Trump says hits on Iran 'help' Israel, Middle East and Europe US president Donald Trump said that the Washington is attacking Iran in order to protect Israel, the Middle East, and the Western world. "We're doing it to help the Middle East. We're doing it to help Israel.
US attacks on Iran leave 18 killed, 142 wounded, health official says The Iranian health ministry's spokesperson indicated in his latest update that 18 people were killed in the recent US strikes on the country, while 142 others were left wounded. In a post on X, Hossein Kermanpour said that amongst those killed were two women and a child. Meanwhile, women (61) and children (44) accounted for most of those wounded.
Disrupted supplies have put upward pressure on prices worldwide, Scott Bessent has said Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure have fueled a global "energy shock" and pushed prices higher, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed. The disruption has compounded strains caused by the Iran war, he added.
The bomb that hit the residential area was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. It killed five people and wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said.
Trump says he is prepared to strike Iran again at 'any time' US President Donald Trump said Washington was ready to attack Iran again after extensive strikes across the country killed at least 19 Iranians. "We blew up much more than their radar last night. It was a very heavy attack last night, and we’re prepared to do another one any time we want," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], September 3 (ANI): Saudi Arabia on Wednesday claimed that Iran targeted an oil tanker, the Sidr, as it transited through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in fatalities among the vessel's crew. In an official statement, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed stern condemnation of the action.
'Inappropriate to say': Trump may still be considering CIA-led uprising in Iran US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it "wouldn't be appropriate to say" if he would greenlight the CIA arming Iranians to encourage a violent uprising, a day after he asked on his TruthSocial account, "When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight? " Trump was taking unscheduled questions in the Oval Office, after the US unleashed a barrage of strikes on Iran's southern coast on Tuesday, killing 18 people, including two children at a wedding. "Will you send the CIA in to arm Iranians?
Israeli military announces military exercise in occupied West Bank The Israeli army have announced on Wednesday that troops will take part in a military exercise in the northern occupied West Bank area on Thursday. “As part of the exercise, there will be noticeable active movement of security forces in the area. There is no fear of a security incident,” the military said in a statement to social media.
Half of Americans think post-9/11 wars were worth it, poll shows Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 16:43 The same number of people seem to agree that Muslims are the worst-treated group in the United States Pedestrians standing on the Brooklyn waterfront look across the East River towards the burning twin towers of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, New York on 11 September 2001 (Henny Ray Abrams/AFP) Off Nearly half of Americans believe their country's military operations and surveillance infrastructure that followed the 11 September 2001 attacks have been "worth it", according to a YouGov poll published on Wednesday. Nearly the same amount also believe that Muslims have been the most mistreated group since the attacks, the results showed. The questions come ahead of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center buildings in New York City, after four planes were hijacked and two of them flown into the towers.
'Inappropriate to say': Trump may still be considering CIA-led uprising in Iran Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 20:32 A day earlier, the US president asked when the Iranian people would 'rise up and fight' An injured victim lies in a hospital bed, following a US attack on a wedding, near Sirik, a coastal area on the Strait of Hormuz, in Hormozgan province, Iran, on 2 September 2026 (Razieh Poudat/ISNA/via West Asia News Agency via Reuters) Off US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it "wouldn't be appropriate to say" if he would greenlight the CIA arming Iranians to encourage a violent uprising, a day after he asked on his TruthSocial account, "When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight? " Trump was taking unscheduled questions in the Oval Office, after the US unleashed a barrage of strikes on Iran's southern coast on Tuesday, killing 18 people, including two children at a wedding. "Will you send the CIA in to arm Iranians?
Washington DC [US], September 3 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) asserted that he does not expect the ongoing war with Iran, which started on February 28, to continue for "very much longer", days after renewed US strikes on Iranian targets and amid a fresh escalation between the two sides.
Israel’s mission in Iran ‘not yet finished’, says Netanyahu Israel’s mission in Iran is “not yet finished”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israeli media on Wednesday, adding that the intention is to “bring it down”. “All of our systems under my direction are working to overthrow this regime,” Netanyahu told i24News. This comes after Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar both threatened that Israel would respond heavily to any Iranian attack.
Two Palestinian teenagers killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank Two Palestinian teenagers were killed by Israeli forces and settlers on Wednesday evening during an attack on the village of al-Mughayyir, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news reported. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its crews evacuated two 19-year-old Palestinians, who were shot with live ammunition, one in the neck and the other in the back, during an attack by settlers and Israeli forces on the village. They later succumbed to their injuries after being transported to hospital.
US Central Command said Wednesday it was looking into Iranian state media reports that a US strike hit a wedding in southern Iran, while rejecting allegations that American forces target civilians.
Israeli artillery shelling reported in southern Lebanon Lebanon’s National News Agency has reported heavy Israeli artillery shelling targeting Wadi al-Hujair and the town of Beit Leef in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. Israeli attacks have continued in southern Lebanon on a near-daily basis despite a June agreement between the two countries.
Iran-backed armed group gives US troops deadline to withdraw from Iraq Akram al-Kaabi, head of the Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, an Iranian-backed paramilitary group in Iraq, has threatened US troops stationed in the country, giving them a deadline until the end of September to withdraw. “If an American soldier remains in Iraq after 30 September, we will not allow them to return home safely, and only their bodies will be taken out of Iraq,” al-Kaabi said in a statement, according to Iran’s IRIB news on Wednesday.
Trump says renewed US campaign against Iran won't last 'too long' US President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that the renewed US campaign against Iran would not continue for "too long". Trump also claimed that Washington has control over the Strait of Hormuz, saying “we are bringing lots of boats out every day with millions of barrels of oil. ” “We are, for the most part, doing it without trouble.
UAE condemns 'hostile' Iranian attacks The United Arab Emirates have condemned "hostile Iranian attacks" on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, the Kudistan Region of Irawq, and the Saudi carrier transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian attacks on Gulf states followed the latest round of US strikes on Iran, which killed 18 people and injured 108 others, according to Iran's health ministry on Wednesday. UAE Strongly Condemns Hostile Iranian Attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, and Kurdistan Region of Iraq https://t.
CAIRO,2nd September, 2026 (WAM) -- Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, President of the Arab Parliament, strongly condemned the Iranian aggressive attacks and drone strikes targeting Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, warning of an escalation that threatens the security and stability of the region.
ABU DHABI, 2nd September, 2026 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the hostile Iranian attack that targeted the Saudi carrier "Sidr" as it transited through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in the deaths of a number of crew members.
