TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran is not seeking war but will never remain passive in the face of aggression, President Masoud Pezeshkian said, stressing that regional countries must work together to safeguard security, economic development and stability.
Iran slams new US attacks, says its troops responded with 'inherent right of legitimate defence' Iran's foreign ministry said it "strongly condemned" renewed US strikes on its island of Larak. It added that Iranian forces responded "in accordance with the inherent right of legitimate defence". In retaliation to an earlier US attack that reportedly killed Iranian forces and civilians on the island, Tehran targeted US infrastructure across the region, including in Jordan and the UAE.
ABU DHABI, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Defence announced that the UAE Air Force responded to a UAV detected over the country's territorial waters, approaching from Iran. The Ministry affirmed that the Armed Forces remain on a high state of readiness to address any potential threats, while air defence systems continue to monitor and safeguard the country's airspace around the clock.
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest updates from across the region: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that it carried out strikes on US infrastructure at the King Hussein and al-Azraq bases in Jordan and drone attacks targeting the UAE's Al Minhad Air Base with drones early on Monday. The strikes were in response to the killing and wounding of IRGC members and Iranian civilians in an earlier US attack on Larak Island. Meanwhile, the US Central Command (Centcom) said it targeted Iran as it posed an "imminent threat" in the Strait of Hormuz.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Army launched dozens of destructive drones at the locations of US helicopters and forces stationed at the Al Minhad airbase in the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for recent US aggression against Iran.
The exchange on Sunday was the first known military action between the two nations in a month, raising the risk of a renewed round of fighting.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy announced that a super tanker caught fire and came to a complete stop after striking two sea mines while attempting to pass through an unauthorized route south of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran says the attack on Larak Island, the first known US strikes since late July, killed two people and injured two others.
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): India markets start the week in red as domestic equities face renewed selling pressure from escalating conflict in West Asia and hawkish commentary from the United States Federal Reserve. The BSE SENSEX stood at 76,979. 99 points, down by 284.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The technical and maintenance infrastructure and the fighter jet bases at the two American air bases in Jordan came under attack in an operation carried out by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
Israeli army shells areas in south Lebanon's Tyre Israeli artillery shelling targeted southern Lebanon's Mansouri and Bayt al-Sayyad, both located in Tyre, overnight and early on Monday, the National News Agency reported.
Vessel caught on fire after it hit naval mines, IRGC navy says Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that an oil tanker caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz after it hit two naval mines, according to state media. "A rogue supertanker attempting to pass through the illegal route south of the Strait of Hormuz caught fire in massive fires after striking two naval mines and was brought to a complete stop," the IRGC's statement read. "The IRGC Navy once again warns that the fate of ships that violate the security regulations of the Strait of Hormuz will be no different," it said, adding that it is mandatory to comply with the regulations issued by the IRGC Navy for passage and navigation in the waterway.
Pezeshkian says Tehran 'not looking for war', but stressed it would respond to aggression Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said that Tehran is "not looking for war", but asserted that it would "never sit still in the face of any aggression". His comments follows a US assault on Larak island, which killed and wounded several Iranian fighters and civilians. Iran "will give a decisive response to the aggressors" if attacked, Pezeshkian said.
Iran’s army claims drone attacks on UAE’s Al Minhad Air Base The Iranian army said it attacked the UAE's Al Minhad Air Base with drones early on Monday, according to state media. The drone strikes were in response to the killing and wounding of IRGC members and Iranian civilians in an earlier US attack on Larak Island, the Army Public Relations Department said in a statement.
Iran's IRGC says US MQ-9 drone downed over Hormuz Strait The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said Iran shot down a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz. "To the noble and proud nation, a few minutes ago, an American MQ9 long-range unmanned aircraft was hit over the Strait of Hormuz by missile fire from the ever-vigilant warriors of the Revolutionary Guard's modern air defense system and fell into the blue waters of the Persian Gulf," the IRGC wrote in a statement.
Washington DC [US], August 31 (ANI): The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Sunday (local time) rejected a claim by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as 'absolutely false' that US strikes targeting its forces involved in laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz amounted to an 'act of aggression.
Tehran [Iran], August 31 (ANI): Shortly after American forces struck Larak Island, Iran claimed of have launched ballistic missiles at two US air bases in Jordan, Press TV reported.
US accuses Iran of posing 'imminent threat' in Hormuz Strait The US Central Command (Centcom) said it targeted Iran as it posed an "imminent threat" in the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on X, Centcom described Iranian accusations against Washington saying it committed an act of aggression as "absolutely FALSE". "U.
Jordan says eight missiles intercepted The Jordanian army said it intercepted eight missiles, shortly after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed attacks on US military targets in the country. "Air defense systems intercepted eight missiles that breached the Kingdom's airspace at dawn today, Monday," read a statement quoting the Jordanian army's spokesperson.
Iran claims attacks on US infrastructure in Jordan Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that it carried out strikes on US infrastructure at the King Hussein and al-Azraq bases in Jordan. The IRGC indicated that the ballistic missiles were launched in response to US forces attacking Iran's Larak island "The [IRGC] warned that aggression and crime will not solve the enemy's desperation to weaken the Islamic Republic's control over the Strait of Hormuz, and every shot will be met with a more crushing response," it said in a statement carried by state media.
