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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)
Iran says it views Persian-language media outlets abroad as military targets
By Agencies
Iranian military spokesman says Tehran views Persian outlets overseas as 'soldiers of Zionism and America,' claim they are directly linked to US and Israeli intelligence agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)
Netanyahu says he told Trump to ‘tighten the siege’ on Iran ahead of fresh sanctions
By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian and AFP
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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
(From left to right) Avner, Sara, Benjamin and Yair Netanyahu tour the Golan Heights, on April 23, 2019. (PMO)
August 24, 2026, 11:42 pm
Netanyahu says Iran ‘tried to murder one of my sons,’ doesn’t give further details
PM cites purported assassination attempt to defend unusually high level of security coverage enjoyed by his family
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, August 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 24, 2026, 10:40 pm
‘Economic asphyxiation’: US Treasury chief announces new sanctions campaign against Iran
Bessent warns nations that ignore the sanctions and help Tehran will ‘share in the isolation,’ but holds off on announcing secondary sanctions against China, others
By Agencies
FILE: Members of the Saraya al-Salam Shiite militia attend a ceremony marking the start of the process of handing over their weapons to Iraqi state forces in Samarra, north of Baghdad, Iraq, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
August 24, 2026, 3:21 pm
Iraq delays deadline for Iran-backed Shiite militias to hand over weapons
Senior official says original Sept. 30 disarmament deadline was actually date for departure of US forces, does not provide updated timeline for arms handover
By AFP
Barron Trump watches as his father, US President Donald Trump, attends an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event at Capital One Arena, in Washington, January 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
August 24, 2026, 2:24 pm
‘Where to kill Barron Trump?’: Iran said to put $10 million bounty on US president’s son
Heavily stylized state TV segment purportedly details place of residence and habits of US president’s youngest son, as voiceover claims ‘many would be willing’ to assassinate him
By ToI Staff
In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency on April 16, 2017, a part of the South Pars gas field facility is seen after being inaugurated by President Hassan Rouhani, on the northern coast of Persian Gulf, Iran. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
August 24, 2026, 4:09 am
Iran announces new natural gas discovery as war and US sanctions hamper production
Islamic Republic’s oil minister predicts the field could produce 1 billion cubic feet of gas a day for 15 years, though any new production will likely take some time to materialize
By Agencies
Illustrative: General view of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottingham, England, September 29, 2024. (AP Photo/ Rui Vieira)
August 23, 2026, 8:24 pm
Iran-linked cyberhackers blamed for four-day shutdown of UK power plant
Telegraph reports attack marks first successful strike of its kind on vital British infrastructure; government says national grid not endangered
By ToI Staff
File: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during a welcome ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan via AP)
August 23, 2026, 5:49 pm
Iran’s president admits country faces ‘many problems,’ insists deal is best way forward
Pezeshkian says Tehran must escape state of ‘neither war nor peace’ as US preps fresh sanctions; new Iran security chief threatens Gulf oil routes, while Pakistan pushes mediation
By Agencies
Iranian protesters hold letters spelling out “Stop Execution” as they gather at the Ergife Palace Hotel to condemn the silence of Western governments in the face of the growing wave of Iranian political executions, in Rome, Italy, on July 16, 2026. (Andreas SOLARO/AFP)
August 23, 2026, 11:01 am
Iran executes man accused of being an agent of Israel and US during January protests
Judiciary says Majid Adineh was arrested with several weapons, including gun, chainsaw, during deadly demonstrations; death penalty carried out after unsuccessful appeal to courts
By AFP and ToI Staff
Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)
August 22, 2026, 7:46 pm
Iran says any country cooperating with new US sanctions will be ‘considered an enemy’
US has presented new sanctions as ‘toughest in history,’ is urging China — one of Tehran’s top trading partners — to cooperate; oil traffic through Hormuz still near a standstill
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A shopkeeper arranges nuts at his shop at Tajrish traditional bazaar in northern Tehran, Iran, August 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 22, 2026, 2:45 am
Iranians struggle to afford the basics as US ratchets up economic warfare
Iranians say they are forced to work more hours, cut back on groceries and leisure to make ends meet; experts skeptical if Tehran can be pressured into making concessions
By MEHDI FATTAHI and David Rising
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf gives a press conference at an event marking 40 days since the burial of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at Imam Hassan al-Mujtaba Mosque in Iraq’s central holy shrine city of Karbala on August 20, 2026. (Karar Jabbar/AFP)
August 21, 2026, 1:57 pm
Iran vows ‘devastating’ response after US threatens toughest-ever economic hit
Iranian army chief vows ‘crushing’ retaliation to ‘enemy’s new threats,’ as parliament speaker accuses US and Israel of ‘cognitive’ warfare while the president calls to end the conflict: ‘We’re in a position of power’
By Agencies
Women walk past a portrait of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israel strikes on February 28, and images of the Iranian flag, on a sidewalk in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
August 20, 2026, 11:54 pm
Iran calls Trump’s floated sanctions ‘economic terrorism’ as US set to unveil plans
US treasury secretary vows Washington will ‘collapse’ Islamic Republic regime, promises toughest sanctions yet; US targets Hezbollah with new sanctions, emphasizing ties to Tehran
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett addresses a 'security concept conference' held by his B’Yachad party, August 19, 2026. (Elad Gutman)
August 19, 2026, 7:53 pm
Bennett: Israel should strike Iran to retaliate for Hezbollah attacks
B’Yachad chief accuses PM of tearing ‘Israeli society to shreds’ at party conference. Lapid calls to repair Israel’s ‘bipartisan status’ in US, strengthen ties with Diaspora Jews
By Sam Sokol
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