Iran said on Monday (August 31, 2026) an oil tanker caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz after it hit two naval mines, state media reported.
Six months after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, killing Khamenei’s father and other senior leaders, Khamenei still has not been seen publicly. – AP U.S. It said the attack was in response to the killing of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Iranian civilians on Larak Island. – Reuters Iran’s armed forces struck U.S. military bases in Jordan in response to a U.S. attack on Larak Island, the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday (August 31, 2026). Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Reuters on Sunday (August 30, 2026) new secondary sanctions were likely to be unveiled weekly in the effort to pressure Iran, with an initial focus on banks. Bessent said ahead of a meeting of Group of 20 finance leaders. – Reuters The United States said on Sunday (August 30, 2026) it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first strikes on Iran in a month, prompting Tehran to retaliate. Brent crude futures climbed $1.08, or 1.23%, to $89.18 a barrel as at 0040 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $84.32, up 92 cents, or 1.10%. – Reuters
“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. – AFP Iran’s army said it attacked the United Arab Emirates’ Al Minhad Air Base with drones early on Monday, Iranian state TV reported, citing a statement from the army. The army said the attack targeted locations where U.S. forces and helicopters were stationed at the base. The Ministry said the U.S. bases in Jordan had been used to launch and support the attack on Larak that killed and wounded members of Iran’s armed forces and civilians. It said Iran would respond decisively to further military aggression and that the U.S. and parties supporting its actions bore full responsibility for any escalation. – Reuters Iran’s Supreme Leader called on Muslim countries to stand together against Israel and the United States. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei urged rulers of Muslim nations to “know your real enemy, understand its plans and confront it,” and called the U.S. and Israel enemies of all Islamic nations, the official IRNA news agency reported. “We’re starting with the banks, and we’re telling the banks it’s not okay to have Iranian money and to aid the regime,” Mr. Bessent said in an interview. Bessent said the next step may be cutting off an institution entirely from the dollar-based financial system. “You’re going to see a lot more of these every week,” Mr. The U.S. strikes resulted in “casualties,” said Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, which in turn attacked US military targets in Jordan, state media reported. The Guards “targeted technical infrastructure, maintenance facilities, and enemy fighter jet positions at the U.S.-operated King Hussein and Al-Azraq airbases in Jordan” with ballistic missiles, causing “heavy damage,” according to state TV. – AFP Jordan’s army said on Monday (August 31, 2026) it had intercepted eight missiles, shortly after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had attacked U.S. military targets in the Washington-allied kingdom. “Air defense systems intercepted eight missiles that breached the Kingdom’s airspace at dawn today, Monday,” read a statement quoting the army’s spokesperson. – AFP Oil prices jumped more than $1 a barrel on Monday after the U.S. attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz and drew retaliation from Tehran, as conflict in the West Asia extended into its sixth month.
After imposing penalties on the United Arab Emirates branches of Egypt’s Banque Misr on Friday over alleged financial links to Iran, Mr.
