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IAEA warns over Iran nuclear access as Western powers push UN referral | US-Israel war on Iran News

IAEA warns over Iran nuclear access as Western powers push UN referral | US-Israel war on Iran News

Baghaei warns that Iran will take ‘necessary measures’ if the Western powers pursue the resolution. Published On 8 Sep 20268 Sep 2026 France, Germany, the UK and the US are pressing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to report Iran to the UN Security Council, as the nuclear watchdog warns that it remains unable to verify Tehran’s nuclear material more than a year after losing access to key facilities. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi told the agency’s Board of Governors on Monday that Tehran had provided no information during the latest reporting period on the status of its declared nuclear material or facilities, and inspectors had been unable to conduct on-site verification. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list “It is more than a year since the Agency lost continuity of knowledge” over previously declared stocks of uranium enriched to as much as 60 percent at facilities hit in US and Israeli attacks in June 2025, Grossi said. Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi addresses a news conference at the agency’s …

Iran touts military response as US maintains blockade, hits tankers | US-Israel war on Iran News

Iran touts military response as US maintains blockade, hits tankers | US-Israel war on Iran News

Tehran, Iran – The United States continues to rely on a mix of military force and economic sanctions against Iran, which has so far only prompted authorities in Tehran to consider more forceful responses. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) released video on Saturday showing three Iranian crude oil tankers being hit – one off Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, another near Jask and a third in the Gulf of Oman. Two were “permanently disabled”, while a third sank after extensive bombing, CENTCOM said. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) later aired video of its own, showing explosives-laden projectiles crashing into multiple ships in the Strait of Hormuz. “Aggressor US must know that it has no way but to leave the region and stop its malignance,” the IRGC said in a statement on Sunday. It added that a US-built sea drone was hit while trying to enter Iranian waters in the vital waterway, through which one fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes in peacetime. …

Israel claims control of Lebanon’s key Ali al-Taher ridge: What that means | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israel claims control of Lebanon’s key Ali al-Taher ridge: What that means | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israel this week has claimed to have established operational control over the strategically vital Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, after an extended operation against positions of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. In a statement on Friday, Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed Israeli forces had driven Hezbollah fighters out of what he said was a network of tunnels ⁠⁠under the contested highland, 15km (10 miles) from the border. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list “Prime Minister Netanyahu and I are leading a clear and uncompromising policy, reinforced every day by the [Israeli military]: Israel will not withdraw from the security zone in Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed throughout Lebanon and the threats to the residents of the Galilee are removed,” he was quoted as saying by Israeli media. “The capture of Ali Taher is an important step towards achieving this goal.” Iran-backed Hezbollah has yet to formally comment on the Israeli claims. However, hours before Katz’s comments, Reuters news agency reported that Iran had warned the United States last month that it would …

US says it hit Iran oil tankers accused of helping ‘regional proxies’ | US-Israel war on Iran News

US says it hit Iran oil tankers accused of helping ‘regional proxies’ | US-Israel war on Iran News

The latest US strikes have hit Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg island. Published On 5 Sep 20265 Sep 2026 The United States military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy warships. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said a US aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer evaded multiple Iranian attacks on Saturday. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list CENTCOM said its attack on Iranian oil carriers came after the IRGC fired ballistic missiles towards the two US warships “patrolling regional waters”. It said no personnel had been injured. The US strikes hit Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg island. The US military said it disabled two Iranian crude oil carriers and destroyed a third, targeting vessels it claims were part of a multibillion-dollar network that finances the IRGC and its “regional proxies”. “Let the message to the IRGC be clear: If you shoot at two of our ships, …

Why is Trump threatening to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain again, now? | US-Israel war on Iran News

Why is Trump threatening to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain again, now? | US-Israel war on Iran News

United States President Donald Trump says Washington may strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain “very soon”, in just the latest in a series of threats he has made against the heavily fortified underground site located next to the bombed-out Natanz enrichment complex. Just hours after he made that threat, an Iranian oil tanker off Kharg Island was struck by four US missiles, according to Iranian news outlet Khabar Fouri. Kharg Island is the main hub for Iran’s oil exports, handling about 90 percent. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Trump made the threat against Pickaxe Mountain as he was speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Friday, saying the US knows “everybody that’s moving at Pickaxe” and across Iran. His remarks echoed a similar threat he made back in mid-July, when he stated on the Hugh Hewitt Show: “We’re going to take out Pickaxe Mountain. Tell the Iranians to be ready … We’ll probably give Pickaxe a shot relatively soon.” The latest threat comes more than six months into the war that the US …

US Vice President JD Vance declines to offer timeline for end of Iran war | US-Israel war on Iran News

US Vice President JD Vance declines to offer timeline for end of Iran war | US-Israel war on Iran News

United States Vice President JD Vance has declined to offer a prospective timeline for the end of the US-Israeli war on Iran, which remains a source of surging global energy prices and unpopularity at home. Vance sought to downplay the fallout from the war in a White House news briefing on Thursday. He even questioned how to refer to the conflict. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list “I wouldn’t call it a war. Right now, there is no active shooting,” Vance said, before clarifying. “I recognise there have been places where this has flared up.” His remarks come after days of intense fire between the US and Iran. Still, Vance argued that major combat operations only lasted “about six weeks” and that the US has succeeded in degrading Iran’s defence production capabilities. He also sought to turn attention to the Strait of Hormuz, a focal point of the war, accusing Iran of preventing the flow of traffic through the vital trade route. “When you ask, ‘When will this end?’, you’re asking me a question …

EU ministers in Ireland tackle Israeli settlement trade and Ukraine defence | Russia-Ukraine war

EU ministers in Ireland tackle Israeli settlement trade and Ukraine defence | Russia-Ukraine war

EU ministers meeting in Ireland have announced a mission to support Lebanon’s army but remain at an impasse over measures targeting Israeli settlements. Disagreements also persist over how to provide Ukraine with urgently needed air defence systems. Al Jazeera’s Abdallah Elshamy reports from the summit. Published On 2 Sep 20262 Sep 2026 Share EU ministers in Ireland tackle Israeli settlement trade and Ukraine defence on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

What is Iran’s Castle Breaker missile, used against US bases? | Weapons News

What is Iran’s Castle Breaker missile, used against US bases? | Weapons News

Iran’s Kheibar Shekan missile, which means Castle Breaker in Persian, has emerged as one of the most talked-about weapons in the US-Israel war on Iran. The medium-range ballistic missile has been used by Iran in strikes on US military targets and infrastructure in the Middle East this week, as Tehran aims to demonstrate that its missile arsenal remains well-stocked following six months of intermittent US and Israeli attacks. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The war entered a new phase this week following a lull in fighting for a month, when US forces struck rocket launchers on Iran’s Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, close to the country’s strategic port of Bandar Abbas, on Monday. That prompted Iran to strike back at US military assets in Jordan. Since then, the United States has carried out more attacks on various Iranian targets, with Tehran again responding in kind, targeting several US bases in the region, including in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). So, what is the Castle Breaker, what is it …

Top US lawmaker Mike Johnson says lying is part of some Iranians’ religion | US-Israel war on Iran News

Top US lawmaker Mike Johnson says lying is part of some Iranians’ religion | US-Israel war on Iran News

Mike Johnson, the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has suggested that lying is part of Iranians’ religion as he defended President Donald Trump’s decision to launch a war on Iran. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Johnson was asked about the increasingly unpopular policies under the Republican president, including his decision to join Israel in launching a war against Iran in February. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The House speaker responded by praising Trump, saying the US president has “steady hands at the wheel”. After addressing the US trade war with Canada, he turned his attention to the Iran war. “The problem has been – and the reason we’ve been frustrated – is that the Iranians simply cannot be trusted. They’ll sit at a negotiation table and say something. They’ll walk away and do the opposite,” Johnson said. “For some of them, it’s, you know, apparently part of their religion that they can just lie to someone they disagree with, so that’s been a difficult thing.” Lying is strictly forbidden …