Donald Trump’s renewed call for Iranians to rise up against the Islamic Republic has revived a question among some of those he is urging into the streets: after months of shifting US policy, can they trust Washington to stand by them if they do?
US treasury secretary announces EU joining economic pressure campaign against Iran US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that the European Union has officially joined Washington’s economic pressure campaign against Iran. In a post on X, Bessent thanked the EU for its "strong and early stance" after joining Operation Economic Outcast. "The United States stands firm with our allies in ensuring the murderous Iranian regime cannot exploit the global financial system to fund its nuclear ambitions, weapons programs, and terror proxies," he added.
Watch: Israeli forces open fire on an elderly Palestinian in Gaza’s Beit Lahia A video posted on social media shows an elderly Palestinian civilian trying to pass through an area as Israeli forces open fire on him, with bullets hitting the ground nearby, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. Israeli attacks across the besieged enclave remain ongoing despite a ceasefire that came into effect in October. A video posted on social media shows an elderly Palestinian civilian trying to pass through an area as Israeli forces open fire on him, with bullets hitting the ground nearby, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza.
An economic forecast produced by Iran’s own government planners more than five years ago projected where continued sanctions would leave inflation and the national currency by 2026—and the numbers have proved strikingly accurate.
Washington DC [US], September 4 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday (local time) said that the Trump administration has a range of options at its disposal to deal with Iran, including economic, military, diplomatic and covert measures, as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to escalate amid the conflict in West Asia.
Washington DC [US], September 4 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday (local time) said that China is "willing to play ball" with Washington on efforts to economically isolate Iran, describing Beijing as "much more responsible" than Tehran despite differences between the United States and China.
Adam Telle appointed as acting US Army Secretary, Trump says US President Donald Trump said that he was appointing Adam Telle, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, as the acting US Army Secretary. This came after the White House confirmed earlier this week that former army secretary, Dan Driscoll, submitted his resignation. Driscoll’s departure came following reports of increasing tensions with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as well as signs of unease in the Pentagon over how the Trump administration is prosecuting the war on Iran.
Rights groups press lawmakers to scrap provision to merge US and Israeli militaries On Thursday, 56 civil rights and advocacy groups urged Congress to scrap a defence bill provision that would strengthen US-Israeli military technology ties, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Section 219 of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) intends to institute frameworks for joint ventures, licensing agreements and US-based co-production partnerships. It passed in the House of Representatives in July and is pending Senate approval.
Iran says oil industry circumventing US blockade Iran’s oil industry continues to find ways around a US military blockade of the country’s ports and vessels, Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad told the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA). “We are pursuing various strategies and have taken measures to overcome the blockade,” Paknejad said, describing the situation as difficult. He said US forces had attacked Kharg Island off Iran’s southwestern coast “more than 550 times” during the first 40 days of the conflict.
The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said shrapnel from a missile hit the ceremony and killed four people on Tuesday.
In the first White House press briefing since Karoline Leavitt left as press secretary, the vice president suggested that when the conflict would end was up to Tehran.
Alireza Sepahi, sentenced to death over Iran’s January uprising, faces execution again after being moved to solitary confinement, weeks after a medical emergency halted his first scheduled execution, an informed source told Iran International on Thursday.
UN says Israel must withdraw from occupied West Bank The United Nations Human Rights Office for Palestine said Israel must “end its unlawful presence and evacuate all settlers from the occupied West Bank” following the killing of two Palestinian teenagers on Wednesday in the village of al-Mughayyir. In a post on X, the agency said the settler and state violence against the people in al-Mughayyir have led to the “complete displacement of Palestinians” in the area, calling Israel to “fulfill its obligation under international law”. Surrounded by settler outposts, al-Mughayyir has been a target for incessant settler and state efforts to force Palestinian residents to leave.
Vance: US investigating strike on Iran wedding 'very fully' Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 20:18 The US vice president insisted that there is no ongoing 'war' with Iran US Vice President JD Vance take questions from reporters at the White House in Washington, on 3 September 2026 (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Off US Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Thursday that the US is "very fully" investigating the military's reported strikes on a wedding in Iran which killed at least four people this week. There were at least a dozen other victims along the southern coast of Iran after the US unleashed a barrage of attacks in one of the largest flare-ups since the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two sides more than two months ago. "I've been briefed to the extent that I know that we're investigating," Vance said during the White House briefing.
An aerial view shows the apparent point of impact on the roof of a building that Iranian media said was hit by a US strike while a wedding celebration was taking place, Kuhestak, southern Iran, September 2, 2026. /VCG US strikes against Iran between August 30 and September 2 killed at least 18 people and injured 142 others, according to Iran's Health Ministry.
US vice-president says he’s ‘extremely skeptical’ of Iran reports when asked whether US was responsible for deaths The US vice-president, JD Vance, said “sometimes things happen” when asked on Thursday whether an American strike was responsible for killing four people, including a child, at a wedding celebration in southern Iran this week. The strike hit Kuhestak, a town in Sirik county on the strait of Hormuz. The toll was reported not by the Iranian government but by the Iranian Red Crescent, a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement that operates independently of Tehran and is generally treated by international monitors as a credible source on casualty figures.
US military says 87 vessels diverted so far in Strait of Hormuz US Central Command (Centcom) said it has redirected a total of 87 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid the naval blockade of Iran. Centcom also said in its update that it has disabled three ships so far and boarded another two to ensure “total compliance” with the blockade.
(Photo credit: James Lang-Imagn Images) The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has reappointed Carlos Queiroz as the national side's head coach less than two months after the 73-year-old appeared to step down from the role following the team's exit from the World Cup. Queiroz took over the Black Stars in April following the dismissal of Otto Addo, and led them to the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup.
Christian village of Taybeh plans US lawsuit over Israeli settler attacks The municipality of Taybeh, a Christian village in the occupied West Bank, has called on residents who hold US passports or green cards to document attacks and property damage by Israeli settlers ahead of a planned civil lawsuit in the United States. The municipality said the case would target the settlers and “the American institutions that support these assaults”, adding that the Palestinian-American Olive Branch Funding Group, represented by lawyer Jonathan Kuttab, was prepared to cover the full cost of the case.
By Sahil Pandey New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): Iran's Chief Justice Ayatollah Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i on Thursday called for global unity to establish peace, justice and prosperity, while strongly condemning what he described as "illegal" attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran.
