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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at SCO summit in Bishkek on September 1 2026 as Iran fires missiles toward US bases

Iran Fires Missiles at US Bases After CENTCOM Confirms Direct Strikes on Iranian Soil

Iran's state media reported missile launches toward US military bases on Tuesday, hours after US Central Command confirmed American forces were striking targets on Iranian soil. Explosions were reported near Qeshm Island,

September 1, 2026

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the SCO summit in Bishkek amid Iran nuclear denial controversy

Iran Denies Nuclear Activity at Pickaxe Mountain as Trump’s July Threat Lingers

Iran's Foreign Ministry denied nuclear activity at Pickaxe Mountain, known in Iran as Kolang, on Tuesday. Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei's categorical denial comes six months into the war and two months after Trump threatened to destroy the site, with no IAEA

September 1, 2026

by Arab Desk

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

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

Mourners and foreign dignitaries at Ali Khamenei state funeral Tehran Iran July 2026

Pakistan’s PM Came. Modi Didn’t. What Khamenei’s Funeral Guest List Reveals About Iran.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — the only sitting head of government to attend — flew to Tehran for Khamenei's July 3 ceremony. India sent a deputy minister. Saudi Arabia, the UAE,

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

A mourning billboard of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran June 30 2026 as Iran prepares for state funeral during ceasefire with the United States

Trump Called the Doha Talks a Denuclearization Breakthrough. They Produced a Dispute Hotline.

Two days of indirect talks in Doha produced a dispute-resolution hotline and a partial frozen assets arrangement — not a nuclear deal. While Trump said denuclearization was 'moving along well,' Iran's parliament

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iran’s IRGC Commander Emerges from Five Months in Hiding at Khamenei Funeral

Iran's IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi, unseen since February, appeared at Ali Khamenei's coffin Thursday — his first public appearance in five months, and a signal that the man carrying an Interpol warrant

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

US Naval Support Activity Bahrain Fifth Fleet headquarters aerial view

Bahrain Counts 808 Attacks, Demands UN Action. Waltz Tells Iran Trump’s Patience ‘Not Unlimited.’

Bahrain's foreign minister laid a count of 808 Iranian attacks before the Security Council on July 2, while US Ambassador Waltz warned Trump's patience was 'not unlimited' — a harder line than

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf amid hardliner coup accusations over Doha MoU 2026

Iran’s Hardliners Called the Doha Deal a Coup. The Speaker Who Helped Sign It Is Trying to Prove Them Wrong.

Ultra-conservative factions in Iran publicly accused Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf and President Pezeshkian of orchestrating a constitutional 'coup' through the June 17 US-Iran memorandum — on the same day Ghalibaf was making hardline

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Man clearing rubble in Jabalia camp in northern Gaza, amid destruction from Israeli military operations in June 2026

Gaza Genocide at 1,000 Days: 73,000 Dead, a Ceasefire That Didn’t Hold

On July 3, 2026, Gaza's war reached its 1,000th day. The toll: 73,000 dead, 21,000 children killed, 2,700 families erased from civil registries, and a ceasefire signed in October 2025 that Israel's

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Mojtaba Khamenei Iran supreme leader not seen in public since February 2026 airstrike

Iran’s Supreme Leader Hasn’t Been Seen in Four Months. His Father’s Funeral Begins Saturday.

Mojtaba Khamenei became Iran's supreme leader after his father and wife were killed in the same February 28 airstrike that left him with severe facial disfigurement and possible leg amputation, according to

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Rescue workers sift through rubble inside Evin Prison complex in Tehran after Israeli airstrike June 2025

Evin Prison’s Clinic Was Bombed in 2025. Its Doors Were Welded Shut in 2026. Now It Has a Tuberculosis Outbreak.

A political prisoner at Iran's Evin was hospitalized this week with pulmonary and gastrointestinal tuberculosis after months of untreated symptoms. The Israeli strike that destroyed the clinic was fourteen months ago. The

July 3, 2026

Government and Politics·Health·News

Plumes of smoke rise from bombed oil storage facilities over Tehran, Iran, March 8 2026

Iran Calls It War Reparations. The Trump Administration Calls It an Investment Fund.

Tehran put the bill for its bombed oil facilities, destroyed aircraft, and shattered infrastructure at $270 billion. The Trump administration's answer was to rename the payment — not reparations, but an international

July 3, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·News

Tehran funeral preparations for Ayatollah Khamenei July 2026

Iran Is Expecting 20 Million at Khamenei’s Funeral. It Is Not Leaving That to Chance.

Iran's regime is mobilizing municipal workers, automakers, real estate unions, charities and gym owners to attend Khamenei's funeral beginning July 4, with Basij members visiting shops and threatening to seal those that

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

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Iran Fires Missiles at US Bases After CENTCOM Confirms Direct Strikes on Iranian Soil

Iran Denies Nuclear Activity at Pickaxe Mountain as Trump’s July Threat Lingers

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

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

Pakistan’s PM Came. Modi Didn’t. What Khamenei’s Funeral Guest List Reveals About Iran.

Trump Called the Doha Talks a Denuclearization Breakthrough. They Produced a Dispute Hotline.

Iran’s IRGC Commander Emerges from Five Months in Hiding at Khamenei Funeral

Bahrain Counts 808 Attacks, Demands UN Action. Waltz Tells Iran Trump’s Patience ‘Not Unlimited.’

Iran’s Hardliners Called the Doha Deal a Coup. The Speaker Who Helped Sign It Is Trying to Prove Them Wrong.

Gaza Genocide at 1,000 Days: 73,000 Dead, a Ceasefire That Didn’t Hold

Iran’s Supreme Leader Hasn’t Been Seen in Four Months. His Father’s Funeral Begins Saturday.

Evin Prison’s Clinic Was Bombed in 2025. Its Doors Were Welded Shut in 2026. Now It Has a Tuberculosis Outbreak.

Iran Calls It War Reparations. The Trump Administration Calls It an Investment Fund.

Iran Is Expecting 20 Million at Khamenei’s Funeral. It Is Not Leaving That to Chance.

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