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Hardliner Mohsen Rezaei also threatens American economic interests in first interview since appointment to supreme national security councilThe new leader of Iran’s top security body has warned its neighbours against joining new US efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy, and threatened US commercial interests in the region, as Donald Trump doubled down on his fanciful view that the strait of Hormuz was a new US territory.Mohsen Rezaei, the hardline new leader of Iran’s supreme national security council, told state television that Iran would target oil-shipping routes out the Gulf – alternatives to the strait of Hormuz – if its neighbours joined

Follow liveVictorian Labor expands on free dental care election promiseThe Victorian premier, Ben Carroll, and health minister, Ingrid Stitt, have held a press conference this morning off the back of their announcement yesterday that the Labor government would open 10 free public dental clinics if re-elected in November.You can’t use a Medicare card for dental unless you’ve got a healthcare card or you are a category of a particular citizen, it is very difficult ... I’ve been visiting a lot of dentists over the past few weeks. There waiting lists. People are in enormous, unbearable pain.This will be a cost

Weather service warns of flooding and mudslides, particularly in areas strongly affected by previous stormTropical Storm Moke is poised to slam into the south of Hawaii’s islands with forecasters predicting heavy rains and strong winds on Saturday evening, just days after the region was devastated by Hurricane Lala.The tropical storm is gathering strength as it advances west, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/22/hawaii-tropical-storm-moke Author : Uwa Ede-Osifo Publish date : 2026-08-22 21:52:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Three other people wounded after 18-year-old man wielding sword assail students in Fagersta schoolA 17-year-old girl has been killed after a teenager brandishing a sword attacked students at a school in Sweden, police have confirmed.Three other people were wounded in the incident during classes in the central town of Fagersta on Friday afternoon, including two boys aged 12 and 17 who sustained minor injuries. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/22/seventeen-year-old-girl-killed-in-sword-attack-at-school-in-sweden Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2026-08-22 18:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.