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NASA satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, captured December 2, 2020

IRGC Says Oil Tanker Hit Mine and Caught Fire in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards say a crude-oil tanker hit a mine and burned in the Strait of Hormuz after taking an unapproved route. The ship is unnamed and the account unverified.

October 10, 2026

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Aftermath of US missile strike on a wedding party in Kuhestak, Sirik County, Hormozgan province, Iran, September 2, 2026

US Missiles Hit Iranian Wedding Party in Kuhestak, Killing Four Including a Child

US cruise missiles struck a wedding party in Kuhestak on Iran's southern coast, killing four, including a four-year-old child, and wounding sixty-eight. The IRGC retaliated before dawn with ballistic missiles and drones

September 4, 2026

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Iranian drone strike targets Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain during Operation Saeeqah escalation

Iran Strikes Bahrain and Erbil in Widest Escalation Yet as Kuwait Scrambles Air Defenses

Iran struck US bases in Bahrain, Erbil, and Jordan on Wednesday in the conflict's widest escalation yet. Kuwait scrambled its air defenses to intercept drones for the first time, while CENTCOM confirmed

September 2, 2026

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking at a Treasury Department podium

Washington Cuts an Egyptian Bank’s Dubai Branch Off From the Dollar

FinCEN has proposed revoking the UAE branch of Egypt's Banque Misr from correspondent banking access to US institutions, saying its customers include front companies for Iran's defence ministry and the Revolutionary Guard.

August 28, 2026

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Abbas Araghchi shakes hands with Oman's foreign minister in front of Iranian and Omani flags

Al-Hadath Says Washington Warned Israel Off Iran. Neither Government Has Said So.

A Saudi broadcaster, citing unnamed sources, says the United States has warned Israel against striking Iran and urged it to hold the line with Syria. No official on either side has confirmed

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

A US Navy warship under way, as the service diverts payroll funds to cover Iran war operations

The US Navy Is Paying for the Iran War Out of Its Payroll Accounts

A Pentagon memo seen by The Guardian warns of shortfalls in Navy payroll accounts because the department has been raiding them to fund combat operations against Iran. The fiscal year ends on

August 28, 2026

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Soldiers on the deck of the tanker Boracay off Saint-Nazaire after it was stopped by French forces

Russia Calls France’s Tanker Seizures Piracy. Its Own Lawyers Have a Better Argument.

A senior Russian diplomat has again called France's boarding of tankers carrying Russian crude an act of piracy, a charge the Law of the Sea makes legally impossible. Buried inside the rhetoric

August 28, 2026

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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

US Central Command (CENTCOM)

IRGC Says Oil Tanker Hit Mine and Caught Fire in Strait of Hormuz

US Missiles Hit Iranian Wedding Party in Kuhestak, Killing Four Including a Child

Iran Strikes Bahrain and Erbil in Widest Escalation Yet as Kuwait Scrambles Air Defenses

Washington Cuts an Egyptian Bank’s Dubai Branch Off From the Dollar

Al-Hadath Says Washington Warned Israel Off Iran. Neither Government Has Said So.

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

The US Navy Is Paying for the Iran War Out of Its Payroll Accounts

Russia Calls France’s Tanker Seizures Piracy. Its Own Lawyers Have a Better Argument.

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

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

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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