Iran has warned that the Strait of Hormuz will remain shut until the conditions it laid out in an interim agreement in June are met, according to Nournews.
Traffic has effectively come to a standstill with attacks in the vicinity of the waterway reported over the weekend.
“The Americans, who say something different in the media, have recently put forward proposals through a mediator. But they must understand that the period of dragging out the process and dictating one-sided demands is over,” Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday.
“The position of the Islamic Republic of Iran is completely clear and firm, and the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until our seven conditions, based on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, are met.” The conditions include a lifting of economic sanctions and a complete stop to all hostilities.
Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said separately on Sunday that a plan put forward by Tehran could lead to the route reopening within seven days if accepted.
Meanwhile, Yemen's Houthis have claimed responsibility for carrying out a ballistic missile attack on the Aramco oil refinery in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Houthis said the attack was carried out in retaliation for Saudi attacks on Yemen's Sanaa and other provinces.
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- Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met
- Iranian diplomats 'kicked out' of US after UN General Assembly
- Trump's top national security aides meet secretly at Camp David on Iran, Yemen
Houthis claim missile and drone attack on Aramco facility in Riyadh
Sunday 4 October 2026 00:00 , Suha KidwaiYemen's Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a coordinated missile and drone strike targeting a Saudi Aramco facility in the capital city of Riyadh.
Witnesses reported seeing a large plume of smoke and fire rising near an Aramco installation in Riyadh earlier in the day.
The Houthi military has stated the assault was launched in direct retaliation for recent Saudi coalition airstrikes against Sanaa and other Yemeni provinces.
The reported strike marks a sharp escalation in cross-border targeting following claims last week of Houthi strikes against Aramco assets in Yanbu.
Yemeni forces claim 97 'precision' attacks against Houthis
04:00 , Vishwam SankaranYemeni government-aligned forces claim they conducted 97 “precision targeting operations” against the Houthis using aircraft, drones, artillery, missiles and snipers.
The attacks led to “neutralising (260) elements of the militia”, Yemeni military spokesperson Brigadier General Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaili said in a post on X.
Earlier in the day, the Houthi military said it launched coordinated attacks targeting a Saudi Aramco facility in Riyadh in retaliation for recent Saudi coalition airstrikes against Sanaa and other Yemeni provinces.
Yemeni government launches major counteroffensive to eradicate Houthi movement
23:00 , Suha KidwaiYemen’s internationally recognised government has announced a comprehensive military campaign aimed at fully recapturing all territory held by the Iran-backed Houthi militia.
In a televised address from Riyadh, Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad al-Alimi declared that armed forces will push forward until the country is "liberated from the grip of the terrorist militia."
Military spokespeople have subsequently issued a demand for Houthi fighters to lay down their arms and surrender.
Supported by Saudi air power and Western intelligence, the assault follows a month of major Houthi gains, including their capture of the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait along the Red Sea. Yemeni leadership stated the decision to launch the offensive was taken after all diplomatic attempts to de-escalate hostilities were exhausted.
Recap: FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
22:00 , Maira ButtA Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Washington, was arrested Thursday and is due to make his first court appearance Friday. Court records do not list an attorney available to speak on his behalf.
The FBI says Ellaboudy had a goal of helping the Houthis improve their communications capabilities and traveled last September to Yemen, where the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces are now engaged in renewed violence that has killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands. The conflict began in 2014 when the Iran-backed rebels took over the capital, Sanaa, forcing the country’s government to settle into exile in Saudi Arabia.
FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
Home Secretary warns UK is facing ‘serious threats’ from Iran after bomb plot charges
21:30 , Maira ButtThe UK is facing “a range of serious threats” from Iran, Shabana Mahmood has said after two migrants were charged with an alleged bomb plot against the Jewish community.
The Tehran regime “target our Jewish communities and try to silence their critics overseas, often through proxies and criminal networks to hide their involvement”, the Home Secretary said.
Iranians Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, who were arrested in Manchester on Sunday, September 20, have been charged on Friday with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts, contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said.
Home Secretary warns UK is facing ‘serious threats’ from Iran after bomb plot charges
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How Iran’s ‘bazaar style’ negotiation tactic is stalling deal discussions to its benefit
20:30 , Maira ButtNegotiations between the US and Iran over an end to the war on the country have been languishing in a stalemate for weeks as both sides remain intransigent about key issues including nuclear development and the situation in Lebanon.
The US is insistent that Tehran surrender its right to ever develop highly enriched uranium and appears to have been manoeuvring to install a government more sympathetic to Western interests.
Meanwhile, Iran has said that it will never agree to a deal that does not ensure the sovereignty of Lebanon and its borders from Israel - with Israeli strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon continuing - and has insisted on its ability to hold on to some nuclear development capabilities.
How Iran’s ‘bazaar style’ negotiation tactic is stalling deal discussions
Australia's treasurer says US-Iran war 'has been a disaster'
20:00 , Maira ButtAustralian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said that the ongoing US-Iran war in the Middle East has been an economic disaster, blaming it for high inflation and slowing global growth.
“Whatever the reasons were for going in, from an economic point of view, the war in the Middle East has been a disaster,” Chalmers said.
“The war in the Middle East is putting very substantial upward pressure on inflation. That’s why we’re seeing interest rates go up around the world,” he told ABC News.
Trump says Iran can choose easy way or 'hard way'
19:30 , Maira ButtThe US president said today that an imminent decision will be made on Iran, warning that the only question was whether Tehran would have it the “easy way or hard way”.
"We have a decision that I'll make about Iran. Iran's been decimated. So the only question is, it'll either be the easy way or the hard way. We'll have it the easy way or the hard way," Trump told reporters outside the White House.
“They have no money; they have no currency. Their military has been defeated, their navy is gone, their air force is gone, everything's gone," he said, adding that “one way or the other, it’s going to end very quickly”.
Russia 'will never sacrifice' relationship with Iran, Medvedev says
19:00 , Maira ButtThe deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, said earlier today that Moscow would “never sacrifice” its relationship with Iran.
“We will never sacrifice our relationship with Iran for the relationship with any other country”, he said, Iran’s Fars news agency reported.
“We and Iran are strategic partners and will remain so forever,” Medvedev said
America In Focus: Unemployment rate climbs, mortgage rate hits nearly 3 year high
18:30 , Maira ButtThe economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over the past week. Trips to the grocery store and gas station are more painful than they were last year, and rising costs are impacting the decisions of both households and businesses.
Here’s a snapshot of prominent economic data and news that occurred over the past week and what it potentially means for you.
America In Focus: Unemployment rate climbs, mortgage rate hits nearly 3 year high
In pictures: Traffic remains at a standstill in Hormuz
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What was in June's interim agreement? As Iran insists Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until conditions met
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Iraq says it transported 2 million barrels of crude through Strait of Hormuz
17:00 , Maira ButtIraq's Oil Tankers Company transported 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude aboard a very large crude carrier (VLCC) through the Strait of Hormuz, its director general said in a statement on Saturday, describing it as the company's first such operation in decades
Iran denies delegation was 'kicked out' of US after ignoring orders to leave
16:30 , Maira ButtIranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has denied claims that the country’s delegation at the UN General Assembly last week was “kicked out” of the country.
Axios reported, citing a US official, that two members of the delegation had been deported.
“Secretary Rubio means business. Two more members of the Iranian delegation were found still in New York long after the UN General Assembly had passed. They have now been kicked out of the country,” the official said.
Araghchi commented on the reports on Sunday, saying: “All Iranian diplomats who attended UNGA, except one who departed earlier, left as scheduled.
“Taking pride in fake diplomat ‘expulsion’ is inappropriate for the head of any diplomatic corps.
“It oozes of desperation and defeat, and is inconsistent with UN host nation obligations.”
Iran's top security official warns of dire economic crisis
16:00 , Maira ButtIran’s top national security adviser has warned that the country is facing one of the worst economic crises in its history.
Mohsen Rezaei made the admission at a high-level government meeting on Saturday, according to the New York Times.
Economic unrest prompted initial unrest in December 2025 and the ongoing war has led to a more severe condition worsened by sanctions and a US blockade on ports.
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15:30 , Maira ButtYemen's Houthis say they struck Saudi Aramco sites in Riyadh, Khurais
15:00 , Maira ButtYemen's Houthi rebels have said they launched ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco sites in Riyadh and the Khurais area, claiming the attacks caused major fires, in response to what they said were 50 Saudi-led coalition air and missile strikes in Yemen over the past 12 hours.
There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi Arabia on the statement.
Who are the Houthis?
14:30 , Maira ButtThe Yemeni rebel group was formed in the 1990s as a political-religious Shia movement orchestrating a series of guerrilla wars against Yemen’s national army.
They currently control significant parts of northwestern Yemen, including its capital Sana’a, after seizing it following the country’s 2014 civil war when they forced the government to step down.
A Saudi-led, western-backed coalition took over, which the Houthis have spent years fighting with the assistance of Iran, before a UN-brokered deal in 2022. A Saudi and UAE bombing campaign against Houthi targets was launched in 2015 and drew criticism over civilian deaths, leading to calls for the UK to cease arms exports to Saudi Arabia.
The war is estimated to have killed around 400,000 people, many who died through famine after Saudi Arabia’s restriction of ports through which Yemen imported 90 per cent of its food, which humanitarian groups considered a major driving factor of the crisis.
Often mistakenly considered a proxy group, the Houthis have their own political aims and agendas outside of those affiliated with Iran, which provides it with weapons, training and technical support.
The Houthis, along with Gaza’s Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, form part of Iran’s “axis of resistance” - a military alliance built over four decades to oppose Israeli and American power in the Middle East.
Yemen leader announces major military operations against Houthis
14:00 , Maira ButtThe leader of Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced the beginning of a major military operation against the Houthi rebels on Sunday with the aim of seizing the territory under group’s control.
“Today, I announce the start of military operations to retake the remaining territory of the republic and extend the authority of the state and its institutions across the entire national territory,” Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi said in a televised address.
Iran to increase the range of its missiles, army spokesperson tells Fars
13:30 , Maira ButtIran will upgrade the range of its missiles following the war with the US as American forces, army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia told Fars news on Sunday.
The Iranian military are now positioned to strike as much as 1,000 km (621 miles) away from the Iranian coast.
“During this war, we concluded that we absolutely must increase the range of our missiles, and we have now moved in that direction,” he said.
In Pictures: Military camp set up for civilians in Tehran
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Iran sets up military camp for civilians in Tehran
12:30 , Vishwam SankaranIran set up a makeshift military camp for civilians in Tehran yesterday.
The move is seen as a measure to prepare the public for potential ground attacks amid ongoing tensions with the US and Israel.
The new centre at Haft-e Tir Square follows a first camp set up at Imam Hussein Square, hoping to train civilians in the coming weeks.
Footage from the centre showed army members conducting drills with anti-aircraft equipment, crossing obstacle courses, and using virtual reality headsets.
In pictures: Houthis claim attack on Aramco facility in Riyadh
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In Video: Iranians queue for cylinders
11:30 , Vishwam SankaranIraq says it transported 2 million barrels of crude through Strait of Hormuz
11:00 , Maira ButtIraq's Oil Tankers Company transported 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude aboard a very large crude carrier (VLCC) through the Strait of Hormuz, its director general said in a statement on Saturday, describing it as the company's first such operation in decades.
Russia 'will never sacrifice' relationship with Iran, Medvedev says
10:30 , Vishwam SankaranThe deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, said earlier today that Moscow would “never sacrifice” its relationship with Iran.
“We will never sacrifice our relationship with Iran for the relationship with any other country”, he said, Iran’s Fars news agency reported.
“We and Iran are strategic partners and will remain so forever,” Medvedev said.
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10:00 , Maira ButtAustralia's treasurer says US-Iran war 'has been a disaster'
09:30 , Vishwam SankaranAustralian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said today that the ongoing US-Iran war in the Middle East has been an economic disaster, blaming it for high inflation and slowing global growth.
“Whatever the reasons were for going in, from an economic point of view, the war in the Middle East has been a disaster,” Chalmers said.
The war in the Middle East is putting very substantial upward pressure on inflation. That’s why we’re seeing interest rates go up around the world,” he told ABC News.
Trump warns Iran of 'hard way'
09:00 , Vishwam SankaranThe US president said today that an imminent decision will be made on Iran, warning that the only question was whether Tehran would have it the “easy way or hard way”.
"We have a decision that I'll make about Iran. Iran's been decimated. So the only question is, it'll either be the easy way or the hard way. We'll have it the easy way or the hard way," Trump told reporters outside the White House.
“They have no money; they have no currency. Their military has been defeated, their navy is gone, their air force is gone, everything's gone," he said, adding that “one way or the other, it’s going to end very quickly”.
Iran says Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions are met, Nournews reports
07:47 , Maira ButtThe Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until conditions set out in a June interim agreement with the US are met, Nournews reported Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bager Ghalibaf as saying on Sunday, a few days after Tehran received Washington's reply to its diplomatic proposal.
“The Americans, who say something different in the media, have recently put forward proposals through a mediator. But they must understand that the period of dragging out the process and dictating one-sided demands is over,” he was quoted as saying.
“The position of the Islamic Republic of Iran is completely clear and firm, and the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until our seven conditions, based on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, are met.”
Iranian diplomats 'kicked out' of US after UN General Assembly – report
07:30 , Vishwam SankaranTwo Iranian diplomats who were part of the delegation to the UN General Assembly in New York were “kicked out” of the US yesterday, Axios reported, citing a US official.
They were found still in New York “long after the UN General Assembly had passed,” despite the US State Department demanding that the entire Iranian delegation leave immediately after the session.
One of the Iranian diplomats left on Friday night and the second left on Saturday, according to the US official.
Yemen says it carried out attacks against Houthis in Sanaa
06:30 , Vishwam SankaranYemen's armed forces said today that it was conducting strikes against the Iran-aligned Houthis in the capital, Sanaa.
A Yemeni armed forces spokesperson said forces were targeting what he described as "vital targets", without providing further details.
Yemen's Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported earlier an attack that it said was carried out by Saudi Arabia on Sanaa.
Trump says Iran has 'virtually given up' nuclear weapon plans
06:00 , Vishwam SankaranUS president Donald Trump said yesterday that Iran has been “decimated” and has “virtually given up any plans for a nuclear weapon”.
Trump claimed that oil prices were currently decreasing.
“Oil is coming down. Oil is right now lower, and it's been lower than it was under the Biden administration, and they did nothing about the fact that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” Trump told reporters as he departed the White House to attend a rally in Ohio.
“By the way, Iran, as you know, has virtually given up any plans of a nuclear weapon,” he said.
Iran executes man detained in January protests
05:00 , Vishwam SankaranIran has executed a detainee over the protests in January for allegedly firing at police, the judiciary said yesterday.
The man, Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi, fired at least three shots at police on 8 January and was arrested two days later in Shahrekord in southwestern Iran, it said.
He was accused of contacting people online to organise "anti-security" activities and seeking payment for a "mission".
Portuguese investigate US military access to base during Iran conflict
03:00 , Suha KidwaiPortuguese prosecutors have opened a formal inquiry into the government's decision to allow US military flights to use Lajes Air Base in the Azores during the ongoing conflict with Iran.
The prosecutor general's office confirmed the probe following a legal complaint filed by the opposition Left Bloc party, which claims allowing US transit operations violates international law.
Under a 1951 bilateral treaty, Washington can utilise the strategic Atlantic hub freely during peacetime, but must secure explicit Portuguese approval once active hostilities begin.
Foreign minister Paulo Rangel defended the authorisation, stating Lisbon received firm assurances from Washington that US operations would remain defensive, necessary, and proportionate.
Unlike neighboring Spain, which restricted US access, Portugal's approval has ignited fierce political debate over the nation's indirect involvement in the conflict.
Iranian rial plunges to record low despite $2B central bank intervention
02:00 , Suha KidwaiIran’s rial has plummeted to a historic low, with the US dollar now trading above 2.68 million rials in spite of emergency central bank intervention.
State banks began selling up to $2 billion in foreign reserves to stabilise the currency, which has lost more than half its value over the past year.
However, severe sanctions and a naval blockade on Iranian oil exports continue to choke off the regime's primary source of foreign revenue, pushing domestic inflation past 70 percent.
Central bank officials dismissed the market crash as a temporary panic, accusing Washington of spreading false economic predictions to induce capital flight.
Two Iranian nationals charged over Manchester synagogue chlorine bomb plot
01:00 , Suha KidwaiTwo Iranian men appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday accused of planning a chemical bomb attack on Jewish targets in Manchester, including a synagogue targeted in a fatal attack last year.
Salam Ahmadyan, 36, and Rahman Salehi, 34, conducted "hostile reconnaissance" at Heaton Park Synagogue and the Manchester Jewish Museum, according to prosecutors.
The court heard the men were allegedly directed by a handler in Iran who provided instructions on building an improvised explosive device using household chemicals and brake fluid.
The alleged plot directly targeted the Heaton Park Synagogue on the anniversary of the October 2025 Yom Kippur attack, in which a gunman killed two worshipers before being shot dead by police.
Both suspects were remanded in custody ahead of an October 23 hearing at the Old Bailey.
Iraq ships 2M barrels of crude through Strait of Hormuz
Saturday 3 October 2026 23:00 , Suha KidwaiIraq’s state-owned oil tanker company has transported two million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz, marking its first such independent transit in decades.
Director general Ali Qais Abdul Jabbar confirmed on Saturday that the shipment shifts operations from delivering crude at the port of Basra to transporting it directly past the strategic chokepoint.
The move gives state oil marketer SOMO greater flexibility to secure better sales and pricing terms in international markets.
Abdul Jabbar added that the company is actively working to purchase specialised crude tankers to expand its state fleet and compete with regional maritime shipping firms.
Watch: Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard' if linked to FlyDubai pilot attack
Saturday 3 October 2026 22:00 , Maira ButtTrump's top national security aides meet secretly at Camp David on Iran, Yemen, Axios reports
Saturday 3 October 2026 21:30 , Maira ButtDonald Trump's top cabinet members met secretly at the presidential retreat at Camp David to discuss next steps in the Iran war and the Saudi-Houthi conflict in Yemen, Axios reported on Friday.
Vice President JD Vance chaired the meeting, the news outlet reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Beyond the Strait of Hormuz: How Gulf countries are preparing for life without the waterway
Saturday 3 October 2026 21:00 , Maira ButtPort operator DP World is in talks to develop new facilities in the coastal area of Fujairah to take pressure off its flagship Jebel Ali port, according to the Financial Times.
Jebel Ali, built in 1977, has made the UAE a hub of finance and trade, but weeks ago it was set alight by a piece of fallen debris from an Iranian missile. Since then, Dubai International Airport, US military bases and other facilities have come under direct attack.
Colossal losses are no surprise considering that a huge 20 per cent of global oil supply all passes through the strategic waterway, which has remained deadlocked now for months.
With an interim agreement that was thinly constructed now falling apart by the day, it appears that Gulf countries are hatching plans to protect their own economies.
How Gulf countries are preparing for life without the Strait of Hormuz
Trump sending 9,000 more troops to Middle East after threatening new strikes on Iran
Saturday 3 October 2026 20:30 , Maira ButtThe U.S. military is sending roughly 9,000 more troops to the Middle East aboard a group of ships, a U.S. official confirmed Thursday.
The bolstering of the American military presence comes as President Donald Trump warned that new strikes against Iran could be on the horizon.
The troop deployment, which includes a third aircraft carrier, underscores the rapidly evolving dynamic of Trump's war against Iran as he considers his next move, with midterm elections in the United States looming large and fresh signs that the nature of the conflict may be becoming more complex.
Trump sending 9,000 more troops to Middle East after threatening new strikes on Iran
Iranian foreign minister previously said UK PM Burnham 'barking up the wrong tree'
Saturday 3 October 2026 20:00 , Maira ButtIn comments made earlier this week, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that British prime minister Andy Burnham was “barking up the wrong tree” over reports of a link to Iran in the RAF Fairford incident.
“PM Burnham says the UK Government ‘can confirm our belief that we believe Iran to have played a part’ in the RAF Fairford incident,” he wrote in a post on X on Wednesday.
“I can confirm Iran's belief that releasing supposed terrorists working for foreign states really says it all. You're barking up the wrong tree.”
Recap: Trump adds eyebrow-raising new rationale for US war in Iran, saying 'They were doing drugs’
Saturday 3 October 2026 19:30 , Maira ButtDonald Trump has added Iran “doing drugs” to the list of reasons for starting his unpopular war eight months ago.
The president has long said the ongoing conflict with the Islamic Republic, which began at the end of February, was launched to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
He has also previously hinted at the possibility of regime change in Iran, calling for the Iranian people to overthrow the country’s rulers following protests earlier this year.
Trump adds eyebrow-raising new rationale for US war in Iran: ‘They were doing drugs’
Watch: Trump moves 9,000 troops to Middle East, threatens to hit Iran hard
Saturday 3 October 2026 19:00 , Maira ButtTrump won’t win Nobel Peace Prize but his shadow hangs over the award
Saturday 3 October 2026 18:30 , Maira ButtPresident Donald Trump will not win this year's Nobel Peace Prize as he wages war with Iran, but his influence will still be felt by the awarding body that picks the laureate, according to experts.
Last year's award, presented to Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado, marked an unprecedented moment in the prize's 125-year history after Trump persistently lobbied to secure the award himself. Weeks later, Machado handed her gold Nobel medal directly to Trump in a bid to gain support for her efforts to advance democracy in Venezuela.
Trump won’t win Nobel Peace Prize but his shadow hangs over the award
Trump claims diesel export ban ‘never on table’ as G7 agrees reserve release
Saturday 3 October 2026 18:00 , Maira ButtA diesel export ban was “never really on the table”, Donald Trump has claimed after the UK and other leading G7 nations bowed to White House pressure and agreed to release 100 million barrels of fuel and oil from emergency stocks.
The US president said Europe had done “a great thing” by drawing on their reserves under the threat of a block on stateside supplies.
Trump claims diesel export ban ‘never on table’ as G7 agrees reserve release
Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’ court hears
Saturday 3 October 2026 17:00 , Maira ButtTwo Iranian men identified Manchester’s Jewish Museum and Heaton Park Synagogue as targets for an alleged bomb plot, a court has heard.
Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, were arrested in Manchester on September 20 and charged on Friday with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said.
Both men appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday morning, where Salehi, through a Kurdish interpreter, and Ahmadyan, through a Farsi interpreter, spoke to confirm their names, dates of birth, and addresses.
Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’ court hears
Watch: Burnham says ‘strong indications’ Iran played part in suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot
Saturday 3 October 2026 16:30 , Maira ButtIn pictures:
Saturday 3 October 2026 16:13 , Maira ButtMan arrested in Fairford air base investigation released on bail
Saturday 3 October 2026 16:00 , Maira ButtBritish counter-terrorism police investigating a suspected plot at the RAF Fairford base said on Saturday that they had released a UK-Iranian dual national on bail.
The 25-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts involving the air base, which is used by the US.
US bombers have taken part in raids against targets in Iran from the location.
Police confirmed he had now been released, and searches at two properties in London had concluded.
"The investigation into the circumstances surrounding events in Gloucestershire is continuing," police said in a statement.
Home Secretary warns UK is facing ‘serious threats’ from Iran after bomb plot charges
Saturday 3 October 2026 15:30 , Maira ButtThe UK is facing “a range of serious threats” from Iran, Shabana Mahmood has said after two migrants were charged with an alleged bomb plot against the Jewish community.
The Tehran regime “target our Jewish communities and try to silence their critics overseas, often through proxies and criminal networks to hide their involvement”, the Home Secretary said.
Iranians Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, who were arrested in Manchester on Sunday, September 20, have been charged on Friday with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts, contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said.
Home Secretary warns UK is facing ‘serious threats’ from Iran after bomb plot charges
