Catch up: Iran fuel tanker explosion leaves 11 dead, seven injured At least 11 people were killed and seven injured after a fuel tanker exploded in western Iran, state media said. State news agency IRNA reported late Saturday that the vehicle suffered brake failure and crashed into several cars before catching fire near a traffic police station on the outskirts of Sanandaj, a Kurdish city about 400 kilometers (248 miles) west of Tehran. The injured were taken to the hospital. A similar collision between a fuel tanker and a passenger bus near Sanandaj in 2018 killed 15 people and injured four. James Reynolds September 7, 2026 09:20 At least 11 killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon, state news agency reports Israeli attacks on a town in southern Lebanon early on Monday killed at least 11 people, including two children and two doctors, Lebanon’s state news agency said. Lebanon in recent days despite a ceasefire in June aimed at stopping fighting between the Israeli army and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. At least seven people were killed in Israeli attacks on Sunday. Shortly after midnight, Israeli warplanes attacked a residential building in the southern Lebanese city of Kfar Rumman, killing nine people, including two children, and wounding five more, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. Another Israeli drone strike on a civilian vehicle in the city killed two doctors who were inside the car, he said. The attacks on the city occurred without an online evacuation warning from the Israeli military. This photograph taken from the village of al Hanniyeh in southern Lebanon shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli-controlled explosion in the nearby village of Al-Mansouri (AFP/Getty) James Reynolds September 7, 2026 08:40 Muslim nations condemn Israeli proposal to empty Gaza Any Israeli plan or action to expel Palestinians from Gaza would violate international law and undermine the US-backed plan to reduce the war, eight said Muslim nations in a statement. Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, last week released a plan to encourage Palestinian migration from Gaza. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has said that Israel is prepared to facilitate the expulsion of Palestinians by sea, air or other means, and that plans remain under discussion. The foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and five other governments called the remarks “inflammatory” and said they threatened the “legitimate and inalienable rights” of Palestinians and the future establishment of a Palestinian state. Ministers warned of the “serious consequences of transforming calls for forced displacement into declared policies or practical measures.” peace, particularly President Donald Trump’s comprehensive plan to end the conflict in Gaza, which includes a strong rejection of forced displacement,” they added, referring to the US-backed October 2025 peace plan for Gaza. Shweta SharmaSeptember 7, 2026 08:00 Iran’s government will increase the price of fuel for large consumers Iran will increase the price of gasoline for users who exceed 110 liters per month starting Tuesday, a government spokesperson said, according to as it steps up its efforts to address the problems created by the war and crippling US economic sanctions Motorists can still buy up to 60 liters at 15,000 rials (about a penny) per liter and an additional 50 liters at 30,000 rials per liter But the price for larger quantities will rise to 100,000 Iranian rials (about 5. pence) per liter, Fatemeh Mohajerani said in comments carried by state media. The increase in Iran’s gasoline price, which is one of the lowest in the world, was discussed by the government and postponed amid concerns that it could trigger new protests. Iran experienced widespread protests in 2019 over the same issue. The higher fuel price will only affect consumers who need more than 110 liters per month and is due to “current conditions,” she said. Mohajerani In December, Iran partially raised the price of its subsidized gasoline for most users, as the OPEC member sought to control rising fuel demand Shweta SharmaSeptember 7, 2026 07:30Shweta SharmaSeptember 7, 2026 07:00Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz falls to the lowest level since May An average of only 10 cargo ships transited the Strait of Hormuz. Hormuz each day for the past 10 days, the lowest since May, according to data from analytics firm Kpler. It came as U.S. forces targeted three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, U.S. Central Command said, including one off the coast of Kharg Island, near Iran’s main oil export hub. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy said on Saturday it targeted three tankers traveling through unauthorized routes. in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as three additional US vessels in other areas. However, Centcom denied that US ships were attacked by Iran Shweta SharmaSeptember 7, 2026 06:54 Oil price surge after US-Iran attacks in Hormuz Oil prices extended gains on Monday as tit-for-tat attacks between the US and Iran on ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz and others. places raised concerns about a prolonged disruption to Middle East supplies. Brent crude futures rose 79 cents, or 0.82 percent, to $97.07 a barrel at 0512 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil was trading at $92.28 a barrel, up 80 cents, or 0.87 percent. Brent rose 7.8 percent last week. WTI gained almost 10 percent after the United States and Iran resumed attacks and caused a reduction in oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil supply used to transit Shweta Sharma7 September 2026 06:44Trump’s son-in-law Kushner says Gaza has been a ‘dystopian place’ Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump, defended the lack of progress in talks on the future. steps on the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, saying it “has been a dystopian place for a long time.” At a news conference in Ukraine, Kushner defended his work with Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said the militarization of the Hamas militant group in the Palestinian territory was “beyond our understanding, so demilitarizing it is not going to be easy.” in Israel. I think we agree with them on the final state. They’ve just had a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain ways.” Elections in Israel are scheduled for October 27. People gather around rows of dead bodies during a funeral ceremony in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza (AFP/Getty)Shweta SharmaSeptember 7, 2026 06:30 Drone attacks Iranian Kurdish opposition camp in Iraq, report saysA drone attacks a refugee camp belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in the Iraqi Kurdistan region early on Monday, according to Kurdish news outlet Rudaw The attack hit the camp in Sulaymaniyah around 4.40 am local time, reportedly causing material damage but no casualties Shweta Sharma September 7, 2026 06:23 Mass funeral in Gaza for more than 110 Palestinians found in the rubble Dozens of Palestinians gathered at the. Gaza City to mourn more than 110 people, including at least 70 children, after their remains were recovered. Rescuers have been unearthing the bodies from the Zeitoun neighborhood. They said the dead were from three families whose homes were leveled by Israeli attacks earlier in the war. “We are witnessing a painful and heartbreaking scene,” said Mustafa Quzghat, a relative. The bodies were wrapped in white shrouds and covered with flags. Palestinians. Some shrouds had images of the deceased, according to Associated Press images. They were arranged in rows on the ground. More than 73,650 Palestinians have died since the war in Gaza began, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, part of the Hamas-led government, it does not give a breakdown of civilians and militants. 06:00
