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Iran-focused coverage and updates.
IranIran’s Majles approved the general framework of a 33-article Countering Infiltration proposal imposing prison terms and bans for unauthorized foreign contacts, funding, and media/scientific cooperation.
IranPresident Donald Trump declares that Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon.
IranMultiple petrol stations in Tehran, including in Niavaran and Tajrish, have reportedly closed due to fuel shortages.
IranIranian army commander Amir Hatami announced bounties of $30,000 or 5 billion tomans for killing or capturing US forces.
IranA smoke pillar was spotted in southern Tehran, Iran, with the cause of the fire currently unknown.
IranIraq's oil minister reports that crude exports have reached 2 million barrels per day since early August, the first such volume since the start of Strait of Hormuz tensions.
IranUnconfirmed reports suggest Iran may raise petrol prices from 3,000 to 87,200 tomans per liter, a 29-fold increase that could reignite widespread protests.
IranIran's IRGC launched a missile from Sirik, Hormozgan Province, toward the Strait of Hormuz at 21:55 local time on August 12, 2026.
IranPresident Trump declared total U.S. control over the Strait of Hormuz, called the naval blockade "A WALL OF STEEL," and dismissed Iran's military, economic, and political situation.
IranMohsen Rezaei of Iran's National Security Council threatened that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States ends its war and siege, releases frozen Iranian assets, and regional wars conclude.
IranPresident Donald J. Trump declared that Iran should be held accountable for the damages and death caused to the people of Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Gaza in the context of Iran negotiations.
IranPresident Trump responded to Iran’s compensation requests by demanding Iran compensate the U.S. for victims of roadside bombs, the USS Cole attack, and regime killings of protesters.
IranThe head of the Public Works and Roads Office in Ragwan District, Marib, was killed during clashes with Iran-backed Houthis on the governorate's northern front.
IranAs of August 9, U.S. Central Command reports over 20 warships are enforcing the blockade against Iran, redirecting 55 commercial vessels, disabling two, and boarding two.
IranMojtaba Khamenei appointed Mohsen Rezaei to Iran's Supreme National Security Council, with President Pezeshkian also naming him council secretary, in a reshuffle that concentrates security policy in veteran IRGC hands.
IranAn Iranian Twitter user announces plans to publish uncensored images of the Dey month massacre, saying the crime's scale was obscured by an internet shutdown and international distraction.
IranA fact-check reveals that footage presented as rare proof of life for Mojtaba Khamenei is recycled, undated classroom video likely months or years old.
IranIraqi security forces arrested a 3-person cell of armed militias in Babil, south of Baghdad, seizing advanced drones that local reports link to the IRGC-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq and were intended for attacks outside the country.
IranCENTCOM reports that the U.S. Navy has rerouted 53 commercial vessels, disabled two, and boarded two while enforcing a blockade against Iran, with over 30 ships permitted for humanitarian aid.
IranCENTCOM reports that as of August 8, 2026, 53 commercial vessels have been redirected, 2 disabled, and 2 boarded while enforcing the U.S. blockade against Iran, with nearly 35 ships allowed through for humanitarian aid.
IranImagery released by IRGC-affiliated media depicts a relatively intact U.S. Army MQ-1C airframe with a Sayyad-2/3 surface-to-air missile transporter erector launcher visible in the background.
IranAbu Ala al-Walai, leader of the IRGC-backed Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, announced a pause in the group's response to Saudi-American strikes on their positions, stating that reconsideration of timing, scale, and nature remains on the table.
IranOFAC targeted Shahr Bank’s UAE exchange house fronts and global shell company infrastructure, designating over a dozen individuals and entities facilitating hundreds of millions in illicit transactions under the Economic Fury maximum pressure campaign.
IranThe U.S. Treasury sanctions Siavash Kayvanpour and a web of digital asset exchanges, including Shelbit and Aban Tether, for facilitating billions in IRGC money laundering.