INTERVIEWS
All Saudi oil, gas infrastructure legitimate target for Yemen: Analyst
Activist and political commentator Hussein Al‑Bukhaiti says Yemen’s latest drone strike on Saudi Arabia signals a shift in the conflict.
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ECONOMY
Filling the giants’ shoes in Iran’s auto industry
Iran’s auto-parts industry is expanding domestic production, as sanctions, currency pressures and disruptions reshape the country’s automotive sector.
ISRAEL WATCH
The Hormuz crisis puts Trump in difficult situation
Hebrew media commentators focused on Trump’s limited options against Iran, Iranian insults, the fallout from Mossad’s failed assessments of regime change.
POLITICS
Iran’s parliamentary commission approves Strait of Hormuz strategic security plan
Iran’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission has approved the general framework of a strategic plan aimed at ensuring security and sustainable development in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf.
PALESTINE
Netanyahu rejects Trump’s post-genocide 15-point plan for Gaza
Netanyahu says Israel has rejected United States President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace 15-point plan for Gaza.
POLITICS
Iran will never give up control of Strait of Hormuz at any cost: Expediency Council chief
The chairman of Iran's Expediency Council says the country will never relinquish its control over the Strait of Hormuz.
DEFENSE
Iran’s ground forces on full alert, ready to ‘cut off feet’ of any invading troops: Cmdr.
The commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Force says all units are in full combat readiness and will give a firm response to any threat.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Russia's Rosatom plans to increase staff at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant
The nuclear company says it plans to increase its staff at Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant to 100 by the fall.
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Japan marks 81st anniversary of US atomic bombing of Nagasaki
People in Japan mark the 81st anniversary of the 1945 US atomic bomb attacks, with Nagasaki's mayor warning that reliance on nuclear deterrence only increases the risk of catastrophe.
IRAN FIRST
Iran unveils homegrown technology to design, produce targeted cancer-killing viruses
Iran has unveiled a homegrown technology for the design, genetic engineering, production and purification of oncolytic, cancer-killing viruses.
LEBANON
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after US-mediated talks in Rome
Israeli forces have carried out fresh strikes in southern Lebanon despite recent US-brokered talks between Beirut and Tel Aviv in Rome.
CONVERSATIONS
Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani military alliance shaped by fear of Israel, not Iran: Analyst
Underlying regional calculations behind the new military alliance between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have been shaped by fear of Israel, not Iran, says an analyst.
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Bulgaria summons Ukrainian envoy after drone explodes on its territory
Bulgaria summons Kiev’s envoy to Sofia after a Ukrainian drone explodes on its territory.
POLITICS
Iran won’t hold new talks as long as US violates war-ending understanding: FM Araghchi
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stresses that Iran will not engage in new negotiations with the United States as long as it keeps violating a war-ending MoU between the two sides.
SAUDI ARABIA
Yemeni forces launch fresh missile, drone strikes on Saudi-backed mercenaries
Yemeni Armed Forces have carried out a large-scale operation against Saudi-backed mercenaries in the southwestern province of Ta’izz, killing and wounding dozens of them.
NEWS HEADLINES
Press TV's news headlines
Here are Pres TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT, on August 9, 2026.
POLITICS
President Pezeshkian meets Leader as he begins his third year in office
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei as he began his third year in office.
POLITICS
Border guards seize 33 firearms in anti-smuggling operations in northwestern Iran
Iranian border guards have seized 33 firearms and 1,229 rounds of ammunition and arrested 17 people in West Azerbaijan Province.
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