Iran’s Air Force unveils its newly acquired Russian Sukhoi-35 fighter jets

 

Tehran has reportedly unveiled its newly acquired Russian Sukhoi-35 fighter jets to boost the country's Air Force capabilities.



The aircraft are set to strengthen Iran’s airpower and add another advanced capability to its forces operating around the Persian Gulf amidst the ongoing confrontation and escalations with the United States and allies hosting enemy's military bases in the region

Iran had previously finalized a major military contract with Russia to acquire 48 advanced Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter jets to modernize its aging air force.

In the contract was also avionics, electronic warfare components, and over 300 missiles.

The acquisition was first officially confirmed by senior Iranian military leadership, including Brigadier General Ali Shadmani of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.

Russia's Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant has completed production of the initial batch of 20 jets, with ongoing deliveries and base preparations scheduled through 2028.

This purchase replaces Iran's deteriorating fleet of pre-1979 U.S.-built aircraft like the F-14 Tomcat and deepens defense ties between Tehran and Moscow.

Amidst the tension in the Persian Gulf, Iran also acquired military fighter jets and electronic equipment from China.

We Don't Know which of Donald Trump's Unstable statements to process — Iranian President

Israel, America are the real terrorists in the world - Iranian Leader

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the Persian leadership are not sure of What to believe and process among the various unstable statements of the US President Donald Trump

According to the Iranian leaders, Trump is saying something every day. One day he wants to destroy Iran, another day he says we are friend of Iran. 

"One day he says he accept us. Another day he says he doesn't accept us."

"So we are not sure what kind of statement we should, you know, accept and proceed based on which."

The US military and IDF have met their match in the middle east as all their military and economic pressure armed at crossing Tehran proved abortive.

NATO Nations have failed to participate in the aggression against Iran weighing the dearly consequences.

Arab nations hosting the US military bases are dancing to the tunes of Iranian ballistic missiles for allowing US to use their airspace in the operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

"We have no problems with the UAE. We have no problem with any of the regional countries. "

"We have a problem with the American bases located in these countries and from which they are attacking our country."

*The UAE, the Emiratis and other countries of the region are our brothers. We have been living together for a long time and we have had trade. We have supported each other. "

"So this is the US which has come here and established bases, and from those bases they martyr our children, they attack our infrastructure and target our leaders, commanders and people. "

"In fact, the problem is that the friendly and neighboring countries should not allow enemies to utilize their soil to attack our country."

We are not in war with Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have their own problems.

Rhetorics by the US President have not deterred the IRGC from retaliatory attacks against the US military as the Strait of Hormuz remained closed. 

President Masoud Pezeshkian said America claims to defend human rights. They want to starve our people to death or bring about some other problems for them. 

They want us to yield and surrender. This is not humane. This is the most savage thing they can do. 

They are blocking the routes of medicines and goods. We are doing business and trade, but they block our money. What is the logic behind that? The U.S. is doing propaganda. It is just propaganda.

If we were seeking nuclear weapons, we wouldn’t have become a member of the NPT. Now they are bringing about alibis and pretexts to attack our soil.

With their technologies, actually they are the real terrorists in the world.

You look at Israel and America. No difference what they are doing in Syria, in Lebanon, in Gaza, Iraq, Qatar, even in Iran.

They assassinate anybody they wish, and then they claim that these people are terrorists. So it’s a weird world.

They kill people very easily for a single person. They kill a whole family and they destroy a whole building, then they say they killed a terrorist.

They are real terrorists. They are state terrorists.

Earlier, President Pezeshkian speaking during the BRICS submit in Delhi, India, said Sustainable security depends on full respect for national sovereignty and rejecting the model of “security for some and insecurity for others.” Preventing the misuse of countries’ territories to threaten their neighbours is an inviolable principle. 

He said BRICS must stand against the normalization of attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities.

New US Sanctions: Tehran says maximum pressure, military aggression, state terrorism against Iran will not stand

Economic pressure is the 'most effective tool' the US has on Iran — Vance

The Islamic Republic of Iran has on Thursday said no amount of U.S. maximum economic pressure, brutal military aggression and state terrorism against Iran will crumble the Iranian people and government.

The Iran's ministry of foreign affairs in a statement responding to the new US economic sanctions said the US ruling establishment has announced the imposition of sweeping economic and trade sanctions against the Iranian people, coinciding with the anniversary of the disgraceful coup d’état of 28 Mordad 1332 (19 August 1953).




This action is not only another indication of the continuation of 73 years of hostility and animosity by US policymakers toward the Iranian people, but also further demonstrates the anti-human, lawless and hegemonic nature of the US ruling establishment.




Undoubtedly, the US economic sanctions against Iran, which target the fundamental human rights of every Iranian citizen, constitute “economic terrorism” and “crimes against humanity.” Those responsible for these sanctions deserve to be prosecuted and punished for committing such heinous crimes.




These sanctions, imposed in the aftermath of the US-Israeli wars of aggression against Iran over the past year and a half and their failure to achieve their malign objectives of forcing the Iranian people to surrender to their illegal and inhumane demands, will merely add to the long list of crimes committed by the United States against Iran. They will, however, undoubtedly have not the slightest effect on the determination of the Iranian people to safeguard Iran’s independence, dignity and national sovereignty.




Economic sanctions and pressure are the other side of the same coin as war and military aggression. America’s pathological addiction to these two instruments has not only placed global peace and security under an objective threat, but has also subjected human civilization to an unprecedented moral decline. Accordingly, no government that believes in the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations—including the principle of respect for the national sovereignty of states—can remain indifferent to the continued lawlessness and overt belligerence of the United States toward fundamental international norms.




The US decision to announce new sanctions, while constituting an explicit admission of the commission of crimes against humanity, is also a continuation of a policy that has already been tried and failed. Repeating it will certainly produce nothing but a repetition of past failures and further discredit the architects and leaders of this policy. The US government and the architects and implementers of this policy will, of course, bear responsibility for its consequences and repercussions.




The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while strongly condemning the US action to intensify its illegal and inhumane sanctions against the Iranian people, emphasizes that the Islamic Republic of Iran remains steadfast and determined in defending its security and national interests and confronting the US military, economic, political and psychological pressures and attacks.




Relying on its indigenous and national capabilities, and taking into account the experience of seven decades of comprehensive resistance against the US policy of maximum pressure, military aggression and state terrorism against Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran will employ all available tools and capacities to counter the hostile actions of the American-Zionist enemy and safeguard Iran’s national interests.

Iran's Statement 

Economic pressure is the 'most effective tool' the US has on Iran — Vance

Iran could survive US economic pressure for “a couple of weeks or a couple of months or possibly longer,” Vice President JD Vance told Newsmax on Thursday. He said preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon remains Washington’s main goal.

“They’re under a ton of pressure. That pressure is conducive to our goal of ensuring they don’t have a nuclear weapon,” Vance said.

"What has been true over the last couple of weeks is they felt a lot more pressure than we have," the vice president said.

He said the administration has economic, diplomatic and military tools available to pressure Tehran and is focused on preventing Iran from rebuilding its nuclear program.

“Sometimes, you’ve got to use the economic tools. That’s what the president is focused on right now,” Vance said. “Sometimes, you’ve got to use the military tools.”

Iran has repeatedly emphasized that resuming commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz hinges on the US lifting its naval blockades.

China, a major partner of Iran condemned what it calls Washington’s “pressure tactics” after Trump announced the “draconian sanctions” against countries and entities cooperating with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Beijing said sanctions and pressure “are not the solution” and is calling on all sides to “act responsibly” and stick to a political and diplomatic approach.

U.S. threatens Iran’s trade partners with "economic oblivion" China is Iran's biggest trading partner. It accounts for roughly one-third of Iran's total foreign trade.

CHINA CALLS OUT US 'SANCTION CAMPAIGN' TO ISOLATE IRAN, NOT THE SOLUTION

Urges Trump admin to 'TAKE RESPONSIBLE MEASURES' & solve issues DIPLOMATICALLY

 

China has on Thursday condemned what it calls Washington’s “pressure tactics” after Trump threatened “draconian sanctions” against countries and entities cooperating with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Beijing says sanctions and pressure “are not the solution” and is calling on all sides to “act responsibly” and stick to a political and diplomatic approach.

Tehran remains at the center of this tug of war between Washington and Beijing as the US President Donald Trump declared economic war on anyone keeping Iran alive.

Trump's “Economic D-Day” is an attempt to financially isolate Iran on a scale Washington says has never been attempted before and Treasury Sec. Bessent made the objective brutally clear, to cripple and collapse the Iranian regime.

That means targeting not just Iran, but the countries, banks and businesses that continue trading with it which brings Washington directly into collision with Beijing.

China is buying the overwhelming majority of Iran's shipped oil.

So if Trump genuinely intends to economically strangle Tehran, eventually he has to answer the question everyone is asking: What happens when China refuses to stop?

He faces two choices:

Don't enforce the sanctions aggressively against China, and Tehran retains the economic lifeline Washington is trying to sever. Enforce them, and what began as an economic war against Iran starts becoming an economic confrontation with the world's second-largest economy.

And China isn't Iran.

Beijing has economic weapons of its own: Rare earths, manufacturing, critical supply chains, and, crucially, an alternative financial architecture it's spent years developing precisely because it never wanted Washington to possess a permanent veto over Chinese commerce.

That's the part of this story that could become far more consequential than whatever happens in the Strait of Hormuz.

America's greatest economic weapon isn't an aircraft carrier, it's the dollar. Access to the dollar system gives Washington an extraordinary ability to punish governments, banks and companies almost anywhere on Earth.

But that power only remains overwhelming for as long as the rest of the world has no viable alternative.

Every time Washington weaponises it, it creates another incentive to build one. And Trump is now threatening to demonstrate that vulnerability on an enormous scale.

China doesn't need to overthrow the dollar tomorrow; it just needs enough infrastructure to continue trading when Washington says: Stop, or else.

And once that infrastructure exists, other countries gain access to the same insurance policy.

Trump's war on Iran exposed the limits of American military power. His economic war may be about to expose the limits of America's financial power too.

Various economic terrorism and sanctions by Washington against Tehran in the past decades have failed blatantly. The US military might also failed to compel and force  Iran obedient.

Iranian leaders have variously stated that they will not surrender until Trump bowled to their demands as the Strait of Hormuz remains a tangible weapon to force Washington to concede.

Iran on Thursday warned US warships to withdraw from the Strait of Hormuz region, stating that military action would be taken if they advanced further. 

Tensions between Iran and the US regarding Hormuz are indeed very high; however, there have not been an independent confirmation of the claim that "warships would be sunk."

In essence, Iran is warning the US that advancing into its maritime territory or the Strait of Hormuz could lead to a confrontation.

The earlier report was that the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed for nine months in the Middle East is heading home to California on Thursday, weeks after reports first emerged of tough conditions for sailors on board.

As the Carrier now heads home to San Diego — journey expected to take 4–5 WEEKS

Iran Describes UAE’s Allegations at BRICS Summit as Baseless

 Iran’s Environmental Representative on Tuesday Confronted and Categorically Rejected the UAE’s Baseless Allegations at BRICS Summit.

On August 18, 2026, during the 12th BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting in New Delhi, India, Arman Khorsand, Director of the Center for International Affairs at Iran’s Department of Environment, issued a stern response to the UAE’s allegations that Iran had "attacked the UAE."

Mr. Khorsand’s response was precise and unequivocal, highlighting the following key points:

First, Mr. Khorsand categorically denied all allegations made by the UAE. He emphasized that Iran’s military actions were "directed solely at the sources of threats to the Iranian people" and that the country has consistently "avoided any attacks on the civilian infrastructure or populations of neighboring nations."

Second, Mr. Khorsand clearly identified the presence of U.S. military bases on UAE territory as the root cause of regional tensions. He issued a stern warning: "Any nation that hosts an aggressor and paves the way for attacks against Iran will be held accountable for the consequences of its actions."

Third, Mr. Khorsand urged BRICS member states to uphold the principles of good-neighborliness, peaceful coexistence, and non-interference. He called upon all members to ensure their territories are not used to support or facilitate hostile acts against other nations, particularly Iran.

Fourth, Mr. Khorsand strongly criticized the UAE for raising political and security issues at an environmental conference. He noted that such conduct "violates the spirit of mutual respect and dialogue upon which the BRICS partnership is built" and "runs counter to the meeting's primary focus on environmental issues."

Mr. Khorsand’s remarks served as a forceful rebuttal to the UAE’s attempt to politicize the environmental forum. His words reflected both Iran’s strategic confidence as a regional power and its steadfast stance in the face of external pressure.

US-Iran-War: Why U.S. allies in the Gulf frustrated, lost trust in Trump administration

The commander of the US Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper completed a 10-day trip to the Middle East on Saturday, visiting six countries and the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea as more than 50,000 US troops operate across the region.

While at sea, Cooper met with Sailors and Marines aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for the second time this year. He previously visited the aircraft carrier in February with U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,” CENTCOM posted on X.

 According to a report by the Washington Post, U.S. allies in the Gulf have completely lost trust in the Trump administration, growing increasingly frustrated over his inability to end the war with Iran, stating that American actions in the region make them "less safe, not more safe." 

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain are all growing dissatisfied with Washington as the conflict drags on. One Arab official said bluntly: "Trump started this war, and we are paying the price for it."

The frustration is now translating into action. The recent defense pact signed between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan was described by a senior European official as a direct "signal to the U.S." and an effort to diversify security partnerships. A European official said: "From their perspective, America alone is not enough."

Gulf leaders feel they have been dragged into a war they didn't choose. Firas Maksad of the Eurasia Group said U.S. allies feel they are "unnecessarily trapped in a war that Trump is now struggling to end." Trust in Washington has eroded, with Gulf states believing that American actions in the region make them "less safe, not more safe."

The message from the Gulf is clear: Washington is no longer seen as a reliable guarantor of regional security. Allies are looking for alternatives — and Trump is running out of time to win back their trust.

In recent weeks, pessimism has increased in the White House regarding the possibility of reaching a final nuclear agreement with Iran.

According to a Wall Street Report, President Trump's advisors presented him with data on the damage caused by sanctions and convinced him to prefer intensifying economic pressure over waging a war that could cost much more money and could largely lead to losses that would increase internal criticism within the US administration.

Tehran has repeatedly stated it's not negotiating with the United States until the end of the Donald Trump's administration. The Persians hoped to pressuring Washington into agreeing with Tehran's demands. Both military and threats have failed to bring Iran to hers knees as none of the U.S. pre-war stated objectives have been achieve.

Iran has directly announced a $30,000 reward for any Iranian force that captures or kills an American soldier, per Iran's state media IRIB.

Army Chief Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami said the reward comes "from the Iranian people" and is aimed at U.S. forces in the region. The announcement follows the U.S. Rewards for Justice program, which offered up to $10 million for information on Iran's Supreme Leader and senior IRGC officials.

The U.S. Military has also announced that it is preparing 15,000 intercontinental ballistic missiles to respond to an imminent Iranian attack. Officially, if Israel is attacked, Russian bases and all of Iran's interests across the Middle East—including Tehran—will be destroyed, and the entire world will witness the devastation.

Fake intelligence worse than fake news, Tehran accuses U.S., Israeli intelligence agencies of feeding Trump severe lies

Iran has publicly accused U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies of feeding Donald Trump severe misinformation about the Iran war, warning that "worse than fake news is fake intelligence" as Washington faces another major miscalculation over the Strait of Hormuz.

The accusation follows a WaPo report that Israel fed the CIA a fake Iranian assassination plot against Trump to manipulate U.S. policy — intelligence the CIA had "low confidence" in and could not verify.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted: "The U.S. has long miscalculated due to intelligence failures. Case in point: The war on Iran. Now, an even bigger miscalculation on the Strait of Hormuz. Worse than fake news is fake intelligence. Be careful."

President Donald Trump was told by the Secret Service in Turkey that Iran could assassinate him. He hides in a catering truck all the way to the airport and left Turkey after the NATO meeting in a military plane. 

An evident that US has been deceived and lured into the Iran's war by deceptive and fake intelligence reports by the CIA and the Israel.

The same fake intelligence reports playing out on the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran Military Rejects Trump’s Claims on Strait of Hormuz as “Baseless Lies” Tehran has stated that the strait remains closed/restricted and fully under Iranian control and management.

Commercial ships and tankers must obtain permission and be supervised by Iranian forces to transit safely.

Alireza Salimi, a lawmaker and member of Iran’s parliament Presiding Board, said in an interview with the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) that the Strait of Hormuz was more valuable to Iran than a nuclear bomb and could be used to address sanctions and compensation claims.

“The Strait of Hormuz is a blessing that God has placed in Iran’s hands,” Salimi said, adding that US actions had “opened the way” for Iran to use the waterway.

“With the Strait of Hormuz, we can resolve the issue of sanctions and compensation and retaliate,” he added.

IRAN: Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until end of Trump's term in 2029, unless America accepts all of Iran's demands

Iran on Monday declares the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until 2029, the end of Trump's term, unless Trump accepts all of Iran's demands, according to a senior Iranian source and Majid Shakeri, advisor to Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf.

Tehran has reportedly slammed the door on future negotiations with the Trump administration — saying it will simply wait until Trump’s term ends in January 2029.

Iran's demands in the US surrender document remain unchanged, $300 billion in compensation, the release of up to $100 billion in frozen assets, lifting all sanctions, US troop withdrawal from the entire region, an end to the naval blockade, and accepting transit fees on every ship.

Persian authorities flatly ruled out any future negotiations with the Washington administration, declaring it will wait out Trump's term until January 20, 2029. "Trump will not reach an agreement with us. We will accompany him until his term ends," Majid Shakeri, advisor to Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf says.


Shakeri adds "the path to victory is neither fighting nor a deal, it is managing the process of neither war nor peace, up to the point of victory. Publicly confirming negotiations with the US is sheer folly. The winning approach is denial, ambiguity, and strategic patience."


Unless Trump accepts all of Iran's conditions in the US surrender document, the Strait of Hormuz stays closed until 2029.

Countering Tehran, US President Donald Trump said Monday he is demanding that Iran compensate Americans harmed in attacks he blamed on Tehran and separately pay the families of Iranian protesters killed by the Islamic Republic, ordering the issue raised in all future talks.

Writing on Truth Social, American leader said his demand came after Iranian representatives sought compensation for damage sustained during the five-month military conflict, an issue he said had not previously been raised in negotiations.




Trump said the United States would in turn seek compensation for Americans killed or wounded in conflicts he blamed on Iran, including attacks involving roadside bombs during the period when Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani oversaw Iran’s regional operations.

He also said compensation should be paid to the families of Iranian protesters killed by the Islamic Republic, adding that “hundreds of thousands” had been killed over the past 50 years and 52,000 in the past five months.


Trump is reportedly preparing to walk away with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz but Tehran is more than ready to punish the US President for the unprovoked aggression against the Islamic Republic.

As Persia is emerging stronger from the war, IRGC has announced new Advances in its Missile Capabilities.

Iran's ballistic missiles are now capable of Altering their Trajectory to Evade Enemy Defense Systems. Even if a Missile has a Specific Target, that target can be Changed Mid-Flight, and a Secondary Target can be assigned to it.

Iran has singlehandedly end the America's superpower era. All the US military bases in the Persian Gulf region were totally damaged by the Iran's ballistic missiles barrages.

Tehran says Hormuz reopening depends on Washington compensation as US Joint Chiefs Chairman Calls Trump to pursue de-escalation with Iran

A profile picture of IRGC
 firing missiles  at
ships in the Strait of Hormuz 

U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine has reportedly urged senior Trump administration officials to pursue de-escalation with Iran as Washington’s military options narrow.

Caine has privately told senior Trump administration officials that the U.S. needs to “find an off-ramp” from the war with Iran, warning that further military escalation could backfire.

According to the report, Caine warned that further escalation could achieve limited gains while exposing U.S. forces and regional allies to potentially devastating retaliation.

American President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing a ground invasion plan, while the U.S. military is looking for an off-ramp.


The reported push comes as the Trump administration weighs its next steps in the conflict with Iran.


Reopening the Strait of Hormuz will depend on the United States compensating Iran for violations of the Islamabad agreement, Abbas Araghchi said, as cited by Tasnim News.


At the same time, Iran and Oman are close to an agreement on the legal and technical arrangements for vessel traffic through the strait.


Araghchi said Iran no longer accepts the previous shipping route and wants a new traffic separation system established. Because that process is technically and legally complex, the two sides are now discussing a temporary route to be used until a permanent one is agreed.


Iranian and Omani military and naval officials have already held talks based on existing maritime maps, Tasnim reported.

The negotiations are ongoing, and given the technical complexities, a temporary route is currently being worked out. In my view, we are very close to reaching a final agreement.


However, this step should not be interpreted as a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.


The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is contingent on other conditions, including the United States making amends for its violation of the understanding.



Iran's security chief Mohammad-Bagher Zolghadr said the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen until the United States “corrects its behavior,” Iranian media reported Saturday.



Zolghadr, who is the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said “correcting” US behavior meant meeting a series of Iranian demands, including ending threats and military action against Iran and its allies and lifting the naval blockade.



“Correcting its behavior means that Iran must never again be threatened or humiliated, aggression against Iran and its allies must end permanently, the naval blockade must be lifted, US naval and air forces must withdraw from around Iran, war damages must be compensated, sanctions must be lifted and Iran’s frozen assets must be released,” Zolghadr said in a written message.



He said the demands also included the withdrawal of US naval and air forces from around Iran, compensation for damage from the wars, the removal of sanctions and the release of frozen Iranian assets.



“The Supreme National Security Council will never back down, whether in war or in negotiations,” he said.

Tehran has no deal or ceasefire with Trump as Pentagon Withdraws Forces from American Bases in Bahrain, Kuwait due to intensified Iranian Strikes

The Islamic Republic of Iran has directly rejected President Trump's new claim that Tehran agreed to end its nuclear program and open the Strait of Hormuz as a "complete lie," saying it is a "desperate attempt to manipulate the market," per Iranian military officials to Mehr News.

Iran adds that it has not requested any halt to the planned attacks, and that it was purely Donald Trump who chose to stop them with false claims of a deal.

US president Donald Trump announced cancellation of the further military actions against Iranian Oil, electricity, nuclear sites and nation-wide strikes. 

US president claims that a deal with Iran has been agreed that's US-Iran has considered a new Ceasefire proposal in MoU.

Meanwhile, US CENTCOM warned Trump that US army unable to defend Israel and Middle East from Iranian large-wave of missiles and drones.

Every US threat will strengthen our military — Iranian MoD

Iran will use every threat from the United States to bolster its military preparedness, deterrence, and overall capabilities, Defense Minister Majid Ebn-e-Reza said on Sunday.

"Although the enemy's recent statements are part of psychological and cognitive warfare, we consider every threat real and take it seriously," he wrote on X

His comments followed US President Donald Trump's renewed threats of further strikes on Iran amid Washington's push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Informed Iranian Military Source states that the Strait of Hormuz remains Closed as long as the US continues its hostile Actions

Iran is still Reviewing the Proposal made by the US. There is no Final Deal yet for the Strait of Hormuz

 A sign that the Strait of Hormuz will Open will be when the US lifts its Naval Blockade of Iran.

To confirm shortage of interceptors as one of the major reason behind the so called ceasefire and the just called off planned US/Israel strikes against Iran, Pentagon has Withdrawn American Forces from their Bases in Bahrain and Kuwait due to intensified Iranian Strikes - FT

American Troops are Transferred to Israel and Europe

Coffins became part of US forces’ equipment — top Iranian commander

 “The Americans and their mercenaries have today realized deep in their souls that their coffins are part of their equipment in the region,” Major General Ali Abdollahi stated, emphasizing that attacks on Iran won’t go unanswered.

Iranian officials have repeatedly warned that the presence of US forces in the region would prompt retaliatory actions by the IRGC and the Axis of Resistance against host states.

During the US-Israeli war on Iran, the IRGC successfully targeted US military bases across the region, including the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and Kuwait’s Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base, severely limiting Washington’s regional capabilities.

Tension as US asks Citizens to vacate the Gulf region as escalations and fresh war with Iran are imminent

United States and State of Israel are preparing for a final war with Iran. S asked citizens to consider leaving the middle east.

The chances of defeating asymptomatic Tehran is on odds.

A U.S. Army CH-47
Chinook helicopter

Tensions with Iran are at a “boiling point,” and US President Donald Trump is closer than ever to approving a significant strike, though no final decision has been made, N12 reported Saturday, citing an Israeli official.

The official said Israel had raised its alert level and was unsure whether Trump wanted it involved from the outset.

According to the report, intelligence presented to Trump included a limited, targeted strike on energy facilities that could significantly affect the Iranian public without triggering a broader rise in global energy prices.

Trump is about to issue the final orders for the massive attack on Iran, per Israeli Channel 13.

Israel has raised its military to maximum alert status this weekend as the US prepares to strike Iran, with Israeli officials saying tensions at their peak and the situation "on the brink of exploding," per Israeli Channel 12.

The U.S. military's top commander in Europe has directly warned the Pentagon he lacks the naval forces to keep defending Israel from Iranian missile attacks, according to The Washington Post, as Tehran warns it has prepared coordinated hypersonic missile strikes and drone swarms against Israel if the conflict escalates, per Gen. Alexus Grynkewich to WaPo.

The destroyers are equipped with SM-3 and SM-6 anti-ballistic missile interceptors, the main ship-based interceptors used against Iranian ballistic missiles aimed at Israel, and have been stretched by operations daily in the Mediterranean, Red Sea, and around Iran with major ammunition shortages and maintenance issues piling up due to the Iran war tempo.

This comes after Iran's ballistic missile attacks have already drained the Arab Dome from Patriot interceptors causing Trump's earlier halt on major escalation.

Without another destroyer in the eastern Mediterranean, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich warned he may have to prioritize defending the U.S. homeland over Israel.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is urging Americans across the Middle East to consider leaving, warning of flight cancellations, airspace closures, and major travel disruptions as fears of a wider regional war intensify.

Confirmed sources are confirming that Iran has reduced the highly secure and secret base of the US intelligence agency CIA in Kuwait to ashes with a missile attack, in which at least fifty highly qualified CIA personnel have been burned to ashes. Since this attack, the US has stopped the attacks and is again seeking negotiations.

The United States has still not recovered from its surprise and confusion as to how Iran so successfully targeted a base that American officials themselves were unaware of.

An Israeli journalist has written that America is being badly beaten in the Middle East. Its strongest bases are being successfully withdrawn, and America is failing miserably to stop it. The bravery of the Iranians, the discipline of their forces, and the underground weapons stockpiles spread throughout Iran make Iran invincible.

Even Israel and the United States are unable to send troops into Iran together because both are convinced that if they do so, Iran will annihilate them.

Amidst the plans of US/Israel escalating war with Iran, Tehran has prepared a comprehensive plan to completely destroy the Middle East's energy infrastructure, a synchronized decapitation of the world's oil and gas supply, if the U.S. or Israel launches new strikes, per Tasnim News.

The target list includes:

· Saudi Arabia: Ghawar oil field (5%+ of world supply), Abqaiq & Khurais (7M+ bpd)

· UAE: Zakum field & Ruways refinery (1M+ bpd)

· Qatar: North Field & Ras Laffan (20% of global LNG trade)

· Kuwait: Burgan field (2M bpd)

· Bahrain: Sitrah refinery & Al-Mihaj

· Israel: Leviathan & Tamar gas fields

A senior Iranian security official said: "We have prepared a comprehensive plan to respond to any potential American recklessness" — recalling that during the 40-day war, Iran bombed Qatar's most important gas refinery, and Trump apologized on Truth Social.

The U.S. State Department has also sent out a security alert to diplomatic personnel across the gulf states, stating that ‘significant escalation’ with Iran could be expected in the near future.

The alert was issued to all U.S. missions and diplomatic staff in the following countries of the region:

UAE

 Qatar

 Oman

Iraq

Jordan

 Israel

 Kuwait

 Saudi Arabia

 Bahrain

 Egypt

Consequently, American citizens across the Gulf region have been asked to consider vacating the middle east.

UK's Designation of IRGC as a Terrorists Organization and Preemptive Departure of British Diplomat from Tehran

Tehran Times released an exclusive conversations between the European Ambassadors in Tehran before the departure of the British diplomats from Iranian Capital as part of the US psychological warfare against the Persian 

European countries' ambassadors in Tehran remain in a highly volatile diplomatic state, with personnel deployments frequently shifting due to escalating regional conflicts and diplomatic disputes with Iran. 

The departure of British diplomats from Tehran was part of a U.S. psychological warfare campaign and was coordinated directly with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a phone call with the British Foreign Secretary.

 On Monday evening, July 20, European ambassadors stationed in Tehran gathered at the residence of the French ambassador at his invitation. The meeting was also attended by the deputy head of the South Korean embassy, a senior New Zealand diplomat, and the Japanese ambassador. During the session, the French ambassador criticized Iran’s several-hour detention of two French diplomats and called for the diplomatic community to support the French Embassy.

 The British chargé d’affaires, while expressing support for the French ambassador, stated that he intended to leave Iran within the coming days. He emphasized that the United States expects its partners to cooperate in exerting political pressure on Iran. Nevertheless, several ambassadors openly opposed the idea.

 In a joking remark, the French ambassador said: “Apparently our British friends suspect that the Iranians are preparing a strong reaction to the designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization, and therefore they want to stay out of the Iranians’ sight for a while in a dignified manner—especially since it is now August, when most embassy staff normally go on summer vacation anyway.”

 The French ambassador also added: “What I can do is make the departure of the two diplomats whom the Iranians detained a news story, and in any case they were already scheduled to leave Iran. Two other diplomats were supposed to go on vacation on July 29, so we can simply say they are leaving a little earlier.”

The German ambassador said: “I am scheduled to present my credentials to the President of Iran on Wednesday, so our departure at this time would not be in our interest.”

 On the sidelines of the gathering, the German ambassador told one of the ambassadors from Eastern Europe that he was dissatisfied with the British ambassador’s “overbearing” proposal and called the move “childish.” According to him, Britain was acting preemptively because it was aware of Iran’s plan to expel several British diplomats in response to Britain’s designation of the IRGC as a national security threat.

Iran Rejects US backed 10-day ceasefire As IRGC Target Military Facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait with missiles and drones

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Iran has rejected a U.S.-backed 10-day Qatari ceasefire proposal, with senior Iranian analyst and close adviser to Iran's negotiating team Mohammad Marandi dismissing the offer with a blunt message: "Don't even think about it."


The proposal reportedly called for a 10-day truce that would reopen two shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz. Marandi has previously said Iran has "no plans" to resume negotiations, citing a "fundamental lack of seriousness" from the Trump administration, while Iranian officials have repeatedly said talks will not resume until the threat against Iran has ended.


Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has issued a sharp warning to the United States, dismissing Washington’s military buildup in the region as contradictory to its public calls for de-escalation.


Ghalibaf said the United States continues to move additional military equipment into the Middle East while claiming it is seeking to stop the war, adding that Washington has “bet on our intelligence being as brief as their own IQ.” He stated that Iran has reached a stage where it fully understands what he described as American tactics and has prepared accordingly, stressing that “actions must confirm claims, not contradict them.”


Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Monday they had targeted US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait with missiles and drones, including Al-Sakhir Air Base and Bin Salman Port in Bahrain and Arifjan Base in Kuwait.


In a statement, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said its navy strikes formed part of what it called the 23rd wave of "Nasr 2" operations and included attacks on facilities it said were used to maintain US drones, prepare naval vessels and support special operations forces.


The Guards said the attacks inflicted heavy damage and that operations against what they described as US military targets in the region would continue.


The statement also rejected comments by US President Donald Trump suggesting Iran was running low on missiles and drones, saying it would continue launching such weapons for as long as any conflict lasted.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says negotiations with the US could be pursued based on national interests

Baghaei says intermediaries have shared messages with Tehran over recent days.

IRGC said they would deliver what they described as a "memorable lesson" to the United States if it carried out further attacks, reaffirming their support for Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.


The Guards said they would not rely on US pledges, arguing that past experience had reinforced their distrust of Washington.


"If the criminal United States once again chooses the path of aggression, we remain committed to delivering the 'memorable lesson' promised by the Leader," the statement said.

Iranian President has said on Monday Iran is fighting a "full-scale war" with the United States, adding that managing the home fronts is very necessary to ensure that the Iranians didn't suffer as Washington expanded its strikes across the Islamic republic including a city hosting a nuclear power plant.

Iran's Military spokesperson Brigadier General Akraminia said the war will go on until Iran achieves full deterrence, stressing this is based on rationality and experience—not emotion. Without it, he warned, the enemy would miscalculate and attack again.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late on Sunday that Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as leverage in the war, adding that other countries need to "step up" pressure to protect global shipping. Iranian Times reported.

While rejecting the ceasefire, Tehran still dept open, diplomatic doors as Iran’s Interior Minister, Eskandar Momeni, traveled to Pakistan on July 20, at the invitation of Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Syed Mohsin Naqvi, heading a high-level delegation.

The delegation accompanying the minister includes representatives from the Ministries of Interior, Foreign Affairs, Roads and Urban Development, and Agriculture, as well as officials from the Law Enforcement Command (FARAJA) and the Customs Administration.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warns US military will face a “firm response” if America repeats strikes

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have warned that the US military will face a severe and “firm response” if Washington repeats strikes after a US attack on southern Iran, saying any renewed action will be met with retaliation.

Thia is against the background dealing that yhe United States and Iran have reached a 60-day framework agreement to extend the ceasefire and begin negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.

The deal according to a source, still requires final approval from President Donald Trump, Axios reported on Thursday citing two US officials.

The commander of the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran said Iran’s armed forces were at “peak readiness” and had launched new military drills immediately after fighting stopped.

“The mechanisms are designed in a way that allows a response to any enemy action in the shortest possible time,” Hassan Hassanzadeh said on Thursday.

Hassanzadeh also said attacks on Basij centers during the conflict had failed to weaken support for the paramilitary force.


"The president conveyed a message to the mediators that he wants a few days to think about it before making a final decision," a senior US official said.


Earlier, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had accused the US and Israel of trying to create internal division within Iran to make up for its “military defeats”.

Tehran accused the U.S. of another ceasefire violation and said it retaliated by targeting an American base after a second round of what the Pentagon calls "purely defensive" strikes against drone operations. CENTCOM said Kuwait intercepted an incoming Iranian missile, and there were no reports of a U.S. base being hit.



US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in an escalation to mount pressure on Tehran on Thursday said in a post on X that the US will shut down Iranian airlines’ access to landing spots, refuelling and ticket sales.


Bessent opined that the Treasury Department is crippling Iran’s economy, with unpaid troops, police absenteeism, a collapsing currency, and sanctions now targeting Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority and key transportation sectors.


In a warning to Oman, Bessent said the US will not tolerate any effort to impose a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz. Oman, in particular, should know that the US Treasury will aggressively target any actors involved - directly or indirectly - in facilitating tolls for the Strait and any willing partners will be penalized.


Yesterday, President Trump threatened to "blow up" Oman if they do not "behave just like everybody else."

Iranian State TV reveales the reasons for the failure of the talks with the U.S

 

The negotiations between the US delegations and Iranian delegations failed to achieve anything meaningful after a 21hrs of negotiations.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi as reportes by Iranian TV revealed the reasons behind the failure of the two sides to achieve any agreeable understanding in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Details:

- The U.S. tried to achieve at the negotiating table what it could not achieve through war

- The Americans demanded that Iran hand over enriched uranium and open the Strait of Hormuz without recognizing Iran’s sovereignty over it

- Iran has decided to defend its national interests by military means.

"We are disappointed with how US behaved. Netanyahu's call to Vance during the meeting shifted the focus from US-Iran negotiations to Israel's interests. The U.S. tried to achieve at the negotiating table what it could not achieve through war. We came here with good faith, the press conference by Vance before he left Pakistan was unnecessary, we are committed & prepared to safeguard our nation's interest and sovereignty"- Iran FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi.

The success of the negotiations depends on avoiding excessive and illegal demands and recognising Iran’s legitimate rights, the Iranian Foreign Ministry affirmed.

The US/Iran talks to end the war in Islamabad went through sharp swings and continued into the early hours of this morning, a Pakistani official told the Washington Post.

According to some reports from social media, US President Donald Trump has proposed a naval blockade against Iran following failed negotiations in Islamabad between the U.S. and Iran.

Trump suggested the U.S. could respond to Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz by imposing its own blockade.

 The U.S. Navy could potentially assert control over maritime traffic in the strait, effectively restricting movement along this critical global oil route.

 The proposal comes amid broader warnings from Trump after the collapse of talks, while Pakistan continues mediation efforts and urges both sides to maintain the ceasefire despite rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.

According to credible source, Iran will only allow about 10 ships per day through Strait of Hormuz for fees up to $2 million . 

Tehran plans to permit no more than a dozen vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, with fees potentially as high as $2 million per supertanker, US media reported

Shipowners from several countries are said to be negotiating with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for permission to transit the strategic waterway

The limited number of ships allowed to cross will have to follow specially designated routes and obtain the necessary permits

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened following a two-week ceasefire announcement on Wednesday night

Iran strikes the Dimona reactor in response to the attack on Natanz, Death tolls more than 40

 

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An Iranian ballistic missile reportedly hit Dimona in southern Israel. Most notably, the missiles appear to have penetrated advanced U.S. and Israeli air defense systems protecting the nuclear facility, with at least two interception systems reportedly bypassed in the operation. 

The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed the incident but also indicates that no abnormal radiation levels have been detected.

"The IAEA is aware of reports of an incident in the city of Dimona, Israel, involving a missile impact and has not received any indication of damage to the nuclear research center Negev."

"Information from regional States indicates that no abnormal radiation levels have been detected."

"Closely monitoring the situation, Director General @RafaelMGrossi stressed that "maximum military restraint should be observed, in particular in the vicinity of nuclear facilities".

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Spokesperson : in a statement confirming the strikes said, "We could have struck the Dimona nuclear plant if we wanted to. This was a warning shot. If our nuclear facilities are attacked again, Dimona will be destroyed."

Israeli foreign ministry in a statement said the Iranian regime devastated Arad and Dimona by deliberately striking civilians with missiles. Over 100 people were injured, including children. A blatant war crime. Pure terrorism."

More than forty has been confirmed killed in the incident.

According to the reports by Times Of Israel: "Over 100 people were injured by Iranian strikes in the southern cities of Dimona and Arad on Saturday, 11 of them seriously, medics said, after Israeli air defenses failed to intercept at least two ballistic missiles."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the strike a very difficult evening in the campaign for the country's future.

Netanyahu said Israel is determined to continue the war against Iran despite the devastated strikes ravaging the country by Iran's ballistic missiles.

Israel’s Home Front Command has closed schools and banned gatherings of over 50 in the south until Tuesday after Iranian missile strikes on Dimona, Kan reports. 

 The mayor of Arad in southern Israel says that about 150 families were evacuated from the neighbourhood that was hit by the Iranian missile attack.

Israel announces 'new wave of strikes' as conflict escalates 

There was a report of '3 or 4 heavy bombs' heard near Mount Damavand & Pardis, Tehran province

In another response to Trump's further threats, Iran warns it will target US and Israel‑linked energy and IT infrastructure, along with desalination plants in the region if its power plants are hit, following Trump’s threat to strike Iranian plants over the Strait of Hormuz.

American President Donald Trump had said if Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST…” 

Meanwhile, Iran has denied targeting the UK’s military base on Diego Garcia, with a senior official telling Al Jazeera it was not behind the missile attack.

 The base is being used by the US for “defensive operations” in its war with Iran. The war against Iran by US and Israel have been variously condemned as an unprovoked aggression against Tehran.

U.S Israel Iran War: Pentagon sending USS Tripoli to Middle East, offers $10 million reward for information on top Iranian leaders

Pentagon sending USS Tripoli, a Marine Amphibious Ready Group, and the 31st MEU to the Middle East with about 2,500 U.S. Marines, a defense official confirms to newsmen. The ship is based in Japan and could arrive in 1–2 weeks.

According to an AFP report, Trump's government has offers $10 million reward for information on top Iranian leaders.

Meanwhile, Iranian officials led a pro-government rally in Tehran as explosions rocked the city on Friday, while the United States vowed it would intensify strikes in the coming hours and days. Trump said it was his "honour" to be killing the Islamic republic's leaders calling them "deranged scumbags".

The United States will be hitting Iran hard over the "over the next week", Trump told Fox News Radio.

US President Donald Trump has said in an interview with Fox News Radio that he suspected Russian leader Vladimir Putin was aiding Iran in the war against the United States and Israel. 

"I think he might be helping him a little bit, yeah, I guess. And he probably thinks we're helping Ukraine, right?" Trump said in an interview that aired Friday.

Several US media outlets have reported that Russia has provided targeting information to Iran for attacking US forces during the ongoing conflict.

 

US military investigation Confirms US Tomahawk missile hit an Iranian elementary school, killing at least 175 people, mostly children

 A preliminary US military investigation found that a US Tomahawk missile mistakenly hit an Iranian elementary school on Feb. 28, killing at least 175 people, mostly children. 

The strike happened because outdated targeting data labeled the building as part of a nearby Iranian naval base. - NYT

Meanwhile, UNESCO has warned that intensifying hostilities are already damaging cultural landmarks in Iran and the broader region, saying it has communicated with all parties to the conflict to coordinate protections for heritage sites.

Spokesperson of Iran's Armed Forces General Shekarchi has said if any threat is made against our ports, all docks and economic ports in the entire region will be our legitimate targets, and we will carry out operations heavier than those we have done so far.

All ports and docks in the region would become legitimate targets if Iran’s ports and docks are threatened, a senior spokesperson for Iran’s armed forces told state media on Wednesday.

“I deny the CENTCOM (US Central Command) statement claiming that naval vessels of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have hidden in commercial ports,” Abolfazl Shekarchi added.

Earlier in the day, CENTCOM said that Iran was using civilian ports along the Strait of Hormuz to conduct military operations that threaten international shipping.

CENTCOM warned Iranian dockworkers, administrative personnel and commercial vessel crews to avoid Iranian naval vessels and military equipment.

Also, reports has it that Iran will target economic and banking interests linked to the US ‌and Israel in the region after an attack on an Iranian bank, a spokesperson for Tehran's Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters said on Wednesday.

According to an AFP report, Tehran confirmed it is ready for a long war of attrition that would 'destroy' the world economy, after firing on two commercial ships and threatening any vessels from the United States or its allies

US embassy in Beirut closes ‘until further notice as Iran vows to hit all Middle East economic hubs if US-Israeli attacks persist

The US embassy in Beirut has announced it will close “until further notice” because of the ongoing regional tensions. Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.

“All other regular and emergency consular appointments have been cancelled. We will communicate when the Embassy returns to normal operations,” it added in a statement.


Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps General Ebrahim Jabbari has warned that continued US-Israeli attacks will see Iran conduct reprisals against “all economic centres” in the Middle East.

“We are saying to the enemy that if it decides to hit our main centres, we will hit all economic centres in the region,” said Jabbari.

“We have closed the Strait of Hormuz. Currently, the price of oil is above $80 and will soon reach $200,” he was quoted as saying by Iranian news agency ISNA.

The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly one-fifth of the world’s traded oil and significant volumes of liquefied natural gas exports from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. About 20 percent of global daily oil consumption — roughly 20 million barrels — passes through the narrow corridor.

UN’s nuclear watchdog chief, Rafael Grossi, says No proof of Nuclear Program In Iran

 

The UN’s nuclear watchdog chief, Rafael Grossi, says inspectors have not found evidence of a coordinated Iranian programme to build nuclear weapons despite Israeli and US claims.

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi told NBC News that the agency had not identified “elements of a systematic and structured programme to manufacture nuclear weapons” in Iran.

At the same time, he confirmed that Tehran has enriched uranium to 60 percent purity – a level far beyond civilian energy needs.

Grossi said such enrichment is something “only countries with nuclear weapons have”.

He stressed that inspectors could not conclude Iran intends to build a bomb, but said the stockpiling raised serious questions.

This enrichment, he said, was “the source of the concerns we had”, and there was “no clear objective” for accumulating material at that level.

“The centrifuges were spinning constantly and producing more and more of that material,” he said, adding that theoretically this would have been “enough to produce more than 10 nuclear warheads. But do they have them? No.”