The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said that the Iran-aligned group had attacked a power distribution station in Madinah which supplies electricity to the Prophet’s Mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites.

The number of Bangladeshis approved to take up jobs in 10 major overseas markets fell nearly 35 percent in the first nine months of the year on the back of a slump in Saudi-bound recruitment, along with other traditional Gulf markets, due to the US-Israel war on Iran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi received US feedback via Qatari mediators in Doha on Tuesday on a seven-day plan aimed at building trust between Washington and Tehran, with sequencing the main sticking point, an official, who was not Iranian but was briefed on the talks, told Reuters.

When flydubai flight FZ1073 suddenly plunged from over 30,000 feet yesterday, passenger Almog Italie said it felt like the plane was passing through “massive turbulence” before he realised a life-or-death struggle had unfolded in the cockpit.

Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Monday the United States would be forced to leave the Middle East after suffering “painful blows”, according to a statement carried by state television.

Iran stood firm yesterday on its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite US President Donald Trump’s rejection of the proposal that had created some optimism for breaking the Middle East war stalemate.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold chief of staff talks to support the kingdom, Riyadh said in a statement yesterday, as Yemen’s Houthis ramp up attacks on the world’s top crude exporter.

Iran says Hormuz would reopen on seventh day if its conditions are met

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a difficult reelection campaign at home, delivered a fiery UN speech Thursday assailing enemies and allies alike -- and sparking uproar in the chamber.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a speech at the UN yesterday that Tehran would never surrender to the US but still believes in diplomacy, a day after President Donald Trump used the same forum to threaten to “annihilate” Iran.

Commodity vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz fell to two on Monday from 10 a day earlier, shipping data showed yesterday.

Iran and the United States yesterday hinted at the prospect of reviving negotiations to end their conflict, with the presidents of both countries due at the UN General Assembly in New York.

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards yesterday warned they would attack new targets and deploy new weapons if the US launches further attacks on the country.

Iran’s top negotiator yesterday said that Tehran had conveyed to Washington through mediators its conditions for reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which it has blockaded throughout the Middle East war.

Gaza’s health officials said on Saturday that Israeli fire killed at least four people in the Palestinian territory, including a 10-year-old girl and the son of a top government official.

Pop star Ed Sheeran said Saturday the situation in Gaza is “unjustifiable,” following a wave of criticism that he had failed to back his opening act who was booted from the tour after making pro-Palestinian comments.

Mohammad Abdul Zinati was walking home from school through the rubble of Salah Khalaf Street, in northern Gaza City, when he stopped at a supermarket where a group of classmates and friends had gathered.

Military spokesman says Islamabad will support Riyadh diplomatically and physically