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IDF strikes southern Lebanon after drone triggers sirens in northern Israel

US begins 'tanker for tanker policy' on Iranian ships • IRGC tells Arab nations to expel US forces or face 'crushing' response • Tehran strikes US targets across Mideast

The US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails toward Laem Chabang Port before docking for a rest stop following a long deployment in the Middle East, in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 2, 2026.
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 31, 2026.

US launches new 'tanker for tanker' policy, strikes Iranian ships in Strait of Hormuz - report

Still from a video purporting to show an Iranian drone launch, released by Iran August 31, 2026.

Attacks on Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq as Iran launches retaliatory strikes against US bases

US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally for U.S. Senator Darline Graham (R-SC) at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US, August 21, 2026.

Iran will be ‘totally wiped out as a country’ if it retaliates for US strikes, Trump says


Iran’s worsening economic crisis raises questions over Tehran’s willingness to compromise

As Iran’s economic strain deepens, an expert told the Post that the regime is not close to collapse despite rising inflation.

An Iranian woman shops in a local market in Tehran, Iran, April 28, 2026

US Embassy, Bahrain Interior Ministry issue alerts to citizens amid escalations with Iran

The embassy warned Americans to stay vigilant and watch for potential airspace closures, which may disrupt travel or cause flight cancellations.

The US Embassy in Jerusalem

CENTCOM completes wave of strikes on Iran in retaliation for targeting of US troops in region

Iran will respond to the US' newest wave of strikes with an attack "several times larger," the semi-official Tasnim news outlet reported on Tuesday night, citing a senior Iranian military source.

US Sailors conduct night flight operations aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73), August 30, 2026.

IRGC commander thought dead in Israeli strike reportedly plans Asian sabotage- report

Informed sources have told Iran International that Moghaddam survived an Israeli attack and commands Unit 4000, heading a unit responsible for sabotage operations against Iranian adversaries.

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Third consecutive cut: Bank of Israel lowers interest rates to 3.25%, following economic review

The Bank of Israel's Monetary Committee lowered the interest rate on Tuesday. The rate was previously lowered in July, when the BoI decided to cut the rate from 3.75% to 3.5%.

Bank of Israel Governor Professor Amir Yaron speaks at the Knesset; illustrative.

A united front stands against Iran’s mullahs and their brutal regime - opinion

Iran’s minorities have had enough of the mullahs’ repression. A united opposition could finally turn their shared grievances into regime change.

A woman holds a portrait of Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on the day of a gathering to support Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026.

Pezeshkian thanks Putin for position on Iran war, says Tehran, Moscow resist US 'unilateralism'

Putin told Pezeshkian at a meeting in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek that Moscow stood in solidarity with the Iranian people in the fight for their interests.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek on September 1, 2026.

School resumes in Israel, Sara Netanyahu alleges Yair Golan had prior knowledge of Oct. 7

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Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minester Netanyahu at Amunition Hill on Jerusalem Day 2026

Iran's Central Bank chief says regime has enough foreign currency despite US sanctions, blockade

The central bank was ready to inject up to $2 billion into the foreign exchange market to calm recent volatility, while the Iranian rials plunged to a record low in August.

An Aqeeq (agate) ring is pictured next to Iraqi dinar and US dollar banknotes are laid out on a table as members of the Shia Muslim community arrive at a centre in Iraq's southern city of Basra accepting charity donations to aid people affected by the ongoing war in Iran and Lebanon.

The FBI must prevent Iran’s covert war from reaching US soil - opinion

Iran does not need to win a conventional war to endanger Americans. The FBI and its Joint Terrorism Task Forces must ensure that Tehran’s shadow threat never becomes America’s next tragedy.

: FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 12, 2026.