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Iran ready for 'all-out war'
A senior Iranian security official has stated that the country has made a definitive decision to respond without any limitations to any enemy aggression, assassinations, or killings.

A senior Iranian security official has stated that the country has made a definitive decision to respond without any limitations to any enemy aggression, assassinations, or killings.

The US Department of War is reassessing the future of its military installations across West Asia following Iranian retaliatory strikes, a report says.

An Iraqi anti-terror resistance group says terms like handover and disarmament regarding the “sacred weapons of the Resistance” have no place in its lexicon.
A riot police officer was filmed throwing a flashbang in the Athens metro during clashes on Wednesday, then waving.

The US has secured discounted Venezuelan oil and a 35% stake in a private oil venture under a secret deal that gives Washington preferential access to the country’s oil output, says a report.

Azerbaijan-Turkey row over hijab ban escalates as Turkish nationals critical of Baku are denied entry.
Thousands of students and teachers protested in Athens over education shortages, in solidarity with demonstrations across Europe.

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 ambitions face mounting challenges as Yemeni operations disrupt the kingdom’s oil infrastructure, airports, and major international events.
Academic and political commentator Mustapha Traore discusses a month of protests in France fueled by declining purchasing power, deteriorating university conditions and widespread public dissatisfaction.
South Korean lawmakers are weighing in on the Lee Jae-myung administration’s plans to deploy forces to the Strait of Hormuz

Israeli forces have detained 90 activists, including US congressional candidate Brad Lander, during a mass arrest in the occupied West Bank.
Hundreds of students and professors protested at Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid against Argentine President Javier Milei’s visit, denouncing his remarks and cuts to public funding.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT on October 21, 2026.

Qalibaf has met Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei to discuss military, economic, and cognitive warfare against Iran.

Pakistan is pushing for greater use of national currencies instead of the US dollar in international trade.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the US is trying to play the victim in the aggression against the country by turning the aggressor into the accuser.

The Iranian president says talks with the United States make no sense if they are conducted under US threats and its ongoing pressure campaign.

The Yemeni armed forces have struck Saudi military equipment at the Riyan International Airport in the country’s southern province of Hadhramaut on the Gulf of Aden.