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Iranian currency drops to record low as US plans to tighten sanctions
Middle East
August 24, 2026
Iranian currency drops to record low as US plans to tighten sanctions
Iran’s currency – the rial – has dropped to a record low of more than two million to the US…
Trump is trying to tighten the screws on an Iran numb to economic pain
Middle East
August 24, 2026
Trump is trying to tighten the screws on an Iran numb to economic pain
Iran, already drained by years of sanctions and a brutal military onslaught from the United States and Israel, now faces…
Ships violating Hormuz transit rules could be seized, Iran warns
Middle East
August 24, 2026
Ships violating Hormuz transit rules could be seized, Iran warns
Iran warned on Sunday that vessels accused of violating its transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz could face penalties…
A closer look at the Strait of Hormuz after Iran issues new threat
Middle East
August 23, 2026
A closer look at the Strait of Hormuz after Iran issues new threat
As we’ve been reporting, Iran’s security chief has threatened to halt oil flow out of the Strait of Hormuz, according…
Top security official’s comments are a fresh sign of Iran’s readiness to go on the offense
Middle East
August 23, 2026
Top security official’s comments are a fresh sign of Iran’s readiness to go on the offense
One of the most powerful figures in Iran has said that the US campaign of maximum economic pressure will fail…
262nd aid convoy enters Gaza via Rafah terminal
Egypt
August 23, 2026
262nd aid convoy enters Gaza via Rafah terminal
The 262nd convoy of the “Zad Al-Ezza: From Egypt to Gaza” humanitarian aid campaign entered the Gaza Strip on Sunday,…
Iran in “full-scale” war, says president, as fresh US sanctions loom
Middle East
August 23, 2026
Iran in “full-scale” war, says president, as fresh US sanctions loom
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country is in a “full-scale war” and acknowledged the country’s economic difficulties as the…
Strait of Hormuz traffic this week was 20% of pre-war average, though US says “oil is flowing”
Middle East
August 22, 2026
Strait of Hormuz traffic this week was 20% of pre-war average, though US says “oil is flowing”
The number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz rose 27 percent in the past week, according to a CNN…
Iran: Trump’s economic threat paves the way for “return to full-scale classic colonialism”
Middle East
August 22, 2026
Iran: Trump’s economic threat paves the way for “return to full-scale classic colonialism”
Iran pushed back on US President Donald Trump’s threat of an “economic D-Day,” calling it “a recipe for an abysmal…
8 nations condemn Israeli settlement expansion and E1 project
Egypt
August 22, 2026
8 nations condemn Israeli settlement expansion and E1 project
Foreign ministers of Egypt, Qatar, Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia voiced their categorical condemnation of Israel’s ongoing…