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Iran-focused coverage and updates.
IranAn Iranian regime-affiliated Telegram channel posted a propaganda poster captioned "Countdown for Revenge," directly threatening U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
IranIranian MP Majid Doustali warns that Iran will never reopen the Strait of Hormuz if US pressure on Oman continues.
IranCENTCOM reports U.S. Marine Corps aviation assets aboard USS Boxer (LHD 4) are supporting the blockade against Iran, having redirected 49 commercial vessels, disabled 2, and boarded 2 as of August 6, 2026.
IranAn explosion at the Shams Abad Industrial City south of Tehran has wounded at least 18 people, with the cause still unknown and no official confirmation.
IranIRGC Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei warns Iran will not permit any route other than its own in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to fire on US aircraft carriers.
IranPresident Donald J. Trump issued a statement calling Iranian leadership 'unbelievably duplicitous' for publicly denying talks while meetings are scheduled, and declared that the US Navy's 'Wall of Steel' blockade completely controls the Strait of Hormuz, vowing Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.
IranPresident Trump accuses Iranian leadership of duplicity, claims the US Navy completely controls the Strait of Hormuz with a "Wall of Steel" blockade, and demands Iran never have a nuclear weapon.
IranPresident Trump reportedly said a deal on the Strait of Hormuz is coming, followed by a denuclearization agreement with Iran.
IranA U.S. Marine Corps F-35C launched from the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on August 2 as CENTCOM's blockade against Iran redirected 35 vessels, disabled two, and boarded two.
IranIran's Fars News, citing informed sources, denied any deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, stating the waterway remains blocked except via IRGC Navy-designated route.
IranSaudi Crown Prince MBS spoke with President Trump, urging de-escalation and no strikes on Iran, Axios reports; Saudi Arabia had refused basing support for Operation Project Freedom in May over similar concerns.
IranUnconfirmed reports from Iran's Hormozgan province describe government buildings evacuating personnel and receiving ammunition, prompting speculation about IRGC guerrilla warfare preparations.
IranIran's Islamic regime executed 20-year-old Arvin Khairkhah for participating in the January anti-regime protests that reportedly left 40,000 dead.
IranPersonnel were ordered to evacuate government buildings in Hormozgan Province, Iran, today.
IranAn explosion was reported in the Shaabad area of Eslam Abad-e Gharb, Kermanshah Province, Iran.
IranA U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter is readied for operations aboard USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) as part of the U.S. blockade against Iran, with CENTCOM reporting redirected, disabled, boarded, and humanitarian-aid-permitted vessels as of July 31.
IranA new Mahsa Alert report analyzes 640 recorded strikes across Iran, mapping targets, geographic spread, cities hit, timing, and patterns of the first war of 2026.
IranIran's Revolutionary Guards Navy says it struck and stopped two "violating" oil tankers and turned back four others in the Strait of Hormuz, accusing them of moving under a US air escort on an undeclared route.
IranA U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon refuels from a KC-135 over the Middle East as part of the Iran blockade, with CENTCOM reporting enforcement actions against commercial vessels.
IranA U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon refueled from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker while patrolling the Middle East, as CENTCOM reported its blockade against Iran has redirected 22 commercial vessels, disabled 2, and boarded 2 as of July 30.
IranOFAC designated six entities and individuals across China, India, Russia, and Iran for sustaining Mahan Air’s global network and supporting IRGC military targeting under the ongoing maximum pressure campaign.
IranU.S. Central Command denies IRGC claims that American aircraft were destroyed, stating all missiles and drones were intercepted or failed, and that the M/T Nora has not broken the U.S. blockade.
IranThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims the complete destruction of three F-35s and heavy damage to three others at al-Azraq airbase in Jordan following American strikes on Qeshm.
IranAn American missile strike in Zanjan province killed three Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members, according to a statement from the Ansar al-Mahdi Corps.