
DEFENSE
Iran defense powered by indigenous technology, ready to respond to threats: Defense chief
Iran's acting defense minister says the country's indigenous military technology surpasses any defense system in the region.

Iran's acting defense minister says the country's indigenous military technology surpasses any defense system in the region.

The IRGC says eight armed outlaws and individuals linked to terrorist groups were arrested in southeastern Iran.
The US military is urgently seeking a low-cost missile interceptor to counter small drones.

Germany opens an investigation after an explosive-laden drone was found near a runway at Leipzig/Halle airport and a second flying object collided with a cargo aircraft near the same facility.
An investigative journalist says no superpower has the right to intervene in the management of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Trump administration has deliberately concealed the death toll and failed to provide a mandatory casualty report to Congress,
Iran’s Industry Minister has visited Pakistan for talks aimed at boosting bilateral economic cooperation.

Yemeni health officials have warned that years of blockade has pushed the country’s healthcare system to the brink of collapse.

Leaked emails appear to show that Yahav Lichner, a UN official who now heads UNICEF’s Washington office, repeatedly supplied Israeli diplomats with confidential UN documents.
Israeli forces launched a large-scale raid on Qalandia refugee camp in the central occupied West Bank in the early hours of Wednesday.

Iran has been holding talks with Oman on Strait of Hormuz for the past two months.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 2:00 GMT on August 6, 2026.

US President Donald Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with the consistent failure of the country’s war machine in the face of Iran’s retaliation, a report says.

In an interview with the Press TV website, Pakistan’s ambassador to Iran, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, says Islamabad seeks to advance regional peace through diplomacy and dialogue, and expand bilateral trade with Tehran.

President Masoud Pezeshkian says, despite the difficulties facing Iran, the country is regarded worldwide as a powerful and highly respected country.
Video games maker Electronic Arts has been bought by Saudi Arabia and private equity firm Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, led by President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in a deal worth $55 billion.

The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces says the naval units have targeted the Saudi oil tanker Daisy in the Gulf of Aden in a fresh retaliatory strike.

An anti-Israel Democrat wins the Senate primary in Michigan despite massive spending by the Israel lobby for his rival.