- 2d ago
Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei urges Gulf nations to unite against US and Israel
In a written message marking Islamic Unity Week six months into the war, Iran's supreme leader called on neighboring Gulf monarchies to form a united front against the United States and Israel.
- Aug 24
Benjamin Netanyahu claims Iran attempted to assassinate one of his sons
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in a television interview that Iran attempted to assassinate one of his sons, defending intelligence security details for his family and election rivals.
- Aug 24
Iranian state television airs threat against Barron Trump and offers 10 million dollar bounty
Iranian state broadcaster IRIB TV3 aired an AI-generated video offering 10 million dollars for information on 20-year-old Barron Trump, prompting a US Secret Service investigation.
- Aug 21
US-Iran conflict hits six-month stalemate as sanctions squeeze Tehran
Six months after the start of Operation Epic Fury, direct negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain stalled while U.S. sanctions shrink Iranian trade by 35%.
- Aug 19
Iran considers strikes on US military sites in southeastern Europe, prompting NATO warning
Iranian officials have reviewed plans to target US military facilities in Bulgaria and Cyprus if Washington escalates the conflict, triggering heightened security at the Bezmer air base and a formal defense warning from NATO.
- Aug 16
Iran-US 60-day ceasefire expires as Tehran offers $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing American soldiers
A 60-day ceasefire between Iran and the United States expired on August 17 as Tehran placed a $30,000 bounty on American soldiers and President Trump threatened to declare the Strait of Hormuz as US territory.
- Aug 11
Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey after Israeli warning of Iranian missile threat
President Donald Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One to a smaller military jet via a catering truck on July 8 after Israel warned of an Iranian missile threat during the NATO summit in Ankara, while the CIA reportedly doubted the intelligence.
- Aug 10
Iran raises demands for reopening Strait of Hormuz as Trump opts for economic pressure
Iran's Revolutionary Guards insist the Strait of Hormuz stays closed until Washington accepts all their conditions, including lifting sanctions and withdrawing US troops, while Trump says he is watching Iran's economic collapse.
- Aug 7
IranWire reports Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in critical condition, possibly near death
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not met any government member since the February 28 US attack that killed his father, and two sources tell IranWire he may be dying.
- Aug 6
Houthis kill dozens of Yemeni troops in deadliest attacks since 2022 truce, stoking regional fears
Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed dozens of Yemeni government soldiers in missile and drone attacks on August 6-7, the deadliest since the 2022 truce, while cross-border strikes on Saudi Arabia and a new three-way defense pact raise fears of wider regional conflict.
- Aug 6
Iranian president says contact with unseen supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is 'very difficult'
President Masoud Pezeshkian said communication with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not appeared in public since his March appointment, is 'very difficult at the moment,' while defending him against speculation over his absence.
- Jul 30
Saudi Arabia unveils 14-nation maritime coalition to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks
Riyadh hosted representatives from 43 countries and the EU on Thursday to launch a defensive alliance aimed at securing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait after Houthi rebels imposed a naval blockade on the kingdom.
- Jul 26
Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz US territory as Iran rejects the claim
President Donald Trump told a rally in Garden City, New York, that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory, prompting Iran's deputy foreign minister to insist the waterway 'will remain Iranian.' The 60-day memorandum of understanding expires on Monday 17 August.
- Jul 25
Trump enters 'revenge mode' as Iran threatens US soldiers and a London coalition meeting on Hormuz looms
Frustrated by stalled negotiations, President Trump is weighing military escalation while Tehran warns it will kill one American soldier for every Iranian killed. Behind the scenes, Oman is mediating on Hormuz and the US and UK plan a London conference on an international coalition.
- Jul 21
Houthis announce Red Sea blockade of Saudi ships after Sanaa airport strike, raising oil transit fears
Yemen's Houthi rebels say they are closing the Bab al-Mandab strait to Saudi vessels, a week after the most significant escalation since a 2022 truce, as the Saudi-backed government confirms striking Sanaa airport to block an Iranian plane.
- Jul 19
Iran's hardliners accuse Pezeshkian of 'soft coup' as Khamenei funeral exposes regime's internal war
Hardline factions within Iran's regime openly accuse President Pezeshkian and his negotiators of a 'soft coup' after they signed a ceasefire with Washington, while the new supreme leader remains absent from public view.
- Jul 14
Houthis strike Saudi airport with missiles and drones after Yemeni government attacks Sanaa runway to block Iranian flight
Yemen's Houthi rebels launched ballistic missiles and drones at Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after the internationally recognised Yemeni government struck Sanaa airport's runway to prevent an Iranian aircraft carrying a Houthi delegation from landing.
- Jul 13
Mossad recruited Holocaust denier Ahmadinejad in secret plot to lead post-war Iran, NYT and Haaretz reveal
Israel ran a multi-year intelligence operation to recruit former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a vocal anti-Semite, as the figurehead of a post-war regime in Tehran. The plan included secret meetings in Guatemala and Hungary and an extraction mission during the 28 February airstrikes, before unravelling when the IRGC took him into custody.
- Jul 13
Iran's new supreme leader vows 'inevitable revenge' as Tehran newspaper publishes hit list of 13 world leaders
The ultraconservative Tehran daily Hamshahri published an infographic naming 13 world leaders it says must 'pay' for the killing of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, hours after his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei declared revenge 'inevitable.'
- Jul 12
Iran's Hamshahri daily publishes revenge collage with Trump, Netanyahu in crosshairs and Merz in prison uniform
Hamshahri, a Tehran-run daily with a circulation of about 400,000, posted a graphic calling for vengeance against 13 Western politicians, including Donald Trump, Friedrich Merz and Keir Starmer, as Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge for his father's killing.
