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Iran says it downed US MQ-9 drone in Ahvaz: Report
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A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range, in Nevada, United States. [USAF – William Rio Rosado – Anadolu Agency] Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, Iran’s state-run broadcaster IRIB reported on Sunday.
There was no immediate comment from US officials on the claim.
Tensions between the US and Iran have escalated in recent weeks over the Strait of Hormuz, with the two sides trading attacks despite a Pakistani-mediated framework agreement aimed at ending the conflict and reaching a lasting peace deal.
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Genocide denying UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says that UK is suspending 30 of 350 arms licences to Israel. He also confirms the UK government’s support for Israel’s Gaza genocide and the UK government and military’s active participation in genocide. 
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An ambulance is seen while Israeli military vehicles close entrances to the city after imposing a curfew as the Israeli army launches a large-scale attack in Tubas, West Bank on November 26, 2025. [Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency] An official announced Saturday that a 30-year-old Palestinian woman who suffered a heart attack died after the Israeli army held up the ambulance carrying her for more than 30 minutes at a military barrier at the entrance to the town, Anadolu reports.
Mayor Mutez Tawafsha from the Sinjil Municipality, a town near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, said in a video statement that an ambulance attempting to transport Sujoud Fuqaha, a mother of two, to the hospital was forced to wait for more than 30 minutes at the military gate before being granted permission to pass.
Emphasizing that time is critical in medical emergencies, Tawafsha said, “The woman needed to reach the hospital as quickly as possible in order to receive the necessary treatment. How many more innocent lives will these iron gates and military barriers continue to claim in the town of Sinjil?”
Footage showed Tawafsha standing in front of the iron gate, the ambulance waiting for the gate to be opened and permission to pass before transporting Fuqaha. It also showed medical workers making urgent verbal appeals for the gate to be opened in an effort to save her life.
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Sinjil is frequently targeted by the Israeli army and occupiers amid Israel’s military control over the town’s entrances and severe restrictions imposed on the movement of Palestinians.
Since October 2023, there has been a sharp increase in attacks by the Israeli army and occupiers who have seized Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
According to official Palestinian figures, 1,181 Palestinians have been killed, 13,000 have been injured and nearly 24,000 detained during the period.
A report published July 6 by the Palestinian Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said Israeli occupiers carried out 3,488 attacks against Palestinian communities during the first half of the year, including assaults, the burning of homes, shootings, land seizures, and the establishment of unauthorized settlement outposts.
Seventeen were killed in the attacks.
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Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel’s genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism “without qualification”. Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/ - Israel threatens retaliation if Iran attacks
- US energy chief says Gulf oil flows nearing 14M barrels per day despite Iran tensions
- Israeli strike on tents for displaced Palestinians kills 1, injures 10 in southern Gaza
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- Lebanese president meets top US diplomat at start of Washington visit
- Turkish foreign minister urges return to US-Iran agreement, says Ankara coordinating with Qatar
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- Israel issues eviction, demolition orders for Palestinian homes north of East Jerusalem
- Iran says 50 killed, over 500 injured in US attacks since June 27
- Israeli occupiers burn mosque, injure 4 Palestinians in West Bank attacks
- Jordan says 3 Iranian missiles intercepted as sirens sound
- Iran says US attack targeted nuclear power plant under construction
- Syrian president appoints new national security, intelligence chiefs
- Yemeni government prevents Iranian plane from landing at Sanaa airport
- Iran says it downed US MQ-9 drone in Ahvaz: Report
- Egypt eyes land reclamation projects in Tanzania
- At least 6 missiles hit Iran’s Qeshm Island amid new US strikes
- Palestinian woman dies after Israeli army delays ambulance for more than 30 minutes in Ramallah
- Digital campaign debunks Israel’s narrative about Gaza ceasefire
- Libya joins China’s payment system, reducing reliance on US dollar
- Iran’s supreme leader accuses US of MoU breach, says Trump’s signature ‘worthless’
- US says naval blockade of Iran remains in effect
- Iraqi premier welcomes US agreement to rehabilitate 7 banks
- Protesters in Sweden denounce Israeli attacks on Gaza, Lebanon
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- Israeli opposition leader slams Netanyahu for alliance with far-right parties
- Pro-Palestinian protest in London call on Andy Burnham to impose sanctions on Israel
- Iran says 50 killed in US strikes since June 27
- US advises citizens not to travel to Lebanon, northern Israel
- Belgium approves import ban on goods from occupied Palestinian territories
- After Gaza, who represents Palestine?
- Kuwait says several firefighters wounded following Iranian attacks
- Monuments without a country: Indonesia’s empty gesture to Palestine
- US strike on water desalination plant left about 10,000 without water: Iranian official
- Air raid sirens sound in Bahrain for 5th time amid Iranian attacks
- The battle of Palestinian and Israeli narratives in Indonesia
- Iran says it destroyed US unmanned depot, AI center in Bahrain
- Israeli drone strike on funeral gathering in central Gaza kills 8, injures 20
- Iran says it shot down US-made RQ-11 Raven drone
- US to send more refuelling aircraft as Trump weighs wider Iran war: Report
- Top Russian diplomat says potential closure of Bab el-Mandeb Strait will harm global oil market
- Libya announces new oil field discovery with estimated reserves of 195M barrels
- Hezbollah denies claims of activity in Syria following Syrian weapons seizure announcement
- Iran conflict raises financial pressure on European airlines amid higher fuel costs
- Israeli Government takes legal step toward Ben-Gvir’s proposed “crocodile prison” plan
- Pakistan worried about being drawn into US-Iran conflict after Houthis attack Saudi Arabia
- Israel continues killing Gaza children as ‘matter of routine’: Haaretz
- Israeli strikes kill 5 Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire
- Iran says it targeted US bases in 6 Arab countries in retaliatory strikes

Genocide denying UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says that UK is suspending 30 of 350 arms licences to Israel. He also confirms the UK government’s support for Israel’s Gaza genocide and the UK government and military’s active participation in genocide. 
Donald Trump calls for help from NATO allies in securing the Strait of Hormuz despite saying on 7 March 2026 that they don’t need people to join wars after they’ve already won. He’s challenged with the claim that he lies as much as the IDF. US strike on water desalination plant left about 10,000 without water: Iranian official
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An anti-U.S. banner featuring the inscription “You will drown in the sea of the Iranian nation’s revenge” is displayed on a building at Fatimi Square in Tehran, Iran, on July 16, 2026. [Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency] A US strike on a water desalination plant in Iran’s southeastern coastal village of Bunji, in Hormozgan province, has left around 10,000 without water, a provincial official said on Saturday, Anadolu reports.
The attack “completely disrupted the supply of drinking water to 20 villages with a population of about 10,000 people,” Iran’s semi-official news agency Tasnim quoted the CEO of the Hormozgan Water and Wastewater Company as saying.
“These villages are facing a water shortage crisis,” added the official.
Tensions have heightened in the Middle East, where the US and Iran continue to exchange attacks in recent days.
The military escalation comes despite a Pakistan-brokered memorandum of understanding signed in June to end the war and reach a lasting peace agreement.
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Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel’s genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism “without qualification”. Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/ - Israel threatens retaliation if Iran attacks
- US energy chief says Gulf oil flows nearing 14M barrels per day despite Iran tensions
- Israeli strike on tents for displaced Palestinians kills 1, injures 10 in southern Gaza
- Israel releases 16 Palestinian detainees through Karem Abu Salem crossing
- Lebanese president meets top US diplomat at start of Washington visit
- Turkish foreign minister urges return to US-Iran agreement, says Ankara coordinating with Qatar
- Egypt urges EU, international community to ban products from illegal Israeli settlements
- 14 US refueling aircraft arrive in Israel amid Iran escalation: Report
- Israel issues eviction, demolition orders for Palestinian homes north of East Jerusalem
- Iran says 50 killed, over 500 injured in US attacks since June 27
- Israeli occupiers burn mosque, injure 4 Palestinians in West Bank attacks
- Jordan says 3 Iranian missiles intercepted as sirens sound
- Iran says US attack targeted nuclear power plant under construction
- Syrian president appoints new national security, intelligence chiefs
- Yemeni government prevents Iranian plane from landing at Sanaa airport
- Iran says it downed US MQ-9 drone in Ahvaz: Report
- Egypt eyes land reclamation projects in Tanzania
- At least 6 missiles hit Iran’s Qeshm Island amid new US strikes
- Palestinian woman dies after Israeli army delays ambulance for more than 30 minutes in Ramallah
- Digital campaign debunks Israel’s narrative about Gaza ceasefire
- Libya joins China’s payment system, reducing reliance on US dollar
- Iran’s supreme leader accuses US of MoU breach, says Trump’s signature ‘worthless’
- US says naval blockade of Iran remains in effect
- Iraqi premier welcomes US agreement to rehabilitate 7 banks
- Protesters in Sweden denounce Israeli attacks on Gaza, Lebanon
- Mamdani says New York City reviews authority to arrest Netanyahu during UN visit: Report
- Israeli opposition leader slams Netanyahu for alliance with far-right parties
- Pro-Palestinian protest in London call on Andy Burnham to impose sanctions on Israel
- Iran says 50 killed in US strikes since June 27
- US advises citizens not to travel to Lebanon, northern Israel
- Belgium approves import ban on goods from occupied Palestinian territories
- After Gaza, who represents Palestine?
- Kuwait says several firefighters wounded following Iranian attacks
- Monuments without a country: Indonesia’s empty gesture to Palestine
- US strike on water desalination plant left about 10,000 without water: Iranian official
- Air raid sirens sound in Bahrain for 5th time amid Iranian attacks
- The battle of Palestinian and Israeli narratives in Indonesia
- Iran says it destroyed US unmanned depot, AI center in Bahrain
- Israeli drone strike on funeral gathering in central Gaza kills 8, injures 20
- Iran says it shot down US-made RQ-11 Raven drone
- US to send more refuelling aircraft as Trump weighs wider Iran war: Report
- Top Russian diplomat says potential closure of Bab el-Mandeb Strait will harm global oil market
- Libya announces new oil field discovery with estimated reserves of 195M barrels
- Hezbollah denies claims of activity in Syria following Syrian weapons seizure announcement
- Iran conflict raises financial pressure on European airlines amid higher fuel costs
- Israeli Government takes legal step toward Ben-Gvir’s proposed “crocodile prison” plan
- Pakistan worried about being drawn into US-Iran conflict after Houthis attack Saudi Arabia
- Israel continues killing Gaza children as ‘matter of routine’: Haaretz
- Israeli strikes kill 5 Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire
- Iran says it targeted US bases in 6 Arab countries in retaliatory strikes

Genocide denying UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says that UK is suspending 30 of 350 arms licences to Israel. He also confirms the UK government’s support for Israel’s Gaza genocide and the UK government and military’s active participation in genocide. 
Donald Trump calls for help from NATO allies in securing the Strait of Hormuz despite saying on 7 March 2026 that they don’t need people to join wars after they’ve already won. He’s challenged with the claim that he lies as much as the IDF. US says naval blockade of Iran remains in effect
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The United States announces that the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, carrying 3,500 U.S. troops, has reached the area of responsibility of U.S. Central Command in the Middle East on March 2026. [US CENTCOM/Handout – Anadolu Agency] US forces continue to enforce a naval blockade against Iran in the Arabian Sea, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday, Anadolu reports.
“American forces continue to strictly enforce the ongoing naval blockade against Iran,” the command said in a post on the US social media platform X, alongside a photograph it said showed the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook transiting the Arabian Sea while an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter operated nearby.
CENTCOM said that, as of Saturday, US forces had redirected five commercial vessels and disabled another.
READ: US strike on water desalination plant left about 10,000 without water: Iranian official
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Keir Starmer explains that UK is actively supporting Israel’s genocidal expansion and repeats his previous quotation that he supports Zionism “without qualification”. Keir Starmer said “I said it loud and clear – and meant it – that I support Zionism without qualification.” here: https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/keir-starmer-interview-i-will-work-to-eradicate-antisemitism-from-day-one/ - Israel threatens retaliation if Iran attacks
- US energy chief says Gulf oil flows nearing 14M barrels per day despite Iran tensions
- Israeli strike on tents for displaced Palestinians kills 1, injures 10 in southern Gaza
- Israel releases 16 Palestinian detainees through Karem Abu Salem crossing
- Lebanese president meets top US diplomat at start of Washington visit
- Turkish foreign minister urges return to US-Iran agreement, says Ankara coordinating with Qatar
- Egypt urges EU, international community to ban products from illegal Israeli settlements
- 14 US refueling aircraft arrive in Israel amid Iran escalation: Report
- Israel issues eviction, demolition orders for Palestinian homes north of East Jerusalem
- Iran says 50 killed, over 500 injured in US attacks since June 27
- Israeli occupiers burn mosque, injure 4 Palestinians in West Bank attacks
- Jordan says 3 Iranian missiles intercepted as sirens sound
- Iran says US attack targeted nuclear power plant under construction
- Syrian president appoints new national security, intelligence chiefs
- Yemeni government prevents Iranian plane from landing at Sanaa airport
- Iran says it downed US MQ-9 drone in Ahvaz: Report
- Egypt eyes land reclamation projects in Tanzania
- At least 6 missiles hit Iran’s Qeshm Island amid new US strikes
- Palestinian woman dies after Israeli army delays ambulance for more than 30 minutes in Ramallah
- Digital campaign debunks Israel’s narrative about Gaza ceasefire
- Libya joins China’s payment system, reducing reliance on US dollar
- Iran’s supreme leader accuses US of MoU breach, says Trump’s signature ‘worthless’
- US says naval blockade of Iran remains in effect
- Iraqi premier welcomes US agreement to rehabilitate 7 banks
- Protesters in Sweden denounce Israeli attacks on Gaza, Lebanon
- Mamdani says New York City reviews authority to arrest Netanyahu during UN visit: Report
- Israeli opposition leader slams Netanyahu for alliance with far-right parties
- Pro-Palestinian protest in London call on Andy Burnham to impose sanctions on Israel
- Iran says 50 killed in US strikes since June 27
- US advises citizens not to travel to Lebanon, northern Israel
- Belgium approves import ban on goods from occupied Palestinian territories
- After Gaza, who represents Palestine?
- Kuwait says several firefighters wounded following Iranian attacks
- Monuments without a country: Indonesia’s empty gesture to Palestine
- US strike on water desalination plant left about 10,000 without water: Iranian official
- Air raid sirens sound in Bahrain for 5th time amid Iranian attacks
- The battle of Palestinian and Israeli narratives in Indonesia
- Iran says it destroyed US unmanned depot, AI center in Bahrain
- Israeli drone strike on funeral gathering in central Gaza kills 8, injures 20
- Iran says it shot down US-made RQ-11 Raven drone
- US to send more refuelling aircraft as Trump weighs wider Iran war: Report
- Top Russian diplomat says potential closure of Bab el-Mandeb Strait will harm global oil market
- Libya announces new oil field discovery with estimated reserves of 195M barrels
- Hezbollah denies claims of activity in Syria following Syrian weapons seizure announcement
- Iran conflict raises financial pressure on European airlines amid higher fuel costs
- Israeli Government takes legal step toward Ben-Gvir’s proposed “crocodile prison” plan
- Pakistan worried about being drawn into US-Iran conflict after Houthis attack Saudi Arabia
- Israel continues killing Gaza children as ‘matter of routine’: Haaretz
- Israeli strikes kill 5 Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire
- Iran says it targeted US bases in 6 Arab countries in retaliatory strikes

Genocide denying UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says that UK is suspending 30 of 350 arms licences to Israel. He also confirms the UK government’s support for Israel’s Gaza genocide and the UK government and military’s active participation in genocide. 
Donald Trump calls for help from NATO allies in securing the Strait of Hormuz despite saying on 7 March 2026 that they don’t need people to join wars after they’ve already won. He’s challenged with the claim that he lies as much as the IDF.






