Day: September 14, 2026

Israeli officials say Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is increasingly relying on Basij and Revolutionary Guard hard-liners as economic pressure and internal disputes mount; US Embassy in UAE separately urges Americans to exercise caution near Jewish and Israeli sites Itamar Eichner, Daniel Edelson, New York| Yesterday | 21:36 Israeli officials say divisions within Iran’s leadership are widening as Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, still suffering from physical and psychological injuries, increasingly relies on some of the most hard-line figures in the Revolutionary Guard and Basij.

Tehran seeking advanced Russian-made versions of its own Shahed drones, report says. Israel National News   Sep 14, 2026, 8:27 AM (GMT+3) UAV (illustrative)iStock Iran has asked Russia to supply it with advanced Gran drones for use in its war against Israel and the United States, the Financial Times reported. According to the report, the request comes amid significant improvements in Russia’s drone capabilities. The Gran drones are upgraded versions of the Iranian-designed Shahed drones, which Russia began producing domestically in 2023. New Gran-4 and Gran-5 models have been striking urban targets in Ukraine in recent weeks, presenting an unprecedented …

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Khamenei has not been seen since being appointed in March after the death of his father, and while written statements and messages have been issued in his name, many have doubts. A woman walks past a mural depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran in August.(photo credit: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images)ByDANYA SAPERSTEINSEPTEMBER 14, 2026 05:30Updated: SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 10:54 When Iranian forces fired on three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz in July, they did so without advance knowledge or authorization of the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, or …

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The Houthis struck an airbase in Khamis Mushait and oil infrastructure in nearby cities on Tuesday, wounding 73 people, in one of the biggest attacks on Saudi Arabia since the start of the war. Members of Houthi security forces sit on a rock at the site of a rally held to commemorate Mawlid, marking the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, in Sanaa, Yemen, August 25, 2026.(photo credit: KHALED ABDULLAH/REUTERS)ByREUTERSSEPTEMBER 10, 2026 08:33 Pakistan has delivered a Saudi warning to Iran to rein in its Yemeni Houthi allies after they stepped up attacks on the kingdom, in a coordinated effort to …

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Oman’s foreign minister, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, posted late Sunday that the regional meeting had been postponed “in the interests of consensus.” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Geneva, Switzerland, February 25, 2026.(photo credit: Iranian Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/ Handout via REUTERS )ByREUTERSSEPTEMBER 14, 2026 00:46 In a rare diplomatic initiative, Iranian officials said they would attend a meeting on Monday with Gulf Arab states in Oman to present an agreement they say they reached with Oman on future shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz. But Oman’s foreign minister, Sayyid …

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After decades of identifying as Syrian, community that saw kids killed by Hezbollah rocket and brethren massacred by forces controlling Damascus pivots toward ‘protector’ Israel By Diana Bletter FollowToday, 10:06 am Druze horsemen and cattle growers from the four Golan Heights Druze villages of Majdal Shams, Ein Qiniyye, Buq’ata and Mas’ade parade through the Golan Heights ahead of Eid al-Adha festival, in Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, May 23, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90) MAJDAL SHAMS — Sitting on a street-level porch facing Majdal Shams’ bustling main drag, Qasem Sabbagh offered his visitors Turkish coffee and then reflected on the change in the …

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