


S. Korea’s Jailed Ex-Leader Yoon Resists Questioning by Taking Off Prison Uniform
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol again refused to attend questioning by investigators Friday, using a new method to resist: He took off his prison uniform and lay down on the floor at his detention room.

Thailand Returns 2 Wounded Soldiers to Cambodia, Holds 18 of Their Comrades
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Cambodia on Friday welcomed the return of two wounded soldiers who had been captured by the Thai army after the two sides had already implemented a ceasefire to end five days of combat over competing territorial claims.

Texas Man Indicted for Killing Afghan Refugee
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The brother of an Afghan refugee who helped US forces defuse bombs during the war in Afghanistan expressed frustration Thursday that it took more than three months for the Texas man accused of fatally shooting his sibling over a parking dispute to be indicted in the case.

Syria Forms Committee To Investigate Suwayda Violence
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Syria has pledged to investigate clashes in the southern province of Suwayda which killed hundreds of people last month -the second major episode of sectarian violence since the ouster of longtime Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.

Trump Sets New Tariffs on Dozens of Countries’ Exports
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - US President Donald Trump signed an executive order reimposing “reciprocal tariffs” ranging from 10 percent to 41 percent on US imports from dozens of countries and foreign locations.

Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians As Settlers Rampage through West Bank Towns
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Palestinians in the occupied West Bank town of Silwad declared a general strike after two residents were gunned down by Israeli forces during a wave of violent settler raids backed by the military.

EU Faces Pressure As Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Deepens under Israeli Siege
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson urged the European Union to immediately suspend the trade component of its association agreement with Israel, denouncing Tel Aviv’s brutal war on Gaza and its obstruction of humanitarian aid.

UN Torture Expert: Israel Using Starvation as Weapon of War against Gaza
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A United Nations expert condemned the Israeli regime for its deliberate use of starvation as a method of warfare against the Palestinian population in Gaza, describing the policy as "lethal, inhumane, and degrading."

Explosions, Fires, Prolonged Blackouts Paralyze Israeli Cities amid Infrastructure Breakdown
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Widespread power outages, fires, and equipment explosions have plunged the Israeli occupied cities of Rahat, Ramla, and Lod into darkness, triggering public outrage and exposing the deep fragility of the occupying regime’s infrastructure.

Israel Massacres Nearly 90 Palestinians, Targets Aid Seekers amid Famine in Gaza
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Israel has intensified its genocidal assault on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 86 Palestinians—most of them civilians seeking humanitarian aid—while enforcing a siege that has plunged the territory into mass starvation.

Iran, Pakistan Urge Islamic Unity against Zionist Plots
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker and his Pakistani counterpart Ayaz Sadiq, during a meeting on the sidelines of the Sixth World Parliament Speakers' Conference in Geneva, called for stronger unity among Islamic nations to confront the schemes of the Zionist regime.

Resistance Cyber Forces Target Key Israeli Military Supply Chain
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A cyber unit aligned with the resistance front announced it has successfully hacked and disabled the infrastructure of the Manamim Food Industries Holding, a company openly endorsed by the Israeli war ministry.

Canada to Recognize Palestine As Global Condemnation of Israeli Atrocities Grows
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Canada announced its plan to officially recognize the State of Palestine at the upcoming UN General Assembly, amid escalating outrage over Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza.

Hezbollah’s Weapons Necessary for Defending Lebanon’s Sovereignty: Sheikh Qassem
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah ruled out the disarmament of the resistance movement, saying its weapons are necessary for defending the country’s national sovereignty.

Unrelenting Israeli Siege Fuels Mass Deaths among Gaza’s Elderly, Children
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – As the genocidal blockade of Gaza intensifies, international monitors and local health officials warn of a catastrophic surge in deaths from hunger and neglect, disproportionately affecting the elderly and infants.

Malta to Officially Recognize Palestinian State at UN Assembly
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Malta has announced it will formally recognize the State of Palestine during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in September, joining a growing number of countries backing Palestinian statehood amid the Zionist regime’s continued aggression.

Israel Tightens Siege As Gaza Starves under Bombs, Blocked Aid
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – While Tel Aviv stages media-friendly aid deliveries, Palestinians in Gaza continue to die of hunger and airstrikes.

Massive Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Strikes on Russia, Japan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula late Sunday, unleashing tsunami waves that hit coastal areas of Russia and Japan, prompting widespread evacuations and tsunami alerts from Hawaii to South America.
