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Iranian IRGC forces following US airstrikes on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, August 2026

Iran Strikes Back After US Bombs Larak Island. Trump Threatens Worse.

US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, killing soldiers and civilians, ending a month-long pause in direct military action. Iran's IRGC launched 'Punishment of the Aggressor' strikes on

August 31, 2026

by Arab Desk

Military strike scene as IRGC claims destroying fighter jet depots at US air bases in Jordan

Iran Claims It Destroyed US Fighter Jet Hangars at Two Jordan Air Bases

Iran's IRGC claimed Sunday it destroyed fighter jet depots at King Hussein Air Base and Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan, Press TV reported — one of Tehran's most specific targeting assertions since the current conflict phase began, with no US

August 30, 2026

by Arab Desk

Iranian ballistic missile launch as Iran strikes US military positions in Jordan

Iran Strikes US Bases in Jordan as America Retaliates at Larak Island

Iranian armed forces struck US military positions in Jordan on Sunday, Fox News reported, with Washington

US Navy vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz near Oman

Tanker Struck by Unknown Projectile in Strait of Hormuz Near Oman, UKMTO Reports

A merchant tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz while transiting

US Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz mine-clearing operation August 2026

CENTCOM Declares Hormuz Mine-Free. Iran Calls It Propaganda.

The United States military declared the Strait of Hormuz free of Iranian mines after guiding nearly 1,500 vessels through cleared lanes. Iran's deputy foreign minister called the announcement propaganda and said the

August 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during talks on reviving diplomacy with Washington

Iran Says Diplomacy Is Not Impossible. The Conditions Are the Old Ones.

Abbas Araghchi says putting diplomacy back on track is not impossible, provided Washington accepts that pressure does not work. The four things he asks for are the same four Tehran has asked

August 28, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Two commercial cargo ships and a tug lie at anchor while a small open boat with two men aboard speeds past in the foreground

CENTCOM Says 71 Ships Redirected Under Iran Blockade, but Only Three Disabled

US Central Command says 71 commercial vessels have been turned away since the naval blockade of Iranian ports resumed, along with three disabled and two boarded. The redirect count has climbed by

August 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent points while speaking at a podium in front of American flags and the Treasury Department flag

Trump Is Phoning World Leaders One by One to Cut Them Off From Iran

Scott Bessent says the president is calling foreign leaders with specific requests to stop dealing with Tehran, and that every country has been given a deadline to shut down activity Washington has

August 25, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

A woman walks past a Tehran wall painted with Iranian flags and a mural of the supreme leader

Asim Munir Flies to Tehran Monday as the Iran-US Talks He Brokered Stall

Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir arrives in Tehran on Monday, Iran's foreign ministry says, hours after a phone call with Abbas Araghchi. He has carried messages between Tehran and Washington since spring,

August 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Displacement tents pitched among the rubble of a flattened Gaza neighbourhood, with people and a donkey cart on a dirt track running through it

Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in Central Gaza as Ceasefire Toll Passes 1,200

An Israeli drone struck a group of people near the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday, killing one and wounding several, according to an eyewitness account. The ceasefire that took

August 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Amir Hatami, commander in chief of the Iranian Army, speaking during a meeting with military academy students in Tehran

Iran Says Its Doctrine Is Now Offensive. Its One Example Came Five Months Into the War.

Iran's army spokesman told IRNA on Saturday that the country's military doctrine has moved from defensive to offensive, citing a pre-emptive strike on a US base in Jordan. That strike took place

August 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a press conference, as Tehran responds to a new US sanctions campaign

Araghchi Says Every US Sanctions Campaign Failed. The Numbers Say Something Worse.

Iran's foreign minister answered Washington's new economic campaign with a list of four American pressure efforts he says all failed. Each did fail to force Iranian capitulation, and each left Iranians measurably

August 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran

Russia Says the Iran War Has One Author, It Is Also Shipping Tehran Explosives

Vassily Nebenzia told reporters the genesis of the Iran conflict lies in reckless and unprovoked US aggression rather than anything Tehran did. The first half of that claim is documented. What it

August 21, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's envoy, meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during talks on the Gaza plan

Kushner Pressed Netanyahu Not to Obstruct Gaza Plan. Netanyahu Named a Date.

Kushner spent more than four hours pressing Netanyahu to support the Gaza plan and not create obstacles. Netanyahu told him adhering to it was problematic before the October 27 Knesset elections, giving

August 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Iran Strikes Back After US Bombs Larak Island. Trump Threatens Worse.

Iran Claims It Destroyed US Fighter Jet Hangars at Two Jordan Air Bases

Iran Strikes US Bases in Jordan as America Retaliates at Larak Island

Tanker Struck by Unknown Projectile in Strait of Hormuz Near Oman, UKMTO Reports

CENTCOM Declares Hormuz Mine-Free. Iran Calls It Propaganda.

Iran Says Diplomacy Is Not Impossible. The Conditions Are the Old Ones.

CENTCOM Says 71 Ships Redirected Under Iran Blockade, but Only Three Disabled

Trump Is Phoning World Leaders One by One to Cut Them Off From Iran

Asim Munir Flies to Tehran Monday as the Iran-US Talks He Brokered Stall

Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in Central Gaza as Ceasefire Toll Passes 1,200

Iran Says Its Doctrine Is Now Offensive. Its One Example Came Five Months Into the War.

Araghchi Says Every US Sanctions Campaign Failed. The Numbers Say Something Worse.

Russia Says the Iran War Has One Author, It Is Also Shipping Tehran Explosives

Kushner Pressed Netanyahu Not to Obstruct Gaza Plan. Netanyahu Named a Date.

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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