Strait of Hormuz Crisis
Iran war will end 'immediately' after US midterm elections: Trump
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say war with Washington can end if US stopped threatening Tehran, met conditions, including regarding its nuclear program; UK PM Burnham defends ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank.
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Middle East Roundup, Sept 9: Iran condemns US attacks on tankers as threat to regional security
Says its forces target US facilities in ‘self-defense’ responding to US strikes condemns attacks on its oil tankers as threat to regional and international security; Tehran says it remains committed to the 14-point Islamabad MOU but will ‘respond according to circumstances if the other side fails to honor it.’
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Middle East Roundup, Sept 8: Pakistan condemns ‘cowardly’ Houthi attack on Saudi civilians, energy facilities
PM Sharif says attacks threaten innocent lives and regional peace, reaffirming Pakistan’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia.
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Middle East Roundup, Sept 7: Israeli rubble-clearing in Gaza could erase ‘atrocity crimes’ evidence: UN expert
Palestinian authorities estimate that more than 10,000 people remain buried under Gaza’s rubble, which contains human remains and evidence of alleged crimes.
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Middle East Roundup, Sept 5: US envoy presses Israel over assaults, Palestinian safety in West Bank
Ambassador Mike Huckabee says Israel has a “responsibility” to ensure the safety of West Bank Palestinians as attacks rise; Iran denies attack on Isfahan nuclear facilities.
4 DAYS AGO
Middle East Roundup, Sept 3: Trump calls Iran war ‘not a big thing’, frames it as ‘small potatoes’
Says the war is a ‘military conflict’ worth ‘small potatoes’ for the United States as Washington sanctions a Türkiye-based bank for allegedly supporting Tehran's international transactions; Iran's military advises US to pay reparations and withdraw from the region.
5 DAYS AGO
Middle East Roundup, Sept 3: JD Vance says US probing strike on wedding in Iran
US vice president says "extremely skeptical" about reports coming out of Iran, adds Iranian state media has not been a very good scribe about what's happened in the conflict; Trump boasts of ‘virtually unlimited amounts’ of ammunition.
6 DAYS AGO
US shifts strategy as Hormuz traffic plunges
Latest US campaign marks significant shift in Washington’s strategy, from primarily defending freedom of navigation to directly targeting Iranian military infrastructure and state-owned oil assets.
7 DAYS AGO
Middle East Roundup, Sept 2: UAE condemns Iran attacks targeting regional countries with missiles, drones
Pakistan says international conflicts typically move through cycles of escalation, relative calm, and a return to negotiations; Iran's state media reports recent US strikes on its territory killed 11 people; CENTCOM confirms forces carried out strikes on military targets.
September 3, 2026
Middle East Roundup, Sept 1: Trump warns of 'much harder' action if Iran retaliates to strikes
Iranian media reports country's military launched a "decisive operation" against US targets in the region; UN chief calls for maximum restraint in the Middle East conflict.
September 1, 2026