Shafaq News- Baghdad/ Erbil

Gold prices rose in Baghdad on Tuesday, with 21-carat foreign gold reaching 948,000 Iraqi dinars per mithqal, up 8,000 dinars from Monday, while prices in Erbil held steady.

According to Shafaq News market survey, wholesale markets on Baghdad’s Al-Nahr Street priced 21-carat Gulf, Turkish, and European gold at 948,000 dinars per mithqal for sale and 944,000 dinars for purchase. The selling price stood at 940,000 dinars on Monday.

Iraqi 21-carat gold was quoted at 918,000 dinars per mithqal for sale and 914,000 dinars for purchase.

At Baghdad jewelry shops, retail prices for 21-carat Gulf gold ranged between 950,000 and 960,000 dinars per mithqal, while Iraqi gold traded between 920,000 and 930,000 dinars.

In Erbil, gold prices were unchanged, with 22-carat gold selling at 978,000 dinars per mithqal, 21-carat at 935,000 dinars, and 18-carat at 800,000 dinars.

Shafaq News- Baghdad

Iraqi Federal Police arrested four people, seized weapons, and shut down two alleged “fake” Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) offices during an operation in southern Baghdad on Tuesday, a security source told Shafaq News.

Acting on intelligence, police carried out the weapons-control operation in the Al-Buaitha farms of the Al-Dora area, which the source noted contains sites associated with armed factions he did not identify.

The detainees remain under investigation.

On Monday, Iraq’s Interior Ministry announced the closure of 71 “fake” offices claiming affiliation with the PMF, a state-affiliated umbrella organization of predominantly Shiite armed groups, as part of measures to regulate weapons and restrict their possession to state authorities. The group, however, denied any connection to the offices.

Read more: Days to disarm Iraq's factions: deadline or negotiable ceiling?

Shafaq News- Baghdad

Iran’s Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani urged Iraqi armed factions “not to surrender their weapons for now” while warning them against any armed confrontation with government forces, instead pressing for a political settlement with Baghdad, an informed source told Shafaq News on Tuesday.

Asked directly by faction leaders about Tehran’s position on handing their weapons to the state, Qaani opposed disarmament at this stage, the source said, adding that he warned the groups against confronting Iraqi security forces should the government attempt to dismantle their arsenals, cautioning that such a clash “could trigger a broader domestic crisis.”

Instead, Qaani advocated a political settlement that would avert confrontation while allowing the factions to retain their weapons for the time being. In separate meetings with leaders of the ruling Shiite Coordination Framework, he urged them to press the government for such an arrangement, according to the source.

Qaani arrived in Baghdad on Monday at the head of a high-level military and security delegation for an unannounced visit that included talks with Badr Organization leader Hadi al-Amiri and other political and faction figures. He returned to Tehran after the meetings.

Qaani’s visit comes less than two months before a Sept. 30 deadline set by the State Administration Coalition (SAC) to bring weapons under state control. The coalition, which includes Iraq’s main Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish political forces, has warned that armed activity outside state institutions after that date “will be treated as unlawful.”

Read more: Days to disarm Iraq's factions: deadline or negotiable ceiling?

The disarmament drive has divided the factions; Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat al-Nujaba, and Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada have rejected relinquishing their military capabilities, arguing that the issue cannot be separated from the withdrawal of foreign forces and guarantees against external attacks. Other groups have signaled willingness to reorganize their relationship with the state.

Read more: What happens to Iraq's armed factions after September 30?

The Sept. 30 deadline also coincides with the planned end of the US-led coalition’s military presence in Iraq, a linkage that armed factions have invoked in arguing against surrendering their weapons before foreign forces leave.

Shafaq News- Baghdad/ Erbil

The US dollar opened Tuesday’s trading higher in Iraq, hovering around 153,000 dinars per 100 dollars.

According to Shafaq News market survey, the dollar traded in Baghdad's Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya exchanges at 153,250 dinars per 100 dollars, up from the previous session’s 152,500 dinars.

In the Iraqi capital, exchange shops sold the dollar at 153,750 dinars and bought it at 152,750 dinars, while in Erbil, selling prices stood at 153,150 dinars and buying prices at 153,050 dinars.

Shafaq News- Kirkuk

An explosive device injured three Iraqi soldiers, including an officer, on Tuesday as their patrol passed through an agricultural area in southern Kirkuk province, a security source told Shafaq News.

The blast occurred in Daquq district near Wadi Al-Shay, a rugged watercourse southwest of Kirkuk that has been used as a hideout by ISIS cells due to its difficult terrain.

Security forces cordoned off the site and searched the surrounding area for additional explosives, while authorities opened an investigation to determine who planted the device.

The incident came a day after Iraq’s Security Media Cell reported that Iraqi forces destroyed eight ISIS hideouts in airstrikes within the Kirkuk Operations Command’s area of responsibility.

Read more: On ISIS defeat anniversary, Iraq confronts a reawakening insurgency

Shafaq News- Baghdad

Iraq’s Federal Integrity Commission (CoI) stated on Tuesday it had thwarted an attempt to seize 40 dunams (10 hectares) of state-owned land in western Al-Anbar province, with arrest and summons orders issued for 34 people linked to the case.

The commission said two properties belonging to the Finance Ministry were targeted in a scheme to transfer ownership to private individuals. Investigators found that a forged ownership-verification decision had been used to register the land under the province’s housing cooperative association.

The properties were subsequently divided into 336 plots, with an estimated combined value of 1.831 billion Iraqi dinars (about $1.4 million).

Read more: Corruption arrests in Iraq pass 210 under PM al-Zaidi

Shafaq News- Baghdad

A 15-year-old girl died in an apparent suicide in southern Baghdad on Tuesday, a security source told Shafaq News, a day after authorities recovered the body of a dentist from the Tigris River in another suicide case.

The student died at her home in the Al-Bayaa area. Her family reported that she had been experiencing psychological difficulties, while security authorities opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.

Iraq recorded 617 suicides nationwide in the first half of 2026, according to Interior Ministry figures. A 2025 report by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs put the monthly average at 55 to 70 cases, with the annual number rising from about 1,100 in 2022 to 1,300 in 2023 and nearly 1,500 in 2024.

Read more: When life feels closed from all sides: Iraq’s rising suicide cases

Shafaq News- Ankara

Turkish Mediterranean exporters shipped $16.8 million million worth of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and related products to Iraq in July, making it their second-largest foreign market after Iran.

The Mediterranean Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds and Products Exporters’ Association (AHBIB) recorded $173.5 million in total exports during the month, up 13% from a year earlier. Pulses led exports at $36.3 million, accounting for 22% of the total, followed by vegetable oils at $35.8 million and pastry products at $32.8 million, while red lentil exports reached $26.6 million, up 65% in value.

Iran ranked first among AHBIB’s July markets at $21.3 million, followed by Iraq at $16.8 million and Syria at $9.9 million.

Turkiye Exporters Assembly President Mustafa Gultepe has described Iraq as one of Turkiye’s key export markets, with cereals among the three leading Turkish export sectors to the country. Turkiye’s total exports reached a record $25.6 billion in July, up 2.9% year on year.

Shafaq News- Basrah

Iraq’s Basrah crude climbed more than 0.5% on Tuesday, as global oil markets moved higher.

Basrah Heavy crude rose by 30 cents, or 0.55%, to $55.09 per barrel, while Basrah Medium crude gained 30 cents, or 0.53%, to settle at $57.39 per barrel.

Brent crude advanced by 22 cents, or 0.25%, to $87.94 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude increased by 22 cents, or 0.27%, to $82.37 per barrel.

UAE Murban crude jumped 5.79% to $84.90 per barrel, while OPEC's basket climbed 3.33% to $79.53 per barrel.

Shafaq News- Aleppo

Syrian internal security forces on Tuesday completed security operations in the predominantly Kurdish city of Ain Al-Arab (Kobani) in Aleppo Province, northern Syria, after deploying across the city to "prevent disorder, protect residents, and secure public institutions and facilities."

In a statement, the Internal Security Command said that 19 security personnel were wounded during the operation, while seven people accused of involvement in the unrest were arrested for legal proceedings.

قيادة الأمن الداخلي في محافظة حلب:📌تعلن قيادة الأمن الداخلي انتهاء العمليات الأمنية في مدينة عين العرب كوباني بعد استكمال الانتشار وفرض السيطرة الأمنية وعودة الهدوء إلى المدينة📌إن دخول قوى الأمن الداخلي إلى مدينة عين العرب كوباني يهدف إلى منع وقوع أي حالة من الفوضى والحفاظ… pic.twitter.com/aV1cqjW1Xr

— الإخبارية السورية (@AlekhbariahSY) August 11, 2026

Overnight Monday, Syrian internal security authorities imposed a curfew in Ain Al-Arab until further notice.

The developments coincided with tensions in northeastern Syria's Al-Hasakah Province following unrest in Ras Al-Ain, a mixed Arab-Kurdish town, where the Internal Security Command reported intervening after several families returned to their homes without prior coordination, sparking local tensions and scuffles as their ownership claims collided with those of the people now living there.

In Al-Hasakah city, the provincial capital, and nearby Qamishli, the Al-Hasakah Media Directorate accused "outlaw" groups of attacking the headquarters of internal security forces, the main policing body in Syria's Kurdish-led northeast. In one case, a group tore down the Syrian national flag from a security building in Al-Hasakah; in another, attackers struck security personnel in Qamishli and damaged several vehicles. Security forces then moved to reinforce their positions across both cities to contain the unrest.

مجموعات خارجة عن القانون تعتدي على مقار الأمن الداخلي وتثير التوتر في الحسكة والقامشليأقدمت مجموعات خارجة عن القانون، اليوم، على تنفيذ اعتداءات طالت عددًا من مقار الأمن الداخلي في مدينتي الحسكة والقامشلي، على خلفية الأحداث التي شهدتها مدينة رأس العين.وفي مدينة الحسكة، أقدمت… pic.twitter.com/T5pN1A1WuU— مديرية إعلام الحسكة (@McHasakah) August 10, 2026

Shafaq News

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as negotiations between the United States and Iran over a peace deal and the reopening of the Strait ​of Hormuz hit an impasse, while Asian shares drifted on protracted uncertainty over the global inflation outlook.

U.S. President Donald Trump responded with his own ‌demands on Monday to Iran's conditions for a peace deal, calling for Iran to pay compensation for those killed in wars, attacks and protests, in a rhetorical escalation likely to complicate efforts to reopen the crucial waterway.

Brent crude futures edged up to $88.09 per barrel and U.S. crude futures rose to $82.52, both the highest levels since July 31, after the contracts rallied roughly 5% on Monday.

"We're ​now in a bit of a Mexican standoff, if you'd like, in terms of who blinks first," said Tony Sycamore, a market analyst at IG.

"This ​is going to be almost a war of attrition now," he said. "You probably can see the (oil) market sitting around the $75 to $95 ⁠range while we wait to see who blinks first."

The latest uptick in fuel costs raises the stakes for the U.S. July consumer price report due on Wednesday, ​at which expectations are for a monthly rise of 0.1% in the headline reading and 0.2% for the core measure.

Any upside surprise could rekindle bets of a Federal Reserve ​rate hike next month, with the odds currently a coin toss.

"We think the risks are skewed towards a hot print, which would probably drive a rebound in rate expectations and, potentially, renewed worries about stagflation," said Jonas Goltermann, chief markets economist at Capital Economics.

"Overall, our assessment remains that the U.S. economy is running a bit hotter than a 'Goldilocks' situation. That points to higher interest ​rates."

Trading of cash U.S. Treasuries was closed in Asia on Tuesday owing to a holiday in Japan, but futures fell slightly, implying higher yields.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) ​held its cash rate steady at 4.35% for a second straight meeting on Tuesday, saying the economy was slowing as expected, but warned it might yet hike again if needed to control ‌inflation.

MSCI's broadest ⁠index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan swung between losses and gains and was up 0.36%, while South Korea's KOSPI rose 1.3%, as the latest escalation in Gulf hostilities kept market sentiment fragile.

Nasdaq futures edged 0.34% higher while S&P 500 futures added 0.13% after Wall Street ended lower in Monday's cash session.

EUROSTOXX 50 futures were flat, while FTSE futures fell 0.05% and DAX futures edged 0.07% higher.

Overnight, Nvidia said it partnered with six major financial institutions to launch compute financing platforms aimed at raising more than $500 billion in third-party ​capital for AI infrastructure, underscoring the scale ​of the sector's investment boom.

"A small ⁠part of me was left wondering whether this is how it felt when sub-prime mortgages first became a mainstream product - the innovation that eventually helped trigger the GFC," added Sycamore.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was down 0.6%, while China's CSI300 blue-chip index ​eased 0.05%.

Among currencies, the yen was back in the spotlight, struggling on the weaker side of 159 to the dollar ​and well off last ⁠week's high of 155.20 after several suspected rounds of intervention, including a joint one by Japan and the United States.

"The market likely remains vigilant about further joint U.S.-Japan yen-buying intervention, so USD/JPY breaching 160 in the very near term seems unlikely," Nomura analysts said in a note.

"However, the latest price action indicates there are quite a lot of USD/JPY dip-buyers, after ⁠the pair ​reached the 156 to 157 range for the first time since May."

The dollar got a marginal lift ​from the renewed climb in oil prices, keeping the euro away from a 1-1/2-month high as it traded at $1.1541, while sterling eased from Monday's one-month top and changed hands at $1.3511.

The Australian dollar briefly slipped in ​the wake of the RBA decision and was down 0.07% by $0.7049.

Elsewhere, spot gold was up 0.33% to $4,402.52 an ounce.

(REUTERS)

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Shafaq News- Damascus

The return of displaced residents to Ras Al-Ain (Serekaniye) has been suspended, the deputy director of the Internal Security Forces in Al-Hasakah said on Monday, noting that the decision followed “individual and unacceptable attacks and acts of vandalism.”

Siban Afrin said in a statement that the decision followed vandalism targeting families coming back to the city after eight years of displacement. “Authorities responded to the incidents and arrested several suspects, while searches for others remain underway ahead of legal proceedings.”

Clashes broke out in Ras Al-Ain earlier today after six Kurdish families returned without prior coordination and found other families living in their homes. Internal Security Forces intervened to contain the dispute.

Meanwhile, Syrian internal security authorities imposed a curfew in the city of Ain Al-Arab (Kobani), a predominantly Kurdish city in northern Syria, until further notice, citing the need to protect residents and maintain security and stability.

The resettlement is part of the January 29 agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which also provides the groups integration and Autonomous Administration institutions into the Syrian state.

Read more: Kurds in Syria: From marginalization to a defining political force

Shafaq News- Washington

The US Navy has cleared the Strait of Hormuz of mines and now exercises “100%” control over the strategic waterway, US President Donald Trump said on Monday.

“It’s open now. Look, the only one that has control of the Strait of Hormuz right now is the United States Navy,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Mines were still occasionally being placed in the strait but were being detected by US forces.

Earlier today, Trump stated he would include a demand for Iran to compensate the families of protest victims in future negotiations, responding to Tehran’s calls for compensation over damage caused by the five-month military conflict.

Shafaq News- Babil/ Baghdad

Two young people committed suicide in separate incidents in Babil and Baghdad on Monday, Iraqi security sources told Shafaq News.

In Babil, an 18-year-old man from Al-Musayyib was found dead inside a bird enclosure. No further details were available.

Separately, authorities in Baghdad recovered the body of a dentist from the Tigris River after finding her vehicle parked on the 14 Ramadan Bridge. Her family said she had been experiencing depression.

Interior Ministry figures show 617 suicides were recorded across Iraq in the first six months of 2026. Separate data from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs put the monthly rate at 55–70 cases in 2025, following an increase in annual cases from roughly 1,100 in 2022 to 1,300 in 2023 and nearly 1,500 in 2024.

Read more: Iraq’s rising suicide cases

Shafaq News- Dhi Qar

Security forces in Dhi Qar arrested a Nasiriyah Municipality employee who had been hiding inside a religious shrine south of the provincial capital, a security source said on Tuesday.

The Nasiriyah Investigative Court issued arrest warrants on August 6 for eight municipality employees, including former municipal director Qahtan Adnan. The Intelligence Service and Federal Commission of Integrity then launched a joint operation targeting more than 20 people, including employees of the Nasiriyah Municipality, Real Estate Registration Directorate and members of the Bar Association over causing substantial losses to public funds.

Read more: Iraqi authorities detain 31 in weekly corruption cases

Shafaq News- Ankara

The Turkish parliament on Monday passed legislation establishing a legal framework concerning the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) as part of the “Terror-Free Turkiye” process, according to state-run Anadolu Agency.

The Bill on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Cohesion secured 468 votes in favor, 88 against, and six abstentions after roughly 12 hours of parliamentary debate. It sets out procedures for suspending investigations, prosecutions, convictions, and related proceedings once authorities determine that the PKK/KCK and affiliated groups have ended their activities and surrendered their weapons.

The legislation covers offenses including membership in, assistance to, or promotion of the PKK, along with “crimes” committed as part of its activities and “terrorism-financing offenses” carried out on its behalf.

PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan, 77, who has been imprisoned on Imrali Island in the Sea of Marmara since 1999, previously described the proposed law as “the key” to resolving the decades-long conflict and urged all sides to take responsibility for ensuring the process succeeds.

Founded in 1978, the PKK has been engaged in an armed conflict with the Turkish state since 1984, which has resulted in more than 40,000 deaths. Turkiye, the United States, and the European Union designate the group as a terrorist organization. Last year, Ocalan urged the PKK to convene a congress, lay down its arms, and formally disband, a move widely viewed as a potential turning point in efforts to end the decades-long conflict.

Read more: The Kurdish rebellion dissolves: Turkiye’s century-old equation evolves

Shafaq News- Baghdad

Iranian Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani arrived in Baghdad on Monday at the head of a high-level military and security delegation, an informed source told Shafaq News.

During the unannounced visit, Qaani met Iraqi officials from the Coordination Framework, the country's main alliance of Shiite political forces, and armed faction leaders, with talks focusing on the factions' weapons and the possibility of allowing Iraq to export oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

The September 30 deadline has become central to Iraq’s efforts to bring weapons under state control, with the State Administration Coalition, which brings together political blocs and parties participating in Iraq's political process from across the country's communities, warning that armed activity outside official institutions after that date would be handled under the Anti-Terrorism Law. Several Iran-aligned factions, including Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat Al-Nujaba, and Kataib Sayyid Al-Shuhada, have rejected relinquishing their military capabilities, linking the issue to the withdrawal of foreign forces and guarantees against external attacks, while other groups have signaled willingness to reorganize their relationship with the state.

Read more: Days to disarm Iraq's factions: deadline or negotiable ceiling?

Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz to most commercial shipping after US and Israeli strikes on February 28, disrupting Iraq’s main route for crude exports and initially cutting shipments to about 800,000 barrels per day. Tehran later granted Iraq an exemption allowing its oil tankers to transit the waterway, but exports have remained constrained by the wider closure and regional conflict.

Read more: Iraq's oil revenues under US financial guard 23 years after invasion

Shafaq News- Baghdad

The Arab Women Judges Network elected Iraqi judge Taghreed Abdul Majeed as its president, a judicial source told Shafaq News on Monday.

Abdul Majeed serves as president of Baghdad’s Commercial Court and heads the Iraqi Women Judges Association.

Women judges established the network during a February 12-14, 2026, meeting in the Iraqi capital and selected Baghdad as its permanent headquarters. Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council described the initiative as aimed at strengthening judicial cooperation and joint work among women judges across Arab countries.

The founding meeting brought together Abdul Majeed, members of the Iraqi Women Judges Association’s board, International Association of Women Judges President Mina Sougrati, and judges from Morocco, Qatar, Algeria, Yemen, and Palestine.

Last June, the Arab Parliament elected Iraqi lawmaker Hanan Al-Fatlawi as the fourth deputy speaker, making her the first woman to hold the post since the body's establishment in 2012.

Shafaq News- Baghdad

Iraq national tennis player Humam Issam won the singles and doubles titles at the Alanya International tournament in Turkiye.

Issam told Shafaq News on Sunday that the singles competition featured 22 players and that he played seven matches across the group and knockout stages, defeating a Russian opponent before beating Sweden’s runner-up 7-5, 6-3 in the final on hard courts.

He also won the doubles title alongside a Swedish partner who, according to Issam, ranks second nationally in the under-16 category.

The multinational tournament is “useful preparation” during the Iraqi player’s training camp in Turkiye, which he is funding independently ahead of upcoming Iraq national team qualifiers.

Shafaq News- Tripoli

A fire broke out in a storage tank at Libya's Al-Zawiya oil depot on Monday after it was hit, the state-owned Brega Oil Marketing Company said, without providing further details.

The company renewed its call for all parties to halt hostilities and stay away from oil facilities.

Last week, a drone hit a tank containing untreated naphtha at the refinery, causing no casualties or fires.

Shafaq News- Kirkuk

Suspending Iraq’s provincial councils and freezing their budgets would require a clear constitutional and legal basis, Kirkuk Provincial Council member Ahmed Fatih Kirkuki told Shafaq News on Monday, rejecting a push by lawmakers for such measures.

Kirkuki pointed to Article 122 of the Iraqi constitution, which grants broad administrative and financial powers to provinces not incorporated into a federal region under the principle of decentralization and regulates the election and powers of provincial councils and governors through legislation. The Federal Supreme Court, he added, had established that the councils derive their existence from the constitution and that abolishing them would require a constitutional process.

Parliamentary oversight, according to the official, should be distinguished from collectively suspending the councils. “If a provincial council fails to perform its duties or commits violations, the body, the violations, and the evidence should be identified,” he said, noting that legal action could then be taken while Parliament retains the authority to hold those responsible accountable through constitutional and legal mechanisms.

On funding, the constitution provides provinces with a fair share of federal revenues, while freezing council budgets could affect local institutions and public services rather than council members alone. Kirkuki stressed that provincial representatives were elected by voters and should therefore be dealt with under the constitution and law rather than through collective measures based on generalized violations.

On Sunday, a group of MPs sent an official letter to Parliament Speaker Haibet Al-Halbousi requesting a vote at the next parliamentary session on suspending provincial councils and freezing their budgets for the remainder of their term, which runs through the end of 2027. The proposal cited Articles 20 and 2 of amended Law No. 21 of 2008 on Provinces Not Incorporated into a Region, which respectively empower Parliament to act when a council seriously breaches its duties or violates the constitution or other laws and place provincial councils under parliamentary oversight.

Iraq’s Parliament dissolved the councils in 2019 following the nationwide Tishreen protests against corruption, political patronage, and the handling of public funds, amid widespread criticism of their performance and effectiveness. The bodies returned after provincial elections in 2023, with responsibilities including electing provincial governments, approving service-related budgets, and overseeing executive departments.

Read more: Why Iraq’s provincial councils are struggling to deliver

Shafaq News- Nineveh

Nineveh authorities have developed a new plan to address water shortages in the Iraqi province's western districts, Nineveh Water Directorate Chairman Moayad Sadiq said on Monday.

The official told reporters that the directorate, in coordination with the provincial administration and the Ministry of Municipalities, had completed designs for the unified Sinjar-Al-Baaj water project, with a capacity of 16,000 cubic meters. The proposal has been submitted to the ministry to secure funding.

Water services in the Nineveh Plains have also improved following the completion and operation of several projects, but western Nineveh remains the main challenge, particularly Sinjar district, which relies heavily on wells.

Water reserves at the Mosul Dam have increased following a favorable rainy season, Sadiq added, while identifying funding and staffing shortages, urban expansion, and illegal use of water networks as key challenges to supply efforts.

Last Wednesday, residents of several villages in Wana subdistrict, north of Mosul, reported flooding caused by water overflowing from the Mosul Dam reservoir, warning that the problem could worsen without government intervention.

Read more: Salinity and drought ravage Iraq’s historic farmlands

Shafaq News- Washington

US President Donald Trump on Monday instructed his representatives to demand compensation from Iran in all future negotiations, responding to Tehran’s calls for Washington to pay for damage caused by the five-month military conflict.

Trump described Iran’s compensation request as a new element that had not previously surfaced in negotiations or meetings and, in response, sought payments for the families of people he accused Tehran of killing or seriously wounding, including Iranian protesters.

The US president also broadened the demand to cover “the damages and deaths” allegedly caused by Iran in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza.

Tehran has insisted it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until Washington meets its conditions. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei urged the United States to “stop and make amends for its illegal and destructive actions,” pointing to the US blockade of Iranian ports. Iran’s demands for ending the wider conflict include lifting the blockade and economic sanctions, receiving compensation for months of war damage, and securing the release of frozen Iranian assets.

Meanwhile, Iran is holding talks with Oman over transit through the strategic waterway, including the possibility of a temporary shipping corridor. Tehran has maintained, however, that any full reopening of the passage depends on negotiations with the United States.

Shafaq News- Ras Al-Ain 

Violent clashes broke out Monday in the northeastern Syrian city of Serekaniye (Ras al-Ain) after six Kurdish families returned to their homes without prior coordination and discovered families from outside Al-Hasakah province residing there, prompting the Internal Security Forces to intervene and resolve the dispute, Shafaq News correspondent reported.

The brawl included the smashing of several vehicles belonging to the returning families, the correspondent added.

Circulating reports claiming displaced families from the city of Al-Hasakah played any role in preventing returning families from entering their homes or the city are false, the Internal Security affirmed.

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi condemned the assault on displaced Kurdish families during their return to Ras al-Ain, a process coordinated with the Syrian state.

Angry reactions within the Kurdish community toward the assault are understandable, Abdi said, while calling for restraint, avoiding irresponsible actions, and preserving civil and security institutions.

Coordination with relevant authorities continues to ensure the protection of returning displaced civilians and hold accountable anyone proven involved in the attacks, Abdi said, stressing this would safeguard everyone's rights and preserve the region's security and stability. 

ندين الاعتداء الذي تعرضت له العائلات الكردية المهجّرة أثناء عودتها إلى سري كانيه ( رأس العين) ، والتي تمت بالتنسيق مع الدولة السورية.نتفهم ردود الفعل الغاضبة في الشارع الكردي إزاء هذا الاعتداء، وفي الوقت نفسه ندعو أهلنا إلى ضبط النفس، و عدم الانجرار وراء أي أعمال غير مسؤولة، و…

— Mazloum Abdî مظلوم عبدي (@MazloumAbdi) August 10, 2026

Kurdistan Democratic Party political bureau member and Syrian People's Council MP Abdul Hakim Bashar condemned the attacks, warning of the consequences for stability and civil peace in the region.

Speaking to Shafaq News, he described the attacks as unacceptable, calling for the families to stop and for accountability against those inciting or carrying out the assaults.

“Continued incidents of this kind risk creating instability and threatening social peace,” Bashar noted, emphasizing the need to handle the file in a way that guarantees residents' return home and protects their rights.

A member of the presidential committee overseeing the return of displaced people previously told Shafaq News that Syrian authorities would begin returning 648 displaced families from Al-Hasakah to Ras al-Ain early this week, as implementation of the accord with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) advances.

The January 29 agreement established a phased framework for integrating the SDF into state institutions under a comprehensive ceasefire. It provides for the withdrawal of both sides' forces from frontline positions, the deployment of Interior Ministry security forces to the centers of Al-Hasakah and Al-Qamishli, the integration of regional security forces, and the formation of a military division comprising three SDF brigades, alongside a Kobani brigade attached to a division based in Aleppo province.

The deal also calls for integrating the Autonomous Administration's institutions into the Syrian state while retaining public employees, settling the Kurdish community's civil and educational rights, and facilitating the return of displaced people to their home areas.

Shafaq News- Baghdad

Iraq is moving toward Syria and Jordan as potential crude export outlets after Turkiye, as Baghdad seeks to diversify its routes to international markets, parliamentary Oil Committee member Zainab Al-Khazraji told Shafaq News on Monday.

After the agreement to export one million barrels of oil per day through the Turkish port of Ceyhan, the government is also holding talks with Iran regarding the movement of Iraqi oil tankers through the Strait, she added.

Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest oil producer, relies on crude exports for about 90% of federal revenue, leaving the country particularly exposed to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. This waterway normally carries roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies. In late March, Oil Minister Basim Mohammed Khudair confirmed that the country is currently producing 2.7 million barrels of oil per day, with exports ranging between 1.5 and 1.7 million barrels daily.

Read more: Iraq's oil revenues under US financial guard 23 years after invasion

Maritime traffic through the strait remains sharply restricted following its closure since February 28. Only seven vessels crossed in the past 24 hours —five inbound and two outbound— with six visible through the Automatic Identification System (AIS) and one operating without an AIS signal, according to maritime intelligence firm Windward.

Read more: No exit but Hormuz: Iraq’s economic vulnerability exposed

Against that backdrop, the Oil Ministry earlier today unveiled plans for a new pipeline system along two routes, one reaching Fishkhabur on the Turkish border and another extending to Baniyas on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, as part of efforts to reduce reliance on Hormuz. A government source previously told Shafaq News that an Iraqi delegation would visit Iran for talks on energy supplies and securing passage for tankers carrying Iraqi crude through the waterway.