Some in Iran believe the supreme leader 'doesn't exist at all'
Before a fatal strike killed most of his immediate family and transformed his fate, some doubted Mojtaba Khamenei would ever rule Iran.
· Lucia Stein
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Israeli forces carry out new wave of attacks across southern Lebanon
Israeli forces struck multiple locations in southern Lebanon on Saturday evening, hitting a social care home, residential buildings and open areas, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported.
· Middleeasteye
Netanyahu condena a perpetradores de violencia en Cisjordania y otras noticias de Oriente Medio
Soldados israelíes aseguran un edificio en construcción mientras varias ambulancias evacúan a palestinos heridos tras un ataque perpetrado por colonos israelíes en el poblado de Qusra, en Cisjordania, el sábado 29 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Majdi Mohammed)
Shin Bet confirms significant Iranian threat against Yair Netanyahu prompted evacuation from US
Shin Bet confirmed an Iranian threat against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son, Yair, on Saturday after reports circulated following Yair's quick evacuation from Florida in the United States back to Israel.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF, AMIR BOHBOT
Netanyahu condemns settler attack in flashpoint West Bank village
Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank on Saturday after nearly three weeks of tension in the area, drawing rare condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
· Agence France-Presse
Israeli settlers, army continue attacks in West Bank towns
Israeli settler violence across occupied West Bank continued later on Saturday as settler groups launched new attacks on Palestinians in the villages of Burqa and Arrabeh, Palestine’s Wafa news agency reported.
· Middleeasteye
Second Palestinian confirmed killed in Israeli strike on Gaza’s Tal al-Hawa
The death toll from an earlier Israeli drone strike in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood has risen to two, Wafa news agency reported.
· Middleeasteye
Israeli settlers attack fourth Qusra home today as residents try to fit protective netting
Israeli settlers targeted a fourth house under construction in Qusra on Saturday, after six Palestinian residents went to the property to install metal netting for protection, according to a report by Al Jazeera.
· Middleeasteye
In Ein Kerem, Israel’s most unlikely wellness retreat becomes a source of healing
By our second morning at the Khan Ein Karem Boutique Hotel, something had already begun to shift. Roi and Tomer, the hotel’s warm and attentive hosts, understand this quiet rhythm perfectly. Their hospitality philosophy is simple: Give visitors tranquility, space, and a nourishing breakfast, then let the valley do t…
· NOAM BEDEIN
Near the Gaza border, Dream Island offers a luxury retreat built around rest and healing
As a photojournalist, my lens is usually trained on the rugged and the raw, capturing the stories written in the dust of the road and the quiet resilience of those who call the borderlands home. But every so often, the road leads to a place that feels less like a destination and more like a collective exhale.
· BASIA MONKA
Haredi protesters set road blocks at Jerusalem entrance roads, disrupting traffic into city
Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) protesters set up a series of roadblocks at the entrance to Jerusalem on Saturday evening, blocking traffic for nearly two hours before police dispersed the demonstration, according to a police statement.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Witnesses describe tear gas, stones in Israeli settler attack in Qusra
Palestinian residents trapped inside a home in Qusra on Saturday described a terrifying hour-long siege, as dozens of masked Israeli settlers surrounded the house and pelted it with stones, according to accounts given to Reuters.
· Middleeasteye
US can't deport students for criticizing Israel, judge says
Students walk through the Stanford University campus, March 14, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
Iran-backed Iraqi group sets 10 conditions for disarmament, including full US withdrawal
Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, an Iran-backed Iraqi armed group, said on Saturday it will only cooperate with efforts to bring weapons under state control if 10 conditions are met, including a complete withdrawal of US forces from Iraq.
· Middleeasteye
Jerusalem's L3 opens after years of delays, turning one light rail line into a network
Living in central Jerusalem can be defined by a few key characteristics: the shuk, the noise, and, of course, the light rail.
· SHIR PERETS
Reports of US funding cuts to Kurdish armed forces raises concerns over regional stability
The Trump administration is planning to cut funding to the Peshmerga, the armed forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government, according to a BBC report that called the Peshmerga "a key Middle East ally that helped the US defeat the Islamic State group (IS) and is now facing punishing attacks from Iran, according to f…
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
One killed, two wounded in Israeli drone attack on Gaza City
At least one Palestinian was killed and two others wounded in an Israeli drone attack on the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza City, Wafa news agency reported.
· Middleeasteye
Mactan airport achieves sustainability milestone
LAPU-LAPU CITY — The Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) has become the first and only airport in the Philippines to achieve Level 2 Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) from the Airports Council International Asia-Pacific and Middle East.
· Kaiser Jan Fuentes
Mactan-Cebu International Airport achieves sustainability milestone
LAPU-LAPU CITY — The Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) has become the first and only airport in the Philippines to achieve Level 2 Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) from the Airports Council International Asia-Pacific and Middle East.
· Kaiser Jan Fuentes
The real world war raging around and inside us
COUNTLESS seasoned experts and commentators are worried about a world war erupting between the United States-led Western alliance plus Japan and India, and the Eurasian bloc of China, Russia, Iran, and their allies. But for some, like former US Marines intelligence officer and United Nations weapons inspector Scott …
· Ricardo Saludo
High-flying Gilas eyes home sweep, battles Iran in FIBA WCAQ
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· Richard Dy
Palestinian residents trapped as Israeli settlers surround home in occupied West Bank village
Israeli settlers continue to besiege a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, leaving at least four people trapped inside as settlers set fire to nearby lands.
· Middleeasteye
3 Palestinians killed in Gaza and other Middle East news
A Palestinian boy cries over the body of Hamouda al-Attar, who was killed by the Israeli army, during his funeral at al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
EU enters ‘winter panic’ mode as gas storage hits record low – Guardian
EU gas storage is now at one of the lowest seasonal levels on record, with the shortfall feeding a “winter panic” among traders amid the Iran war and Brussels’s continued push to phase out Russian energy, according to The Guardian.
· RT
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EU gas storage is now at one of the lowest seasonal levels on record, with the shortfall feeding a “winter panic” among traders amid the Iran war and Brussels’s continued push to phase out Russian energy, according to The Guardian.
· RT
Israeli attacks across Gaza kill two people, hit hospital supply warehouse
Several people have been wounded in an Israeli strike on a medical warehouse inside a hospital compound in central Gaza, while separate attacks killed two people elsewhere in the Strip.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Pezeshkian Says Iran To Increase Gasoline Prices, Coupled With Rare Admission About US Sanctions
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday issued a rare admission, describing that after six months of war initiated by the United States and Israel, the country's economy is feeling significant pain.
· Tyler Durden
Palestinian foreign ministry demands international intervention to protect residents against settler violence
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called for international intervention to protect the residents of al-Mughayyir, a village northeast of Ramallah, following escalating violence by Israeli settlers.
· Middleeasteye
Justin Arana cracks Gilas 12, takes spot of injured Carl Tamayo
MANILA, Philippines — Converge big man Justin Arana has been inserted to the Gilas Pilipinas final 12 in lieu of injured Carl Tamayo heading to the Philippines’ collision versus Iran on Sunday’s FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers fourth window at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
· Richard Dy
EPOS film fest explores fine art, literature, theater and more
The 17th EPOS International Art Film Festival, which presents dozens of films from Israel and abroad exploring art, literature, architecture, music, dance, theater, and photography, will take place between September 16 and September 19 at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
· HANNAH BROWN
Who owns Judaism? Israel must take it back from the religious establishment - opinion
The upcoming elections will determine not only who sits in the next government but also what kind of country we want to be. Amid the debate over haredi (ultra-Orthodox) military enlistment, public funding, religious services, and Israel’s identity, a more fundamental question has been forgotten: Who actually owns ou…
· BATYA KAHANA-DROR
When Netanyahu leaves, Israeli politics will have to stand for something - opinion
For many years, it has seemed that Israeli politics has ceased to revolve around the questions politics is supposed to address: security, the economy, foreign relations, religion and the state, the judicial system and the vision for Israel’s future. In their place stands one question, almost exclusively: Benjamin Ne…
· DAVID BEN-BASAT
'Both are my country': Palestinians on ties that bind them to UAE | The National
Members of the UAE's vast Palestinian diaspora gathered to show their love, support and celebrate the ties that bind them to the Emirates.
· Ramola Talwar Badam
Israel says 'Israeli rioters' removed from Qusra
Israeli military and border police forces said they responded to clashes involving "Israeli rioters" in the Palestinian village of Qusra, where Israeli settlers have besieged a Palestinian home.
· Middleeasteye
Winds, thunderstorms, low temperatures hit Cyprus as Israel prepares for unusual summer storm
Extreme weather hit Cyprus on Saturday and is expected to continue until late afternoon, with thunderstorms, strong winds, and possible tornadoes, Cyprus media reported.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US due to cut off UAE branches of Egypt's Banque Misr over Iran ties
US efforts to choke Iran’s economy are starting to come into effect and a major Egyptian bank is feeling the heat.
· AfricaNews
America In Focus: key inflation gauge remains high; Fed's Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, center, talks to Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, right, and Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Moran, Wyo. (AP Photo/Amber Baesler)
· Michelle Chapman
Iran defence chief said Tehran will strengthen defensive capabilities
Iran's acting Defence Minister Majid Ibn Reza said his country will continue to strengthen its defensive capabilities.
· Middleeasteye
Bill Maher blasts academics for trashing Western civilization – and Israel
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· Geoff Earle
Araghchi says US elements use media to influence oil prices
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused elements within the Trump administration of using “gullible media” to influence energy prices for personal gain, claiming Iran’s intelligence had uncovered “major efforts to game energy markets”.
· Middleeasteye
Iran's Ghalibaf Declares Persian Gulf Oil Flows For 'All Or None'
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf declared on 28 August that either all Persian Gulf countries will be allowed to export oil freely or none will, adding that the security of West Asia depends on the withdrawal of US forces.
· Tyler Durden
Israeli settlers surround Palestinian home in occupied West Bank’s Qusra
Israeli settlers, backed by Israeli forces, have surrounded a Palestinian home in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
Iraq's Kurdistan Region says US military support not ending despite expiry of agreement | The National
A security co-operation agreement between the US and Iraq’s Kurdistan Region is due to expire at the end of September, but it will not end ties between Erbil and Washington, Kurdish officials told The National, after reports US assistance to the region had been suspended.
· Mina Aldroubi
Settlers riot near West Bank village of Kusra, leaving eight Palestinians injured - report
Dozens of Israeli settler rioters gathered on the outskirts of the village of Kusra in the West Bank on Saturday, according to a KAN news report.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The old pillar: Israel’s kibbutzim have changed beyond recognition - so what keeps them alive?
For much of Israel’s history, the kibbutz and moshav were not simply places to live. They were institutions through which some of the most basic tasks of the Zionist project were carried out: settling land, absorbing immigrants, farming, holding border areas, and building communities where there had been none before.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
How Much Gas Prices Have Risen Since The Iran War
Gas prices have climbed sharply across the U.S. following the outbreak of the Iran War, but the size of the increase varies significantly by state.
· Tyler Durden
Israeli settlers surround another Palestinian home in Qusra, attack journalists in Jalud
Israeli settlers, backed by their military, have surrounded another Palestinian home in Qusra, south of Nablus, with at least four people trapped inside, Al Jazeera Arabic is reporting.
· Middleeasteye
Six months ago, Iran was supposed to collapse. Here’s what happened instead
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
· RT
Six months ago, Iran was supposed to collapse. Here’s what happened instead
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
· RT
Iran trade falls as Supreme Leader Khamenei urges less reliance on the U.S. dollar
Iranian trade has fallen sharply under U.S. sanctions and a naval blockade, President Masoud Pezeshkian said, as Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged a reduction in reliance on the U.S. dollar.
· Azhar Sukri