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US President Donald Trump yesterday promised further strikes against Iran after the first tit-for-tat attacks in a month, as a conflict that had lately settled into an economic standoff threatened to escalate into open fighting again.Iran launched missiles overnight at two US air bases in Jordan in response to a US attack on Iran’s Larak Island, where Washington said it had struck Iranian launchers firing mines into the Strait of Hormuz.”We’re going to hit them hard,” a Fox News reporter quoted Trump as later telling the channel. “There will be a response.”A senior Iranian source told Reuters the overnight exchanges of fire, the first since late July, were a “limited and contained confrontation” but said Tehran would deliver a harsh response if attacked again.Trump said US air defences had downed all Iranian missiles that could have caused any damage and that new U.S. economic sanctions on Iran were having a big impact, Fox News reported.Earlier, Trump had posted to social media two videos depicting explosions engulfing Iran’s main oil export terminal, with the message “Kharg island being blown to smithereens!!!”But the videos were generated by AI and no such attack took place. Iran called Trump’s post “laughable”. Vice President JD Vance told reporters Trump “likes to switch it up on social media a little bit” and was “sending a message”.Washington has so far mainly held off from hitting Iran’s major oil and gas infrastructure, a move that Iran says would be met with devastating attacks against its Gulf neighbours.Since late July, the war that Trump launched with Israel six months ago has settled mostly into an economic standoff, with each side betting that rival blockades of shipping around the Gulf will force the other to back down.Tehran meanwhile has maintained that the Strait of Hormuz is shut and will reopen only under its supervision.The senior Iranian source, who has direct knowledge of Iranian decision-making and spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said conditions in the strait would “become worse” for vessels that violated rules set by Tehran for passage.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian struck a milder tone yesterday, telling Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of a regional security meeting in Kyrgyzstan that Iran still sought a negotiated resolution.”… we believe that continuing the war is in no one’s interest, neither ours, nor the region’s, nor humanity’s,” Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted him as saying. Source link
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israeli forces captured the head of Hamas's internal security apparatus in Gaza, without giving his name.Israel's Shin Bet internal security agency and the military ‘in a daring operation today arrested the head of Hamas's internal security apparatus near his home in Gaza… He is one of the most senior Hamas leaders,’ Netanyahu said, according to a statement released by his office. Source link
Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan have agreed to establish a secretariat in Saudi Arabia under their Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, with a Pakistani secretary general to head it for an initial three-year term, the three countries said in a joint statement today.The decision was taken at the first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee of the Makkah Agreement, held at Istanbul’s Ciragan Palace with the countries’ foreign and defence ministers and top military officials in attendance. Pakistan was represented by Chief of Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif.Signed in early August, the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement is intended to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression, stipulating that an armed attack against any of the three countries would be regarded as an attack on all. Under it, the three countries will strengthen their collective defence capabilities through joint activities, defence industry co-operation and joint technology development.The three countries also agreed to institutionalise their co-operation to enhance their solidarity and ensure the credibility and effectiveness of their collective deterrence, contributing to regional efforts towards a just, inclusive and lasting peace.”Acting with a sense of regional ownership, the three countries reiterate their determination to work together within the framework of the Makkah Agreement to achieve sustainable peace and stability in their region. To that end, they will continue to support efforts towards de-escalation and restraint to encourage peaceful resolution of crises,” Pakistan’s Foreign Office said, adding that through the institutionalised and resolute implementation of the agreement the countries would make essential contributions to regional peace and stability. Source link
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