via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — Iran’s president delivered his UN General Assembly address after US President Trump threatened to ‘annihilate’ Iran.

via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — Fighting intensifies as US media say Trump called off strikes against Houthis at the last minute on Sunday.

via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — Tehran threatens retaliation as Trump weighs military action while Qatar pushes to revive talks.

TEHRAN, Sept 3 (Bernama-Xinhua) — Iran’s Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi said on Wednesday that 18 people were killed and 108 others wounded in overnight strikes by the United States against the country, according to a statement published on the website of the Iranian president’s office, reported Xinhua. In a separate statement, Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned in the strongest terms the latest US “acts of aggression” against the country, highlighting Iran’s determination to “decisively” defend its independence, national sovereignty and territorial integrity. It said the US government on Tuesday night once again violated Iran’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity and attacked […]

Iran has accused the US of a ‘war crime’ after a missile blast killed at least four people, including a young child, and injured 68 at a wedding at a private house in southern Iran. A month-long unea…

American military strikes on Iranian targets sent oil surging past $89 a barrel and knocked stocks down sharply — but the bigger worry is what rising global bond yields mean for inflation and the Fed's next move. With a key jobs report Friday and a rate decision two weeks out, markets have a lot to digest in a short window.

American military strikes on Iranian targets sent oil surging past $89 a barrel and knocked stocks down sharply — but the bigger worry is what rising global bond yields mean for inflation and the Fed's next move. With a key jobs report Friday and a rate decision two weeks out, markets have a lot to digest in a short window.

American forces hit Iranian rocket launchers over the weekend, snapping a month-long pause in hostilities and sending oil prices up more than 3%. Markets are wobbling, but the bigger question is whether this escalation derails what has otherwise been a surprisingly strong August for stocks.

The United States struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran retaliated with ballistic missiles against two US bases in Jordan, in the sharpest escalation between the two sides since July, US and Iranian officials said on August 31. The exchange shatters a month-long pause in direct fighting and threatens the fragile diplomacy around the strait, where Iran and Oman have been discussing an arrangement to restore maritime traffic through the chokepoint that carries about a fifth of the world's seaborne oil. Brent crude rose more than 2% after the strikes. US Central Command said it had taken limited, precise action against mine-laying forces posing an imminent threat in the strait, with spokesman Tim Hawkins saying Revolutionary Guard forces had been observed preparing to launch rockets carrying sea mines. US forces finished clearing mines from the strait's international shipping lanes last week. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the first known US strike on Iran since late July killed two people and wounded two others on the island, which lies off the major port of Bandar Abbas. In a secondary report, IRGC forces said a supertanker caught fire and was brought to a halt after striking two naval mines in the southern Strait of Hormuz, the military said. The claim directly contradicts Washington's account of the chokepoint, where CENTCOM said last week it had finished clearing the international shipping lanes and President Donald Trump has insisted vessels can transit freely, and it signals Iran's intent to keep enforcing control over a strait through which about a fifth of the world's seaborne oil normally passes. The IRGC Navy said the vessel had tried to pass through what it called an illegal route south of the strait when it struck the mines, according to a statement carried by Tasnim and Iranian state television. It did not identify the tanker or give details of its crew. The Guard warned that ships violating its security regulations for the strait would meet the same fate, and said compliance with its rules for passage was mandatory. It urged shipping companies not to be drawn in by what it termed American provocations and not to put their crews and property at risk. The Guards vowed a response and punishment, with spokesman Hossein Mohebbi calling the attack a strategic and fatal mistake by what he termed the Trump regime and warning of consequences in economic and military fields. Iran launched ballistic missiles at the King Hussein and Al-Azraq bases in Jordan, which the Guards said in a combined missile and drone operation codenamed Punishment of the Aggressor had struck technical and maintenance infrastructure and fighter-jet positions, causing heavy damage. Jordan's army said it intercepted eight missiles that entered its airspace early on August 31. Iran's state TV separately said the army had targeted the Al-Dhafra base in the UAE with drones. The Guard warned that aggression would not resolve what it called the enemy's desperation over Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz, and that every strike would be met with more devastating responses. Iran's foreign ministry condemned the attack on Larak and called the strikes on Jordan legitimate defence. President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran was not seeking war but would deliver a decisive response to aggressors, in a statement carried by state TV. Larak Island sits on the strait, where Iran has been diverting tanker traffic for inspection. Iran is reported to have been forcing vessels to pay $2mn to cross, though that figure has not been independently confirmed. Hours after the strike, US President Donald Trump posted what appeared to be AI-generated videos on Truth Social showing oil infrastructure exploding, one captioned in reference to Kharg Island, the terminal that handles most of Iran's crude exports and which Trump has threatened to seize. The post did not elaborate.

Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz to normal shipping while US military action and its naval blockade against the country continue, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said, Iranian state media reported on August 2. The conditions harden Tehran's position on the waterway it effectively closed after the war with the United States began in February, through which about a fifth of the world's seaborne oil passes, signalling that a technical deal with Oman on shipping lanes will not by itself restore traffic. The Iranian official's comments also follow Donald Trump's statement that talks were underway later on August 3. Baghaei said the strait's problem stemmed not from any Iran-Oman disagreement but from what he called US and Israeli military aggression since February. "Agreement on a safe transit route is a necessary condition for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but it is not a sufficient one," Baghaei said, according to the report. He said that as long as US actions, the naval blockade and what he described as aggression against Iran continued, no particular change in the strait's status should be expected. Baghaei said Iran was not holding negotiations with the United States, and that the current talks were with Oman and focused on agreeing a temporary route to provide for safe passage through the strait. He characterised these as bilateral talks between two coastal states, adding that others could play a constructive or destructive role but that the core matter concerned Iran and Oman. The spokesman said matters relating to Iran and the United States would have to be examined at later stages depending on how the situation developed. Baghaei used the briefing to accuse the United States of continuing to cause civilian casualties, citing what he said were the deaths of a taxi driver and members of his family on Qeshm island, and of several Iranian nationals killed in a US air strike in Iraq. He also referred to the killing of a 23-year-old man from the northern port of Bandar Anzali in an attack on an Iranian merchant vessel in the Caspian Sea, which he attributed to Israel. The accounts could not be independently verified. Baghaei said the foreign ministry's diplomatic activity was continuing at regional and wider levels, aimed at protecting Iran's national interests and security. Trump said negotiations with Iran would resume on August 3 after he held off on a strike he had threatened over the weekend, telling reporters aboard Air Force One that a deal to end the war was imminent, several US outlets reported on August 3. Trump said the emerging framework would include the immediate and total reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to what he termed Iran's nuclear threat, and that Israel had joined the commitment to hold off on strikes while terms were worked out. He said Iran wanted an agreement, adding that this remained to be tested. A regional official involved in the mediation said the proposal called for the United States and Iran to return to talks, for the reopening of the strait and a halt to attacks across the region including by Iran-backed militias, and in exchange for Washington to lift its naval blockade and allow Iran to export oil under the terms of the earlier ceasefire. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi separately described parallel negotiations with Oman over the strait as in their final stages, telling the cabinet the talks were on the way to being finalised. The foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran had no direct negotiations with the United States and that agreement on a safe-passage route was necessary but not sufficient to reopen the waterway while US military action continued. The United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, igniting a war during which Tehran laid claim to the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of the world's seaborne oil passes. An April ceasefire led to a memorandum of understanding signed in June, but implementation stalled in a dispute over shipping routes and fighting resumed in July.

The U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning to Americans in the Middle East amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. Officials indicate potential strikes on Iran could occur as soon as this weekend, though details remain unclear. President Trump has vowed to retaliate 'very hard' against Iran, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned of proportional responses to any U.S. aggression. Kuwait intercepted Iranian drone attacks, and Israel's military struck a hospital in Gaza, destroying critical medical supplies and infrastructure. The strikes have raised concerns about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where hospitals face severe shortages. Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts between the U.S., Israel, and Hamas remain uncertain following Trump's reported ceasefire proposal. Regional tensions continue to escalate, with Iran threatening further attacks on countries hosting U.S. military bases and the Strait of Hormuz experiencing disruptions due to conflict-related incidents.

The president told Axios he was considering an operation "bigger than ever before" before Reuters reported Pakistan is seeking to restart peace talks.

via Home - CBSNews.com — President Trump on Wednesday oversaw the dignified transfer of the remains of four U.S. soldiers killed in the war on Iran. The U.S. launched another round of strikes on Iran Wednesday night. Weijia Jiang reports.

Satellite imagery analysis reveals new damage to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant following US military strikes in July 2026. Al Jazeera Network compiled satellite images, field footage, and CENTCOM data to map strike locations between July 7-15. While Iranian officials denied direct hits on the reactor, impact scars were observed near support facilities. The plant, which has been operational since 2013, remains functional despite previous projectile incidents in March and April 2026. IAEA experts warn that attacking nuclear infrastructure poses severe risks to public safety and regional stability. The strikes occurred during broader US military operations against Iran, targeting 90+ sites but excluding nuclear facilities. This incident adds to a pattern of attacks near the plant, raising concerns about potential threats to reactor safety and radioactive material containment.