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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)
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
Police officers monitor protesters holding a banner during a protest in support of anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action, in Trafalgar Square, central London, on June 23, 2025. (Henry Nicholls / AFP)
August 26, 2026, 9:04 pm
Following UK’s lead, US designates Palestine Action as a terrorist organization
Move to ban, sanction British anti-Israel group comes amid crackdown by Trump administration on what it calls ‘far-left terror’; UK’s own ban is subject to court battle
By Agencies
Japanese Judge Tomoko Akane, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), delivers a speech during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on June 14, 2024. (Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP)
August 26, 2026, 6:09 pm
Sanctioned but defiant ICC head says Japan must counter US efforts to weaken court
Tomoko Akane calls on her country, main financial backer of International Criminal Court, to fight US calls for members to withdraw, spurred in part by war crimes charges against Netanyahu
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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
An Israeli settler attacks a left-wing activist at an Israeli outpost in the Palestinian village of Jannatah, just south of the city of Bethlehem on August 25, 2026. (ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)
August 26, 2026, 2:20 am
Settlers filmed attacking activists, reporters in front of IDF troops; none arrested
Left-wing Israeli activists say ‘Jewish terrorists’ attacked them while they were trying to set up fence around Palestinian village that has come under repeated settler harassment
By Noam Lehmann, ToI Staff and Agencies
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
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a statement prior to the start of a retreat meeting of the German cabinet on August 25, 2026 in Neuhardenberg, northeastern Germany. (John MacDougall/AFP)
August 25, 2026, 2:51 pm
Merz vows perpetrators of attempted drone attack on German airport ‘will pay’
Chancellor says Berlin will soon reveal those responsible for plot targeting NATO and Ukrainian military logistics hub; Russian intelligence suspected, Moscow denies involvement
By Agencies
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
Small boats line the shore as cargo ships and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
August 24, 2026, 1:42 pm
US warns of ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran as defiant Tehran set to hold talks with Oman on Hormuz
Iran’s rial slumps to record low ahead of sanctions announcement; Tehran charges measures prove US failed in war, says it issued warnings against cooperating with pressure campaign
By Agencies and 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
US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack listens during a meeting between President Donald Trump and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House, September 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
August 24, 2026, 2:02 am
US envoy tries to downplay remark that Israel occupies Golan, which defied American policy
Tom Barrack insists he was describing UN’s position on the territory, not endorsing it; also asserts he wasn’t advocating for Iran and Hezbollah to join Israel-Lebanon talks when he said they’re ‘missing from that table’
By Agencies and 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
Troops at the scene of a stabbing attack in al-Auja in the West Bank on August 23, 2026. (IDF)
August 23, 2026, 1:46 pm
Israeli man injured in West Bank stabbing attack; IDF arrests suspect after manhunt
24-year-old Elhanan Hananya in moderate condition after being stabbed repeatedly during family trip; Palestinian man shot after allegedly trying to snatch soldier’s gun in West Bank
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
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
Republican nominee for US Senate Mike Rogers speaks during a campaign event August 20, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
August 22, 2026, 7:32 pm
Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers said to ask AIPAC not to campaign on his behalf
As pro-Israel lobby group becomes increasingly unpopular across US politics, Axios says aides for Rogers warned its involvement would be detrimental to defeating Abdul El-Sayed
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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