LiveLive Updates August 11, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAugust 11, 2026UpdatesIran races to restore gas capacity damaged in Israel-U.S. war Iran is accelerating repairs to gas-processing facilities damaged in attacks during its war with Israel and the United States, as Tehran faces a growing energy shortfall ahead of winter.Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said Tuesday that damage to four facilities in the Persian Gulf port city of Asaluyeh had cut Iran's gas-processing capacity by 95 million cubic meters per day. He said repairs were being accelerated, with debris removal completed and contractors beginning work, according to the oil ministry's news agency, Shana.Paknejad warned that some of the lost capacity would remain unavailable during the winter, saying Iran would need to manage gas supplies and consumption to prevent disruptions.A satellite image shows damage at naval facilities in Bushehr, Iran, earlier this year. Credit: VANTOR/REUTERSA satellite image shows damage at naval facilities in Bushehr, Iran, earlier this year. Credit: VANTOR/REUTERSAsaluyeh, in Bushehr province, came under attack earlier this year during the war. Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported the strikes, while an Israeli source said Israel had attacked the facilities.The damage is part of a broader strain on Iran's energy infrastructure following the conflict. Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said in July that the country had lost about 230 million cubic meters per day of natural gas production capacity since the start of the war with Israel and the United States, according to state news agency IRNA.Palestinian Authority moves to shut illegal landfill near Qalandiyah used for Israeli wasteThe Palestinian Authority has moved to shut an illegal landfill near the village of Qalandiyah, north of Jerusalem, which it says is being used to smuggle and bury waste from Israel.Engineer Saida Shaibat, director of the Environment Quality Authority's Jerusalem office, told Palestinian radio station Alam that authorities had been pursuing people involved in bringing waste from Israel to the site and had prepared a legal case against them.Authorities have also blocked roads leading to the landfill and warned against further attempts to transport waste there, she said.The authority plans to take samples from the site for laboratory testing to determine what materials have been dumped and what further steps should be taken, Shaibat said.She also called on Palestinian residents in areas where waste is being smuggled to report such activity to the authorities.IDF says it fired at Hamas sniper near Yellow Line in northern GazaThe Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday that troops fired at a Hamas sniper near the Yellow Line in northern Gaza, saying he posed an "immediate threat."An Israeli soldier occupies a military position overlooking the so-called Yellow Line in the central Gaza Strip, in May. Credit: Ariel Schalit/APAn Israeli soldier occupies a military position overlooking the so-called Yellow Line in the central Gaza Strip, in May. Credit: Ariel Schalit/APThe IDF said troops identified the sniper and opened fire, adding that they had confirmed a hit. It did not provide further details about the person's condition.Former Mossad chief says Israel ‘walked around’ Iran’s Fordow nuclear siteFormer Mossad chief Yossi Cohen said Tuesday that Israel had "walked around" the Iranian nuclear facility in Fordow many times, where Tehran stores part of its stockpile of enriched uranium.According to a statement issued by the Galilee Conference, where Cohen spoke, he said that the U.S. military's bombing of the facility in June last year was "all of his dreams coming true."Cohen also said that uranium enriched to 60 percent "is still far from" a nuclear bomb.The United States bombed the Fordow nuclear facility last year during its war in Iran.U.S. President Donald Trump said at the time that Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been "completely and totally obliterated," in his address to the nation following the U.S. strikes on Iran.However, a senior U.S. official later told The New York Times that the strikes on the underground facility caused extensive damage but did not destroy it. An Iranian official told Reuters that most of the enriched uranium at the Fordow nuclear facility had been moved to a secret location before the U.S. attack.Read the full articlePakistan's interior minister arrives in Tehran for talks as Islamabad says U.S., Iran nearing ‘some sort of arrangement’Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian officials, Iranian media reported. His visit comes as Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the United States and Iran are close to "some sort of an arrangement," Bloomberg News reported.Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. Credit: Anjum Naveed/AP Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. Credit: Anjum Naveed/AP "Things are shaping up again in favor of a peace arrangement or a deal," Asif told Bloomberg in Islamabad on Tuesday. "The signals in the last two three days are that we are close to some sort of an arrangement."Asif added that a lasting peace would be in the region's interest.The Pakistani defense minister has also taken a strong position against Israel. In an interview last week with Pakistani news outlet Geo News, Asif said Muslim countries should unite in confronting Israel, adding that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would persist until the Palestinians' aspirations are addressed through a permanent solution.Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Israel: