REPORTS
Iran, Afghan officials discuss trade, banking and transit
Iran's Agriculture Minister, Gholamreza Noori Ghezeljeh, as part of his three-day official visit to Kabul, has met with Afghanistan's Finance Minister.
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Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT on August 13, 2026.
POLITICS
Leader’s aide: Iran’s shift to offensive will alter global power equations
A senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution says Iran's strategy of shifting to an offensive approach if its conditions are not met would fundamentally alter the global balance of power.
REPORTS
Gaza-bound Handala II reaches Germany on mission to break Israeli siege
A new Gaza flotilla has reached Northern German ports from Scandinavia, concluding the first leg of their journey.
RUSSIA
Putin condemns EU’s planned seizure of Russian vessels, warns of retaliation
Vladimir Putin has condemned the EU’s seizure of Russian commercial vessels as “piracy and robbery,” warning that Moscow will retaliate.
DEFENSE
Iran: No vessel can safely transit Hormuz without authorization
The spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters says no vessel can safely transit the strategic waterway without authorization and supervision by Iran.
SPORTS
Iran’s Zarei sets world record en route to Asian youth weightlifting gold
Junior Iranian weightlifter Hamidreza Zarei won continental gold medals while also breaking a world record.
POLITICS
US-Israeli aggression leaves toxic environmental footprint on Iran’s southern coast
Iran’s top environmental authority says US-Israeli aggression has caused oil pollution affecting parts of Qeshm Island and nearby coastal areas.
POLITICS
Two terrorist-takfiri cells dismantled in southeast Iran: Ministry of intelligence
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry says security forces have dismantled two organized terrorist-takfiri cells in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
POLITICS
Golan Heights inseparable part of Syria: Iran Foreign Ministry
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s claims over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and the rejection of an independent Palestinian state.
POLITICS
Iran warns US against ‘even bigger miscalculation’ on Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says American intelligence failures have led Washington to repeat its mistakes with the Islamic Republic, warning that the United States is making an “even bigger miscalculation” over the Strait of Hormuz.
SPORTS
Iranian girls add six medals to weightlifting haul at 2026 Asian championships
Iranian weightlifters Anahita Zarei and Nasim Ghasemi won six medals Thursday in the women’s 77-kilogram category at the Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 9:00 GMT on August 13, 2026.
DEFENSE
Hamas hails Iran's vow to keep Strait of Hormuz closed until regional ceasefire
Earlier, Iran's top security official had said that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz hinges on an end to US-Israeli wars across the region.
POLITICS
Hormuz remains under Iran’s control as US suffering another defeat: Basij chief
The head of Iran’s Basij Organization says the country maintains its management and control over the Strait of Hormuz.
POLITICS
Canada’s medal award to military official exposes Ottawa’s complicity in war on Iran
The Canadian government’s quiet awarding of a medal to a senior military official has revealed the country’s complicity in last year’s criminal US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran.
PALESTINE
Palestinian students, staff take Columbia University to court over discrimination
A group of current and former Palestinian students and staff have sued Columbia University, lambasting it for discriminating against Palestinians and targeting pro-Palestinian activism on campus.
SPORTS
Young weightlifter dedicates haul of gold medals to martyred Iranian soldiers
Iranian teenager Mohammad Javad Beiranvand has dedicated his nine gold medals at the Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships to the country’s martyred soldiers, saying he hopes his future performances will bring joy to the Iranian people.
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