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.
Trump suggests escalation against Iran remains a possibility US President Donald Trump has refused to provide information on what could come next for Washington's talks with Tehran, but suggested an escalation remains a possibility. "You’ll find out," Trump told reporters at the White house. When asked if a "massive escalation" is an option, he said: "Well, we have that certain ability if we want to do that...
Trump asks Iran for war reparations in new tit-for-tat demand US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would seek compensation from Iran for the deaths of US soldiers as part of any peace negotiations in a tit-for-tat demand after Tehran requested war reparations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “I see that Representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran are asking for compensation for the damage done to them during the last five-month Military Conflict (started because, THEY WILL NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON), even though it was never mentioned in any of our negotiations or meetings! ” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Drone targets Libya's Zawiya oil facility A drone fell near a key oil tank and pipeline network at the Zawiya Oil Refining Company's oil blending plant, Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said. This is the third such attack in two days, with no casualties or damage reported in the latest incident. NOC indicated that it would declare a possible refinery shutdown if the attacks continue.
New posts 17:05 Four Killed In Red Sea Shipping Attack Four crew members were killed in what Yemen's Transport Ministry said was a Houthi attack on an Egyptian-owned cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on August 11, marking what would be the first fatalities from an attack by the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group on shipping since the Iran war began in February.
New posts Featured entry 17:05 At least 6 Killed In Red Sea Shipping Attack; US Fires On Cargo Vessel At least six people were killed in strikes that Yemen's internationally recognized government blamed on Iran-backed Houthi rebels targeting an Egyptian-owned cargo ship near the Bab el-Mandeb strait on August 11, according to the country's coastguard.
New posts Featured entry 17:05 6 Killed In Red Sea Shipping Attack; US Fires On Cargo Vessel At least six people were killed in strikes that Yemen's internationally recognized government blamed on Iran-backed Houthi rebels targeting an Egyptian-owned cargo ship near the Bab el-Mandeb strait on August 11, according to the country's coastguard.
New posts 22:15 US Energy Chief Says Daily Average Of 9 Million Barrels Of Oil Passing Through Hormuz Strait US Energy Secretary Chris Wright (file photo) US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said that oil shipments from the Persian Gulf region had climbed to around 15 million barrels per day.
Opinion: Why the Mecca Agreement is a necessary show of force It will be three years in October since Israe l started its genocide in Gaza , a war crime it has repeated in the Occupied West Bank , South Lebanon , and Iran . For much of that time, Turkey and the Arab world held up their hands in horror but did nothing. "What can we do?
Israeli air strikes target southern Lebanon Two Israeli air strikes have targeted areas near the southern Lebanese town of Mansouri, Al Jazeera reported, citing sources.
Here's the latest from the occupied West Bank Here are some of the latest developments in the occupied West Bank, as reported by the Wafa news agency: Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians near al-Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem, as military vehicles raided the area. No casualties were immediately reported. In a separate raid, Israeli forces deployed in central Tubas and fired stun grenades at young men.
Trump asks Iran for war reparations in new tit-for-tat demand Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 08/10/2026 - 21:35 The US president has established a pattern of asking Iran for its own demands, even as aides and allies attack their validity During an event in the Oval Office of the White House, US President Donald Trump takes a question from reporters after he signed an executive order calling for childhood vaccine shots to be spaced out into separate visits, on 10 August 2026 in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP) Off US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would seek compensation from Iran for the deaths of US soldiers as part of any peace negotiations in a tit-for-tat demand after Tehran requested war reparations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “I see that Representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran are asking for compensation for the damage done to them during the last five-month Military Conflict (started because, THEY WILL NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON), even though it was never mentioned in any of our negotiations or meetings! ” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Tehran has rejected Kievs claim that the attack on the Caspian Sea vessel was unintentional Ukraine must compensate Iran for a deadly attack on one of its cargo vessels in the Caspian Sea, as Kiev has failed to convince Tehran that the strike was unintentional, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said. The ship was hit in a Ukrainian strike last month, killing one sailor.
Tehran has rejected Kiev's claim that the attack on the Caspian Sea vessel was unintentional Ukraine must compensate Iran for a deadly attack on one of its cargo vessels in the Caspian Sea, as Kiev has failed to convince Tehran that the strike was unintentional, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said.
Trump says the US has swept Strait of Hormuz for mines US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz and had swept the strategic oil waterway for Iranian mines. "Look, the only one that has control of the Strait of Hormuz right now is the United States Navy," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "We've mine-swept the entire strait.
Gaza 'Board of Peace' official says plan is still operative US President Donald Trump's Gaza plan is still operative, and discussions with Israel are continuing, a "Board of Peace" official said on Monday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected an Israeli withdrawal until Hamas is "genuinely disarmed. " Netanyahu on Sunday restated his rejection of the Gaza plan in televised remarks to his right-wing government. "The plan is very much still operative and advancing," the official told Reuters.
The Caspian gamble: Iran-Ukraine tensions widen the 'geography of instability' Nima Moradi was a 23-year-old sailor on his maiden voyage aboard Anna, a commercial ship in the Caspian Sea, carrying iron from Russia to Iran . He was from the port city of Bandar Anzali in northern Iran and had dreamed of becoming a mariner since he was a child. The boat he was travelling on was hit by a Ukrainian long-range drone on 25 July - Moradi was killed in the attack, and another crew member was wounded.
Washington must cease its strong-arm tactics before shipping can resume through the key waterway, the Foreign Ministry in Tehran has said The Strait of Hormuz cannot be reopened through diplomacy while Washington continues to use military pressure against Tehran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said.
Washington must cease its strong-arm tactics before shipping can resume through the key waterway, the Foreign Ministry in Tehran has said The Strait of Hormuz cannot be reopened through diplomacy while Washington continues to use military pressure against Tehran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said.
It is amazing how much the conflict has depleted US weaponry stocks, the political scientist from the University of Chicago says US President Donald Trump knows he can neither sustain nor win a protracted war against Iran, political scientist and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer has said.
It is "amazing" how much the conflict has depleted US weaponry stocks, the political scientist from the University of Chicago says US President Donald Trump knows he can neither sustain nor win a protracted war against Iran, political scientist and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer has said.
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