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Iran Revolutionary Guards Hold Military Drill in Western Iran

People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
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Iran Revolutionary Guards Hold Military Drill in Western Iran

People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran's Revolutionary Guards are holding military drills in the western parts of the country that will continue until Tuesday, Iran's official news agency announced on Sunday.
The drills, which started on Friday, are ongoing in the western province of Kermanshah close to the border with Iraq to "enhance combat readiness and vigilance," an armed forces official told IRNA.
The drills are taking place as Iran has vowed to retaliate against Israel after the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh's on July 31 in Tehran.
Iran and Hamas accuse Israel of carrying out Haniyeh's assassination on July 31. Israel has not claimed or denied responsibility for the killing, which has fueled further concern that the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip was turning into a wider Middle East war.
Cited by Iranian media, Revolutionary Guards deputy commander Ali Fadavi said on Friday that the Iranian supreme leader's orders regarding the harsh punishment of Israel and revenge for Haniyeh are clear and will be implemented in the "best possible way.”

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Ethiopia-Somalia to Hold New Talks Monday in Ankara

A Somali woman carries their flag during a march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal along KM4 street in Mogadishu, Somalia January 11, 2024. (Reuters)
A Somali woman carries their flag during a march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal along KM4 street in Mogadishu, Somalia January 11, 2024. (Reuters)
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Ethiopia-Somalia to Hold New Talks Monday in Ankara

A Somali woman carries their flag during a march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal along KM4 street in Mogadishu, Somalia January 11, 2024. (Reuters)
A Somali woman carries their flag during a march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal along KM4 street in Mogadishu, Somalia January 11, 2024. (Reuters)

Horn of Africa rivals Somalia and Ethiopia will start a new series of talks in Ankara on Monday aiming to ease tensions between them, Türkiye's foreign ministry said, AFP reported.

The ministry said in a statement that talks scheduled to start on September 2 had been brought forward.

The talks aim to find a way to give Ethiopia access to international waters through Somalia without upsetting its territorial sovereignty, according to AFP.

Since Eritrea's secession in 1991, Ethiopia has been the most populous country in the world without direct access to the sea.

Foreign ministers from the neighbours held a first meeting in Ankara on July 1 with Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan acting as mediator.

Fidan went to Ethiopia on August 3 to meet its leaders. The ministry said there have since been contacts with Somalia "at the highest level".

It was not immediately known who would take part in Monday's talks on what the Turkish ministry called "the needs, worries and approaches of the two countries".

Ethiopia made an accord in January with Somaliland, that has unilaterally broken away from Somalia. Ethiopia gained access to the sea but recognized the territory's independence, setting off a new crisis with its neighbour.

The two countries, which have fought two wars in the past century, agreed in March to find a solution to their quarrel.

But "indirect negotiations" since have not produced a result, the Turkish ministry said, acknowledging "increasing tensions in the region". Türkiye said it had secured support from countries in the region for its mediation efforts.