Military and conflict reporting on Iran — strikes, escalation with Israel and the United States, proxy forces across the region, and defence developments — collected from independent English-language outlets.
Yesterday's key developments: IsraeliPrime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahuvoiced confidence thatIran's Islamic republic could soon fall, saying it was "weaker than ever". USVice PresidentJD Vancehas said he would not categorise the Iran war as a war, despitecontinuing clashes with Tehransix months after the start of the conflict.
Report: South Korea preparing for Strait of Hormuz deployment The South Korean military is preparing to deploy troops to the Strait of Hormuz, a National Defense Ministry official told Australia's broadcaster SBS. The broadcaster indicated that the deployment includes P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, an explosive ordnance disposal team and a logistics support ship. "We are making concrete preparations to dispatch naval forces to the Strait of Hormuz," the official was quoted as saying.
The United States is investigating whether its forces were responsible for a deadly strike on a wedding in southern Iran, Vice President JD Vance said Thursday, as evidence emerged suggesting the building may have been directly hit by a US munition.
The operation, which began in June and is ongoing, came as fighting between the U. S. and Iran flared anew.
Vance: US investigating strike on Iran wedding 'very fully' 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.
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.
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.
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.
Israeli attack injures two Palestinian children in occupied West Bank Israeli forces shot and injured two Palestinian children in Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, the Wafa news agency reported. The children were wounded when Israeli forces opened fire with live ammunition during a raid on the town, the report said.
Vance says US probing air strike on wedding party in Iran US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the United States is investigating an air strike that Iran says struck a wedding party in Iran. "We're investigating it because obviously we care. We want to know," Vance told reporters during a White House press briefing.
The detentions were reported to the US-led International Monitoring and Implementation Mechanism but Israeli military has not commented.
Far-right Israeli minister sets out plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said it was a "realistic" plan to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza and send them abroad. Ben Gvir said his plan aims to displace 250,000 Palestinians from the strip in the first year, followed by roughly 2 million residents over the next six years. Speaking in the run-up to closely contested Israeli elections next month, Ben-Gvir said, there are countries “ready” to take the displaced Palestinians.
Lebanon receives first prisoner of five to be freed by Israel Lebanon said it received a man freed from Israeli detention on Thursday, as Israel announced it would release five people detained from the country's south. The announcement came after Lebanon said its army received a man returned by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the first since Beirut called in August talks for the release of an initial group improsoned by Israel since the start of war in 2024.
Isolated by war, they nevertheless are taking part in an exhibition at The Brick, paired with local artists who interpreted and realized their work.
US diplomat Boulos won't name 'at least 12 countries' involved in Sudan war Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Thu, 09/03/2026 - 15:51 Trump adviser does not name UAE, Egypt or Turkey, saying 'we are not here to go into these details' Massad Boulos, senior advisor to the US president on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs, speaks with the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, 21 July 2026 (AFP) Off US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser on African and Arab affairs has said “at least 12 countries” are involved in the Sudan war but has declined to name them. Massad Boulos, whose son Michael is married to Trump’s daughter Tiffany, told the BBC’s Focus on Africa that “all of the neighbouring countries in the region are participating in one way or another, or facilitating certain acts” in the war. “As for the military support, this is done currently by all the neighbouring countries in addition to some other regional actors.
Washington, DC [US], September 3 (ANI): Seven months into the Iran war, US President Donald Trump is privately weighing a declaration that the war is over, even while the Pentagon lengthens troop deployments in West Asia, pointing to the possibility that the tensions may continue into next year, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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