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Washington Presses Beirut on Plan to Disarm Hezbollah Lebanese authorities were urged by the US Deputy Special Envoy to the Middle East to take tangible measures to disarm Hezbollah

Iran Rejects Anti-Semitism Claims, Vows Retaliation After Australia Expels Ambassador Following Australia’s expulsion of Iran’s ambassador over alleged “anti-Semitism,” Tehran vowed a reciprocal response

Iran Will Deliver a Firm Response to Hostilities, Qalibaf Warns Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf cautioned adversaries against repeating past miscalculations

20 Killed, 4 Journalists Among Victims of Twin Israeli Strikes on Gaza Hospitals At least 20 people, including four journalists working for international media, were killed by the Israeli military

Iran Praises Turkey’s Support for Palestine Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, praised Turkey’s active role as OIC chair and its consistent backing of Palestinians

OIC Summit: Iran Pushes for Action Against Israel Over Gaza Genocide Iran’s foreign minister urged Muslim nations to boycott Israel and hold it accountable for what he described as a genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza

Pezeshkian Welcomes Russian Support for Iran’s Right to Enrich Uranium President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed appreciation for Russia’s backing of Iran’s enrichment rights

Switzerland to Host Nuclear Talks Between Iran and EU3 Iran and the European troika will begin a new round of nuclear negotiations in Geneva on Tuesday, August 26, a source reported

Ayatollah Khamenei: US Seeks Obedience, ‘Israel’ Must Face Isolation Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei calls for unity among the nation’s people and leaders, warning that enemies aim to sow division

Velayati Labels Caucasus as Iran’s Strategic Security Zone According to Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Caucasus has historically acted as Iran’s strategic security buffer

North Korea Conducts Test of Cutting-edge Missile System Under Leader’s Supervision Kim Jong Un has supervised the trial of a new North Korean defense system touted for its superior combat capability

Multiple Explosions Strike Power Grid in Occupied Territories Hebrew media report a series of explosions at high-voltage transformers and power stations across multiple Israeli cities, resulting in widespread blackouts

Tehran and Moscow Highlight Scheduled End of UNSCR 2231 Iranian and Russian foreign ministers stressed that UN Security Council Resolution 2231 should expire on schedule, criticized European efforts to prolong it

Terrorist Team Dismantled by Intelligence Forces in Eastern Iran In a security operation in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan, Iranian intelligence forces eliminated a terrorist cell

General Dismissed After Minimizing Iran Attack Impact According to reports, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has removed a general after his agency’s assessment

Top Hamas Figure: Netanyahu Preventing Breakthrough on Gaza Ceasefire Deal Mahmoud Mardawi, a senior Hamas leader, declared that a full ceasefire deal could be within reach

China to Display Hypersonic Weapons During WWII Anniversary Parade To mark 80 years since Japan’s WWII surrender, China will hold a large-scale Beijing parade displaying hypersonic missiles, modern aircraft, and advanced military technology

Tehran and Minsk Ink 12 Bilateral Cooperation Documents During President Pezeshkian’s visit to Belarus, Iran and Belarus signed 12 cooperation agreements across multiple sectors

Israel to Send Thousands of Reservists into Gaza; Hamas: ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ Israel is preparing to mobilize up to 80,000 reservists as it moves to seize Gaza City