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US seeks to sell Saudi Arabia 48 fighter jets for $24.3 bln
For each fighter jet, the United States will provide a Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engine, as well as one additional spare engine, along with secure communications, navigation, and encryption equipment
War crimes: UN fact-finding mission condemns US, Iran
War crimes: UN fact-finding mission condemns US, Iran A United Nations fact-finding mission on Iran says it has reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February, and that these constituted war crimes. It also found Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during their deadly crackdown on anti-government protests. The findings on Thursday in a new report by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, to be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, examined US conduct during the Iran war that began in February and the Iranian government's response to nationwide unrest that began in late December. The Pentagon declined to comment on a report conducted by an outside organisation. The Iranian permanent mission in Geneva did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. US officials have previously said military operations are conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict, while Iran has consistently rejected allegations of systematic rights violations. UN Fact-Finding missions are investigative, not judicial bodies, and therefore do not initiate any criminal cases. Their findings, however, can be used in criminal investigations by national courts or international tribunals such as the International Criminal Court. States will discuss the findings of the report when it is presented to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. The UN experts said they found reasonable grounds to believe US forces were responsible for an attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Primary School in the city of Minab, where more than 150 people were killed, including around 120 schoolchildren, according to Iranian officials. The attack constituted an indiscriminate attack causing civilian deaths and damage to civilian infrastructure, amounting to a war crime under international law, the mission concluded. According to the report, the US failure to update information in relation to the school, which was adjacent to an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval complex, in its targeting databases and to confirm the building was a military objective amounted to more than mere negligence. "Rather, the US directed the strikes at the building of the school while being aware of a substantial risk of striking a civilian object and acting recklessly as regards the possibility that this would happen," the report read. The UN mission probe found the Iranian authorities carried out a widespread and systematic attack against civilians during protests that erupted in late December, involving unlawful killings, torture, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances and severe restrictions on freedom of expression. Rights groups say bystanders were among those killed during the biggest crackdown since Shi'ite Muslim clerics took power in the 1979 revolution. Tehran blamed "terrorists and rioters" backed by exiled opponents and foreign foes the US and Israel. The probe said it could not independently verify the death toll, but that it believed the number of dead and injured was likely far higher than official figures which say 3,038 people were killed, and 25,000 people injured. The government's response to the protests — including violence and killings, cutting off the internet and use of the death penalty — marked a significant escalation from previous patterns of suppressing dissent, the report said.
UN spokesperson warns humanitarian situation in Yemen is deteriorating
This is an entry from: Live: UN experts say 'reasonable grounds' to believe US committed war crime in Iran school strike UN spokesperson warns humanitarian situation in Yemen is deteriorating 17 September 2026 23:00 BST UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric warned on Thursday that the humanitarian situation in Yemen is worsening as tensions escalate in the region. UN Human Rights Office verified 55 civilian casualties from 19 incidents in the governorates of Taiz, Hodeidah, Marib and Lahj since the start of the month, adding that the actual toll was likely to be much higher, Dujarric said. Among them, 16 people were killed, including 10 children, he added, while restrictions to access, funding shortages and security incidents involving humanitarian premises were hindering the international response.
Security Council Fails to Renew Iran Sanctions Panel amid Dispute over ‘Snapback’
The Security Council today failed to adopt a resolution that would have extended the mandate of the Panel of Experts tasked with monitoring implementation of United Nations sanctions on Iran, as Council members continued to be divided on whether those sanctions are in force at all.
Security Council Hears Call for Merit-Based Appointments as Syria Seeks Shift from Relief Aid to Reconstruction, Growth
While hailing the Syrian Government’s progress in institutional, integration and military sector reforms, and the return of millions of refugees and displaced, briefers warned the Security Council today that dire economic conditions and security and humanitarian challenges remain a threat to the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Yemenis recount journey to Djibouti as refugee arrivals surge
Djibouti has appealed to the international community to help provide humanitarian assistance as thousand flee Yemen.
US approves visas for top Iranian leaders to attend UN General Assembly
Iran's delegation to UNGA will be smaller this year, with travel restrictions and limits on luxury goods purchases.
Iran Update, September 17, 2026
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute are publishing updates Monday through Friday to…
Iran trade plummets under US blockade, bureaucratic errors
Iran trade plummets under US blockade, bureaucratic errors By Published Sep. 17, 2026, 4:56 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results.Add The New York Post on Google Iran’s exports and trade continue to plummet — even as it tries to circumvent the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by shipping oil and goods overland. While the Islamic republic moved to bolster its land-based trade under pressure from the US naval blockade, the rush to do so has caused more than 3,700 cargo trucks to be stuck at its borders with Turkey and Pakistan, the semi-official Mehr News Agency reported. “Neither Iran is taking responsibility for the situation, nor is Pakistan allowing us to unload our cargo,” one driver claimed in a video posted by the Union of Truckers and Drivers Organizations Across Iran. The self-inflicted wound has seen the drivers wait for up to 20 days to get through the border with their cargo of iron ore, cement and gas, all while suffering record-high fuel prices themselves. The truckers’ union said the drivers were also going days without access to food, water or sanitation as the workers also contend with 120-degree heat. Iranian drivers are also facing trouble at the border with Iraq after temporarily closed terminals over the weekend due to the attack on Saudi Arabia’s pipeline from within Iraq’s borders. Iran’s non-oil exports fell by nearly 30% to just $15 billion as of Aug. 16, about five months into the Iranian calendar year, according to Tehran’s records. The regime had exported about $45 billion in non-oil goods during the previous fiscal year. Iran’s oil exports have also taken a dive, to just about 210,000 barrels a day in August, the lowest level since 2020 and nearly 10% of what it was before the war began, according to maritime intelligence firm Vortexa. The issues are also affecting Iran’s imports and leading to even higher prices for goods at a time when inflation is running rampant in the country of 93 million people. Imports in Iran fell to about $17 billion as of August, about 25% less than what was reported in the same period last year. Mohammad Reza Khodarahm, an import-sector expert, warned that the bottlenecks on land, including constraints with Iran’s rail system to China, now accounts for nearly a third of the price for goods coming into Iran, Tehran’s economic paper Donya-e-Eqtesad reported. Iran has been able to mitigate some of the pain by increasing the flow of goods through the Caspian Sea and its railroad system connected with China. Transits along the Caspian Sea have shot up by 70% in the past five months, with Tehran bringing in wheat, corn and cooking oil from Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported. Meanwhile, its train hulls to eastern China are now operating every three to four days as opposed to its pre-war levels of only once-a-week, according to the Tehran Times. Iran’s hardliners have vowed that the country can outlast any economic pains inflicted on it as the regime and its terror proxies wreak havoc on oil and cargo transports on both sides of the Arabian Peninsula.
Iran thanks Russia, China for vetoing US anti-Iran sanctions resolution at UN
Iranian diplomats also thanked Somalia and Pakistan, which abstained from voting on the US-drafted resolution
Saudi Arabia strikes Yemen almost 40 times over day, Houthis claim
Saudi Arabia strikes Yemen almost 40 times over day, Houthis claim
Iran never to capitulate, already controls military situation in region — journalist
Brazilian international journalist and Eurasian geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar said that the war is impossible to settle
US issues visas to Iran’s president, foreign minister to participate in UN session — AP
The Iranian delegation is smaller than last year
Houthi leader denies targeting Mecca, vows to protect holy city
Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi pledges to defend Mecca and other Islamic holy sites.
White House develops strategy for post-war containment of Iran — Axios
The plan, still in the early stages of drafting, is intended to guide the US approach to the Middle East after the Iran war ends and in the final two years of Trump's term
Serbia opens factory to assemble Israeli-made drones
Critics say Serbia's military ties with Israel are rising significantly.
Trump needs to decide what to do with US troops in Middle East — Axios
According to the report, the US president previously ordered the army to maintain the current troop levels in the Middle East until the end of the year to remain prepared for a possible resumption of full·scale combat operations against Iran
Jerusalem Daily: Israelis protest outside ‘NAZA’ filmmaker’s home
Dozens of Israelis protested outside 'NAZA' filmmaker’s family home, chanting 'death to traitors'
Trump says to discuss Iran with regional allies at UN
The US president intends to meet with representatives of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman
Trump says to make 'big decision' on Iran as war at pivotal point
The US president said the United States "is approaching a critical juncture in the Iran war over whether to restart massive attacks in an effort to bring the conflict to a close"