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Iranian missiles are displayed by the armed forces as an anti-Trump banner declaring in English and Farsi, 'We will kill you,' is seen in a temporary exhibition at Azadi (Freedom) Square in Tehran, Iran, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
US dismisses Iran's talk of Hormuz 'exclusion zone'
Touting improved ballistic missile, Iran vows preemptive action against threats
By Agencies
Top Iranian official says new missile was 'tested' against US warship; UN nuclear watchdog head urges Tehran to cooperate as Western nations seek to refer it to Security Council
Police guard the scene of a deadly terror attack carried out a day earlier at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, October 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)
Israel warns of heightened terror threat to Israelis, Jews abroad ahead of holiday period
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Children watch as internally displaced Yemenis who fled their homes due to renewed clashes between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government forces and the country’s Houthi rebels, unload their belongings and set-up makeshift homes in the al-Kadah area of the Taiz Governorate, southwestern Yemen on September 6, 2026. (Ahmad AL-BASHA/AFP)
September 7, 2026, 11:46 pm
Houthis say 7 killed in Saudi strike on Yemen prison as Bab el-Mandeb battle intensifies
Days of fighting near strategic Red Sea chokepoint have left more than 300 dead; UN warns renewed large-scale fighting would have ‘grave consequences’
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a cabinet meeting, September 6, 2026, in Jerusalem. (Omer Meran/GPO)
September 6, 2026, 9:48 pm
Netanyahu: ‘End is near’ for Iran’s regime, Israel is determined to see it fall
Amid concerns of escalation during holiday season, premier says if Iran ‘miscalculates,’ it will ‘suffer blow it can’t even imagine’; US says oil flow now 2/3 what it was pre-war
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a demonstration to mark Jerusalem Day in Tehran, May 31, 2019. (Saeid Zareian/DPA/Reuters); Israel’s UK Embassy in Kensington, west London, March 23, 2010. (AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)
September 6, 2026, 6:29 pm
2 London apartments near Israeli embassy thought to be owned by Khamenei go up for sale
Properties reportedly put up for sale when Iranian banker Ali Ansari, believed to be supreme leader’s frontman, defaults on mortgages after being sanctioned by UK and US
By ToI Staff
Two men ride a motorcycle along the waterfront as commercial vessels lie anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, September 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 6, 2026, 6:29 pm
Iran focuses on economic problems, but warns of ‘more painful’ response if attacked
Tehran announces ‘Economic War Headquarters,’ as US sanctions bite; Iran’s oil minister says Kharg Island hit 550 times in recent months, as CENTCOM strikes ship off its coast
By Reuters
In this US Navy handout photo, an F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, readies for takeoff on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) on August 29, 2026. (US NAVY/AFP)
September 2, 2026, 1:02 am
US strikes Iranian sites around Hormuz, IRGC says it retaliated against base in Jordan
Trump offers varying explanations for attacks, one of which killed 4 at a wedding according to Iranian officials; Amman says all IRGC missiles were intercepted or landed in remote areas
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump smiles during an event about drug prices, in the Oval Office of the White House, August 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
September 1, 2026, 10:25 am
‘What a stupid question’: Trump rules out idea of nuking Iran amid renewed tensions
US president claims Tehran ‘totally defeated militarily’ as he reportedly weighs limited strikes near Hormuz; several incidents reported in waterway as Tehran pushes for return to talks
By Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
Smoke rises from a building damaged in a strike in Lamerd, southern Iran, February 28, 2026. (Alireza Ameri/Tasnim News Agency via AP)
August 31, 2026, 4:13 pm
New US ‘pinpoint’ missile raises civilian risk concerns after deadly Iran strikes
Airwars finds civilians killed up to 50 meters from Lamerd blast sites; Iranian officials put toll at 21, including 7 children; US Central Command denies attacking city
By Julia Frankel
Motorbikes drive past a billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, center, handing the country’s flag to his son and successor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right, as the late revolutionary founder Ruhollah Khomeini stands at left, in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 30, 2026, 5:13 pm
In letter, Iran’s Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to confront ‘real enemy’ US, Israel
Supreme leader urges cooperation, mutual defense between Muslim nations, suggests lack of unity left Palestinians ‘helpless’; Turkey, Saudis, Pakistan to meet on new defense accord
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Motorbikes drive past a billboard depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, handing the country’s flag to his son and successor, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right, as the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini stands at left, in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 29, 2026, 11:20 am
6 months on, Iran’s leaders are defying the US and signaling no tolerance for dissent
With hard-liners consolidating power, Tehran is preparing for a prolonged confrontation as economic pressure mounts and divisions linger
By Lee Keath and David Rising
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Myrtle Beach, S.C., August 21, 2026. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
August 28, 2026, 8:41 am
Going all in on sanctions, Trump limits how much he can squeeze out of Iran
Without military pressure, a wide deal covering Iran’s nuclear program, missiles and more is out of reach, experts say, but financial penalties may still create enough leverage for accord on Hormuz
By Nava Freiberg
Motorcyclists pass a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump underwater amid explosions, with the words “Great Victory! Strait of Hormuz,” in Tehran, Iran, August 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 27, 2026, 10:15 am
From nukes to Hormuz: The shift in Trump’s Iran war objectives
The prime goal of reopening the key waterway wasn’t even an issue when the US and Israel opened the fighting
By AP
Illustrative: A presenter for dissident Persian-language TV station Iran International prepares for a news broadcast at the network's studio in London on January 20, 2026. (Carlos Jasso / AFP)
August 27, 2026, 3:04 am
Iran says it views Persian-language media outlets abroad as military targets
Military spokesman says Tehran regards BBC Persian, Iran International, others as ‘soldiers of Zionism and America,’ claims they are directly linked to US and Israeli intel agencies
By Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)
August 26, 2026, 8:27 pm
Netanyahu says he told Trump to ‘tighten the siege’ on Iran ahead of fresh sanctions
PM says he pushed for economic pressure during July meeting; Trump hails campaign, says ‘big victory’ coming soon; Tehran claims measures will fail, Hormuz still under its control
By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian and AFP
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks alongside Paraguay’s Vice President Pedro Alliana (not pictured), in the Treaty Room at the US State Department, August 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross)
August 26, 2026, 10:27 am
Rubio says no new Iran offensive for now as US focuses on economic pressure — report
Washington also bent on restoring shipping through Hormuz; Iran and Oman discuss temporary corridor; oil firms begin avoiding vessels on Iranian blacklist of ships
By Nava Freiberg, Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump listens during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, August 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
August 25, 2026, 6:43 pm
Trump says Iran in ‘humanitarian crisis of epic proportions’ that ‘must be stopped’
US president alleges Tehran stiffing swathes of its military, ‘killing protesters’ at record levels; Pakistan says Iran open to renewed diplomacy, as oil prices fall for second day
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
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