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Gaza death toll from Israeli war tops 61,000

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A ministry statement said that 87 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, while 644 people were injured, taking the number of injuries to 150,671 in the Israeli onslaught.

The ministry also added that eight more people died from starvation and malnutrition over the past day, pushing the death toll since October 2023 to 188, including 94 children.

It also noted that 52 Palestinians were killed and 352 injured while trying to get humanitarian aid in the past day, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed while seeking aid to 1,568, with over 11,230 others wounded since May 27.

‏On Friday, UNICEF warned that children in Gaza are dying at an “unprecedented rate” amid famine and deteriorating conditions caused by Israel’s war.

According to estimates by the World Food Program (WFP), one in four Palestinians in Gaza faces famine-like conditions, and 100,000 women and children are suffering from acute malnutrition.

The Israeli army resumed its attacks on the Gaza Strip on March 18 and has since killed 9,519 people and injured 38,630 others, shattering a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.

Iran demands security guarantees before resuming U.S. talks

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Iran US Flags

He confirmed that indirect messages between Iran and the U.S. are still being exchanged through mediators like Oman.

However, he condemned the recent Israeli and American strikes as a “betrayal of diplomacy,” warning that such actions shattered trust during sensitive negotiation periods.

“Before we begin any new talks, we must be assured that these attacks will not happen again,” he stated, stressing that diplomacy must not be undermined by force.

Takht-Ravanchi reiterated that Iran will only consider negotiations based on mutual benefit and equality. “We will not accept any imposed outcomes,” he said.

He also addressed U.S. and Israeli allegations about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, reaffirming that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s fatwa banning nuclear weapons remains in effect.

“We are enriching uranium for peaceful purposes only, and within our rights under the NPT,” he added.

Larijani appointed Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council

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Ali Larijani

The appointment comes just weeks after the end of the 12-day war between Iran and the Israeli regime, and two days after the official establishment of a new body called the “Defense Council,” operating under the SNSC.

Larijani, a seasoned political figure, previously held the same post between 2005 and 2007.
He is expected to bring his extensive experience and political gravitas to the position during a period of heightened regional tension and strategic recalibration.

In his official decree, President Pezeshkian cited Larijani’s “commitment, extensive management experience, and strategic vision” as key reasons for the appointment.

The president tasked Larijani with overseeing the SNSC Secretariat, coordinating inter-agency efforts, identifying emerging security threats—including technological ones—and advancing a people-centered and smart national security strategy aligned with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s guidelines.

The SNSC plays a central role in shaping Iran’s foreign and security policy.

EU seeking to impose sanctions against China: Politico

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Beijing has refused to take part in the the Western sanctions imposed on Moscow after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. China has maintained close economic ties with Russia while repeatedly calling for a diplomatic resolution. In recent months, the West has stepped up efforts to target Russia’s major trading partners, including China, in an attempt to isolate Moscow and reduce its export revenues.

The trigger for the EU’s current shift appears to be an investigative report released by Reuters in July, which cited customs data and unnamed Western officials as claiming that Chinese companies supplied Russia with equipment that could reportedly have military applications, including parts for drones, radar, and fighter jets.

“The report is accurate and it shows China is escalating its role, both quantitatively and qualitatively,” the diplomat told Politico, claiming that the conflict “would look very different right now” without China’s alleged support.

Earlier this month, Beijing denied similar allegations from US officials, telling the UN Security Council that Washington is playing a “meaningless blame game.” Chinese envoy Geng Shuang called the accusations “false” and “completely unacceptable.” He defended China’s economic ties with Russia, stressing that neither the US nor the EU has halted trade relations with Moscow.

The criticism came shortly after a group of US senators introduced legislation that would require the administration of President Donald Trump to target Chinese “entities and individuals” that have allegedly helped sustain the Russian defense industry amid international sanctions.

The US has also told the UN Security Council that China is “the most important supplier” to the Russian military.

Russia has never confirmed the existence of military-related imports from China. It has also condemned the Western sanctions as illegal and counterproductive, calling them a “double-edged sword.”

US says will withhold disaster funding to states boycotting Israel

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) announced it was making nearly $1bn available to states to protect themselves from natural disasters, such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and fires, as well as terrorist attacks and cyber disruptions.

This $1bn allocation, which will apply to 15 different grant programmes, is part of the “Notices of Funding Opportunity amounting to more than $2.2 billion available to state, local, tribal and territorial governments to help them protect American citizens”, Fema states on its website.

However, Reuters reported at least $1.9bn of this funding was conditional on states following Department of Homeland Security conditions laid out in April, saying states will not cut “commercial relations specifically with Israeli companies or companies doing business in or with Israel” to qualify, according to 11 agency grant notices it reviewed.

But the ruling is seen as largely symbolic. More than 30 US states already have laws that require “public entities to certify they do not and will not boycott Israel”, according to an essay titled “Anti-BDS laws and the politics of political boycotts” in the University of Pennsylvania’s Journal of Law and Social Change.

In recent months, calls for boycotts of Israeli and international companies that are doing business with Israel have increased. Recently, UN special rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese called for action after publishing a scathing report in which she names over 60 companies, including major technology firms like Google, Amazon and Microsoft, alleging their involvement in what she calls “the transformation of Israel’s economy of occupation to an economy of genocide”.

Albanese was sanctioned by the US after she published the report.

It is the latest escalation of the Trump administration creating pushback on institutions, departments or states that do not fall in line with its goals and priorities, such as its hardline approach to immigration or issues such as climate change.

For example, Fema’s statement laid out that recipients will no longer be able to spend the funds “to house illegal immigrants at luxury hotels, fund climate change pet projects or empower radical organizations with unseemly ties that don’t serve the interest of the American people”.

The statement also added that recipients are required to spend at least 10 percent on “supporting border crisis response and enforcement”.

Rare footage captures Asiatic Cheetah, Persian Onager in same frame

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Persian leopard

The footage, likely recorded by trap cameras in Turan Biosphere Reserve, shows the onager moving at a steady pace with the cheetah trailing behind it at a distance.

In a second clip, the cheetah is seen drinking water from a conservation-built water source in Turan National Park, as the onager calmly approaches without showing signs of fear or distress.

The behavior of both animals, particularly the cheetah’s lack of predatory pursuit, has prompted discussions among wildlife experts.

Faramarz Esfandiari, a former head of Damghan’s Environmental Department, noted that Asiatic cheetahs are generally not capable of preying on adult Persian onagers due to their smaller size.

The Turan Biosphere Reserve is the most critical habitat for both species, which are classified as endangered. The reserve, established in the 1970s, is internationally recognized for its rich biodiversity and unique geology.

Experts emphasize that further behavioral analysis is needed to understand the interaction seen in the footage.

Tehran officials raise alarm over crimes by undocumented migrants

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Abolfazl Nikookar said that in 2023 and 2024, theft ranked highest among criminal offenses involving foreigners in the capital.

Nikookar reported that there are approximately 450,000 authorized migrants, mainly from Afghanistan, and an estimated 112,000 unauthorized individuals currently residing in Tehran.

He warned that renting property to undocumented migrants is illegal and can result in serious consequences, including the closure of real estate offices and revocation of business licenses.

Efforts to address the issue include judicial coordination with other agencies, as well as public education campaigns.

In one initiative, nearly 96 million SMS messages were sent across the province warning against unlawful employment and housing of undocumented migrants.

Authorities cite the lack of identification documents and border control as major obstacles.

Nikookar emphasized that the presence of undocumented migrants has impacted various sectors including education, healthcare, and labor.

Under Iranian law, employing or housing unauthorized migrants is a criminal offense and violators may face legal prosecution.

Since the new administration took office last year, Iran has repatriated over a million illegal Afghan migrants to their homeland.

US House speaker becomes highest-ranking American official to visit illegal settlements in West Bank

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Johnson visited Ariel city, the fourth-largest illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, according to Marc Zell, chairman of Republicans Overseas Israel.

“Speaker Mike Johnson says that the mountains of Judea and Samaria are the rightful property of the Jewish People,” he wrote on X alongside a photo of Johnson as he speaks at an event in the occupied territories.

Johnson and his delegation also intend to travel to Gaza and tour controversial aid centers of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), backed by the US and Israel, Israeli officials told Axios.

Access to food, water, and medical supplies remains severely limited in the Gaza Strip due to an ongoing Israeli blockade and poor distribution of aid by the GHF.

Johnson and his delegation will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog as part of an “unusually long” eight-day visit ending on Aug. 10.

The trip was arranged by Heather Johnston, who founded the US Israel Education Association, a conservative pro-Israeli advocacy organization, three Israeli officials informed Axios.

Israeli sources told the media site that the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, learned of the visit unexpectedly and played no role in organizing it. The Israeli Foreign Ministry and the US Embassy in Jerusalem were similarly uninvolved in preparations.

The unannounced Republican delegation became public knowledge only after Israeli ministers released statements about their meetings with the group.

Johnson arrived on Sunday, accompanied by Reps. Michael McCaul, Nathaniel Moran, Michael Cloud, and Claudia Tenney. Tenney chairs the Friends of Judea and Samaria caucus in the US Congress, which advocates for illegal Israeli settlements.

Since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 7,000 injured in the West Bank by Israeli forces and illegal settlers, according to the ministry.

In an advisory opinion last July, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and called for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Netanyahu has decided on full occupation of Gaza: Report

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Netanyahu

Netanyahu’s decision will see the Israeli military expand its operations across the entire enclave, including areas where Hamas’s captives are being held, i24NEWS, The Jerusalem Post, Channel 12 and Ynet reported.

“The decision has been made,” Amit Sega, chief political analyst with Channel 12, quoted an unnamed senior official in Netanyahu’s office as saying.

“Hamas won’t release more hostages without total surrender, and we won’t surrender. If we don’t act now, the hostages will starve to death and Gaza will remain under Hamas’s control.”

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the reported plans and called on the international community to “intervene urgently to prevent their implementation, whether they are a form of pressure, trial balloons to gauge international reactions, or genuinely serious”.

The reports come as Netanyahu is set to convene his war cabinet on Tuesday to discuss the next steps for Israel’s military in Gaza as its war in the besieged enclave nears the two-year mark.

Netanyahu is facing growing international pressure to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza and halt the war amid mounting Palestinian deaths due to malnutrition and Israeli attacks.

The Israeli leader is also facing mounting domestic pressure to secure the release of Hamas’s remaining captives in Gaza, following the release of footage of detainees Rom Braslavski and Evyatar David appearing emaciated.

Netanyahu on Monday doubled down on his war goals, including eliminating Hamas and securing the release of the remaining captives.

“We must continue to stand together and fight together to achieve all our war objectives: the defeat of the enemy, the release of our hostages, and the assurance that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel,” Netanyahu stated at the start of a regular cabinet meeting on Monday.

Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan on Monday accused the United States and other Western countries of turning a blind eye to Israeli atrocities, and stressed that Netanyahu’s government bore “full responsibility” for the lives of the captives “due to its stubbornness, arrogance, and evasion of reaching a ceasefire agreement, and the escalation of the war of extermination and starvation against our people”.

More than 60,900 Palestinians, including at least 18,500 children, have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, according to Gaza health authorities.

Forty-nine captives, including 27 who are believed to be dead, are still being held by Hamas, according to Israeli authorities.

Russia says ‘no longer considers itself bound’ by nuclear treaty with US

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Russian Foreign Ministry

The INF Treaty, which banned ground-launched missiles with ranges of 500–5,500km, collapsed in 2019 when Washington withdrew, citing Russian violations. Moscow has denied the claims, accusing the US itself of developing banned missiles. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the collapse of the INF will significantly erode the global security framework.

“The Russian Foreign Ministry notes the disappearance of conditions for maintaining the unilateral moratorium on the deployment of similar weapons and is authorized to state that Russia no longer considers itself bound by the corresponding self-imposed restrictions previously adopted,” the statement reads.

According to the ministry, the “actions of Western countries” are creating a “direct threat” to Russian security. It also noted that last year, the US deployed a Typhon missile launcher in the Philippines. The statement also referenced the Talisman Sabre exercise in Australia, where the US Army also fired Typhon.

The Typhon is a mobile ground-based launcher designed to launch Tomahawk cruise missiles (range up to 1,800km) and SM-6 multipurpose missiles (range up to 500km).

The Foreign Ministry also took notice of the Australian Army testing an American Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) for the first time in July. The PrSM is a has a maximum range beyond 500km and “is central to strengthening Australia’s land and maritime strike capability,” according to the country’s Defense Ministry.

The Russian statement added further: “Decisions on specific parameters of response measures will be made by Russia’s leadership based on an interagency analysis of the scale of the deployment of American and other Western ground-based intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles, as well as the overall development of the situation in the field of international security and strategic stability.”

Moscow has repeatedly voiced the possibility of lifting the moratorium, for example, after the US announced plans to deploy long-range weapons in Germany in 2026. In November, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is developing intermediate- and shorter-range missiles in response to Washington’s actions. The Kremlin has not ruled out deploying the missiles in the Asia-Pacific region.

US President Donald Trump, who during his first term withdrew from the INF and the 1992 Open Skies Treaty which allowed conducting surveillance flights over each other’s territory, has suggested that he would resume negotiations on maintaining the existing restrictions on nuclear weapons with Russia.

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