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Updated 30 Aug 2026
Iran
Seventy years of the USA acting on Iran, from the 1953 coup to the Tomahawk that killed 120 children in a school in Minab. The full record behind the headlines.
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USA Strikes Iran Again, Hitting a Naval Base and a Village
USA Launches New Attacks on Iran
A new Houthi front and expanded Iranian attacks risk sinking Gulf nations’ choke-point workaround and widening shipping risks
U.S. Strike Forces Evacuation of 211 Cancer Patients From Ahvaz Hospital
USA Launches Enormous Wave Of Attacks On Iran After Strait of Hormuz Closure
IRGC Announces Strait of Hormuz Closed Until Further Notice
The USA Struck About Ninety Targets Across Iran Overnight, Iran Responds With Attacks on U.S. Bases
Trump says the truce is over after the USA hits 80 targets in Iran
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A new Houthi front and expanded Iranian attacks risk sinking Gulf nations’ choke-point workaround and widening shipping risks
After a nine-month pause, Houthi militants in Yemen allied to Iran resumed attacks on vessels in the Red Sea on July 22, 2026, directly targeting the group’s longtime foe Saudi Arabia. A week later,…