Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign mutual defense deal — as Israeli strike injures Lebanese soldier
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Exit Narrative Begins: Trump's Muted Response To Hormuz Deal Suggests The 'Declare Victory & Leave' Moment Is Here
President Trump's latest Iran comments came Thursday night, after a prior day wherein Iran and Oman unveiled their 'finalized' Hormuz management scheme, which most notably includes a ban on all US and Israeli vessels in the energy transit waterway.
· Tyler Durden
Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement: What’s in it?
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye have signed a joint defence pact as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate with the United States and Israel’s war on Iran.
· Priyanka Shankar
Video: Houthi strikes on Saudi-backed troops
Yemen's Houthi movement killed more than 60 Saudi-backed troops belonging to the internationally recognised Yemeni government between Thursday and Friday, marking the deadliest toll since the civil war stalled under a 2022 truce.
· Middleeasteye
US employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs amid strain from the Iran war
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1% only because Americans left the job market.
· Associated Press
Iranian lawmaker criticises new "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement"
Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Rezaei says the new defence pact with Pakistan and Turkey will not bring security to Saudi Arabia, and that Riyadh should instead focus on changing its policies.
· Middleeasteye
Guerra com Irã leva militares dos EUA a pedir desligamento
O médico militar Taylor Highland decidiu que deixaria as Forças Armadas dos Estados Unidos quando EUA e Israel lançaram seus primeiros ataques contra o Irã, há quase seis meses. Para ele, o estopim foi o míssil que atingiu uma escola de meninas no sul do país e que, segundo Teerã, deixou mais de 150 mortos.
· Redação DW
Outrage in Iraq after female detainee allegedly gang-raped by police, prison officials
Disclaimer: This story contains disturbing imagery, including references to sexual assault and violence.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Victim of child marriage in Iran dies of wounds after self-immolation, human rights groups claim
A young victim of child marriage died earlier this week in Iran, 11 days after she set fire to herself in Piranshahr in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province, according to reports by Iranian media and human rights groups.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Houthis' claims of deadly attacks stoke fears of a wider regional conflict
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
· Fatma Khaled
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan Sign Islamic NATO-Style Defense Pact Amid Iran War
On Friday Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a major defense agreement as leaders gathered in the city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It seeks to strengthen joint deterrence and expanding defense cooperation, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
· Tyler Durden
Futures Rise Ahead Of Closely Watched Jobs Report
US futures grind higher in a European session devoid of newsflow ahead of nonfarm payrolls. As of 815am ET, S&P futures rose 0.2% while Nasdaq futures gained 0.4%, with some of yesterday’s beaten up tech names such as Sandisk and Western Digital getting some reprieve in the premarket. Asian stocks swung between a lo…
· Tyler Durden
Mossad reportedly removes two senior officers over botched Iran regime change plan | The National
Israel’s foreign intelligence service has reportedly removed two senior officials over the failure to topple Iran’s regime.
· Thomas Helm
Oil price volatile as Houthi attacks renew supply crunch fears | The National
Oil prices steadied after rising early on Friday, following an escalation in attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi rebels that renewed supply fears in the market.
· Alvin R Cabral
Abdul El-Sayed refuses to distance himself from anti-Israel extremist Hasan Piker – even as Jewish Michiganders are scared
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Live updates: Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she’ll oppose Todd Blanche’s nomination
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, pauses outside the chamber to answer a question from a reporter at the Capitol in Washington, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Suspended priest turns to calypso to preach about sexual abuse and Gaza
Father Gerard Paul, who can no longer officiate masses, funerals, weddings or baptisms after repeatedly criticizing the church and clergy, rehearses with the Royal Grenada Police Force Band in St. George, Grenada, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Floyd Robinson)
· Danica Coto
Turquía, Pakistán y Arabia Saudí firman un pacto de defensa mutua y otras noticias de Oriente Medio
El presidente de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (derecha), y el príncipe heredero de Arabia Saudí, Mohammed bin Salman, se estrechan la mano durante un acto de bienvenida en Ankara, Turquía, el 22 de junio de 2022. (AP Foto/Burhan Ozbilici, archivo)
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Where do China-Israel ties stand after closure of consulate in Chengdu?
Amid recent bilateral friction, Beijing has no intention of maliciously damaging relations with Middle East country, analyst says
· Fan Chen
Where do China-Israel ties stand after closure of consulate in Chengdu?
Amid recent bilateral friction, Beijing has no intention of maliciously damaging relations with Middle East country, analyst says
· Fan Chen
Exclusive: ICC judges order Taliban case split from Afghanistan probe that covers US troops
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have ordered prosecutors to open a standalone investigation into allegations of gender persecution by the Taliban, separating it from the court's long-running Afghanistan war crimes probe that covered US nationals, Middle East Eye can reveal.
· Middleeasteye
Global food prices at three-year high as heatwaves and wars push up crop costs
UN index says weather is affecting wheat yields while conflicts in Ukraine and Iran hit exports and drive up prices
· Graemewearden
PM Benjamin Netanyahu has an insurance policy - it's called Israel's opposition – opinion
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s greatest political asset is no longer Benjamin Netanyahu. It is the opposition. For years, his rivals have mistaken national exhaustion with Netanyahu for public faith in them. They have changed leaders, renamed parties, assembled coalitions, and returned each time to the same mes…
· ADAM SCOTT BELLOS
Crossing Israel's dividing lines: New Arab, haredi alliances can reshape the elections - opinion
Israeli public discourse is caught between what the Left calls the “poison machine” and what the Right calls the “poison channels.” As elections approach and every party seeks to distinguish itself, the country’s social race to the bottom is likely to accelerate. A hot – and dangerous – summer lies ahead.
· YEDIDIA STERN
'A Paper Tiger': Saudi Arabia is weaker than it appears, even after new defense pact, NSC head says
Saudi Arabia is less powerful than it may seem at first glance, former national security adviser and head of the National Security Council Brig.-Gen. (res.) Prof. Jacob Nagel told 103FM in a Friday morning interview addressing the defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan.
· 103FM
Iran hopes to deal Trump a blow at midterms by keeping him entangled in war
By dragging out talks, Tehran aims to damage the US president politically – but some fear a bruised and weakened Trump could lash back
· Patrickwintour
A roundup of the latest developments in the Middle East
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shake hands during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)
· The Associated Press
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defence deal amid regional turmoil
The nations are particularly concerned by the increasingly aggressive military stances of both Israel and revolutionary Shiite Iran
· Reuters
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defence deal amid regional turmoil
The nations are particularly concerned by the increasingly aggressive military stances of both Israel and revolutionary Shiite Iran
· Reuters
Trump says war ‘can’t go much longer’ – what’s the latest on talks?
Trump is caught in an "escalation trap" in Iran war: Analysis
· Al Jazeera
War on Iran: Saudi Arabia warns of imminent attacks by Iraqi groups and Yemen's Houthis
Saudi Arabia has warned that Iraqi armed groups and Yemen’s Houthis could soon launch coordinated attacks against the kingdom under the supervision of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
· Middleeasteye
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey sign joint defence pact | The National
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have signed a Makkah Joint Defence Agreement to strengthen their collective security, the three countries said on Friday.
· The National
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye sign defence deal amid regional turmoil
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye have signed a joint defence agreement, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said, deepening security cooperation amid heightened military tensions and conflicts in the Middle East.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif signed the pact in Mecca
· Bbcnews
Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement"
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a defence agreement on Friday, Pakistan's foreign ministry and Saudi broadcasters said.
· Middleeasteye
Houthi strikes in Yemen as Saudi Arabia braces for attacks: What we know
Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen launched at least 12 fresh missile attacks on the Yemeni provinces of Hadramout and Marib on Friday, following drone and ballistic missiles launched at Saudi-led coalition and Yemeni government military sites, killing at least 30 soldiers in the country, on Thursday.
· Priyanka Shankar
Middle Israel: If Israel's opposition wants to govern, they should rally behind Eisenkot - opinion
Fielding four aspiring prime ministers, the opposition’s leaders will have to crown Gadi Eisenkot as their joint candidate. Not because he is better equipped to govern, but because he is better equipped to win.
· AMOTZ ASA-EL
Saudi army won't 'stand idly by' amid Houthi attacks in Yemen, source says
A source close to the Saudi military said on Friday that the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's government since 2015 would not "stand idly by" as the Houthi rebels escalated their attacks on Yemeni troops.
· Middleeasteye
Trump blasts Washington ‘ComPost’ as ‘treasonous’
US President Donald Trump has denounced a Washington Post report that he said falsely claimed he was frustrated with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over misleading information about the state of American munitions stockpiles. He called the article “treasonous” and rejected the paper’s account of the exchange durin…
· RT
READ MORE: Trump blasts Washington ‘ComPost’ as ‘treasonous’
US President Donald Trump has denounced a Washington Post report that he said falsely claimed he was frustrated with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over misleading information about the state of American munitions stockpiles. He called the article “treasonous” and rejected the paper’s account of the exchange durin…
· RT
Palestinians allegedly smuggle ATVs into Gaza as IDF says it will examine border security
Palestinians managed to smuggle new ATVs into the Gaza Strip under the IDF's nose before publicly displaying them in Deir al Balah and performing stunts with the vehicles, Walla reported Friday, citing military sources.
· AMIR BOHBOT
UTJ spiritual leader meets with anti-Zionist Satmar millionaire over haredi IDF draft - report
One of the United Torah Judaism spiritual leaders, Gerrer Admor Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter, met Joel Landau, a millionaire member of the hasidic anti-Zionist group Satmar, Channel 13 reported on Thursday.
· TZVI JASPER
Enough with ‘theater diplomacy’ – Iran’s top negotiator to Trump
US President Donald Trump should curb his “theater diplomacy” as it will not work with Iran, Tehran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said.
· RT
Como guerra no Irã pode afetar tratamento de água no Brasil
A guerra dos Estados Unidos e Israel contra o Irã, iniciada no final de fevereiro, levou ao fechamento de uma das principais rotas marítimas do transporte de petróleo e outras matérias-primas no mundo, o Estreito de Ormuz. Após cinco meses de conflito, a crise gerada pelo bloqueio da via pode impactar agora o tratam…
· Evandro Almeida Júnior
Un acuerdo con Irán sobre el estrecho de Ormuz podría exigir un compromiso de Trump
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, en la Oficina Oval de la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el 6 de agosto de 2026. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
· Ben Finley
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan to Sign key defense agreement
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shake hands during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)
· Suzan Fraser
Trump faces calls for windfall tax on big oil’s profits from Iran war
US president’s complaint industry ‘making too much money’ comes after his policies boosted corporations
· Dharna Noor
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to sign major defense pact amid Iran tensions
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan are expected to sign a major joint defense agreement on Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, according to reports by Reuters and Agence France Presse (AFP).
· ELI LEON
Syria's Health Ministry corrects Damascus minibus blast toll: 14 wounded, no deaths
Syrian security personnel inspect damaged vehicles at the site of an explosion in the Jaramana suburb, home to a large Druze population, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulrahman Shaheen)