Iran War News

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.

• Morning update

  Middle East Eye · 7 hours ago

  Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: The spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced that 73 people, including women and children, were wounded after Houthis launched attacks in the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran. In a statement posted on X, Turki al-Maliki vowed that the coalition will respond firmly to the assaults. Israeli Ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have called for Israel to sanction Britain over the Falkland Islands, as the UK government prepares to announce a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory.

• Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says 73 people wounded in Houthi attacks, vows firm response

  Middle East Eye · 7 hours ago

  Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says 73 people wounded in Houthi attacks, vows firm response The spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen announced that 73 people, including women and children, were wounded after Houthis launched attacks in the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran In a statement posted on X, Turki al-Maliki vowed that the coalition will respond firmly to the assaults. "The escalation by the terrorist Houthi militia and its attempts to target the Kingdom, its national assets, its citizens, and residents on its lands constitute a dangerous escalation that confirms the hostile and irresponsible approach of this terrorist militia," he said. He said that the attacks were a violation of the Kingdom’s sovereignty and a direct threat to public safety, adding that the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition would take all necessary operational measures to deter the Houthis and neutralise incoming threats.

• Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have wounded 73 civilians, official says

  Al Jazeera Iran · 8 hours ago

  Spokesperson for Saudi-led coalition says Houthis have targeted civilian sites in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran.

• ‘House moved like jelly’ says resident near Bolivia barracks blast

  Al Jazeera Iran · 8 hours ago

  Reports are emerging from the powerful explosion at a military barracks in Bolivia that killed at least nine people.

• Russia strikes Kyiv as three-day pause during US envoy visits ends

  Al Jazeera Iran · 9 hours ago

  US envoy says 'encouraged' by talks as White House official told Reuters next steps to be announced in coming weeks.

• Iran's acting defence minister says Tehran capable of targeting US warships

  Middle East Eye · 9 hours ago

  Iran's acting defence minister says Tehran capable of targeting US warships Iran’s acting defence minister has rejected Washington’s claims that Tehran lacks the technical capability to hit US warships enforcing the naval blockade of the country's ports. Majid Ibn Reza responded to these remarks by stressing that Iran has the technology to do so. "God willing, you will see; you will see the results," he said when asked if Iranian troops could target US vessels.

• Yemeni forces launch counteroffensive against Houthis, vow to retake Sanaa

  Al Jazeera Iran · 9 hours ago

  Bid to take Sanaa comes as fighting between Yemeni forces and Houthis intensify in provinces of al-Bayda and al-Jawf.

• Trump claims oil prices will drop "below Two Dollars a gallon" after US wins war with Iran

  Iran Herald · 10 hours ago

  Washington, DC [US], September 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday (local time) that oil prices will drop sharply once the United States achieves victory in its conflict with Iran, forecasting gas prices could fall below two dollars per gallon.

• Israeli attacks kill 4,362 people since March, Lebanon’s health ministry says

  Middle East Eye · 10 hours ago

  Israeli attacks kill 4,362 people since March, Lebanon’s health ministry says The latest death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon has risen to 4,362 people since the start of March, with 12,378 others left wounded, he health ministry announced. This bring the total casualties since 8 October 2023 to 6 September of this year to 8,929 people killed and 30,614 wounded.

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  Iran’s new war strategy seeks to turn blockade into broader economic confrontation

  Iran International · 10 hours ago

  Iran has signalled a sharper military posture after threatening US warships and energy interests, while seeking to extend its control of shipping beyond the Strait of Hormuz.

• "Paying the price of war": Turkish President accuses Israel of derailing US-Iran MoU, sabotaging peace efforts

  Iran Herald · 11 hours ago

  Ankara [Turkey], September 8 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused Israel of sparking the Middle East conflict and intentionally sabotaging regional peace efforts, stating that the global economy and regional nations are paying the price for Israeli 'schemes and provocations'.

• "Operational posture recalibrated": Iran threatens Gulf exclusion zone as US CENTCOM redirects 94 ships in blockade

  Iran Herald · 11 hours ago

  Washington, DC [US], September 8 (ANI): US Central Command forces operating in the Arabian Sea on Monday (local time) redirected nearly 100 commercial vessels and boarded multiple ships, stepping up the maritime blockade against Iran amid fresh threats of a 'recalibrated' military posture from Tehran.

• Hamas accuses Israel of attempts at 'obliterating evidence' of crimes in Gaza

  Middle East Eye · 11 hours ago

  Hamas accuses Israel of attempts at 'obliterating evidence' of crimes in Gaza Hamas late on Monday accused Israel of trying to conceal the evidence of "brutal crimes" committed against Palestinians in Gaza amid its genocidal war for over two years. The movement said Israel attempted to "obliterate evidence" through "removing, crushing and relocating the rubble", despite the presence of "bodies of thousands of missing people and material evidence of the crimes of genocide committed by the occupation over two years". "Tampering with these sites, with what they contain of bodies and evidences, constitutes a violation of international law and the International Court of Justice's ruling calling for the preservation of evidence, as well as an affront to the dignity of the martyrs and the right of their families to recover and bury the bodies of their loved ones," the statement read.

• Iran war live: Qatar warns of ‘industrial catastrophe’ if crisis continues

  Al Jazeera Iran · 12 hours ago

  An average of 10 ships transited Strait of Hormuz daily over past 10 days, the lowest level since May, Kpler data shows.

• Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of killing seven in Yemen prison attack

  Al Jazeera Iran · 12 hours ago

  Houthi-run media outlet released footage of destruction after alleged Saudi air strike on al-Hazm prison.

• US says ‘redirected’ 94 vessels in Strait of Hormuz

  Middle East Eye · 14 hours ago

  US says ‘redirected’ 94 vessels in Strait of Hormuz The US “redirected 94 commercial vessels, disabled 3 and boarded 2” since the US reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in mid-July, according to the US Central Command.

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  Opinion: The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war in the Middle East

  Middle East Eye · 15 hours ago

  Opinion: The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war in the Middle East It took the Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 full months after his invasion of Ukraine to call what his country was engaged in a war . Even then, the word could only be used by him. Anyone else could get up to 15 years in prison for "disseminating false information".

• Oil prices surge as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuz

  Al Jazeera Iran · 15 hours ago

  Oil prices spike to six-week highs as US-Iran strikes disrupt traffic in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

• Israel’s removal of Gaza rubble risk to war crimes evidence: UN

  Al Jazeera Iran · 15 hours ago

  International Court of Justice ordered Israel in 2024 to prevent the destruction of evidence related to war crimes.

• Yemen fighting escalates as forces battle for Bab al-Mandeb Strait

  Al Jazeera Iran · 15 hours ago

  Fighting is intensifying in Yemen as government-aligned forces launch counterattacks against the Iran-backed Houthis.

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