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An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026. (photo credit: NATI SHOHAT/FLASH90) Two Israeli teenagers were charged with spying and carrying out various tasks for Iran, Israel Police announced on Sunday. The two minors, 14 and 16 years old, had been recruited through Telegram in June, the police stated. Among the actions they undertook for Iran were painting graffiti, impersonating a soldier, and attempting to recruit additional Israelis.

Artists perform on stage during the opening ceremony of the Damascus International Fair in Damascus, Syria, August 26, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALIL ASHAWI) “The 63rd Damascus International Fair opened its doors to the general public on Saturday for its fourth day at the Damascus Fairgrounds, following the conclusion of three days dedicated exclusively to business and investment programs,” Syria’s state media SANA reported, as Syria continues to progress, seeking to integrate back into the international community and improve its economy. The fair is important, with Syrian sources saying that more than 60 countries are attending or represented in some way. “The initial three days of the 63rd Damascus International Fair, dedicated exclusively to business representatives, investors, and official delegations, concluded with the signing of multiple agreements and memoranda of understanding spanning trade, industrial, and investment sectors,” SANA added. The report said that the Fede...

  Richard Goldberg, who served as a senior adviser on Iran at the National Security Council during Trump’s first White House term, argues that Iran now finds itself in “uncharted waters” if the administration follows through with a truly biting campaign to pressure Iranian trade partners. “What we should be seeing is an attempt to seal off every escape hatch the regime has left,” said Goldberg, who is now at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a hawkish Washington think tank. “Use the economic power of the United States to layer a naval blockade with an air and land embargo while dropping the hammer on anyone who gives the regime access to hard currency — whether that’s in the Middle East, China or even Europe.” But it remains to be seen how far the administration is willing to go. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week unveiled a campaign the White House calls “Operation Economic Outcast,” but only issued warnings to nations to cut trade and has yet to announce any se...

Credit: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein President Donald Trump signs an executive order creating the U.S. Space Academy Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at Johnson Space Center in Houston. According to a press release from NASA , the proposed academy would "focus technical education with leadership development, discipline and a commitment to public service, helping ultimately advance U.S. interests in space." “Given the rapid growth of the U.S. Space Force and commercial space industry, and the expansion of our ambitions to the Moon and far beyond the Moon, it’s clear we will need to educate and train an entire generation of skilled service members, engineers, and civil operators,” Trump said. The executive order, according to NASA, also calls on NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to serve as the chair of a new Presidential Commission on the U.S. Space Academy, while NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will be the executive director. According to NASA, Isaacman and Anderson will work wit...

   Iran’s Foreign Ministry said all countries were obliged to refrain from implementing US sanctions against Tehran, adding that participation in them amounted to complicity in imposing one state’s unlawful will on independent states. In a statement published on its X account on Friday, the ministry described new US economic measures as illegal and reprehensible "state terrorism" and a crime against humanity, saying they put the health and livelihoods of millions of civilians at serious risk.  It called on the international community to uphold the rule of law and said Tehran would use all its capabilities to defend itself against what it called a combined US-Israeli military and economic assault.

  Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, DC, US, August 29, 2020. (photo credit: REUTERS/ANDREW KELLY/FILE PHOTO) The US Treasury Department proposed on Friday to revoke Banque Misr UAE’s correspondent banking access to US financial institutions, calling it a “critical node” in the Iranian regime’s access to US dollars.  The proposal is part of Operation Economic Outcast , a broader effort by the US government to sever remaining “financial lifelines” sustaining the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).