Iran’s top civilian leaders push for cutting a deal with Trump to end the war: ‘We will not endure’
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Newest first · UTC+11:00US envoy Tom Barrack’s Israel criticism tests his credibility as a mediator - analysis
A statement Defense Minister Yisrael Katz put out via Twitter/X on Saturday was unusual on two counts.
· HERB KEINON
IDF kills Hamas commander, attacks weapons production site near aid center in Gaza strikes
The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed the terrorist Ismail Abu Pul, commander of a weapons production site at Hamas's production headquarters, who took part in producing charges and anti-tank missiles for the terror organization in a strike on the Al-Maghazi area in Gaza, the military announced on Sun…
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Cheap 'Guardian' interceptors developed by Florida start-up could turn tables on Iranian drones
Inexpensive interceptors developed by a small start-up based in West Palm Beach, Florida, could be used to counter the threat posed by Iranian drones, according to a report by The New York Times on Sunday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Azerbaijan Sues CNN Over Story On Cooperation With Israel In War On Iran
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· Tyler Durden
Hull punished United defence in victory but Carrick’s attack is bigger area of concern | Andrew Beasley
Manchester United again struggled against a back five as the promoted hosts exploited a set-piece weakness
· Andrew Beasley
Zelenskyy asked for more Patriot missiles, former US vice president says
The former vice president said concerns are growing as winter approaches.
· Cheyanne M. Daniels
Attempted suicide outside Iran’s Labor Department exposes reality of economic crisis
The attempted suicide of a worker dismissed from one of Iran’s petrochemical companies in Mahshahr on Tuesday has exposed the growing divide between the “military men” controlling the country and Iranian civilians, an expert told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Putin wants to draft 300,000 new troops for war, Ukraine’s Zelensky says
Russia could draft more troops in 2027 to reach its goal of 500,000 and aims to produce up to 1,300 ballistic missiles per year, he adds
· Reuters
Putin wants to draft 300,000 new troops for war, Ukraine’s Zelensky says
Russia could draft more troops in 2027 to reach its goal of 500,000 and aims to produce up to 1,300 ballistic missiles per year, he adds
· Reuters
Zelenskyy rejects plea for wartime presidential election
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Gaza, shoot child dead in Nablus
A 14-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces during a raid on a refugee camp east of Nablus on Sunday, as Israeli military operations and settler attacks continued across the occupied West Bank and air strikes killed at least three Palestinians in central Gaza.
· Middleeasteye
An AI ‘debt bomb’ crisis? No. This isn’t Enron 2.0 | Gene Marks
Fears of a datacenter buildout debt crisis are exaggerated. The risks are different than in the past and they are recoverable
· Gene Marks
Putin Wants to Draft 300K New Troops, Zelensky Says
Ukraine thinks Russia is planning to draft an additional 300,000 troops for its war effort after Russian parliamentary elections in mid-September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
· Reuters
Canadian PM claims country ‘at war’ with Trump on trade: ‘We got attacked’
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Dozens of attacks in southern Thailand wound three people
Dozens of coordinated arson and incendiary attacks across Thailand’s south left at least three people wounded and government property burned, the military has said.
Azerbaijan, CNN, and the question Israel should ask itself - opinion
Last week, Azerbaijan filed a lawsuit against CNN in a US federal court over what it describes as false and defamatory reporting about its role in the 2026 Iran conflict. CNN alleged that Israel had deployed military and intelligence personnel to Azerbaijan and used Azerbaijani territory for operations against Iran.
· ALEX GRINBERG
Zelenskyy says wartime elections could ‘destroy’ Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected his ex-defence chief’s calls for a wartime election, calling the prospect a “huge risk” amid the more than four-year war with Russia.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Double jeopardy? Luigi Mangione state case unlikely to proceed, experts say
Defense files motion to dismiss state case after federal guilty plea but prosecutors say they are prepared to litigate
· Victoria Bekiempis
Can Iran retaliate against countries that join US ‘economic war’?
Iran has threatened to retaliate against any country that joins the United States’ “economic war” against it, as diplomatic efforts to end the months-long war have stalled and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has drastically decreased.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Zelenskyy: Elections would ‘tear Ukraine apart’
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday flatly rejected a call by his former defense chief to send the country to the ballot box.
· Hanne Cokelaere, Veronika Melkozerova
Turkey & Israel On Brink Of Military Clash After Netanyahu Ordered Strikes On Syrian Airbase
At a moment of the ongoing Iran conflict, Israel and Turkey are escalating their competing claims and rhetoric over Syria, to the point that full-blown war is being threatened.
· Tyler Durden
Syria's aviation revival: How the end of Assad and the Iran war brought the industry back
From the start of the 14-year civil war in Syria until the fall of the Assad regime in 2024, the country's airspace was essentially a no-fly zone for the vast majority of the world's airlines.
· AARON GLICK
Lebanese economic recovery in 2025 will be undone by 2026 conflict, World Bank report shows
Lebanon’s economy is projected to shrink by 6.4% in 2026 after Hezbollah’s decision to return to war with Israel wiped out the early recovery achieved in 2025, according to the latest World Bank Lebanon Economic Monitor report.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war
PM Mark Carney says ‘we got attacked’ as tariffs come into force on items from hockey sticks to tongue depressors
· Lauren Almeida
China’s overlooked internet army is quietly embedding AI into everyday businesses
From RedNote to Meituan, digital platforms are bypassing third-party providers to build in-house AI models
· Ben Jiang
China’s overlooked internet army is quietly embedding AI into everyday businesses
From RedNote to Meituan, digital platforms are bypassing third-party providers to build in-house AI models
· Ben Jiang
Israel claims strikes at Syria's Abu al-Duhur prevented Turkish expansion toward northern border
Israel claimed that the reason for its attack on the Abu al-Duhur military air base in Syria was to stop the Turkish security threat from "becoming something much bigger," a spokesperson from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced in an X/Twitter post on Friday.
· TZVI JASPER
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan invited Iran to join newly-established Mecca defense pact - report
Iran has been invited to join the Mecca Agreement for Mutual Defense, the new security alliance established by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan earlier this month, Al Mayadeen reported on Saturday, citing a senior Iranian official.
· ELI LEON
In Kfarchouba, life is 'a big prison' under Israeli occupation of south Lebanon
Within the Israeli occupation zone in southern Lebanon lies Kfarchouba, a village near the eastern border with Israel and one of the few villages whose residents have been permitted by the Israeli military to remain on their land.
· Middleeasteye
Six EU countries urge windfall tax on energy firms
Six EU countries are stepping up calls for a bloc-wide windfall tax on oil companies as profits soar due to the Middle East war, according to a letter seen by AFP Saturday.
· AFP
Attack on Syrian security forces leaves casualties | The National
A bomb attack has caused casualties among Syria's security forces on a bus near Damascus, in the latest violence to hit the country since the ouster of Bashar Al Assad 18 months ago.
· The National
Israeli military raids continue across the West Bank
Israeli military raids and settler violence across the occupied West Bank continued overnight and into Sunday.
· Middleeasteye
US military paper 'Stars and Stripes' warns about threat to independence after Pentagon fires staff
The chair of the Stars and Stripes Publisher Advisory Board warned Friday that the Pentagon’s firing of senior staff threatens the US military newspaper’s editorial independence after its publisher, editor-in-chief, and a reporter received separation notices.
· THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Zelenskyy details rift with dismissed defense minister Fedorov
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looks on during his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
· Samya Kullab
IDF tracks rising number of Gaza kites launches as border residents warn of pre-Oct. 7 complacency
Over the past week, the IDF identified at least six kites that crossed from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. One crossed at the beginning of last week, two more crossed during the week, and four additional kites crossed in the past 24 hours, on Saturday.
· AMIR BOHBOT
Lopez beats Romero then snubs Catterall fight
Rolando Romero was fighting in his first world title defence
· Bbcsport
Pakistan army chief set to visit Tehran on Monday
Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, is set to visit Tehran on Monday, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday.
· Middleeasteye
Canada to hit back 'dollar-for-dollar' in trade war after Trump’s 50 per cent levy | The National
Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods from next month, Prime Minister Mark Carney said, after trade talks collapsed and the US imposed 50 per cent duties on $20 billion of Canadian products.
· The National
Dozens of attacks in Thailand's restive south leave 2 injured
BANGKOK — A local government office building, a 7-Eleven convenience store and a stolen vehicle were burned in the 51 attacks, according to the military's Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) and local media reports.
· Agence France-Presse
Pakistan army chief to visit Tehran in continuation of mediation role between US, Iran
Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir will visit Tehran on Monday, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday, according to a statement by the ministry.
· REUTERS
Iran’s president says US memorandum is best path out of stalled war
President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian takes questions from the media during a news conference in New York on Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
Economic warfare: Bankrupting Iran will be more effective than bombing - opinion
The US and Israel have demonstrated what military power can do to Iran. Bombs can destroy missile factories, military installations, drone warehouses, and command centers.
· MIKE EVANS
Pope Leo calls for dialogue over conflict, says young Catholics are a sign of hope
SAN MARINO — Pope Leo XIV used a visit to the tiny landlocked San Marino and a major Catholic gathering in the Italian city of Rimini on Saturday to issue one of his strongest appeals yet against war, polarization and social division, urging believers to foster dialogue and friendship in a fractured world.
· Associated Press
Denmark to further tighten rules affecting Ukrainian refugees
Denmark plans to stop issuing temporary residence permits to Ukrainian refugees from regions least affected by the conflict with Russia, the EU nation’s immigration minister, Morten Bodskov, has said. The announcement follows a wider trend among European nations to cut benefits to those fleeing the conflict with Rus…
· RT
India rescues 2 people from Panama-flagged cargo ship after distress alert
NEW DELHI (AP) — A search and rescue operation was underway Sunday off India’s eastern coast after a distress alert and loss of contact with a Panama-flagged vessel carrying 24 crew.
Indian Coast Guard, Navy continue search for 22 crew missing after bulk carrier sinks
India's Coast Guard and Navy continued search-and-rescue operations off the eastern coast on Sunday after a Panama-flagged cargo vessel carrying 24 crew sank, with two Chinese nationals rescued, a senior official said.
· REUTERS
Katz orders IDF to accelerate destruction of Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon
The IDF is increasing its pace of destroying Hezbollah's terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon, following instructions given by Defense Minister Israel Katz.
· AMIR BOHBOT
One wounded in suspected stabbing attack in West Bank town, IDF investigating
One person was wounded in a suspected terror stabbing attack in the area of Al-Auja, a Palestinian town located near Jericho, in the Jordan Valley, the IDF said on Sunday morning.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pezeshkian says Iran’s 'power and unity has defied predictions of collapse'
Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said that Iran was fighting a "full-scale economic, military and security war," but the nation's “power and cohesion had astonished the world".
· Middleeasteye