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Qatar PM condemns Israel’s attack, appreciates Arab, Islamic support

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“We appreciate the solidarity of brotherly Arab and Islamic countries and friendly countries from the international community that condemned this barbaric Israeli attack,” Sheikh Mohammed said on Sunday.

He added, “It expressed its full support for us and the legitimate legal measures we will take to preserve the sovereignty of our country.”

The Qatari prime minister, who is also the foreign minister, made the comments as foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries convened in Doha before their leaders hold an emergency summit on Monday in response to Israel’s attack on Qatar last week.

The Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) session opened not with ceremony but with urgency, as the delegates came together in a city suddenly thrust into the heart of a regional confrontation.

Israel’s strikes on Tuesday killed five Hamas members and a Qatari security officer, narrowly missing the negotiation team meeting in Doha as they weighed a United States proposal to end Israel’s genocidal two-year war on Gaza.

“It’s time for the international community to abandon dual standards and to hold Israel accountable for all the crimes it has committed,” Sheikh Mohammed said at a meeting inside the Ritz-Carlton hotel in the heart of the city, adding that the attack must be met with “fierce” and “firm” measures.

Delegates from the Arab League and the OIC are collaborating on a joint resolution that will specify concrete measures against Israel. The details of this resolution are expected to be revealed on Monday.

The Qatari prime minister also chided Israel’s continuous derailment of Gaza ceasefire talks, stating: “Israel must know that the continuous genocidal war against the Palestinian people, aiming at forcibly transferring them outside their homeland, cannot succeed, no matter what false justification is provided.”

Members of both the Arab League and OIC pushed for Israel to be held accountable for its attack on Qatar.

“The ongoing state terrorism against the people of the region demands us to draft a resolution for the UN General Assembly to put an end to these practices as well as the violations and crimes against the Palestinian people, and push forward for the two-state solution,” OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha stated at Sunday’s session.

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, meanwhile, stressed the need for a clear message of Arab-Islamic solidarity with Qatar, stating that Israel must be brought to account for its “evidenced war crimes”, including “killing civilians, starving the population and driving an entire population homeless”.

Iran seeks UN nuclear agency resolution against attacks on facilities

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US Iran Attack

IAEABehrouz Kamalvandi, deputy head and spokesman of the AEOI, made the remarks upon arrival in Vienna to attend the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference.

He said recent attacks on Iranian nuclear sites by the US and Israel threatened not only Iran but also the global non-proliferation regime.

“Assaults on nuclear installations create serious challenges for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and other international regulations,” Kamalvandi said. “This is not an issue limited to Iran.”

He explained that Iran has submitted a draft resolution in line with past UN Security Council resolutions, including 487, 533, and 444, which emphasized the prohibition of such attacks.

However, Kamalvandi warned that Washington was pressuring member states to block the measure and had threatened to withhold contributions to the agency if it passes.

The week-long conference, beginning Monday, will also feature a speech by AEOI chief Mohammad Eslami, who is expected to hold several multilateral meetings on the sidelines.

Iranian border guards seize nearly 12 tons of narcotics in six months

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Iranian Border Guard

Brigadier General Ahmad-Ali Goudarzi said the operations were carried out along Iran’s southeastern, eastern, and southern frontiers, including Sistan and Baluchestan Province, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan.

He noted that the confiscated substances included opium, crystal meth, heroin, and hashish.

“Through intelligence-led operations and close surveillance of land and sea borders, our forces dismantled several major smuggling networks,” General Goudarzi said during a visit to a display of seized contraband in Sistan and Baluchestan.

He confirmed that 253 suspected traffickers were arrested and 11 armed smugglers were killed in clashes with security forces.

Iran, which shares more than 8,700 kilometers of land and maritime borders, lies on a major transit route for narcotics originating from Afghanistan, the world’s largest producer of opium.

Authorities say they are intensifying counter-narcotics efforts despite the heavy cost to security personnel.

General Goudarzi emphasized that most seizures took place along southeastern borders and praised local residents for cooperating with border forces in confronting drug trafficking.

Israeli military carries out its latest ground incursion in southern Syria

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Israeli Army

Soldiers also carried out searches in the Saysoun and Jamlah towns on Sunday, which are adjacent to the 1974 ceasefire line that was meant to separate Israeli and Syrian troops.

On Saturday, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the country’s interim president, said talks with Israel have begun to re-establish a 1974 agreement which was concluded after the 1973 war between the two sides.

Israel and Syria have held direct talks in recent months, and al-Sharaa has ruled out normalisation. The negotiations are aimed at halting Israel’s aggressive actions towards Syria and reaching some kind of security deal.

Israel has launched hundreds of strikes on military sites and assets across Syria since the fall of former leader Bashar al-Assad in December. It has also expanded its occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights by seizing the demilitarised buffer zone, a move that violated the 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria.

On Tuesday, Syria “strongly condemned” Israeli attacks on several sites in and around Homs city in the west of the country and around the coastal city of Latakia.

The Israeli air attacks represent “a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic”, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement.

While Israel had for years waged a secretive campaign of aerial bombardment against Syria’s military infrastructure, its attacks on its neighbour have ramped up since the war on Gaza and the fall of al-Assad.

In late August, six Syrian soldiers were killed in an Israeli drone attack on Damascus, which came a day after a ground incursion into Syrian territory by Israeli troops.

The attacks on Syria come amid Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promotion of a vision for a “Greater Israel“, a concept supported by ultranationalist Israelis that lays claim to the occupied West Bank and Gaza, as well as parts of Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Jordan.

After violence in southern Syria’s Suwayda in mid-July between Bedouin tribal fighters and Druze factions, government forces were sent in to quell the fighting. But the bloodshed worsened, and Israel carried out raids on Syrian troops and bombed the heart of the capital, Damascus, under the pretext of protecting the Druze.

 

Ukraine calls for tougher US sanctions

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Volodymyr Zelensky

“We are counting on strong steps from the United States, in cooperation with others – strong sanctions and tariff policies – which will serve as an argument for many around the world,” Zelensky said.

His remarks come days after Russian drones violated Polish airspace and were shot down in what marked the first known instance of NATO forces directly engaging Russian aerial assets during the full-scale invasion.

Zelensky emphasized that such violations should be seen as a direct threat to the entire European continent.

“Everyone sees that the Russian drones attacking Poland are also Putin’s war. And this is a warning not only to Poland but to all of Europe,” he continued, adding, “Russian drones can travel much greater distances.”

Zelensky linked Russia’s continued ability to wage war to its revenue from exports of oil, gas, uranium, and other natural resources. He warned that without tougher economic pressure, the Kremlin would have the means to continue funding its aggression indefinitely.

“This is already a very long war – a war of Russia’s ambitions, capabilities, and budget – and therefore a war of Russian oil, Russian gas, Russian uranium, and other Russian resources that fill Putin’s coffers.”

He also criticized those in the international community who continue to resist calls for harsher penalties on Moscow.

“I urge all partners to stop looking for excuses not to impose particular sanctions – all partners: Europe, the United States, the G7, and the G20 states.”

“Putin’s war will end when he – and only he – can no longer continue it,” Zelensky concluded.

Funeral held in Mashhad for Iranian firefighter killed in line of duty

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The fire broke out at a furniture workshop along a highway in Mashhad on Friday.

Firefighting teams were dispatched immediately to contain the flames and prevent the blaze from spreading. During the operation, Fakhrian, deputy shift commander of the fire station, lost his life while working to extinguish the fire.

Authorities described him as a dedicated and courageous firefighter who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to public safety.

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Israeli military bombs another high-rise building in Gaza City

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Witnesses said military aircrafts struck the tower shortly after the Israeli army issued immediate evacuation orders for its residents and nearby tents.

The Israeli military has been targeting high-rise buildings across Gaza City as part of its ongoing offensive to occupy Gaza City, ordering residents to move southward to a so-called “safe humanitarian zone” in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, which repeatedly came under Israeli fire more than 100 times, killing hundreds of civilians.

According to Gaza’s Government Media Office, the Israeli army has completely destroyed 1,600 towers and residential buildings in Gaza City since Aug. 11, in addition to 13,000 tents, displacing more than 100,000.

The vast majority of Gaza City residents are now crowded into the western neighborhoods of the city, which have witnessed concentrated and intense Israeli bombing since Friday.

Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza has killed more than 64,800 Palestinians since October 2023 and devastated the enclave, which faces famine.

Israel is facing a genocide case at the International Court of Justice over its war in the territory.

Iran’s police chief meets Iraqi interior minister in Baghdad

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General Radan, who arrived in the Iraqi capital with a delegation, was officially received by al-Shammari earlier in the day.

The meeting focused on expanding joint efforts in combating organized crime, drug trafficking, and terrorism, as well as enhancing intelligence exchange between the two countries.

According to officials, the talks aimed to reinforce coordination between Tehran and Baghdad on regional security issues amid shared challenges along their borders.

Both sides emphasized the importance of sustained cooperation in countering cross-border threats and ensuring stability in the region.

The visit underscores the growing security partnership between Iran and Iraq, which has expanded in recent years to include joint mechanisms for border management and combating illicit activities.

European NATO member states displeased with US reaction to ‘Russian drone incursion’: Reuters

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(FILES) US President Donald Trump attends a press conference during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025. US President Donald Trump said on September 13, 2025 he was ready to sanction Moscow, but on the condition that all NATO allies agree to completely halt purchases of Russian oil and implement their own sanctions. He also suggested members of the transatlantic alliance consider slapping tariffs of 50 percent to 100 percent on China as a way to help end Russia's war in Ukraine. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

Some members of the bloc view US President Donald Trump’s reluctance to outright blame Moscow for the incident on Wednesday as a sign that he is not committed enough to their defense, the news agency reported on Saturday, citing unnamed European officials.

US aircraft also played no role in repelling the alleged attack, according to Reuters. US officials said it was because the Dutch military was responsible for Polish airspace within NATO at the time.

“Trump’s handling of the incident has ranged from dismay to confusion and unease,” Reuters said.

A German official told the news agency that European NATO members “cannot rely on anything” with the Trump administration.

An Eastern European diplomat called Washington’s “silence” on the matter “almost deafening,” while an Italian official told Reuters that NATO members were mostly displeased with the US reaction.

The Polish government stated that its military tracked at least 19 alleged violations of its airspace by Russian drones over a seven-hour period on Wednesday, describing the episode as “deliberate” and “unprecedented.” It also convened an emergency UN Security Council meeting over the incident.

Trump downplayed the accusations, suggesting that the alleged incident “could have been a mistake.” He also added he was “not happy about anything having to do with that whole situation” and expressed hope that it would just “come to an end.”

Moscow responded by saying Warsaw’s claims were not supported by evidence and hyped up by the “European party of war.” Drones used in strikes against Ukrainian military targets could not “physically” reach Polish territory, Russia’s envoy to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, said.

European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, condemned the alleged incursion as “reckless” and expressed solidarity with Poland.

 

Iran says G7 statement an attempt to divert attention from crime of century

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Iranian Foreign Ministry

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran described the claims made in the joint communiqué of the G7 members and their partners regarding Iran as baseless, irresponsible, and sheer scapegoating, and strongly condemned them.

The statement read: “Leveling false accusations against those responsible for safeguarding Iran’s national security is a blatant distortion of realities and a deceitful diversion by the authors of such statements, who, through their unlawful and destabilizing conduct in various parts of the world—particularly in West Asia—have promoted lawlessness and aggravated insecurity.

Undoubtedly, the United States and other members of the G7 must be held accountable for their disgraceful actions in jeopardizing regional and global stability and security, especially for their complicity and partnership in the grave violations of international law, including humanitarian law and human rights, by the Zionist regime in occupied Palestine, as well as for their support of notorious terrorists.”

The Iranian Foreign Ministry emphasized: “At a time when the Zionist regime, enjoying the full support of the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and other sponsors of this anti-Iranian statement, is engaged in massacres, genocide in occupied Palestine, and continuous warmongering against regional countries, issuing anti-Iran statements serves no purpose other than diverting public opinion from the crime of the century and concealing the complicity of the sponsors of this statement in the genocide. Instead of persisting in scapegoating rooted in outdated supremacist and colonial mindsets, the sponsors of such irresponsible statements must correct their wrongful and criminal policies toward Iran and the region.”

 

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