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08.07.2026 - 23:18 [ Middle East Eye ]

Eight blasts reported in southern Iran

(4 min ago)

Explosions are being reported from Iran‘s southwestern Bushehr province, according to the country‘s Mehr news agency.

Iran‘s state broadcaster IRIB said eight explosions were heard in the southern port city, with air defence systems activated as a result.

08.07.2026 - 21:38 [ Associated Press ]

Oil prices rise 5%, and stocks drop worldwide after Trump says ceasefire with Iran is ‘over’

Oil prices rose, and stock markets dropped in shaky trading worldwide Wednesday after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran.

The S&P 500 fell as much as 1.1% after Trump said the agreement to pause fighting was “over,” but the index then trimmed its loss to 0.3% after Trump said the most recent exchange of fire with the Islamic Republic did not herald a return to full-scale war. They’re his latest mixed messages on what will happen with the war, which threatens to worsen inflation for the world.

30.06.2026 - 09:50 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Netanyahu in 1993: Iran will have bomb by 1999

(March 4, 2015)

The prime minister has been warning for over 20 years that Tehran is close to achieving its pursuit of nuclear weapons.

30.06.2026 - 09:44 [ ForeignPolicy.com / web.archive.org ]

When the Ayatollah Said No to Nukes

(September / October 2014)

A few Iranian sources have previously pointed to a fatwa by the Islamic Republic’s first supreme leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, prohibiting chemical weapons as the explanation for why Iran did not deploy these weapons during the war with Iraq. But no details have ever been made public on when and how Khomeini issued such a fatwa, so it has been ignored for decades.

Now, however, the wartime chief of the Iranian ministry responsible for military procurement has provided an eyewitness account of Khomeini’s ban not only on chemical weapons, but on nuclear weapons as well. In an interview with me in Tehran in late September, Mohsen Rafighdoost, who served as minister of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) throughout the eight-year war, revealed that he had proposed to Khomeini that Iran begin working on both nuclear and chemical weapons — but was told in two separate meetings that weapons of mass destruction are forbidden by Islam.

30.06.2026 - 09:37 [ PressTV.ir ]

Iran’s rejection of nuclear weapons based on religious beliefs, fatwa: Pezeshkian

(February 26, 2026)

President Masoud Pezeshkian has reiterated Iran’s opposition to nuclear weapons, saying the policy is rooted in “theological“ beliefs and a religious decree issued by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei banning nuclear arms.

„When the religious leader explicitly states that we will not pursue nuclear weapons, this is a position rooted in theological and jurisprudential beliefs, not a political tactic that can be changed,” Pezeshkian said while speaking during a visit to the northern province of Mazandaran on Thursday, highlighting the fatwa (religious decree) that had been issued by Ayatollah Khamenei forbidding nuclear arms.

28.06.2026 - 07:16 [ Middle East Eye ]

Netanyahu says ‚there is no room for two states‘

“Another principle of the government, of the broad national government that I intend to lead, is that there is no room for two states. Between the sea and the Jordan River, there is no room for two states,” he told reporters.

“Now, you ask me, three years ago, before the war, the public was divided on this issue. Although I believe that most of the public was opposed, a significant portion supported it. I think that has changed. This is now a basis for agreement.”

Earlier, he described the framework agreement with Lebanon as a „historic accomplishment“ and a „massive blow to Iran and Hezbollah“.

Netanyahu said the understandings reached with Lebanon and the US recognise Israel‘s right to maintain a security zone inside southern Lebanon for as long as it considers necessary.

28.06.2026 - 07:02 [ Associated Press ]

US airstrikes again hit Iran as Tehran strikes Bahrain and Kuwait, further imperiling interim deal

The incident follows a similar back and forth that occurred just days prior when an Iranian drone struck a merchant vessel off the coast of Oman on Thursday and the U.S. military retaliated with strikes.

26.06.2026 - 23:17 [ Reuters ]

US military conducted strikes against Iran

The U.S. ​military conducted ‌strikes against Iran on ​Friday, Central ​Command said in ⁠a ​statement, adding that ​U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile ​and ​drone storage locations and ‌coastal ⁠radar sites after Tehran‘s attack ​on ​a ⁠commercial ship in ​the Strait ​of ⁠Hormuz.

26.06.2026 - 22:48 [ Al Jazeera ]

US CENTCOM says aircraft struck Iranian ‘missile and drone’ storage locations

US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that it has conducted strikes against Iran following Tehran’s attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

“US aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites after Iran hit M/V Ever Lovely on June 25 with a one-way attack drone,” CENTCOM said in a post on X, adding that the “unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire.”

20.06.2026 - 17:22 [ PressTV .ir ]

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz after US-Israeli violations of MoU

The statement added that the Israeli attacks have led to “brutal killings and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of oppressed people” in southern Lebanon, adding that the Israeli regime has also failed to withdraw its forces from those territories.

The military command said that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the first step in response to the breach of commitments under the MoU by the US and its allies, adding that Iran will adopt further measures to compel the enemy to fulfill its obligations.

20.06.2026 - 17:11 [ CNN ]

Iran says it‘s closing vital Strait of Hormuz, blaming Israeli attacks in Lebanon

Iran’s military command said it will close the Strait of Hormuz due to Israel’s “ongoing” violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon and the United States “failing to implement” the first clause of the tentative agreement to end the war, Iranian state media reported on Saturday.

“In view of the United States’ bad faith and its clear breach of its commitments by failing to implement the first article of the memorandum ending the war, and in response to the continuous and ongoing violation of the ceasefire by the Zionist regime in southern Lebanon
 It hereby announces that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed to the passage of vessels,” Iran’s top joint military command, ​Khatam al-Anbiya Central ‌Headquarters, said in a statement that was reported by state broadcaster IRIB.

04.05.2026 - 08:42 [ CNN ]

Iran warns US forces of attacks if they attempt to enter Strait of Hormuz

“We will maintain and manage the security of the Strait of Hormuz with all our might and we announce to all commercial ships and tankers to refrain from any action to transit without the coordination of the armed forces stationed in the Strait of Hormuz so that their security is not jeopardised,” the military said.

“We warn that any foreign armed force, especially the aggressive US army, will be attacked if they attempt to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz.”

26.04.2026 - 16:18 [ TRT World ]

Trump says shooting won‘t ‚deter‘ him from winning Iran war

„It‘s not going to deter me from winning the war in Iran. I don‘t know if that had anything to do with it, I really don‘t think so, based on what we know,“ Trump told reporters in a briefing at the White House after the shocking security incident.

Trump had earlier said, however, that „you never know“ if it could be linked to the Iran war, and said…

21.04.2026 - 05:29 [ PressTV.ir ]

US seeks Iran’s surrender; Iranians don’t submit to force: Pezeshkian

“Deep historical mistrust in Iran toward U.S. gov conduct remains, while unconstructive & contradictory signals from American officials carry a bitter message; they seek Iran’s surrender. Iranians do not submit to force,” the president wrote.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the United States is not serious about negotiations with Iran, and that Tehran had no plans to take part in a second round of talks with Washington.

20.04.2026 - 20:05 [ Daily Pakistan ]

Iranian delegation will not come to Islamabad for second round of talks with US: Baqai

Iran has announced it will not participate in the second round of direct talks with the United States scheduled in Pakistan, amid an already fragile standoff between the two countries.

14.04.2026 - 19:40 [ NNA-leb.gov ]

Security update: Israeli airstrikes target multiple south Lebanon’s villages and towns, leaflets dropped over Shebaa town

NNA – Nabatieh – Israeli warplanes launched an air raid targeting the southern Lebanese town of Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh.

Enemy warplanes also carried out an airstrike targeting a house in the town of Rihan in Jezzine district.

An Israeli drone also targeted a car on the Abbasieh-Tyre road.

An enemy airstrike was also launched on the town of Baraashit.

Additionally, the enemy dropped leaflets on the town of Shebaa.

14.04.2026 - 18:17 [ CNN ]

Trump hints US-Iran talks could resume over next two days

Meanwhile, Rubio says he‘s hopeful for progress at high-stakes direct talks between Israel and Lebanon underway in DC.

13.04.2026 - 18:48 [ Haaretz ]

Netanyahu Corruption Trial Testimony Delayed Due to ‚Security and Political Reasons‘

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s request to delay testifying in his criminal trial was accepted by judges on Sunday due to „security and political“ reasons related to „the dramatic events that have occurred in the State of Israel and throughout the Middle East in recent times,“ according to a letter sent to judges.

09.04.2026 - 22:35 [ Al Jazeera ]

US-Iran ceasefire clouded by confusion: Analyst

“Not only is it contentious in itself, what remains even more contentious is the fact that no one seems to agree about what everyone agreed about, or didn’t agree about,” Pinfold told Al Jazeera.

“We don’t know what Iran agreed to, we don’t know what both sides think they agreed to,” he added, noting the further complication that various parties which were either attacked or involved in the fighting were not represented.

09.04.2026 - 22:28 [ Al Jazeera ]

Lack of unified document complicates US-Iran negotiations

Iran says they have 10 points. The US says it has 15 points. The problem here is a dilemma that there is no single document that anyone can refer to for what both sides are going to discuss.

07.04.2026 - 23:02 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Tabu hinter „Verschwörungstheorie“: Hierarchie und Befehlskette

(May 2, 2017)

Beispiel 3:

PrĂ€sident A will sein „Einflussgebiet“ („Area of Influence“) vergrĂ¶ĂŸern. Er hat sich zum Sturz der Hierarchie des nicht kontrollierten Staates bzw Gebietes Evil entschieden. Warum, wie, auf wessen DrĂ€ngen auch immer spielt keine Rolle mehr, sobald die Entscheidung gefallen ist. Denn dann steht nicht nur seine Macht ĂŒber die gesamte eigene Hierarchie, sowie aller eingegliederten und untergeordneten Hierarchien auf dem Spiel, sondern wiederum deren Macht, letztlich diese selbst. Daher muss Evil im Zweifel auch erobert werden, wenn der Sturz von dessen Hierarchie nicht gelingt.

(…)

Bleibt die Eroberung von Evil stecken bzw reicht die Zahl der organisierten und gefĂŒhrten Söldner und Milizen nicht aus, werden neue aufgestellt und alles beginnt von vorne. Die Hierarchie aller eingesetzten Proxy-Truppen endet dabei immer bei A, bzw dessen Untergebenen bei X1 und Z1. Die Proxy-Truppen können wahlweise kombiniert werden, untereinander ĂŒberlaufen, sich neue Namen geben, eigene Territorien mit blumigen Namen grĂŒnden, etc, solange alle der Eroberung von Evil, oder alternativen Planmodellen dienen, wie der Zerschlagung von Evil, und / oder ĂŒbergeordneten lĂ€ngerfristigen strategischen Zielen, wie der Zersetzung oder Zerschlagung noch vorhandener demokratischer Strukturen oder ganzer Staaten im eigenen Einflussbereich, z.B. durch die Erzeugung gewaltig-heiliger Intelligenz- und Erleuchtungswellen durch „mehr Atlantik“.

Eventuelle geostrategisch vermeintlich oder tatsÀchlich konkurrierende Hierarchien werden gekauft und ruhiggestellt, z.B. indem man ihnen das eigene Konzept zur Transformation des Herrschaftsbereiches andreht. Man versteht sich. Man will doch nicht streiten. Wo doch alle profitieren, von der Lage.

Eine Verschwörung hat nicht stattgefunden. Es sind einfach alle vernĂŒnftig.

01.04.2026 - 11:08 [ Middle East Eye ]

Lebanon says Israeli strikes on Beirut area kill seven

Lebanon‘s health ministry said Wednesday that Israeli strikes on Beirut‘s southern suburbs and a nearby town killed at least seven people.

The health ministry said an Israeli raid early Wednesday in the Jnah area killed at least five people and wounded 21 others.

26.03.2026 - 12:59 [ CNN ]

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy commander killed, Israeli defense minister claims

“Last night, in a precise and lethal operation, the IDF eliminated the commander of the IRGC Navy, Tangasiri, along with senior naval command officials,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Thursday. “We will continue operating in Iran with full force to achieve the war’s objectives.”

23.03.2026 - 19:12 [ New York Times ]

Israel Thought It Could Spur Rebellion Inside Iran. That Hasn’t Happened.

Within days of the war’s beginning, said David Barnea, the Mossad chief, his service would likely be able to galvanize the Iranian opposition — igniting riots and other acts of rebellion that could even lead to the collapse of Iran’s government. Mr. Barnea also presented the proposal to senior Trump administration officials during a visit to Washington in mid-January.

Mr. Netanyahu adopted the plan.