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An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet takes off for strikes in Iran, in a handout photo published April 1, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
PM, Katz make new threats: 'If Iran attacks, it will burn!'
Reports: Israeli jets flew to Iran’s border; some US sources suspect bid to rile Tehran
By Nava Freiberg, Emanuel Fabian and Reuters
Axios says Israel told Washington action was an exercise and show of force; Israeli defense officials said to warn IDF chief to prevent an unnecessary strike before election
In this May 2004 photo, a group gathers around a GBU-43B, or massive ordnance air blast (MOAB) weapon, on display at the Air Force Armament Museum on Eglin Air Force Base near Valparaiso, Fla. (Mark Kulaw/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP)
October 15, 2026, 4:55 pm
Report: US military has plan to deploy largest bomb against Iran if fighting resumes
GBU-43/B, dubbed ‘mother of all bombs,’ could be used, CNN reports; Trump jokes he may have killed ‘too many’ Iranian leaders as Tehran accuses US of fomenting unrest
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iranian army cadets during the opening ceremony of a military training center in downtown Tehran, Iran, October 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
October 4, 2026, 2:43 pm
Iran says no military solution to conflict with US as talks remain at dead end
Tehran’s top diplomat insists ‘only negotiations based on justice and fairness’ will end war; Hormuz tanker damaged in attack as Iran vows to keep Strait closed until demands met
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard spokesman Gen. Hossein Mohebbi speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, September 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 29, 2026, 3:08 pm
Iran threatens to attack Mideast infrastructure after Trump dismisses Hormuz proposal
Tehran awaiting ‘final US response’ from mediators to its demands for truce, end of blockade, and sanctions relief as preconditions for nuclear talks; Russia says Iran should stay in NPT
By Agencies
Women affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards carry rifles as they stand during the state-organized 'Janfada,' or 'Sacrifice for Iran,' military-style parade in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 20, 2026, 4:43 pm
Iran’s military command says it’s been informed US plans to resume strikes
Tehran vows Hormuz will stay closed, regime won’t negotiate until Trump accepts its conditions — including ending war, unfreezing Iranian funds and removing naval blockade
By Agencies and 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
A man drives past a banner showing a portrait of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 2, 2026, 4:37 pm
Israel says it’s ready to ‘decisively’ strike Iran if attacked during upcoming holidays
‘They like to attack on Jewish holidays because, after all, they hate Jews,’ says DM; Tehran says it targeted US military sites in Gulf states, as Saudi Arabia accuses it of killing two crew members on a state-owned tanker traversing Hormuz
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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
Vehicles drive past a billboard showing a photo of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, greeting the late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, and Iranian and Palestinian flags, at an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
August 2, 2026, 8:44 am
Iran’s leadership vacuum leaves two factions battling for control over war’s aim
Ultra-hardliners — who control state TV — are pushing for ‘total victory’ in the war and oppose any compromise, while pragmatists see military pressure as a way to reach a deal
By AMIR-HUSSEIN RADJY and Lee Keath
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One, July 22, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
July 22, 2026, 11:38 pm
Trump escalates threats to Iran’s infrastructure, as US said readying to use heavy bombers
Israeli report says US told Jerusalem it will step up strikes in coming days, will likely hit Pickaxe nuclear site; Trump pledges to target bridge or power plant for every ship attacked in Hormuz
By Agencies, Stav Levaton, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, in Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 20, 2026, 5:27 pm
Iran says it’s in ‘full-scale war’ with US as mediators said to proffer 10-day truce
Israeli security cabinet reportedly set to meet as Washington said to move more military equipment to region in preparation for ‘wider war’; report exposes undisclosed American casualties
By Agencies, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
July 14, 2026, 5:00 pm
Iran’s strikes show its priority is flexing muscle on Hormuz, not dealing with Trump
Tehran looked to reap massive rewards from the MOU it signed with the US; now it’s risking throwing that all away, as it shuts down the key waterway and attacks US bases and allies
By Lazar Berman
A pro-government demonstrator holds an anti-Trump placard in a gathering commemorating the late Iranian supreme leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a square in Tehran, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 12, 2026, 3:13 pm
Iran attacks Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar with drones and missiles after US strikes
Three people including child hurt by falling debris in Kuwait; Qatar condemns ‘dangerous escalation’ after being hit for first time since April; Iranian soldier killed in US attacks
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
A mourner holds a portrait depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, top, and his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a funeral procession for the elder Khamenei inside the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, July 8, 2026. (AP/Hadi Mizban)
July 11, 2026, 12:18 pm
Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence signals shifting role for Iranian leader
New supreme leader has not publicly appeared since succeeding his father; experts point to possible war injuries, security concerns, say reclusion suggests shifting power balance
By Stuart Williams
Footage posted to social media shows the interception of Iranian missiles over Jordan, July 9, 2026. (Screenshots/Al Jazeera via Youtube)
July 9, 2026, 5:20 pm
Iran fires 10 missiles at Jordan after US strikes reported near Bushehr nuclear plant
Tehran accuses US of targeting nuclear power plant perimeter; Iran also launches drones and missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, 2nd from left, with the Delegation of Iran at the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, June 21, 2026. (Urs Flueeler, Pool Photo via AP)
July 3, 2026, 6:24 am
US indirectly warned Iran during talks that Israel might try to kill its top negotiators — NYT
US reportedly feared that potential Israeli assassinations of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s parliament speaker, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, would derail negotiations
By ToI Staff
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