🇮🇷 — REPORT: Pezeshkian Uses SCO Summit to Seek Regional Ties • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met foreign leaders on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit earlier today, using the gathering as Iran faces U.S. economic pressure and isolation from the West. • In meetings with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, Pezeshkian struck a less formal tone, telling Modi to “forget the protocols.” The comments come as Tehran looks to SCO partners for diplomatic and economic room to maneuver. Both India and Azerbaijan maintain ties with Israel. • Pezeshkian has described his government as wanting “to be friends with everyone,” while remaining aligned with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei inside Iran’s existing system.
3:41 AM
🇮🇱 Severe Seawater Turbidity Forces Israel’s Desalination Plants Offline, Cutting Water to Southern Farms • Israel has temporarily shut most major desalination plants after severe seawater turbidity disrupted filtration following recent weather. Only Hadera remains operational among the six major facilities, while authorities prioritize household drinking water. Southern farmers are facing reduced freshwater supplies, with agricultural deliveries in Ramat Negev halted entirely. Officials expect plants to resume once seawater conditions improve. ⬇️ Read 🔗 https://belaaz.com/news/severe-seawater-turbidity-forces-israels-desalination-plants-offline-cutting-water-to-southern-farms/
3:45 AM
🇮🇱🇸🇾 ISRAELI FORCES ADVANCE INTO SYRIA The IDF have advanced further into Syria’s Deraa province, near the Golan Heights, amid increased Israeli military activity in southern Syria.
4:00 AM
🇾🇪☪️ ISIS COMMANDER KILLED IN YEMEN RAID • Yemen’s Central Security Agency says coalition special forces, backed by Yemen’s Force 22, carried out an operation targeting ISIS commander Abu Huzaifa al-Ansari, killing him. • The agency said there were no civilian casualties and the forces safely left the area.
5:11 AM🇮🇱📚 NETANYAHU OPENS NEW SCHOOL YEAR: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened the new school year at the Ben-Zion Netanyahu School in Ramle, meeting first-grade students and wishing students across Israel a successful year. “A successful school year to all Israeli students!”
12:41 PM🇮🇱 SENIOR HAMAS FIGURE ARRESTED IN GAZA • Israeli forces, working with Gazan collaborators, targeted a senior Hamas official in Gaza City. At least eight terrorists were killed during the operation. • Footage circulating online to show people fleeing the scene after a white minibus believed to be carrying Israeli forces was spotted.
12:52 PM🇸🇾 BLASTS ROCK SYRIAN WEAPONS DEPOT Several explosions struck a weapons depot in Binnish, in Syria’s Idlib countryside. The cause of the explosions is currently unknown.
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1:30 PM🇷🇺🇮🇷 PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA IRAN TIES GROWING • Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia and Iran are maintaining their economic and trade relationship despite the current military and political situation. • “Russia and Iran maintain their economic and trade relationship despite the current military and political environment.”
1:51 PM🇺🇸🤖 BESSENT SAYS US WILL DOMINATE AI COMPUTING • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could hold 80% of global computing power by 2028, up from 60% in 2025. • He credited the administration’s regulatory policies for creating conditions for continued AI and economic growth.
2:11 PM
🇮🇷 IRAN CLAIMS MILITARY CAPABILITIES RESTORED • Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iran has rebuilt its military capabilities and will be “more dominant” in future stages of the conflict, both in quality and quantity.
2:14 PM
🇬🇧🇮🇱 UK PLANS NEW MEASURES OVER JUDEA AND SAMARIA • UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband says Britain will announce a “comprehensive” package of measures targeting what he called "settlement activity and violence in the West Bank" in the coming weeks.
2:19 PM🇮🇱 NETANYAHU IN A CAMPAIGN VIDEO: “The Ayatollahs want me to lose the election. Hezbollah and Hamas want me to lose, and Türkiye too.” “Ask yourselves truly: Who do Israel’s enemies want to win these elections?” “We are fighting for the entire free world. They know it, and that is why they want us to lose.” “We won’t let them win.”
2:23 PM🇺🇸 WATCH: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin slams NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani after ICE arrested illegal immigrants in New York. • “These are individuals that we took off the streets of New York to protect the people here,” Mullin said, calling Mamdani “extremely out of touch” on public safety.
2:30 PM🇺🇸🇮🇷 WATCH: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent compared Iran’s regime to a snake, saying: “We are burying the head of the Iranian snake. The snake doesn’t know it’s dead yet, but it will stop wiggling when the sun goes down.” “The Iranian regime, they are demised. And they will figure it out.”
2:35 PM
🇮🇱 LOCATED: IDF forces found anti-tank missiles, rocket launchers, grenades, explosives, rifles and military gear in southern Lebanon’s security zone. Hezbollah infrastructure was also found embedded within civilian areas.
2:38 PM
🇨🇦 TORONTO MAYORAL CANDIDATE PLEDGES TO ACCEPT GAZA FAMILIES • Muslim Toronto mayoral candidate Bahira Abd al-Salam has pledged to support bringing families from Gaza to Toronto if elected.
2:44 PM🇨🇳🌍 XI DEMANDS END TO WESTERN GLOBAL DOMINANCE • Chinese President Xi Jinping said it is “historically unjust” for a small number of countries to dominate international affairs. • “A world dominated by one country or governed jointly by a few countries through bloc politics is not genuine multilateralism,” Xi said. • “International affairs should be handled through consultation among all countries, and international rules should be jointly formulated by all countries.” • Xi also called for renewed consultation, greater mutual benefit and “win-win cooperation” among countries.
2:51 PM
🇮🇱🗳️REPORT: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Zehut chairman Moshe Feiglin are expected to announce a joint run in the upcoming elections tonight. A tie-up would aim to keep right-wing votes from being wasted below the electoral threshold. Feiglin’s Zehut has recently polled under the cutoff, while Religious Zionism has sat near the edge; combining lists could help the right-wing bloc hold a Knesset majority.
3:01 PM🇺🇸🏛️ JOHNSON CONFIDENT GOP WILL HOLD HOUSE: House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is “absolutely convinced” Republicans can win the roughly 21 swing seats needed to maintain their House majority. “Our job: defeat them,” Johnson said.
3:08 PM
🇺🇸🇮🇱 FBI AND SHIN BET CHIEFS MEET IN WASHINGTON • FBI Director Kash Patel hosted Shin Bet Director-General David Zini at FBI headquarters to discuss counterterrorism, terrorist financing, intelligence sharing and counter-drone capabilities. • Patel called the meeting part of the agencies’ ongoing cooperation.
3:19 PM
🇮🇱 POLITICS: Likud MK Tali Gottlieb is considering leaving the party for Itamar Ben Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit, amid frustration over the Likud list and upcoming primaries. With Channel 14 reporting that Likud does not intend to fight to keep her in the party.
3:33 PM
🇮🇱PHOTO: Mu’in al-Arabi, head of Hamas’ internal security apparatus, arrested in Gaza this morning.
4:07 PM
🇺🇸🇮🇱 US EMBASSY ISSUES SECURITY ALERT • The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is urging Americans across the Middle East to “exercise heightened vigilance” amid possible escalation, flight disruptions and airspace closures. • The alert is not an evacuation order, but warns that Iran and allied groups may target U.S. interests.
4:09 PM
🇮🇱🗳️ NETANYAHU AND SMOTRICH OFFER WINTER ELECTORAL DEAL • According to reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich offered Ofer Winter second place on a Smotrich-Feiglin list, additional spots for his candidates, and two reserved Likud spots. • Winter has again said he plans to run independently without serving politicians.
4:56 PM
🇮🇱 SMOTRICH AND FEIGLIN OFFICIALLY UNITE • Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Zehut chairman Moshe Feiglin have agreed to run together in the upcoming elections as a technical bloc. • Smotrich called the deal “the first connection and not the last,” saying the goal is to unite the right and ensure “no right-wing voice is lost.”
4:57 PM
🇺🇸🇮🇷 US STRIKES IRGC TARGETS IN IRAN • U.S. forces began striking IRGC targets in Iran at noon ET today, CENTCOM said. The strikes follow attempted IRGC attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. troops in the region.
5:04 PM
🇺🇸🇮🇷 TRUMP THREATENS IRAN WITH “MUCH HARDER” ATTACK • President Donald Trump said U.S. forces are striking Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz. • Trump warned that if Iran retaliates, “they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level.”
6:16 PM
🇮🇷 IRAN ESCALATES WITH MISSILE ATTACK: Iran has launched waves of ballistic missiles toward U.S. military assets across the Gulf, with air defenses intercepting missiles over Qatar and Kuwait.
6:23 PM🇮🇱🇨🇩 NETANYAHU MEETS CONGO PRESIDENT • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi. • The two agreed to strengthen economic and security ties between Israel and Congo. • Netanyahu welcomed Tshisekedi, calling him “our good friend” and saying the visit would further strengthen their friendship.
6:25 PM🇺🇸🏛️ HOUSE PASSES FUNDING BILL TO AVOID SHUTDOWN: The House passed H.R. 6500 by 370–48, extending federal funding through December 11 at current levels. The bill is designed to prevent a government shutdown on September 30 and now heads to President Trump.
6:39 PM🇮🇷🚀 WATCH: Reports circulating online claim that a missile was launched from the Tabriz area of Iran.
6:41 PM
🇺🇸🇮🇱 HALEY CALLS OUT JD VANCE OVER ISRAEL: Nikki Haley directly called out Vice President JD Vance, saying he cannot align with both Tucker Carlson’s camp and the pro-Israel side. “You can’t be both,” Haley said.
7:43 PM🇺🇸 HOMAN WARNS OF BIRTH TOURISM • Border Czar Tom Homan says an estimated 25,000–30,000 birth-tourism cases occur in the U.S. each year, calling the practice a national security concern. • He specifically pointed to China and Russia as major sources. Estimates vary, however, because the government does not officially track birth tourism.
8:11 PM🇷🇺🇺🇸 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN: “Always happy” to see Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff and work with them.
8:23 PM🇺🇸🇨🇳🇮🇷 BESSENT REVEALS US-CHINA TALKS ON IRAN • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration has held private discussions with China over preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. • “We have more in common with the Chinese on Iran than we disagree with them,” Bessent said, adding that “China agrees: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.”
8:27 PM🇮🇱🇮🇷🇯🇴 EXPLOSIONS HEARD OVER EILAT • Explosions were heard in Eilat as Iranian missiles targeting Jordan were intercepted by air defenses, according to reports.
8:32 PM
✡️ - JERUSALEM CAFE FINALLY CONSIDERS CLOSING ON SHABBOS: • The café “Basemata” in Yerushalayim may stop operating on Shabbos after more than six weeks of weekly protests, clashes and vandalism. • The owners are expected to decide in the coming days, citing the emotional toll and concerns over further escalation.
8:49 PM
🇮🇱✈️ EL AL FLIGHT TURNS AROUND AMID IRANIAN MISSILE FIRE • An El Al flight from Tel Aviv to Bangkok was forced to turn around in midair during Iranian missile fire, reportedly following guidance from Jordan. The flight later resumed its journey to Thailand.
8:54 PM🇮🇷 VEHICLE REPORTEDLY HITS PRO-IRGC GATHERING IN MASHHAD • Reports from Mashhad, Iran, claim a vehicle drove into a pro-IRGC gathering in the Eghbal Lahouri area, with a large number of casualties feared.
8:58 PM🇷🇺🇬🇧 WATCH: Asked whether British military infrastructure could become a Russian military target, President Vladimir Putin replied: “It’s a military secret.”
9:39 PM
🇯🇴🇮🇷 JORDAN INTERCEPTS 10 IRANIAN MISSILES • Jordan’s armed forces said air defenses engaged 13 ballistic missiles entering Jordanian airspace, destroying 10. • The remaining three fell in remote areas away from populated centers.
9:43 PM🇮🇷🇧🇭 IRAN RELEASES FOOTAGE OF DRONE LAUNCHES: Iran’s Army released footage it says shows Arash-2 drones being launched toward Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain tonight.
10:05 PM
🇫🇷✡️ — REPORT: Glucksmann Faces Contested Path to 2027 Race • Jewish European Parliament member Raphaël Glucksmann is running for France’s 2027 presidency through the social-democratic primary, after announcing his bid on Aug. 23. • “Are we going to offer up our country to Madame Le Pen and to the far right, to the servants of Trump and Putin?” he said. • Filing opened Sept. 1; Socialist leader Olivier Faure has entered against him. Glucksmann, who is Jewish, has long condemned antisemitism while frequently criticizing the Israeli government.
10:25 PM
🇺🇸 TRUMP NOMINATES HUNG CAO AS NAVY SECRETARY • President Donald Trump nominated Hung Cao to replace John Phelan as Secretary of the Navy. • Trump called Cao a “true warrior” and urged the Senate to confirm him quickly.
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🇺🇸⚖️ JUDGE ORDERS CHARLIE KIRK SUSPECT TO STAND TRIAL • A Utah judge ruled that Tyler Robinson, accused in the killing of Charlie Kirk, will stand trial following an extensive pretrial hearing.
12:23 AM🇮🇷💥 WATCH: Iranian drone striking a U.S. surveillance balloon at the Erbil International Airport base in Iraqi Kurdistan, sending it into flames. The strike was part of an Iranian missile and drone attack targeting U.S. forces in the area.
12:37 AM
🇺🇸🇮🇷 AXIOS REPORT: The U.S. military struck two Iranian government tankers off Iran’s coast as part of today's strikes, • The attacks mark the first time the U.S. has targeted Iranian tankers in retaliation for attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, under President Trump’s newly approved “tanker for tanker” policy.
12:50 AM
🇮🇱🇱🇧 BREAKING: A drone alert has been activated in northern Israel, the first Hezbollah drone alert in many months. Recent Hezbollah drone activity has previously triggered alerts across the Galilee.
1:38 AM
🇺🇸🇮🇷 — REPORT: CENTCOM Responds to Iran Claim U.S. Strike Hit Wedding • U.S. Central Command said it was aware of Iranian state media reports that a U.S. strike hit a wedding in Kuhestak near Sirik in southern Iran, Axios reported. • CENTCOM spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said the reports originated from Iranian state media and that “the U.S. military never targets civilians, unlike the IRGC.” Earlier accounts said a telecommunications tower in the area was targeted, with casualties among people at a nearby wedding. Iranian state TV reported at least four killed and 35 seriously injured. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Iran would respond “with firmness.”
2:02 AM🇺🇸 WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed Trump-backed Byron Donalds for governor.
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🇮🇱 - ISRAEL: Sara Netanyahu hints Democrats party chairman Yair Golan knew about Oct. 7 in advance — he fires back with a ₪2.5M libel threat. She counters with her own. • PM Netanyahu clarified tonight: "No betrayal — my wife didn't say that either." Full story 👇 🔗https://belaaz.com/news/sara-netanyahu-hints-at-oct-7-betrayal-by-yair-golan-he-threatens-%E2%82%AA2-5m-libel-suit
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🇮🇱🗳 -- ELECTION NEWS: A Dramatic Week in Israeli Politics: The Merger That Could Save Netanyahu’s Government: ● Religous Zionism head Betzalel Smotrich announced a merger between his party and former Likud member Moshe Feiglin’s Zehut party. The merger is meant to guarantee that Religious Zionism passes the threshold, boosting the right-wing bloc’s chances of winning the election and remaining in power. Read More👇 🔗 https://belaaz.com/news/a-dramatic-week-in-israeli-politics-the-merger-that-could-save-netanyahus-government
2:19 AM🇺🇸 BYRON DONALDS VOWS TO BLOCK SHARIA • Florida governor candidate Byron Donalds vowed to oppose “EPIC City”-style developments, saying Sharia law is incompatible with the U.S. Constitution. • “We are going to fight that tooth and nail every single day,” Donalds said, adding that Florida “will never go the way of Europe.”
2:23 AM
🇺🇸 USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN ARRIVES IN THAILAND • The USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in Thailand after months of combat operations in the Middle East, CNN reports.
2:27 AM
🇺🇸⚖️ CALIFORNIA PASSES AI RULES FOR LAWYERS • California lawmakers approved SB 574, a first-of-its-kind bill regulating how lawyers can use generative AI. • The bill would require lawyers to verify AI-generated work, disclose AI use in court filings, and protect confidential information. It now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
3:32 AM
🇸🇾 — REPORT: IAEA Finds 73 Tons of Uranium at Secret Syrian Site The IAEA said inspectors found 73 metric tons of natural uranium metal at a previously undeclared site in Syria, including 55 tons in fuel rods, and that the material is now under agency safeguards. • Director General Rafael Grossi visited the site after Damascus disclosed it in July. The agency said it has closed its probe into Assad-era nuclear activity and praised the al-Sharaa government’s cooperation, confirming al-Kibar was a reactor. A separate IAEA report said outstanding questions about undeclared sites in Iran remain unresolved.
3:42 AM
🇺🇸🛂 TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVES TO TIGHTEN CHILD PASSPORT RULES • The State Department has proposed requiring parents to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status when applying for U.S. passports for their children, Reuters reports. • The proposal is part of President Trump’s latest effort to restrict birthright citizenship and “birth tourism.”
3:51 AM🇮🇱🇱🇧 ISRAEL RETALIATES: Heavy Israeli strikes have been reported around Upper Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon.
3:55 AM
🇺🇸🚛 TWO FLORIDA TRUCKERS ACCUSED OF HOLDING 4 CHILDREN CAPTIVE Two men accused of keeping four children confined inside a semi-truck for nearly seven years, with investigators alleging severe neglect and abuse. The children were denied schooling, medical care and basic hygiene. Authorities have arrested both suspects as the investigation continues.
4:47 AM
🇮🇱 FALSE ALARM: The IDF announced "Following the alerts activated during the night regarding the infiltration of a hostile aircraft in several areas in northern Israel, following initial debriefing, it appears that a number of interceptors were likely launched toward a false target."
5:23 AM
🇮🇷 Iran Strikes Gulf Allies After U.S. Bombardment, Raising Fears of Wider Regional War • Iran has launched attacks toward U.S. allies in the Gulf following overnight American strikes, ending a monthlong lull in fighting. Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE reported intercepting Iranian drones or incoming fire. The renewed violence is intensifying fears of a broader regional conflict as military pressure mounts on both Washington and Tehran and economic consequences deepen. ⬇️ Read 🔗 https://belaaz.com/news/iran-strikes-gulf-allies-after-u-s-bombardment-raising-fears-of-wider-regional-war/
12:55 PM
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Ukraine Under Intensifying Fire as Putin and Zelenskyy Trade Threats Over Escalating Drone War • Russian strikes killed two civilians and wounded six others in central Ukraine, officials said, as attacks also hit the Kyiv and Odesa regions. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy exchanged threats over escalating drone warfare. Zelenskyy warned that “Russian airspace will effectively be closing,” while Putin accused him of “state terrorism” and said: “We don’t negotiate with terrorists.” ⬇️ Read 🔗 https://belaaz.com/news/ukraine-under-intensifying-fire-as-putin-and-zelenskyy-trade-threats-over-escalating-drone-war/
12:57 PM🇮🇱 NETANYAHU VISITS GAZA AND VOWS TO FINISH THE JOB • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking from inside Gaza, said Israel will remain there until Hamas is disarmed and the Strip is demilitarized. • Taking aim at political opponents Gadi Eisenkot and Benny Gantz, Netanyahu said they had pushed for ending the campaign and accepting Hamas’s terms to leave Gaza. • “Good thing I didn’t listen to him,” Netanyahu said on Eisenkot. “Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel.”
1:04 PM
🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russia’s Secret Hypersonic Project With Iran: A New Threat to U.S. Aircraft Carriers • Leaked records reportedly reveal a secret Russian-Iranian program to develop hypersonic cruise-missile technology. The Project C430L effort allegedly involved Russian engineers helping Iran develop ramjet propulsion and improve its weapons capabilities. While there is no evidence the missiles are operational, experts warn the technology could eventually pose a significant threat to U.S. Navy vessels and other forces in the region. ⬇️ Read 🔗 https://belaaz.com/news/russias-secret-hypersonic-project-with-iran-a-new-threat-to-u-s-aircraft-carriers/
1:06 PM🇮🇱🇮🇷 ISRAEL KATZ WARNS OF POSSIBLE IRANIAN ATTACK • Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Iran’s growing economic pressure could increase the likelihood of an attack on Israel. • “They like to attack on Jewish holidays,” Katz said, adding that “our aircraft are ready to take off.”
1:15 PM
🇮🇱🇷🇺 — REPORT: Russia Seeks Assets of Jewish Immigrants in Israeli Courts • Russian authorities have opened 22 proceedings in Israel against Jewish immigrants from Russia, seeking assets worth at least 2 billion rubles (about 70 million shekels). • The cases rely on a 2018 Israel-Russia insolvency framework that lets Israeli courts recognize Russian bankruptcy rulings. Critics say Western countries largely stopped honoring such Russian judgments after 2022, while Israeli courts still do. • The most prominent target is former Russian senator Boris Spiegel, who says Moscow is trying to seize his Savyon villa. He and others call the cases political persecution. Israel’s Justice and Foreign ministries did not comment.
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🇺🇸🇮🇷 — REPORT: Trump Aides Want Quieter Iran War Before Midterms • Top aides to President Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war contained before the November midterms, four people familiar with the discussions told Reuters. • Officials said they want more economic pressure on Tehran after months of military action failed to secure concessions. “We are keeping the pressure on Iran,” one White House official said. “But November is a priority.” • A late August Reuters/Ipsos poll found 31% of Americans approve of the war and 63% disapprove. Sources said heavier strikes could be considered after the election, but no decision has been made. Both sides have exchanged attacks in recent days.
2:14 PM🇺🇸🛢️ RECORD OIL FLOWS THROUGH HORMUZ: Energy Secretary Chris Wright said over 17 million barrels flowed through the Strait of Hormuz Monday. “Monday was our record ever since the conflict began,” Wright said.
2:15 PM🇺🇸🇻🇪 WRIGHT PREDICTS VENEZUELAN OIL BOOM: Energy Secretary Chris Wright says Venezuela could exceed 2 million barrels per day by the end of the decade. “We’ll be well over 1.5 million” by early next year, he said.
2:23 PM🇮🇱 26 KILOMETERS OF TUNNELS DESTROYED • The IDF says the Northern Brigade and Yahalom forces have neutralized more than 26 kilometers of underground routes since the ceasefire began.
2:38 PM🇮🇱 CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Following his visit inside Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Hesder Yeshiva in Sderot.
2:58 PM
🇺🇸🏗️ TRUMP ANNOUNCED WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY • President Trump said hundreds of workers are building the new White House ballroom and military complex, calling it a “$400 million gift to America.”
2:59 PM🇺🇸🗳️ TRUMP: “IF WE DON’T PASS SAVE AMERICA, I WILL BE THE LAST REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT” • President Donald Trump warned that Republicans could lose elections for decades if Congress does not pass the SAVE America Act and stronger voter identification requirements. • Trump argued that admitting Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. as states would add senators, representatives and electoral votes that could benefit Democrats. • “I will be the last Republican president if that happens,” Trump said, calling it “an unforced error, because you can stop it.”
3:10 PM🇺🇸🇮🇷 TRUMP: IRAN WAS TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM A NUCLEAR WEAPON • President Donald Trump said Iran was “two weeks away from having a nuclear weapon” before the U.S. struck its nuclear capabilities. • “We have to stop them from having a nuclear weapon,” Trump said.
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3:38 PM🇺🇸🇮🇷 RUBIO: IRAN FUNDS MILITIAS INSTEAD OF ITS PEOPLE • Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran’s economy was already “a disaster” and accused the regime of spending its resources on Hezbollah, Hamas and other militias instead of the Iranian people. • “If they spent a fraction... on their own people, the Iranian people would be better off,” Rubio said.
4:23 PM
🇮🇱🇸🇾 ISRAEL SAYS SYRIA SECURITY DEAL FAILED • A senior Israeli official told i24NEWS that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa remains open to dialogue, but a previous attempt to reach a security agreement failed. • The official said Israel will not withdraw from the buffer zone, while communication between the two sides continues.
4:25 PM
🇸🇦⚓ SAUDI TANKER HIT IN HORMUZ, TWO KILLED • The oil tanker Sidr, operated by Saudi Arabia’s Bahri, was hit by three unidentified projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. • Two Filipino crew members were killed. Bahri said there was no significant environmental damage or oil spill.
4:34 PM✡️ GOLDKNOPF VISITS BOCHURIM IN MILITARY PRISON: • UTJ chairman Yitzchak Goldknopf visited the arrested Bochurim at Prison 10, saying they are “hungry” and “not feeling well” and calling on the authorities to allow them to spend the Yomim Tovim at home.
4:59 PM🇺🇸🇻🇪 U.S. and Venezuela Sign $65 Billion Oil Deal • Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez signed a $65 billion oil agreement in Caracas covering 17 oil fields.
5:12 PM
🇺🇸🇮🇱 TRUMP TO CHANNEL 12: ISRAEL DOESN’T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT WAR WITH IRAN • President Donald Trump told Channel 12 that Israel does not need to worry about a renewed war with Iran, saying “I am the president, and I will take care of Israel.”
5:21 PM🇮🇱🇮🇷 NETANYAHU TO i24NEWS: “We will defeat the regime. All of Israel’s systems are working to overthrow this regime and defeat it.”
5:28 PM🇺🇸⚽ TRUMP SAYS WORLD CUP HELPED DRIVE $18 BILLION BOOST • President Donald Trump said the World Cup helped generate more than $18 billion for the U.S. economy and supported over 160,000 jobs this summer. • He also cited 78 million national park visitors and more than 3 million air passengers on 11 days.
6:03 PM🇺🇸🇨🇦 LUTNICK BLASTS CANADA OVER TRADE TALKS • Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick accused Canada’s Liberal Party of using the economy for political gain, calling it “sad and disappointing.”
7:04 PM✡️🇺🇸 WATCH: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited Boro Park ahead of Rosh Hashanah, stopping at local stores and meeting with members of the Jewish community.
7:24 PM🇮🇱🇮🇱 HERZOG TO CNN: Israel’s democratic process is “enormous beauty” in elections and calling on leaders worldwide to “respect the Israeli nation” and let it make its own decisions.
7:34 PM🇺🇸✈️ MULLIN PLANE LOSES ENGINE, LANDS SAFELY: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin’s plane suffered a single-engine failure before making a safe landing at Reagan Airport. Mullin praised the Coast Guard pilots: “We could not have been in better hands.”
7:38 PM🇺🇸 US NAVY ENFORCES IRAN BLOCKADE: The U.S. Navy says it has redirected 86 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2 since enforcing the blockade against Iran.
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🇮🇱🇬🇧 — REPORT: Israel Warns of Quick Response to British Settlement Sanctions • A senior Israeli official warned that Israel will respond “quite quickly” and significantly if Britain imposes sanctions on Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria. • “We have all kinds of options,” the official said, adding that Israel has already prepared a response plan.
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🇷🇺🇮🇷🇺🇸 — REPORT: Russia Secretly Aiding Iran on Supersonic Missiles, FT Says • The Financial Times reported that Russia has for years helped Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles meant to threaten U.S. warships, in a program known as C430L. • Cooperation on ramjet propulsion allegedly began in 2023 after Iran supplied Russia with Shahed drones. Leaked correspondence cited by the FT said Russia’s state arms exporter arranged the work. Iran has tested its own ramjet system but has not fielded a Russian-assisted supersonic cruise missile. Moscow and Tehran have not publicly confirmed the program.
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🇺🇸🇨🇦 TRUMP ON LAKE AMERICA • President Donald Trump announced that Apple Maps has changed the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” saying the change between Apple Maps and Google Maps is now “complete, ratified, and binding.”
8:16 PM🇺🇸🇮🇷 POMPEO: “WE ARE GOING TO WIN” Former Trump Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. has the “leverage” and “time advantage” to pressure Iran’s economy and force its leadership to surrender.
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🇺🇸🇫🇷 WHITE HOUSE DISCOURAGES US SPACE FIRMS FROM MACRON SUMMIT • The White House pressured U.S. space companies to skip French President Emmanuel Macron’s space summit in Paris next week, Politico reported. • Officials warned that attending could be seen as supporting EU space policies and raised concerns over France’s approach and China’s participation. Companies were not banned from attending, and the final decision remains theirs. U.S. government officials still plan to attend the September 9–10 summit.
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9:02 PM🇳🇵WATCH: Nepali villagers used a makeshift zip line to cross a river and check their homes after a devastating Himalayan flood left thousands missing and more than 1,100 people dead.
9:10 PM🇺🇸 JUST IN: Multiple people, including two police officers, were shot in downtown Minneapolis, authorities said. A major law enforcement response is underway, with state public safety assistance requested.
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✡️🇺🇸 PHOTO: Chief Rabbi, Rabbi David Yosef, at the Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in New York.
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