President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States was ready to attack Iran again after extensive bombardment of sites across the country left at least 19 Iranians dead.

"We blew up much more than their radar last night. It was a very heavy attack last night, and we're prepared to do another one any time we want," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office..

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday claimed that Iran targeted an oil tanker, the Sidr, as it transited through the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in fatalities among the vessel's crew. 

In an official statement, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed stern condemnation of the action. 

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the renewed U.S. campaign against Iran would not continue for "too long" after the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that Iran was trying to build a rocket that drops mines and the U.S. had destroyed it. He also said Iran had been working to restore its radar and missile systems, which were also targeted in the U.S. strikes.

"We took out all of the new equipment that they tried to build along the Strait of Hormuz - some defensive, some offensive ... It was a very heavy attack last night, and we're prepared to do another one any time we want," he said.

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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait" despite the fact that the crucial waterway remains contested amid the war with Iran.

"Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT??? Like America itself, it would be 'hotter' than ever before!" Trump said on his Truth Social network.

It is the latest geographical name change floated by Trump and comes a week after he ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed as "Lake America" amid a trade war with Canada.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said airlines, the maritime industry and digital assets could be possible targets as the Trump administration continues its planned efforts to squeeze Iran's economy.

Bessent, asked about Russian support for Iran in an interview on Fox News following a G20 gathering in North Carolina this week, also warned "everyone" against backing Tehran.

"My message to everyone is stay away. We all want this conflict to end, and the fastest way for the conflict to end is for no one to provide any support to this regime," he told "Fox & Friends" one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin threw his support behind Iran.

Iran's security chief on Wednesday warned the United States would face a "new strategy" from Tehran in the Middle East war after the heaviest exchange of attacks between the foes in weeks.

"You will soon see that Iran's new strategy on the battlefield, in diplomacy and in confronting the economic blockade will shatter your foundations," Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei posted on X.

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Seven people were killed, and eight others injured after a missile strike by the United States targeted three locations in Iran's Khuzestan province, according to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency.
The deputy head of security and law enforcement for the Khuzestan governorate said the strike left "seven martyrs and eight injured," IRNA reported.

Meanwhile, the internationally unrecognised Houthi-run Foreign Ministry in Sanaa expressed solidarity with Tehran over the US strikes across Iran and warned countries hosting US forces that they would face "repercussions," according to Al Jazeera.

In a statement carried by the Houthi-controlled Saba news agency, the ministry said that US strikes would not weaken Iran's resolve, and that Tehran's response was a legitimate right under international law.

The ministry accused the US of pushing the region towards tension and said Washington bore responsibility for the consequences, along with those supporting it, Al Jazeera reported.

It also warned that countries turning their territories into US platforms for launching strikes "must pay the price."

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped in early trade on Wednesday, tracking a bearish trend in global equities and higher oil prices due to escalating conflict in West Asia.
The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 788.52 points to 76,155.76 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty slumped 269 points to 23,786.80.

Among the 30 Sensex firms, InterGlobe Aviation, Eternal, Mahindra & Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance were the major laggards. Adani Ports and Sun Pharma were the winners.

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, traded 0.76 per cent higher at USD 95.37 per barrel.

"Indian markets are likely to remain under pressure as surging crude oil prices and rising global bond yields continue to weigh on investor sentiment amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East. While India's resilient domestic growth outlook provides an underlying cushion, external macroeconomic and geopolitical risks are expected to dominate near-term market direction, keeping the broader outlook cautious," Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money, an online trading and wealth-tech firm, said.

Kuwait said early Wednesday it had come under missile fire and was facing drone attacks, as Iran retaliated for earlier US strikes on its targets.

"Kuwaiti air defenses are currently responding to hostile missile and drone attacks," the army said on X, asking citizens to follow safety instructions

The US military said Tuesday it had completed its latest wave of strikes against Iranian military air and sea infrastructure.

"U.S. forces struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets including air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets and facilities, mine laying capabilities, and communications sites," US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on X shortly after 6:30 pm (2230 GMT).

Jordan's army said it has intercepted 10 ballistic missiles launched from Iran while three others landed in remote areas.

"Jordan's air defence systems engaged 13 ballistic missiles that entered the Kingdom's airspace, successfully intercepting and destroying 10 of them, while three missiles fell in remote areas away from populated centres," the army said in a statement, adding that no casualties were reported.

Explosions have been seen over the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba as Iran says it is retaliating for US strikes.

The blasts late Tuesday came after the US military hit targets in Iran earlier in the day, and Tehran fired missiles and drones in response.

Ihe Iranian Red Crescent said on Tuesday that four people including a child were killed and over 50 people were wounded by a US attack while attending a wedding in the south.

Iranian semiofficial media said Tuesday the country has begun firing missiles and drones in response to US strikes, as hostilities flare again after a month without military action. Hours earlier, the US military said it was striking new targets in Iran over recent attempted attacks against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

The renewed fighting, which the US military has tried to cast as limited, comes after President Donald Trump appeared to pivot last month toward punishing Iran economically with sanctions.

Oil prices jumped more than $4 a barrel on Tuesday, settling at a five-week high, as traders feared more supply disruptions from the Middle East due to renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran.

Brent futures rose $4.16, or 4.6%, to settle at $94.65 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $4.46, or 5.2%, to settle at $90.22.

That was the highest close for Brent since July 24 and for WTI since July 23.

 A US strike hit a home where a wedding ceremony was being held in Kuhestak in southern Iran, killing two people and wounding others, Ahmad Nafisi, Hormozgan Province's deputy governor, told Iranian state television in a phone call.

"Severe punishment awaits the aggressors; the United States will regret its new attacks," said Guards spokesman Hossein Mohebi in a post on X after explosions were heard in multiple areas along and east of Hormuz.

Today at 12 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran. The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region.

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) September 1, 2026

A top Iranian official called on citizens to curb their petrol consumption on Tuesday, as the country faces difficulty importing enough fuel to meet demand due to a US naval blockade.

"Of course, part of the responsibility for this high consumption does not lie with our people; it lies with our industry," parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a televised address. "But in any case, what is clear is that we need to save gasoline in our consumption."

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for Moscow's stance during the Middle East war, in their first meeting since the conflict broke out.

"We appreciate and thank you for your positions at every stage, both during the period when the fighting and acts of aggression were taking place and under normal circumstances, when the United States was imposing sanctions on us, both at the United Nations and in international forums," Pezeshkian told Putin at a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan. 

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that a return by the United States to a policy of pressure and threats risked derailing diplomatic efforts to end the war in the Middle East.

"The repeated violation by the United States of its commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding showed that... the absence of effective enforcement guarantees and a return to a policy of pressure and threats could derail the path of diplomacy," Pezeshkian said in a speech at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan.

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 Iran has sufficient foreign currency reserves despite U.S. sanctions, Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said on Tuesday, after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tehran was lashing out because it was losing the economic war. The central bank was ready to inject up to $2 billion into the foreign exchange market to calm recent volatility, Hemmati said, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

“I am telling the President of the United States: Iran has (foreign) currency and it has enough,” he added.

His comments appeared aimed at reassuring markets after Iranian officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, pointed to growing difficulties for an economy facing U.S. sanctions and a naval blockade.

Hemmati said the central bank was continuing to collect foreign currency receivables and had domestic reserves as well as other resources, though he added details of those could not be disclosed.

"I tell the people with complete honesty that economic conditions and livelihood management have become difficult, but collapse has never happened and will never happen. These claims are just psychological warfare and the dust will settle soon," Hemmati said.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that Tehran would "immediately" reciprocate if the United States returned to a June deal aimed at ending their war.

"I state explicitly that if the United States returns to its commitments under the aforementioned memorandum of understanding, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately take reciprocal action," Pezeshkian said at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan, according to the website of the Iranian presidency.

US President Donald Trump has vowed to retaliate against Iran after Iran fired missiles at a US military base in Jordan, as the US side considers limited strikes in the Strait of Hormuz to curb Iranian military capabilities.

"We're going to hit them hard. There will be a response," Trump told Fox News on Monday, following Sunday's missile attack on US forces in Jordan.

The president said US forces allowed one Iranian missile to pass through air defences overnight after determining it would not hit anything, while the other incoming missiles were intercepted.

According to US officials cited by Axios, Trump and his senior aides have been weighing the option of launching limited strikes in the Strait of Hormuz to prevent Iran from rebuilding radar and missile capabilities used to target vessels.

US President Donald Trump threatened further strikes against Iran on Monday after the first exchange of direct attacks in a month, raising tensions in a conflict that had recently shifted into an economic standoff.

Iran launched missiles overnight at two US air bases in Jordan in response to a US attack on Iran's Larak Island, where Washington said it had struck Iranian launchers firing mines into the Strait of Hormuz.

The exchange highlighted how quickly a conflict that has increasingly been fought through sanctions, blockades and economic pressure can still spill back into military action. While neither side appeared to be seeking a return to full-scale war, both signalled they were prepared to respond to further attacks.

"We're going to hit them hard," a Fox News reporter quoted Trump as later telling the channel. "There will be a response."

Iran on Monday condemned renewed US attacks on its island of Larak and justified strikes by Iranian forces on bases in Jordan as "legitimate defence".

In a statement, the foreign ministry said Iran "strongly condemned the American military aggression on Larak", adding that Iranian forces responded "in accordance with the inherent right of legitimate defence".

Iran said Monday an oil tanker caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz after it hit two naval mines, state media reported.

"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," Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement.
 

Iran said Monday it targeted US military personnel at an air base in the United Arab Emirates, state TV reported.

Tehran "targeted the areas where US helicopters and personnel are stationed at Al Minhad Base in the UAE, using dozens of attack drones," the army said, adding that the strikes were in retaliation for a US attack on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed that it has shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Fars and Mehr news agencies cited an IRGC statement, saying Iranian air defences had intercepted “a long-range American MQ9 drone” over the Strait of Hormuz, which then fell into the Gulf, as both countries trade attacks after nearly a month of relative quiet.

US President Donald Trump has repeated his demand that Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon.

Talking to Fox News, he said, "You cannot let them have a nuclear weapon, and they won't have a nuclear weapon.

He further described Iran's leadership as "very violent, evil people" and argued that Tehran would have used such a weapon had it acquired one. He claimed that the Middle East "would have essentially been gone" and that Israel would have been destroyed, with the United States or Europe possibly next.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has launched a combined missile and drone strike on US air bases in Jordan in retaliation for the US-Israeli aerial attacks on Islamic Republic's Larak Island. The Iranian military said they targeted "technical and maintenance infrastructure," as well as areas where "enemy fighter jets" were stationed at the King Hussein and Al-Azraq US bases in Jordan, inflicting heavy damage, according to a report by Iran's Fars news agency.

"Aggression and crimes will not solve the enemy's desperation in attempting to weaken the Islamic Republic's control over the Strait of Hormuz, and every attack will be met with even more devastating responses," the statement said.

The reported attack followed a US strike on two IRGC rocket launchers on Larak Island, an Iranian island positioned near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, marking the first known US strike against Iran since late July.

Iran is attacking US forces stationed in Jordan, Fox News reporter Trey Yingst said on Sunday, citing a US source.

There has been no significant impact so far, the reporter said in a post on X, adding that nearly all incoming missiles "have been intercepted at this point."

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Sunday's attack was the first US strike on Iran since 29 July, when the US carried out a "heavy wave of strikes" in response to an attempted attack on American military positions the day before.

This strike comes just days after the Trump administration said it was changing course. Instead of military strikes, it planned to focus on economic pressure to end the war with Iran. The new plan relies on threats to punish any country or company that keeps doing business with Tehran.

Sunday's strike came hours after Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, called on Muslim-majority countries across the region to unite against the US and Israel.

Khamenei issued the written message to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, coming six months into the war.

"The solution to the problems of the Islamic nations is unity of words, friendship, and cooperation on the path of goodness. Anyone, in any position, who does anything that leads to division among Muslims and creates conflict in the Muslim community, knowingly or unknowingly, intentionally or unintentionally, has served the purpose of the enemies of Islam," he said.

"Recognise your real enemy, understand its plan, and confront it," he added.

Tasnim News Agency, linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported that a drone carried out the strike on Larak Island, killing two people and wounding two others.

The US has not confirmed how the strike was carried out.

The latest strikes go back to a warning from President Trump last week, after US forces finished clearing sea mines from the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said Iran had been warned: any ship or boat caught laying new mines in the strait would be "immediately and systematically destroyed."

"There is a Zero Tolerance policy on mine placement in full force and effect," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

US Central Command spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins laid out the Pentagon's justification for Sunday's strike, saying American forces targeted two Iranian launchers on Larak Island after spotting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel preparing to fire rockets loaded with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz.

"Earlier today, US  forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz," Hawkins told AFP.

Hawkins added that US forces are continuing to keep close watch on the area and remain positioned to defend freedom of navigation through the strait.

The strike comes just days after the US military finished clearing all mines from the strait's main shipping lane, an operation the Trump administration had touted as restoring safe passage through one of the world's most critical oil chokepoints.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said that Sunday's US strike on Larak Island left a number of Iranian fighters and civilians dead or injured, and pledged to identify and punish those behind the attack, according to state broadcaster IRIB. The Guards did not disclose an exact number of casualties.

The US today struck two Iranian launch systems on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, according to news agency Reuters citing a US official. This is the first known American attack on Iranian territory since late July.

"I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into Strait of Hormuz," the US official said, as quoted by Reuters.

The strikes took place on Sunday after US forces detected members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps preparing the launchers to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the strategically important waterway, according to the official.