Media reports of Iran ''showing'' nuclear
flexibility are false; US trapped in
Hormuz Strait: Source
September 28th, 8:04pm
(PressTV)
An informed Iranian official -- has categorically rejected reports
circulated by the Saudi-owned Al-Hadath channel, alleging that
Tehran has shown flexibility on its nuclear position, describing
the claims as false --------- and part of a familiar pattern of
psychological operations.
Speaking exclusively to Press TV, the official said on Monday night
that Washington finds itself trapped in the Strait of Hormuz and is
attempting to deflect attention from that strategic failure. by
reviving the nuclear file.
“The US administration - is trapped in the Strait of Hormuz and is
raising the nuclear issue as a diversion from this problem,” the
official stated. “Iran’s position on this matter hasn't changed,
and there is no discussion about the nuclear issue.”
The remarks come as Al-Hadath and aligned outlets have
repeatedly floated unverified stories... about alleged
Iranian concessions on enrichment, stockpiles,
or inspections.
Iranian media have previously branded similar Al-Hadath reports
as fabrications .....and products of US psychological warfare
rather than information from any genuine Iranian sources.
Iran has maintained a consistent line since the unprovoked US-
Israeli wars of aggression in 2025 and early 2026. After those
aggressions, which began amid indirect talks, Tehran
declared the nuclear file effectively closed.
Iranian officials have repeatedly stressed that uranium enrichment
remains an inalienable right under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty and that the program is for peaceful purposes only.
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and other
senior figures have made clear that neither nuclear rights nor
missile capabilities, are on the negotiating table.
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Israeli minister calls for.... taking away hope
of rebuilding Gaza to push Palestinians out
going against law and court justice
September 28th, 7:01pm
(PressTV)
Finance minister of the Zionist regime, Bezalel Smotrich, has called
for denying Palestinians in Gaza any hope of rebuilding the war-
ravaged strip, saying that keeping the coastal region
overcrowded and in ruins would push residents
to leave the besieged territory.
Speaking to Israel’s Channel 14, Smotrich described the denial
of hope for Gaza’s reconstruction as a key element in the
displacement of the territory’s residents.
“The biggest key to displacing the residents of Gaza is to take away
their hope, so they do not believe that one day Gaza will be rebuilt,”
Smotrich said.
The Zionist minister said that: if Israel were to annex the Palestinian
territory up to the so-called “Yellow Line” - Gaza would remain “very
small, overcrowded and destroyed,” adding that Palestinians would
then understand that “there is no point in staying there.”
Smotrich also discussed the possibility of Palestinians leaving
Gaza for other countries. He said that if European countries
each accepted between 20,000 and 30,000 Palestinians
from Gaza, it would, in his view, “end the problem.”
He acknowledged that countries, including Egypt, had not
agreed to any arrangements that would facilitate the
displacement of Palestinians from the territory.
The comments place the question of Gaza’s reconstruction -- at the
centre of a broader debate over whether the destruction of civilian
infrastructure and restrictions on rebuilding could contribute to
the displacement of the Palestinian population.
Smotrich’s comments nevertheless explicitly connect the denial
of reconstruction with his stated objective of encouraging
Palestinians to leave Gaza ---- making the future of the
territory and the ability of its residents to remain
there ---- a central issue.
The remarks come amid continuing international debate
over reconstruction, humanitarian access and the
future political status of Gaza.
The International Court of Justice has previously addressed
the legal meaning of forcible transfer under Article 49 of
the Fourth Geneva Convention.
In its 2024 advisory opinion, the International Court of
Justice ruled --- that Israel’s presence in the 1967-
occupied Palestinian territories is “unlawful”
and must end.
The United Nations’ top court said that “Israel’s continued presence
in the occupied Palestinian territory is unlawful,” adding... that the
regime “is under an obligation” to end it “as rapidly as possible.”
The 83-page advisory opinion outlined a wide list of policies that
it said violated international law, including the building and
expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank
and East al-Quds.
Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East al-Quds,
areas Palestinians want for a future independent state,
in a 1967 war of aggression.
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Riyadh’s pleas to foreign powers demonstrate its haplessness
against Yemen: Ansarullah
September 28th, 11:18am
(PressTV)
A senior member of the Ansarullah resistance movement says
Saudi Arabia’s pleas to foreign powers for the deployment of
military forces to Yemen to confront the country’s Armed
Forces clearly exhibit its helplessness.
Mohammed al-Farah, a senior member of Ansarullah’s political
bureau, stated that the Riyadh regime’s policy of rallying
Muslims and the international community to support
its war on Yemen - has failed.
“Ever since the start of the Yemen war [in March 2015], the Saudis
have sought to instill fear in Muslims worldwide, terrify them
with assaults on holy sites [in Mecca and Medina] and
agonize the international community about maritime
navigation [in the Red Sea] and commercial supply
routes,” Farah said.
He added that such attempts are meant to legitimize the
ongoing aggression on Yemen, and garner support for
Saudi Arabia’s criminal policies.
“Following baseless allegations of a Yemeni drone attack on the
holy city of Mecca, the Sana’a government - made it clear to the
international community that the Yemeni Armed Forces solely
target strategic sites and military installations deep inside
Saudi Arabia ...in reprisal for the ongoing blockade and
aggression against their homeland,” Farah stated.
He added, “The Riyadh regime is now speaking of dangers posed by
Yemeni air defense systems in a new attempt to cause fears over
international aerial traffic, and create pretexts for intervention.”
A recent report has disclosed that the Saudi authorities have
solicited support from allied nations as its air defense
capabilities face depletion amid the ongoing
military aggression against Yemen.
Such a strategy, anchored in falsehood - and a distortion of facts,
will fail to achieve its objectives, the top Ansarullah official said.
Farah highlighted that world leaders are “not servants of
Mohammed bin Salman” and their armies ---- are
“not a police force under his command.”
The international community has just started to recognize
Yemen’s legitimate right to self-defense, and its calls for
an end -------- to the Saudi aggression and blockade,
he emphasized.
The high-ranking Ansarullah official stressed that the Yemeni
army’s operations are entirely defensive and are based on
Islamic principles, as well as international law.
“The Yemeni forces will never target anyone
who poses no threat,” Farah underscored.
He called on the Saudi authorities to confront Yemen directly,
rather than resorting to international coalitions, proxy forces
and propaganda campaigns.
The Sana’a administration declared a naval blockade against
Saudi Arabia on July 20, in response to “an unfair and
tyrannical siege” on Yemen lasting nearly 12 years.
The Yemeni military has announced several successful
operations aimed at ships linked to Saudi Arabia in
the Red Sea.
In March 2015, Saudi Arabia and its allies imposed a blockade on
Yemen and launched a sweeping military campaign, backed by
military, political, and logistical support from the US and
several Western countries.
The war has killed tens of thousands of Yemenis. However,
Saudi Arabia has failed to achieve its stated objective of
reinstating a puppet regime that serves its interests.
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Ayatollah Khamenei: Days of foreign domination
that enemies seek ------------ are gone forever
September 28th, 11:16am
(PressTV)
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba
Khamenei says the days of foreign domination that Iran’s
enemies seek to bring back, are over --------- and will
never return.
The Leader made the remark in a message on Monday on
the occasion of the Sacred Defense Week, which marks
the start of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's
1980-88 war on the country ------- and the second
anniversary --------- of the assassination of late
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that in those days, two seas in southern
Iran were once like a "playground" for enemy forces, but they no
longer venture beyond the Arabian Sea, given the painful blows
they have received from brave Iranian fighters and the
defenders of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Leader added that whenever they took the risk of doing so, they
suffered damage themselves, emphasizing that it will not be long
before the Arabian Sea, too, is cleared of their presence.
(This item will be updated.)
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Press TV's West Bank reporter Naqaa Hamed
is released from Israeli jail - after two weeks
September 28th, 11:20am
(PressTV)
Press TV reporter Naqaa Hamed ---- has been released
after nearly two weeks in detention at Damon Prison,
following a decision by the Salem Military Court.
Hamed, 38, was abducted on September 14
by occupation forces at a checkpoint near
Tuqu’ in Bethlehem.
Separated from her camera crew, she was transferred to an
undisclosed facility and subjected to harsh interrogation
regarding her journalistic work. She remained in
custody without formal charges.
A Palestinian-US citizen and mother of three, Hamed has over 15
years of experience covering political and humanitarian crises.
Press TV’s West Bank correspondent Naqaa Hamed, a Palestinian-
US journalist, was abducted by Israeli occupation forces amid
escalating harassment, smear campaigns and repeated
targeting over her coverage of Israeli military raids
and settler attacks.
Since joining Press TV in 2024, she has provided courageous,
field-based reporting on Israeli settler-colonialism and the
steadfastness of ordinary Palestinians.
Her abduction follows a relentless pattern
of physical and psychological targeting.
Her detention follows previous incidents in
which she was targeted while reporting.
In December 2025 and August 2026, Israeli occupation
forces deliberately injured her with rubber bullets,
stun grenades, and tear gas while she was
clearly marked as media.... in the
Qalandia refugee camp.
The physical targeting was preceded by a coordinated
smear campaign on social media that falsely branded
her an “agent of propaganda.”
Despite her dual US citizenship, Hamed’s family has
received no response from the US Embassy in
occupied Al-Quds regarding her detention.
Meanwhile, Israeli media and propaganda outlets have
amplified unsubstantiated “espionage” claims against
her, seeking to legitimize the crackdown ---- on her
reporting from the ground.
International press freedom organizations have continued
to demand her immediate and unconditional release,
condemning all the efforts to obstruct the flow of
information about events in the occupied
West Bank.