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Artists in Gaza painted a mural honouring former Burger King employee Arianna Hamilton, who was fired after saying “Free Palestine” to an Israeli American customer at a drive-through window in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty pushed for stronger action on Gaza and vowed to deepen cooperation, at a joint briefing Thursday in the Egyptian city of El Alamein. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Gaza agreement: "Despite the Palestinian side fulfilling its commitments regarding the transition to the second phase, Israel's failure to take any further steps could push us and the other mediators to jointly take a radical step." "In this process, we expect the United States to apply the necessary pressure on Israel." "Otherwise, Türkiye, Qatar, and Egypt will have to take radical steps on this issue." "This is a responsibility we owe to our nation, our people, and the Palestinians." The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

Netanyahu Calls Britain 'Islamic Republic of Britain' in Radio Interview "You might call Britain the "Islamic Republic of Britain." Someone said that the first Islamic republic with nuclear weapons will be the Islamic Republic of Britain." "We’re making sure there won’t be another one—you know, in Iran." The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

Heart-shattering A little Palestinian girl was filming a video of herself before an Israeli soldier launched a combat missile next to her family's tent, killing her instantly. May Allah destroy the scourge of Zionism and engulf its proponents in a severe torment in this world and the next. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank diverted a spring that was a lifeline for the Palestinian village of Fasayil, cutting irrigation pipes in June and converting it into a tourist attraction, leaving nearby farms barren The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

Ein al-Auja: How settler attacks and water diversion erased a Palestinian community Once a living oasis north of Jericho, Ein al-Auja sustained Bedouin families, herds, farms and visitors with flowing spring water; today, it stands nearly emptied, its people driven out by water deprivation, settler violence and military pressure. Through the story of Haitham Rashaidh and other displaced families now stranded in al-Balqa without basic services, this documentary traces how control over water has become a weapon of displacement in the occupied West Bank. As springs dry, children leave school, livestock disappear and communities fracture, Ein al-Auja becomes a stark warning: when land, water and safety are stripped away together, an entire way of life can be erased without a formal eviction order. Watch in full https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVScUSXs8GY&t=2s The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

What the RSF's battlefield setbacks mean for Sudan's war The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) capture of the highway linking El-Obeid to Khartoum is a strategic blow to the UAE-backed RSF, cutting into its ability to pressure North Kordofan and forcing RSF head Hemedti onto the defensive. El-Obeid is a key logistics hub between army-held northern and eastern Sudan and RSF-held territory in the south and west, and the RSF has responded to recent losses with drone attacks and urgent tribal mobilisation. The RSF is leaning heavily on tribal recruitment in Darfur and Kordofan, including through chiefs who support the group for money, power or fear of reprisals if the army advances. Many communities feel trapped: some Arab tribes fear SAF retaliation, while non-Arab communities fear RSF violence if they refuse to cooperate. The recruitment drive is therefore described as partly coercive, with reports that even children are being sent to fight. The RSF’s ability to continue the war depends heavily on UAE support, including weapons, drones, fuel, mercenaries and supply routes through Chad, South Sudan and Libya. Analysts say Abu Dhabi is determined to keep backing the RSF because it gains gold and strategic influence across the Sahel. The reopening of the Kufra route from Libya into North Darfur suggests the UAE is prepared to absorb losses from Egyptian and Turkish airstrikes to keep the RSF supplied. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

Three ways China benefits from Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan pact 1. Diversification away from the United States It reduces the Middle East’s dependence on the US security umbrella. Beijing has long promoted a regional security order led by local states rather than outside powers, without wanting to replace Washington as guarantor. As Gulf states question US reliability after the Iran war and attacks on American bases, China gains room to expand influence without assuming the risks of a formal military alliance. 2. The Pakistan card Pakistan gives China an indirect route into the pact because it is one of Beijing’s closest defence partners and a major user of Chinese weapons systems. As Pakistan becomes more embedded in Gulf security, Chinese aircraft, drones, training, maintenance and supply chains could gain wider regional relevance. Saudi Arabia’s reported interest in producing Chinese drones locally, combined with Turkey-Pakistan defence cooperation, creates openings for overlapping Chinese-linked defence networks. 3. More defence sales for China The Iran war has highlighted demand for drones, missiles, air defence and local weapons production, all areas where China can compete strongly. The Mecca pact could increase demand for shared systems, joint training and defence-industrial cooperation among Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. Even if the pact does not replace US ties, it supports a more multipolar security order in which China can expand arms exports and strategic influence while regional states take on more of their own defence burden. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

Israeli troops conducting 'deliberate' arson campaign in south Lebanon Israeli attacks and arson operations have caused large fires to spread across south Lebanon, damaging forests, farmland and ancient olive groves. Lebanese civil defence officials say Israeli forces deliberately sparked fires with flares near wooded areas and that firefighters were targeted while trying to respond. Around 30–40 percent of land near the frontline has reportedly been affected by fires, adding to wider environmental damage from Israel’s prolonged military operations in Lebanon. The fires come alongside continued Israeli advances, shelling and demolition of civilian infrastructure in southern towns and villages. Israel says it will not withdraw from south Lebanon and is maintaining what it calls a “security zone” in occupied villages, while the June framework deal with Beirut links withdrawal to Hezbollah disarmament. The result is an expanding occupation in which environmental destruction, attacks on civilian infrastructure and military pressure are being used to reshape conditions on the ground. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

UK withholds information on Israeli firm accused of targeting Scottish first minister in elections The British government has refused to release information it holds on Israeli cyber firm BlackCore, which French disinformation watchdog Viginum has suspected of involvement in foreign digital interference operations targeting Scotland, New York, France and other places. The Cabinet Office rejected a Freedom of Information request about correspondence on Viginum’s findings, saying disclosure could damage national security and prejudice relations between the UK and another state. The Scottish government also withheld some material on national security grounds but released documents showing officials discussing how to respond to the French report. BlackCore-linked accounts reportedly targeted Scottish First Minister John Swinney, whose SNP government has been strongly critical of Israel’s actions in Gaza and who publicly described Israel’s conduct as genocide in 2025. The refusal to publish details raises questions about how much UK authorities know about alleged Israeli-linked election interference and why diplomatic sensitivities are being prioritised over transparency. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

Exclusive: UK Charity Commission criticises synagogue for hosting Great Israeli Real Estate Event After coming under pressure for their tepid response, the Charity Commission has criticised Edgware United Synagogue trustees for allowing a real estate event to go ahead on synagogue premises after properties in illegal Israeli settlements were promoted there. The regulator said trustees had misgivings and an organisation-wide decision not to permit the event, but still allowed it to proceed without adequate checks or controls. It has issued regulatory advice and is now reviewing its earlier decision to close the compliance case. The complaint, filed by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, argued that charitable premises and resources were used to facilitate a commercial event linked to illegal settlement activity, creating legal, regulatory and reputational concerns. Settlement properties promoted at the event reportedly included projects in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The case adds pressure on UK charities and regulators as the government considers tougher action on settlement trade, donations and organisations connected to Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

'Agility vs depth': How the Mecca pact stacks up against the UAE-Israel alliance The UAE-Israel partnership is more operationally developed than the Mecca pact, with military, intelligence and defence procurement ties already tested during the Iran war. Israel helped defend the UAE from Iranian attacks, while Abu Dhabi joined Israel in strikes on Iran and has deepened cooperation through joint defence acquisitions. Their alliance is built on shared hostility to Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas, strong US backing, and interoperable American-made weapons systems. The Mecca pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan is less integrated and more difficult to assess. The three states bring major assets: Saudi wealth, Turkey’s large army and defence industry, and Pakistan’s nuclear-armed military. But they also have different priorities: Saudi Arabia sees Iran as a main threat, Pakistan remains focused on India and tied to China, and Turkey has only recently repaired relations with Riyadh after years of tension over the Muslim Brotherhood and the Khashoggi murder. Despite those challenges, the Mecca pact may have deeper long-term potential because it is public, expandable and grounded in a formal mutual-defence commitment. The UAE-Israel bloc is more agile and immediately useful, but it lacks regional legitimacy and remains politically sensitive. The Mecca pact will take time to build interoperability, but if Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan turn it into real exercises, defence production and coordinated security planning, it could become a broader regional deterrent with far greater strategic depth. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

US-Iran talks in deadlock – what’s the latest? Iran is rejecting Trump’s claim that the US has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz, insisting the waterway remains blocked and will not reopen until Tehran’s conditions are accepted. Iran says ships without its approval are being prevented from passing, while US forces are maintaining a naval blockade around Iranian ports. The dispute has already reduced shipping through a route that normally carries around a fifth of global oil and LNG supplies. Tehran says it is not negotiating directly with Washington because the US violated the 17 June memorandum by restarting attacks on Iran. Instead, Iran is negotiating with Oman over new inbound and outbound shipping lanes, shared management arrangements and the security rights of both countries. Qatar says those talks are advanced, but the wider peace process remains stalled because Hormuz has become the central obstacle between Iran and the US. Iran’s demands include an end to US threats, a permanent halt to attacks on Iran and its allies, withdrawal of US forces from around Iran, removal of the naval blockade, sanctions relief, release of frozen assets and compensation for war damage. Trump has countered by demanding compensation from Iran for deaths of US personnel and Iranian protesters. The confrontation now turns on whether both sides are using maximalist demands as opening positions for a deal, or whether Hormuz will remain restricted and become another prolonged regional conflict. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

US, Israel war on Iran - The Latest 1) US Vice President JD Vance says that Washington’s aims in the Iran war are “twofold”: to stabilise American energy prices by ensuring oil can flow through Gulf countries again, and to stop Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons. 2) US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says that the US can sustain its blockade against Iran “indefinitely”. 3) United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that the US is going to apply measures of “economic isolation” on Iran that have “never been seen” on a country. 4) Iran’s military disputes US assertions that maritime traffic flows normally through the Strait of Hormuz, maintaining that no vessel passes without its authorisation. 5) Iraq’s air defence systems intercepted drones over the northern Kurdish province of Erbil. Remnants of the drones fell onto a residential area near Erbil International Airport. 6) Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East envoy, is planning to visit Israel and Egypt next week for talks on Gaza. He’ll be accompanied by Tony Blair, the former British leader, as well as Nikolay Mladenov, an ex-UN envoy now serving as a high representative for Gaza. 7) Russia’s UN Security Council representative has called for a complete end to the US and Israeli-led blockade on Yemen, accusing both nations of driving the country’s rising violence. 8) The United Arab Emirates on Friday condemned an Iranian attack it said targeted two vessels linked to state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) as they passed through the Strait of Hormuz. 9) The US Central Command (Centcom) has rejected reports surrounding the death of soldiers onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during its deployment to the Middle East. "One report alleged seven Sailors died in a brawl aboard the aircraft carrier and others have recently suggested a spike in suicidal ideations. These reports are FALSE," a post by Centcom on X read. 10) Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has pledged to “continue turning cities and settlements into eligible areas for firearms” and urged Israelis to “go arm yourselves,” after the attorney general recommended closing investigation files against members of his office. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

Yet again, the UAE have produced a propaganda video attempting to demonise Islam and Muslims living in the West, appealing to the rising tide of anti-Muslim far-right extremism. The UAE are an open enemy of Islam and Muslims. Boycott the UAE. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

RSF-Appointed Governor Defects, Denounces Sudan Paramilitary Rule Hamad Mohammed Hamid, the RSF-appointed governor of Kordofan and member of the Tasis presidential council, has defected from the UAE-backed RSF. He urged RSF fighters to “return to the embrace of the homeland” and called for Sudanese unity against what he described as lawless militias. Hamid accused the RSF of inflaming tribal, communal and racial divisions, while describing the Tasis government as a political front for the paramilitary force. He said civilians in RSF-controlled areas were enduring severe suffering and accused the group of destroying cities and killing civilians. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

Colombia sides with Morocco over Western Sahara as it aligns with Israeli foreign policy Colombia’s new far-right government has recognised Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara and withdrawn recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, reversing Gustavo Petro’s policy and aligning Bogota with a US-Israel-backed position first cemented by Trump’s 2020 Morocco-Israel normalisation deal. The move marks a sharp break from Petro’s foreign policy, which opposed Israel’s war on Gaza, severed ties with Tel Aviv and supported legal accountability for Israeli officials. The decision forms part of a broader early foreign-policy shift toward Washington and Israel under Abelardo de la Espriella. Colombia has also recognised Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, joining only the US in doing so despite UN resolutions declaring Israel’s annexation legally void. The moves have drawn condemnation from Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Palestine and Oman, and signal that Bogota is prioritising Israeli and US strategic interests even amid domestic crisis after a deadly earthquake. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

US strengthens military presence in breakaway Puntland amid battle for Red Sea The US has signed a deal with Puntland to expand the Bosaso military base, officially to "improve counterterrorism operations and protect maritime security". The base, originally built by the UAE and used by the Puntland Maritime Police Force, has long sat at the intersection of US grey operations, Emirati influence and regional arms logistics, including weapons flows linked to Sudan’s RSF. Its expansion appears tied not only to al-Shabaab or Islamic State operations, but also to the widening Iran war and the growing strategic importance of the Bab el-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden after Houthi moves against Saudi-linked shipping. The deal is legally and politically murky because Washington negotiated with Puntland, which is in open dispute with Somalia’s federal government, while also engaging Jubaland, another region challenging Mogadishu’s authority. This suggests the US is increasingly willing to operate through Somalia’s fragmentation rather than strictly through the federal state, despite formally supporting Somali sovereignty. Combined with Trump’s escalation of drone strikes, delegated authority to Africom, and the end of US support for UN-backed stabilisation missions, the Bosaso expansion marks a deeper and more unilateral US military footprint in Somalia and the Horn of Africa. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

Israel ‘concerned’ with reconstitution of Syrian Air Force after flight of ‘ancient’ Assad-era aircraft Israel has warned the US about Syria’s attempt to rebuild its air force after footage showed two old Syrian SU-22 jets flying over Idlib. Analysts argue the aircraft themselves pose little direct threat to Israel, since they are ageing Soviet-era planes with limited pilots, spare parts and capability compared with Israel’s modern F-35-equipped air force. The deeper Israeli concern is Turkish involvement in Syria’s military reconstruction, especially possible Turkish air defences, radars, training and basing arrangements that could restrict Israeli freedom to operate over Syrian airspace and strike Iran. Israel also wants leverage in negotiations over its occupation of southern Syria and prefers Syria to remain militarily weak, including to limit Damascus’s ability to overpower Israel-backed Druze groups in Suwayda. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media

Exclusive: Qaani in secret Iraq visit as Baghdad seeks Hormuz guarantees The commander of Iran’s Quds Force - Esmail Qaani’s unannounced visit to Baghdad focused on Iraq’s looming 30 September deadline for Iran-aligned armed factions to place their weapons under state control. Qaani urged faction leaders not to clash with Iraqi security forces, but gave no sign that Tehran supports full disarmament. Instead, he framed the pressure as US-driven and stressed the need to preserve the factions’ military capabilities against threats to the “Axis of Resistance.” The visit highlights Tehran’s balancing act in Iraq: preventing a confrontation that could destabilise Baghdad or provoke US involvement, while protecting the armed groups that remain central to Iranian influence. Iraqi officials, meanwhile, face a sovereignty test over whether they can enforce a state monopoly on weapons without either Iranian or American pressure dictating the outcome. Baghdad also used Qaani’s visit to seek Iranian guarantees that Iraqi oil tankers can pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz. The request reflects Iraq’s economic vulnerability, with oil exports central to state finances and mounting concern over the government’s ability to meet obligations such as public-sector salaries. Iran’s leverage over Hormuz is therefore directly tied to Iraq’s domestic stability as well as its security politics. The Muslim World Telegram https://t.me/tmw_media