Tehran could target both military and economic assets as the conflict enters a new stage, Professor Seyed Mohammed Marandi has explained to RT Iran is preparing a more aggressive response to renewed US attacks, and could strike economic targets as well as military sites, University of Tehran professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi has told RT.
Tehran could target both military and economic assets as the conflict enters a new stage, Professor Seyed Mohammed Marandi has explained to RT Iran is preparing a more aggressive response to renewed US attacks, and could strike economic targets as well as military sites, University of Tehran profess
Pentagon signs seven-year deals to boost missile production The US Pentagon said on Monday it had secured seven-year agreements with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Lockheed Martin to increase missile production. The agreements aim to “increase production quantities and accelerate delivery schedules” for critical missile components used in the THAAD and Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptor programmes, the Pentagon said. The move comes as demand for US missile defence systems has increased amid escalating conflicts and growing concerns over missile threats in the Middle East and beyond.
Israeli army shoots first and finds reasons to justify mass killings later, veterans group says Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 11:31 Breaking the Silence says Israeli military attacks then searches for evidence to link those it has killed to armed groups Israeli soldiers remove the body of a Palestinian from a house under construction in Jenin, the occupied West Bank, 28 August 2026 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) Off Israeli veterans' organisation Breaking the Silence has accused the country's military of killing Palestinians in Gaza and later seeking evidence to justify the killings. Nadav Weiman, the group's executive director, made the allegations in an interview with France 24, where he described “retrospective incrimination” as a process in which Palestinians killed during Israeli military operations are subsequently identified as Hamas members to justify the attacks. Asked to explain the process, Weiman said the Israeli military and its spokespersons seek to establish the identities and alleged affiliations of people killed in air strikes, including attacks that cause large numbers of civilian casualties.
DOHA, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- The State of Qatar has strongly condemned renewed Iranian attacks targeting Jordan with missiles and the United Arab Emirates with a drone.
Washington DC [US], August 31 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) shared an AI-generated video on his Truth Social platform depicting an 'attack' on Iran's Kharg Island, a key oil-export hub. The footage showed an oil storage tank and an oil tanker exploding, as viewed from an aircraft flying above the island.
CAIRO, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- Egypt on Monday condemned renewed Iranian attacks on the UAE and Jordan.
Araghchi blames ‘serpent’ Netanyahu for luring Washington into war on Iran Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Mon, 08/31/2026 - 11:52 Tehran warns Washington against further attacks as senior US commanders raise concerns over military overstretch An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US billboard at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on 3 August 2026 (Atta Kenare/AFP) Off Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Tehran will respond decisively to further attacks following the US bombing of Larak Island, which killed and wounded Iranian civilians and soldiers. Speaking on Monday before travelling to Bishkek for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, Pezeshkian said Iran “is not looking for war” but would “never sit still in the face of any aggression”. Iran “will give a decisive response to the aggressors” if attacked again, he said, according to the Fars news agency.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior spokesman for Iran’s Armed Forces said more than 1,000 Israeli military personnel were killed and thousands more wounded during the recent war with Iran, noting that hundreds of US troops were also killed and thousands injured.
KUWAIT, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday expressed Kuwait's strong condemnation and denunciation of the heinous Iranian attack on the sisterly United Arab Emirates using a drone in a blatant violation of its sovereignty and a threat to the security and stability of the region.
Two killed in US attack on Larak: Iranian state media Two people were killed and several others wounded in the US attack on Larak, Iranian state media IRNA reports, citing the governor of Qeshm.
AMMAN, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- Jordan on Monday condemned an Iranian drone attack that targeted the United Arab Emirates, which was intercepted by air defence systems over Emirati territorial waters. The Ministry of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs described the attack as a flagrant violation of UAE sovereignty and a threat to its security, stability and territorial integrity.
The roughly 30-square-mile island serves as a foothold for Iran’s military to advance its control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
RIYADH, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has strongly condemned the Iranian aggression against the United Arab Emirates involving a drone, which was intercepted by air defence systems over the UAE's territorial waters.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – European shares edged lower on Monday as renewed US military aggression against Iran pushed oil prices and bond yields higher, while the benchmark STOXX 600 remained on track for a fifth consecutive monthly gain.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A military source rejected the US claim that its latest attack on Iran was aimed at preventing Iran from laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, calling the explanation “fantasy” and saying the confrontation had nothing to do with mine-laying.
The renewed attacks were the latest sign that the war that began six months ago appears far from over.
IRGC: Oil tanker catches fire after hitting mines in Strait of Hormuz Iran's IRGC has said that an oil tanker attempting to cross an "illegal route" through the Strait of Hormuz has caught fire after hitting two sea mines. In a statement carried by IRIB, the IRGC said that the vessel “completely stopped" after colliding with the mines.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi lashed out at the Israeli prime minister for manipulating the US into waging a war of aggression against Iran for the benefit of the Zionist regime, citing Benjamin Netanyahu’s own remarks in Hebrew and English.
Israeli attack on Gaza City kills two, wounds many others An Israeli attack on a residential building in Gaza City has killed at least two Palestinians and wounded many others, Al Jazeera reports. According to the report, the attack struck a building near al-Maghribi Street in central Gaza City.
