A US destroyer was left without power for four days in the South China Sea last month after an engineering failure, forcing the vessel to be towed to the Philippines.
Iraq plans to end the US-led coalition mission by September, citing sovereignty concerns despite uncertainty over the US military presence.
Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 2:00 GMT on August 18, 2026.
Trump’s approval rating has collapsed to just 33 percent, the lowest level of his entire presidency.
Political analyst Mike Billington argues that Donald Trump’s erratic policies are fueling a deepening political and economic crisis in the US, raising fears that he could resort to nuclear weapons.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that patience, solidarity and hope remain the foundations of the Islamic Republic’s unbreakable resilience in the face of escalating external pressures and threats.
Washington faces growing limits on its military power as Iran and Yemen challenge US influence, reshaping regional deterrence.
Tehran says the Iran-US MoU is not open-ended, warning Washington to honor its commitments or face escalation as the 60-day agreement expires.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has strongly condemned a drone attack targeting the office of Iraqi Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani.
Israeli authorities have further eroded the longstanding status quo at al-Aqsa Mosque by allowing settlers to enter the compound and conduct certain rituals.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman describes a drone attack on the Iraqi Kurdistan’s prime minister's office as highly suspicious.
An Iranian deputy foreign minister says mutual respect, opposition to unilateralism and the pursuit of shared interests are valuable principles in ties between Iran and China.
The Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates say the country’s Armed Forces will respond in kind to any Saudi escalation of tensions.
The number of Israelis returning to the occupied territories has fallen dramatically in recent years as the occupying entity remains deeply embroiled in the Gaza genocide and other prolonged wars of aggression, according to an official Knesset report.
The Israeli settlers’ siege of the Palestinian town of Qusra in the occupied West Bank has entered its ninth day.
A senior Iranian source has firmly denied any Iranian involvement in the drone attack on the office of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) prime minister in northern Iraq, dismissing the incident as another “false flag” operation.
Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT on August 17 , 2026.
A senior Iranian official says the country is switching from a defensive approach to an offensive one as it is losing hope in the United States’ commitment to the path of diplomacy.
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