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A screengrab from a video obtained from social media on September 1, shows a view shortly before what U.S. CENTCOM says was a U.S. strike on an Iranian military target. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran said Wednesday (September 2, 2026) that U.S. strikes on its territory killed 11 people, state media reported, after a fresh…
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on September 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) that Tehran would “immediately” reciprocate if the United States returned to a June deal aimed at ending their war. “I…
An Iranian official dismissed as “laughable” on Monday (August 31, 2026) a post by Donald Trump of an AI-generated video clip that the U.S. President said showed Iran’s oil hub Kharg Island being “blown to smithereens”. Hours after Sunday’s (August 30) post, there was no evidence Kharg had been attacked. The White House and the…
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Motorcyclists pass a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump underwater amid explosions, with the words “Great Victory! Strait of Hormuz,” in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Iranian leaders are acknowledging the economic toll of war with the United States, with the supreme leader calling on the government to address the…
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Iran’sForeign Minister dismissed the threat of new U.S. sanctions as a sign of desperation on Sunday (August 23, 2026) and said the expected new measures would fail to defeat Tehran. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is due to hold a press conference at 2…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump on Monday (August 17, 2026) threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of a U.S. deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Iran to surrender. Also Read: West Asia war updates on August 17, 2026 “If…
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Rescuers carrying a body at the site of a strike carried out during the 40-day U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree on a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source, who said…
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Iran has warned Gulf states that any new U.S. attack on its territory would trigger retaliation against critical energy infrastructure across the region, according to five sources, as Tehran seeks to raise the cost of military action by threatening Washington’s closest regional allies. The warning was delivered through a flurry of high-level diplomatic contacts after…
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President Donald Trump lashed out Monday (August 3) after Iran denied it was in negotiations with the United States, declaring in an angry social media post that a U.S. military blockade will continue until there is a “Deal, or Total surrender.” Calling Iran “duplicitous” for “openly and proudly” saying it was not negotiating, Trump wrote:…
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto leader, in a phone call with President Donald Trump raised concerns about the U.S. potentially escalating the conflict with Iran, according to a person familiar with the leaders’ discussion. The discussion, which was first reported on by Axios, comes as Mr. Trump weighs whether to…