanganeh: Prison sentence followed by death ruling Zanganeh, a 24-year-old protester, is at risk of execution after the Mashhad Revolutionary Court issued a new notice sentencing him to death. He has gone on hunger strike in Vakilabad Prison in protest against the ruling. Sources told Iran International that the court, presided over by Judge Hadi Mansouri, recently notified Zanganeh that he had been sentenced to death. The same court had previously sentenced him in June to three years, six months and one day in prison on charges including acting against internal and external security, chanting slogans against the Islamic Republic, insulting religious sanctities, calling for protests and unrest, damaging public property and setting fire to a banner of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Sources said his condition in prison is “extremely concerning.” Before recently being allowed to communicate outside the prison, Zanganeh had been held incommunicado for five months, during which his family had received no information about him. He was denied access to a lawyer and other basic rights as a prisoner throughout that period, sources told Iran International. Mehdi Zarif: Death sentence imposed under espionage law Zarif, a 21-year-old dental technician from Shandiz, is at risk of execution after Iran’s Supreme Court upheld his death sentence, a source familiar with his case told Iran International. He was arrested at his home on February 14 and, after a period in solitary confinement, suffered a heart-related medical complication during questioning, which the source attributed to pressure exerted by interrogators. Zarif is currently being held in Mashhad’s Vakilabad Prison. The source said Branch Five of the Mashhad Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Yazdankhah, sentenced him to death under legislation introducing harsher penalties for espionage, cooperation with Israel and collaboration with states deemed hostile to Iran’s national security. The Supreme Court upheld the ruling, and Zarif’s lawyer was denied access to the full judgment and the case documents, according to the source. Ali Zaghi and Vahid Khedrikhah Zaghi has been sentenced to death in connection with the January protests, sources told Iran International. He was arrested on January 12 in Shandiz, a city near Mashhad. No further details about his case were available. Khedrikhah, a 32-year-old from Mashhad who is being held in Vakilabad Prison, is at risk of being sentenced to death, informed sources told Iran International. Khedrikhah, who lost both parents at the age of 12, was taken to a friend’s home for treatment after being wounded in the side on January 9. Security forces went to the house on January 19 and arrested him, the sources said. According to the sources, he faces charges of “leading the protests” and moharebeh, or “waging war against God,” the latter of which can carry the death penalty. Use of death penalty against protest detainees UN human rights chief Volker Türksaid on Thursday that executions and death sentences had risen sharply since March, with more than 100 other people facing national security-related charges that could carry the death penalty. Mai Sato, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, echoed Türk’s alarm, pointing to a persistent pattern of executing people, including protest participants, on security-related charges. “The purpose of these executions is to control society by instilling fear through lethal force,”she said. A cleric tied by marriage to Iran's ruling family has declared the Islamic Republic obsolete, telling followers that a shadow government already exists and urging them to build a 250,000-strong network to replace the system with an "Islamic government." The roughly five-minute video of Mohammad-Bagher Kharrazi, released Wednesday, shows the head of the Hezbollah of Iran organization addressing a religious gathering, the kind of mosque pulpit from which much of Iran's clerical politics is conducted. What he delivered from it was not a sermon but an organizational plan. "Before Mr. Saeed Jalili ever said 'I make the shadow government,' we had formed the shadow government, and we still have it... We have 60 thick volumes of plans covering the smallest details of every organ and institution," Kharrazi said, brushing aside the hardline politician who popularized the term. "We have prepared plans for implementing the guardianship system, even for how to convert the Islamic Republic into an Islamic government. We have the organization and the planning. But because this transition has not happened, they are taking the Islamic Republic from us” The Islamic Republic, he told the crowd, "has reached a stage where, in this form, it simply doesn't work anymore." What separates the video from ordinary hardline grievance is that Kharrazi laid out numbers, methods and targets. Each follower, he said, should recruit 17 people, and each of those another 17. "If we do this and organize at least 250 people in every city, with a thousand cities that makes 250,000 people," he said. He offered to bankroll the first gathering himself, "at Hezbollah's own expense," promised a meeting of one hundred thousand, and told the audience the network would "surround all the ministries." The crowd answered with a salavat, the blessing on the Prophet that in such gatherings signals assent. At another point he set the threshold at 530 organizers per city, a figure drawn not from arithmetic but from devotion: in the abjad letter-numerology cherished in his circles, he ties the number to the name of Fatemeh, the Prophet's daughter. The two figures do not reconcile, and may not be meant to. He then described the endgame: "With one announcement, everyone comes to Tehran, and that single announcement will finish the work. Mr. Khamenei and the government must understand that a 250,000-strong organization stands ready to move." The government of President Masoud Pezeshkian, he assured his listeners, "will not reach its end. Have no doubt." Kharrazi's case against the republic half of the Islamic Republic was delivered as a roll call. "Why should Mr. Hashemi win a vote in this country? Why should Mr. Ahmadinejad win a vote in this country? Why should Mr. Rouhani win a vote? Why should Mr. Pezeshkian win a vote?" The list, spanning nearly every president of the past four decades, implied that the office itself, not its occupants, is the error. For the current occupant he reserved open abuse, calling Pezeshkian "this buffoon" who "understands nothing," and cursing the physician he blamed for promoting him: "God damn the accursed Marandi, Khamenei's doctor, who foisted Pezeshkian on the nation." He damned the Guardian Council for approving such candidates, a complaint carrying its own footnote: the same council disqualified Kharrazi himself when he tried to run for president in 2013. The faithful, he complained, have been reduced to carrying other men's loads. "Hezbollahi forces in this country have become pack mules," he said. "What business do we have being pack mules for Ghalibaf, who understands nothing of the religion of Islam?" The video's most consequential claims concern the man Kharrazi presents as his patron. Describing "forty years of friendship, not mere acquaintance, and numerous private meetings," he told the crowd that the new supreme leader wants what he wants: "Mojtaba's thinking is far more radical than his father's." He offered what he framed as an insider's history: that Mojtaba Khamenei was cast out of his father's office for three years by its deputy chief of staff, confined to his home and reduced to ferrying intelligence letters, with even some of his circle pushed away. Kharrazi claimed credit for protecting the movement through that period: "They wanted to tear out Hezbollah by the roots. I did not let them." None of these accounts can be independently verified, and they describe a man who has not been seen or heard in public since his selection five months ago. The claims also come with a fresh credibility problem attached. Only days earlier, the leader's office publicly branded Kharrazi's previous quotations of Mojtaba Khamenei, that Pezeshkian's next resignation after 28 attempts would be accepted, as unauthenticated and false, warning that such material "serves the objectives of the ill-wishers and sworn enemies of the Iranian nation."Pezeshkian denied the resignationas well. Kharrazi's response to that rebuke may be the most revealing sentence he has produced. In a statement styled like a senior cleric's communique, he said he accepts the denial "out of respect" for the late and current leaders, "but we hope that after the important coming changes in those offices, this denial will still stand." The changes he has in mind are not abstract. In the same week, Kharrazi announced that the new leader intends to remove Mohammad-Bagher Zolghadr as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and hand the post to Mohsen Rezaei, his military aide. "They are going to replace Mr. Zolghadr, and Mr. Mohsen Rezaei will take his place," he said, adding that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has been told he has no right to intervene in the negotiations. A man rebuked for speaking in the leader's name answered by announcing the leader's next appointments. Kharrazi, 65, is as embedded in the Islamic Republic's aristocracy as a cleric can be. His father, Ayatollah Mohsen Kharrazi, sits in the Assembly of Experts; his uncle, Kamal Kharrazi, ran Iran's diplomacy for years and headed its Strategic Council on Foreign Relations until died from injuries sustained in recent Israeli airstrikes in April; his brother Sadegh is a veteran diplomat; his sister is married to Masoud Khamenei, another of Ali Khamenei's sons. Reuters has reported that theNobitex cryptocurrency exchange, sanctioned by Washington for helping the Revolutionary Guards evade sanctions, belongs to the Kharrazi family. His own record is a catalogue of the spectacular. In his 2013 presidential bid he promised to lift sanctions within months, to recover "the territories separated from Iran," from Tajikistan to Azerbaijan, without a drop of blood, and to triple the value of Iran's crashed currency, vowing to bring the dollar from above 3,000 tomans back down to 1,000. The Guardian Council struck him from the ballot, and even before it did, the Hezbollah coordination council of East Azarbaijan province publicly disowned his group, accusing him of misusing the movement's name and the leader's, and reminding him that by the leader's own explicit guidance, any private quotation attributed to him is to be considered untrue. Thirteen years later, the leader's office is issuing him the same reminder about a different Khamenei. In clips that went viral this year, he proposed building a nuclear bomb and detonating it in the Atlantic to send a tsunami toward the American coast, and mused about igniting a race war inside the United States. He studied under

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Two Explosions on Qeshm Island Linked to Action Against Hostile Targets Near Strait of Hormuz Two explosions on Qeshm Island have been linked to action against hostile targets near the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz, according to informed sources cited by Iran's Tasnim news agency. The report offers no details on the nature of the targets, parties involved, or any resulting damage or casualties. The information remains attributed solely to Tasnim's informed sources with no independent verification referenced. *this image is generated using AI for illustrative purposes only. Two explosions heard on Qeshm Island have been connected to action taken against hostile targets near the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz, according to informed sources cited by Iran's Tasnim news agency. The report provides no further details on the nature of the targets, the parties involved, or the extent of any damage or casualties. Incident Overview According to the sourced report, the explosions on Qeshm Island were not incidental but were described as tied to a deliberate action against hostile targets positioned near the strategically significant Strait of Hormuz entrance. Qeshm Island is located in close proximity to the strait, one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints for energy transit. Source Attribution The information was attributed to informed sources as reported by Tasnim, an Iranian news agency. No official statement or independent verification was referenced in the source material. The report does not specify the identity of the hostile targets, the nature of the action taken, or any further operational details. How might this incident impact immediate oil futures and global energy supply chains given the proximity to the Strait of Hormuz? What is the likelihood of retaliatory military actions from regional powers or the United States in response to these explosions? Could this event trigger a broader escalation in tensions between Iran and its adversaries, potentially disrupting maritime insurance rates?

All Sections Home India World Business Sports Entertainment Opinion Law Lifestyle More Web Stories Technology Exclusive Interviews Features Photo Videos Cities Travel Education Law Epaper Bhubaneswar Delhi Kolkata Siliguri Dainik Statesman World Explosions heard on Iran’s Qeshm Island amid reported confrontation with ‘hostile targets’ near Strait of Hormuz Tehran and Muscat are separately reported to have agreed on the outline of a 60-day navigation arrangement, with different routes proposed for vessels entering and leaving the strait. Statesman News Service | New Delhi | August 7, 2026 8:02 am !Explosions heard on Iran’s Qeshm Island amid reported confrontation with ‘hostile targets’ near Strait of Hormuz (Reuters/ANI) Two explosions were heard on Iran’s Qeshm Island late Thursday after Iranian forces confronted what semi-official media described as “hostile enemy targets” near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, even as reports suggested Tehran and Oman were moving towards an arrangement to reopen the waterway. The cause of the explosions was not immediately established. A senior Hormozgan provincial official said no strike or other incident had been reported on either Qeshm Island or in Bandar Abbas and that authorities were investigating. Advertisement Iran reports naval confrontation near Strait of Hormuz The explosions were heard at around 9.40 pm local time on August 6, according to the semi-official _Tasnim_ news agency. Advertisement _Tasnim_ cited informed sources as linking the sounds to a confrontation involving Iranian naval forces and “hostile enemy targets” at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. The sources said details of what they described as the naval forces’ “achievements” would be released later. Ahmad Nafisi, Hormozgan Province’s deputy governor for political, security and social affairs, however, said authorities had received no report of a strike or incident on Qeshm Island or in the provincial capital, Bandar Abbas. Investigations were underway to determine what caused the explosions, he said. Iran-Oman talks focus on reopening Strait of Hormuz The development came on the same day that Iran and Oman were reported to have reached an understanding on the broad terms of an arrangement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for 60 days. Saudi-based _Al Hadath_ and _Al Arabiya_ reported the development, citing high-ranking sources. The proposed arrangement still requires approval from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, according to the reports. An announcement could follow within days. Under the reported plan, ships entering the strait would travel along a route closer to Iran, while outgoing vessels would use a passage nearer Oman. The reports said vessels would not face transit fees or service charges. Regional parties could also participate in demining and other technical work. US-Iran maritime provision could be revived Approval of the arrangement would also lead Iran and the United States back to their existing memorandum of understanding and reactivate Paragraph 5 dealing with commercial shipping and safe passage through the strait, according to the sources. That provision concerns arrangements for commercial vessels to navigate the Strait of Hormuz safely for a 60-day period without charge. The sources cited by the two Saudi-based channels also said indirect contacts between Tehran and Washington through mediators had entered their final stage. Iran restricted passage through the Strait of Hormuz from February 28 following US-Israeli strikes on Iranian territory, barring vessels belonging to or affiliated with Israel and the United States from safe passage. Advertisement Iran Oman Qeshm Island Related posts [](https://www.thestatesman.com/world/bullying-broken-promises-fake-news-irans-ghalibaf-tears-into-us-as-trump-claims-talks-1503625233.html) World ‘Bullying, broken promises, fake news’: Iran’s Ghalibaf tears into US as Trump claims talks Pezeshkian said attacks had hit Iranian power facilities without causing major public disruption, while the acting defence minister said the armed forces were prepared for external threats. 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Oil extends gains as Iran strikes targets in Strait of Hormuz AI generated SINGAPORE – Oil extended gains on reports that Iran had attacked “hostile targets” in the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran seeking to bar US ships from the critical waterway in a deal with Oman. Brent crude surged 1.4 per cent to US$83.62 a barrel as at 8.24am, after jumping 4.9 per cent in the previous session. US West Texas Intermediate rose 1.2 per cent to US$78.25. The attacks took place on Aug 6 night local time following explosions near Qeshm Island in Hormuz, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency. Crude has erased the bulk of the declines from earlier in the week as optimism evaporated that a full reopening of Hormuz would see a resumption of energy flows from the Persian Gulf. Under the proposed Iran-Oman agreement, Tehran intends to also ban Israeli ships from the strait and require compensation from hostile countries to use it. “Deals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain elusive, with investors teetering in the balance,” said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategy director at US Bank Asset Management Group. “For now, traffic remains low and the path to a durable deal remains unclear.” While US President Donald Trump reiterated that he thinks the war will end “pretty soon”, the parties in the conflict remain far apart on conditions for an accord. The US has insisted on free transit through the strait and a return to the pre-war status quo, while Iran is pushing for a fee structure. The conflict in the Middle East appears to be widening, with Iran-backed Houthis saying that they conducted a “large-scale” attack against forces from Yemen’s Saudi-aligned government. The militant group earlier this week said it attacked a Saudi tanker in the Gulf of Aden and threatened shipping in the northern Red Sea. BLOOMBERG

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If you have trouble watching the video, click the source link to watch on the official site. On Day 51 since signing the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, and 160 days after the war began: For coverage of the previous day, click here. American President Donald Trump says the United States currently controls the Strait of Hormuz and confirms the continuation of the naval blockade led by the U.S. Navy. American President Donald Trump says the United States currently controls the Strait of Hormuz and confirms the continuation of the naval blockade led by the U.S. Navy #Al-Akhbar pic.twitter.com/EHWDSgtQHo — Al Jazeera Channel (AJArabic) @August 7, 2026 The 14th Israeli Channel: The 14th Israeli Channel on Colonel (Res.) Ouziel Dayan: Mohammad Mokhtar Haddad, editor-in-chief of the Iranian news weekly Olfagh, said negotiations between Iran and Oman have reached their final stages, but they remain bilateral and the United States has nothing to do with them. As for the matter of opening the Hormuz Strait, it is a different track tied to Washington’s behavior and what it can offer, and therefore Tehran does not connect the maritime agreement with Oman to U.S. demands. Reuters on Schlumberger data to track ships: CNN, citing American officials, said Trump recently warned that disclosing stockpiles of ammunition shows the United States as weak at a pivotal moment in the negotiations. It added that Trump had been aware for months of the problems related to ammunition stockpiles, but expressed anger at the leakage of this information at a sensitive stage of the conflict, at a time when he seeks to project a strong stance. CNN, citing informed sources, revealed that the U.S. military has exhausted about 80% of the interceptor missiles of the THAAD defense system. It noted that senior military leaders warned that stockpiles at the Pentagon have fallen to a “dangerous level.” The network also reported that the stockpiles of the main air defense systems have significantly declined during the war with Iran, as the United States consumed roughly four-fifths of its THAAD missiles compared with their pre-war levels. CNN also said that, according to officials, the United States has consumed about half of its Patriot interceptor missiles during the war that began more than five months ago. It added that the shortage of air defense systems raised concerns among U.S. Gulf allies—many of whom rely on these systems—about the impact of reduced stockpiles on their ability to fend off potential Iranian missile and drone attacks. For more details, click here

Thursday, Aug 06, 2026 22:43 | Security | Readings: 417 Baghdad / NINA / The Prime Minister's Office denied the circulating reports about Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi threatening resignation, confirming that all published about that are completely false, and the aim is to confuse the situation and weaken al-Zaydi's position in the face of a series of obstacles, some real and others fabricated by intermediaries and thieves. Earlier, media outlets Friday, Jul 31, 2026 14:36 Dubai / NINA / The Dubai Press Club concluded the third edition of the “Arab Podcast Program 2026,” after an intensive training path spanning three weeks, combining cognitive and practical aspects, to enable participants to develop their ideas and turn them into professional podcast projects capable of competing and reaching the audience through the program. Monday, Aug 03, 2026 08:54 Diwaniya / NINA / Anwar al-Zaydi, head of the Human Rights Committee in the Diwaniya Provincial Council, urged the Minister of Interior, the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, and the Diwaniya Police Leadership to supervise a direct, independent judicial investigation, and to seize and hold a suspect officer and three personnel involved in alleged sexual assault on a detainee inside the Al-Nahda Center, to prevent any attempt Saturday, Aug 01, 2026 12:53 Following the entry of American troops into Baghdad in April 2003, U.S. Military Governor Paul Bremer proceeded to dissolve the Iraqi News Agency /Iraqia News / (INA), the official agency ... More All rights reserved © 2026 Designed and programmed by Digital Dynamics

Shafaqna Iraq – Iran’s Tasnim News Agency announced today the response to hostile targets on Qeshm Island at the entrance to the Hormuz Strait, on the 50th day after the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, and 159 days after the outbreak of the war: The agency, citing Iranian sources, said that “the sound of two explosions was heard on Qeshm Island, south of Iran,” explaining that “the two explosions resulted from the Iranian defenses repelling hostile targets at the entrance to the Hormuz Strait.” There is yet no official information regarding any losses or the nature of the targets that were intercepted. Beshkian: the enemy is pressing our country. For his part, Iranian President Masoud Beshkian said that the enemy is pressuring our country to create problems for our economy. The region’s countries have cooperated with us and did not allow the enemy to bring people into our country across the borders in order to spread chaos and rioting. He added that the enemy targeted power plants, causing a daily shortfall of about 230 million cubic meters of gas, and despite the daily shortfall of 230 million cubic meters of gas, we are working on preparing plans so that citizens do not face any problems during winter.