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IAEA general conference 

Iran slams the International Atomic Energy Agency and Austria for denying a visa to the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, saying the move has no legal basis. Iran's ambassador to international organizations in Vienna, Reza Najafi, made the remarks at the opening of the 70th IAEA General Conference. The US representative admitted that Washington opposed the travel exemption request for Mohammad Eslami, saying the rejection was made under UN sanctions committee rules. Najafi said Austria's record in fulfilling its obligations as host country shows it lacks the competence to hold such a position. He added that the visa was initially issued but then cancelled under pressure, proving the legal justification was fabricated afterwards. Iran's envoy warned that using the agency to serve one country's interests at the cost of discrediting it is a dangerous trend that must stop. The conference runs from September 14th to 18th, with representatives from 181 member states in attendance.

Yemen retaliatory operations 

The Yemeni armed forces say they have conducted a large-scale military operation against a key Saudi airbase in the country’s southwestern city of Khamis Mushait. The spokesman said the operation inflicted significant damage on the base. Saree vowed to continue military operations deep inside Saudi Arabia as long as the kingdom continues its aggression against the people of Yemen. The spokesman warned that any new attack will trigger a broader and more intense operation by the Yemeni armed forces. He added that Sana’a sticks with its policy of reciprocating any act of aggression and maintaining a siege on Saudi Arabia’s shipping in the Red Sea until Riyadh ends its blockade on Yemen. The comments come after the Yemeni armed forces liberated key areas along the country’s western coast that overlook the strategic Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

Israel al-Aqsa, West Bank schemes 

Hamas has sounded the alarm over a growing campaign by Israeli settlers to expand Jewish religious rituals inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied al-Quds. The resistance movement says the increasing visits, prayers and religious ceremonies, conducted under Israeli police protection, risk undermining the longstanding arrangements governing the holy site. Hamas argues that the developments are gradual efforts to establish a new religious and political reality at Al-Aqsa. It urged Arab and Muslim governments, the UN and the wider international community to take action to safeguard Muslims' third holiest site. The sacred compound has remained a major flashpoint since Israel captured East al-Quds in 1967, with Palestinians repeatedly warning against changes to its status quo. Meanwhile, an Israeli human rights group has warned that the regime is working to eliminate Palestinians' presence from the West Bank.

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