US Iran war | Sept 2 highlights: 'Going to sever Iran's ties to outside world' - US' fresh warning amid renewed tensions

US Iran war | Sept 2 highlights: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that airlines, the maritime sector and digital assets could be among the areas targeted as the Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to put further pressure on Iran’s economy.

US Iran war | Sept 2 highlights: A person holds a fragment of a projectile bearing a warning in English at a site that Iranian media said was hit in a US strike in Kuhestak, southern Iran, early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Masoud Mohammadi)

US Iran war | Sept 2 highlights: Tensions in West Asia renewed over the last two days as both Iran and the United States launched strikes against each other. Iran launched a fresh wave of attacks on US targets across the Middle East on Wednesday, escalating tensions following an extensive American bombardment and a deadly strike on a wedding ceremony in southern Iran that reportedly killed five, including a four-year-old boy....Read More

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• 3 Sept 2026, 01:41:14 PM IST

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• 3 Sept 2026, 05:52:10 AM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: US stocks fall as Iran war drives oil prices and inflation fears higher

  According to The Wall Street Journal, US stocks closed lower as renewed hostilities between the US and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices and long-term Treasury yields higher.

  The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.70%, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.33% and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.12%. The latest market moves have also raised fresh concerns about inflation as investors assess the economic impact of the ongoing Iran war.

• 3 Sept 2026, 05:11:31 AM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz as ‘Trump Strait’ amid Iran war

  US President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump Strait”, while claiming that the strategic waterway is under US control, as per Al Jazeera.

  Trump made the comments as fighting with Iran continued and attacks on vessels in the area were reported. Iran maintains that the strait is closed and under its control, while the US says it remains open for shipping. The remarks come amid growing tensions and rising oil prices.

• 3 Sept 2026, 04:38:11 AM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Trump aides seek to keep Iran war quiet before November congressional elections, Reuters reports

  Senior Trump aides are seeking to prevent the Iran war from escalating before November’s congressional elections, as per Reuters.

  Four people familiar with the discussions said White House officials could consider increasing military action after the elections, although a return to full-scale war is considered unlikely.

  In the meantime, the Trump administration plans to maintain economic pressure on Iran, Reuters reported.

• 3 Sept 2026, 04:26:17 AM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran criticises UNICEF over reported deaths of Iranian children, check

  According to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency, Iran’s UN representative Amir Saeid Iravani criticised UNICEF over what Tehran described as the agency’s failure to condemn US and Israeli attacks that have killed Iranian children.

  Iravani raised the issue during a UNICEF board meeting in New York, leading to an exchange with the US representative. UNICEF has previously raised concerns over child casualties in Iran and urged all sides to follow international humanitarian law.

• 3 Sept 2026, 04:15:59 AM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Xi urges Middle East to reject foreign interference during Egypt visit

  According to Al Jazeera, Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged Middle Eastern countries to reject external interference and strengthen regional dialogue on peace and security.

  Xi made the remarks during his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, his first visit to Egypt in a decade. The two leaders also discussed the US-Israel war on Iran and called for diplomatic efforts toward a comprehensive agreement to end the conflict.

• 3 Sept 2026, 03:13:07 AM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: UAE backs Saudi Arabia, condemns ‘hostile’ Iranian tanker attack

  According to Reuters, the UAE has condemned what it called a “hostile Iranian attack” on the Saudi-owned tanker Sidr in the Strait of Hormuz, which killed two Filipino sailors. The vessel was reportedly struck by projectiles while sailing near Oman’s Musandam Peninsula on Monday.

  The UAE expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia and said attacks on commercial shipping, or using the Strait of Hormuz for economic pressure, pose a direct threat to regional stability.

• 3 Sept 2026, 03:12:12 AM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran bars 11 more vessels from Strait of Hormuz, check list

  The NCV list has been updated on the website. Certain entries on this list have been established through information voluntarily submitted by the public, and the #PGSA wishes to formally acknowledge and thank those who have contributed to this effort.' https://t.co/UTdvWVOOTY

  — PGSA | نهاد مدیریت آبراه خلیج فارس (@PGSA_IRAN) September 2, 2026

  Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) has added 11 more vessels to its blacklist, taking the total number of banned ships to 56. Tehran says the vessels were listed for alleged violations of rules imposed on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

  The latest list includes the Panama-flagged oil tanker Kiku, Liberia-flagged LNG tanker Mubaraz and Minoan Pioneer. The PGSA said banned vessels could face fines, seizure or confiscation if they do not report to authorities.

• 3 Sept 2026, 02:25:50 AM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Two Palestinian teenagers killed in West Bank

  According to WAFA, two 19-year-old Palestinians were killed during an attack by Israeli forces and settlers in the village of al-Mughayyir, north of Ramallah. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society identified the victims as Omar Mohammad Na’ssan and Khalil Abu Aliya.

  WAFA reported that one teenager was shot in the neck and the other in the back, citing medical sources. The incident took place amid continued violence and clashes in the occupied West Bank.

• 3 Sept 2026, 02:23:11 AM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: CENTCOM says 86 vessels redirected in Strait of Hormuz

  According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), American forces have redirected 86 commercial vessels as part of the naval blockade against Iran, up from 84 reported the previous day.

  CENTCOM said in a post on X that US forces have also disabled three vessels and boarded two others to ensure compliance with the blockade. The Strait of Hormuz remains a key focus as Washington continues efforts to control shipping through the strategic waterway.

• 3 Sept 2026, 01:30:18 AM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Rubio warns countries helping Iran could face US sanctions

  According to Reuters, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned countries against helping Iran create ways to raise funds while facing American sanctions. Rubio said Washington could impose sanctions on countries that assist Tehran in bypassing the US measures.

  He also said the Strait of Hormuz will remain open and that the US will keep targeting threats to its forces and global shipping. His comments came after fresh clashes between US and Iranian forces in the Gulf.

• 3 Sept 2026, 12:23:41 AM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Trump says renewed fighting with Iran will not last ‘too long’

  As per Reuters, US President Donald Trump has played down the prospect of a prolonged conflict with Iran, saying he does not expect the renewed fighting to continue for “too long.”

  Trump also claimed that the US now has strong control over the Strait of Hormuz, where clashes have taken place. He said American forces are helping move vessels carrying millions of barrels of oil through the key waterway, while also intercepting Iranian drones when attacks occur.

• 2 Sept 2026, 10:34:57 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar condemns Iran's targeting of Saudi tanker in Hormuz

  Iran war LIVE updates: Qatar's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it “condemns the Islamic Republic of Iran's targeting of the Saudi tanker (SIDR) while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and the resulting fatalities among the tanker's crew, considering this a blatant violation of the rules of international law and freedom of maritime navigation, as well as a flagrant breach of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2817.”

  “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates the State of Qatar's categorical rejection of using the Strait of Hormuz as a means of exerting pressure. In this context, the Ministry calls for the Strait to be reopened unconditionally, stressing that freedom of navigation through this vital waterway is an established principle that is non-negotiable. It notes that the continued closure of the Strait puts the vital interests of the countries of the region and the global economy at risk,” it added.

• 2 Sept 2026, 10:15:43 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Deputy IRGC commander vows to ‘respond firmly’ to any enemy move

  Iran war LIVE updates: IRGC Deputy Commander Mostafa Izadi said the force was “fully prepared against the enemy”, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported.

  Izadi said the IRGC would use its missile and drone capabilities to “respond firmly to any enemy movement”.

• 2 Sept 2026, 09:54:34 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: UAE denounces Iranian strikes on four Gulf nations

  Iran war LIVE updates: The UAE on Wednesday denounced a series of Iranian missile and drone strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq’s Kurdistan region, warning that the attacks undermine regional stability and ‘blatant violation’ of the sovereignty of the countries involved.

  In a statement, the UAE foreign ministry said the attacks posed a threat to the security of the region and reaffirmed Abu Dhabi’s support for Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, along with Iraq and the Kurdistan regional government.

• 2 Sept 2026, 09:16:58 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Marco Rubio says Iran will ‘continue to feel the squeeze’ as hostilities resume

  Iran war LIVE updates: The secretary of state said the US will continue pressuring Iran until it drops any nuclear weapons ambitions and ends support for terrorism in the Middle East and beyond.

  “The core and central issue is in the end that Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon,” he said.

  “They want money for two things, to sponsor terrorism and to obtain a nuclear weapon,” he told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade in an interview aired on Wednesday. They spoke on Tuesday shortly after Trump announced that the U.S. had resumed military operations against Iran in and around the Strait of Hormuz, but before Iran retaliated by attacking American interests in the region.

  Rubio said “they keep shooting at things” in the strait, and so the U.S. “will continue to target those things that pose a threat to our forces and to international shipping.”

  (AP)

• 2 Sept 2026, 09:04:15 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz 'Trump Strait'

  Iran war LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait," despite the fact that the crucial waterway remains contested amid the war with Iran.

  "Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT??? Like America itself, it would be 'hotter' than ever before!" Trump said on his Truth Social network.
  
  (AFP)

• 2 Sept 2026, 09:01:24 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Pakistan says 'hopeful' for peace in West Asia despite recent escalation

  Iran war LIVE updates: Pakistan on Wednesday said that it was "hopeful" for peace in West Asia despite recent escalation between the US and Iran, underlining the need for "dialogue and diplomacy" for stability in the region.

  The remark made by Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi comes days after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on Monday and discussed the evolving regional situation.

  "The prime minister had reiterated Pakistan's commitment to peace through restraint, dialogue and diplomacy, while stressing that the Islamabad MoU offered the most viable pathway to lasting peace and stability in the region," Andrabi said.

  "Despite recent escalations, we remain hopeful, and we will continue to strive for dialogue and diplomacy," Andrabi said at a weekly press briefing.

  (PTI)

• 2 Sept 2026, 08:58:11 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran's Araghchi meets senior Hamas official in Tehran

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Basem Naim, a senior member of Hamas’ political bureau, in Tehran on Wednesday, Iran’s state media reported.

• 2 Sept 2026, 08:24:57 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran arrests 11 foreign nationals over fuel smuggling, says state media

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian authorities have detained 11 foreign nationals for allegedly attempting to smuggle fuel out of the country, state television reported Wednesday.

  The arrests were made in southern Iran as the country grapples with fuel shortages and struggles to import enough supplies to meet domestic demand amid a US naval blockade of Iranian ports.

  "Border guards arrested 11 foreign suspects," state TV reported without specifying nationalities of those arrested.

• 2 Sept 2026, 07:43:23 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran seizes vessel with smuggled fuel, 11 detained - Report

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran border guards seize vessel with 382,000 litres of smuggled fuel in the northern Gulf, detain 11 foreign suspects, reported Iranian state media.

• 2 Sept 2026, 07:19:32 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: US strikes were to prevent Iran's attack on undersea cables in Hormuz, says report

  Iran war LIVE updates: US overnight strikes on Iran were a pre-emptive operation aimed at thwarting an Iranian plan to target undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz, Al Arabiya reported citing US source.

• 2 Sept 2026, 07:05:06 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: 'Will soon see that Iran's new strategy', warns Iranians security chief

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaee said in a post on X, “With all this flailing about, you will not only fail to climb out of the infernal depths you have created for yourselves, but you will soon see that Iran's new strategy on the battlefield, in diplomacy, and in countering the economic siege will shatter your very foundations.”

• 2 Sept 2026, 06:35:37 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: US CENTCOM denies targeting civilians after Iran alleges strike on wedding

  Iran war LIVE updates: US Central Command denied targeting civilians after Iranian media reported that at least four people were killed in a US strike on a wedding in Sirik, southern Iran.

  "The U.S. military never targets civilians, unlike the Revolutionary Guards," Reuters quoted CENTCOM as saying.

• 2 Sept 2026, 06:17:26 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: US' fresh warning - ‘Will sever Iran’s ties with outside world'

  Iran war LIVE updates: United States Secretary of the Treasury said in an interview with Fox news that they were going to cut Iran's ties with the outside world as tensions between the two contries have escalated.

  “We are going to sever every tie that [Iran] has to the outside world... This is all hands on deck,” he said.

• 2 Sept 2026, 06:03:06 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Airlines, digital assets could be next Iran-related targets, says US

  Iran war LIVE updates: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that airlines, the maritime sector and digital assets could be among the areas targeted as the Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to put further pressure on Iran’s economy.

  In an interview with Fox News following this week’s G20 meeting in North Carolina, Bessent was asked about Russia’s support for Tehran. He also issued a warning to “everyone” against providing assistance to Iran.

• 2 Sept 2026, 05:37:21 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: US official Scott Bessent's tough talk on Iran

  Iran war LIVE updates: In a stark warning on Wednesday over Iran and Russia, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said, “My message to everyone is stay away." In an interview with the Fox News, he also said that no one should support the regimes in the two countries. On Iran sanctions, Bessent added that the US would ‘systematically take out bad actors’.

• 2 Sept 2026, 05:17:39 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: ‘Iran’s new strategy will shatter your foundations,' says Iranian security chief

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Wednesday that Tehran had adopted a new strategy toward the United States, combining military action, diplomacy and measures to counter the economic blockade.

  “With these desperate moves, you will not escape the depths of the hell you have created for yourselves,” he said in a post on X.

  “You will soon see Iran’s new strategy on the battlefield, in diplomacy and against the economic blockade shatter your foundations,” he added.

• 2 Sept 2026, 04:55:32 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Both sides can't sustain current situation indefinitely, says expert

  Iran war LIVE updates: US military resources are under increasing strain, while political pressure is building in Washington. At the same time, Iran’s economy is weakening and its currency has plunged. News agency AP cited Hamidreza Azizi, a senior Iran analyst at the Crisis Group think tank, as saying that neither side could sustain the current situation indefinitely, caught between a full-scale war and a ceasefire.

  “At some point, one of the sides may see a need to escalate in order to break this cycle. So that could bring the two sides to a point that they have been trying to avoid until now, which is a full-scale war," he said.

• 2 Sept 2026, 04:27:00 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: ‘Not forcing Iran to bargaining table,’ says Trump

  Iran war LIVE updates: In a post on Truth Social, US President Donald Trump said that he is not trying to “force” Iran to bargaining table and that he likes US' position now much better.

  “I’m not trying to force Iran to the bargaining table, as ABC Fake News reported. I couldn’t care less if they sign a worthless, to them, agreement. I like our position now much better, with almost total control of the Hormuz Strait, and their economy totally collapsing. They are just playing out the inevitable. When are the Iranian people going to rise up and fight?” he wrote.

• 2 Sept 2026, 04:03:01 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian hackers targeted US infrastructure, says report

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian hackers have in recent weeks targeted US water systems as well as telecommunications, energy and other critical infrastructure, NBC News reported Wednesday citing four people familiar with government and industry cyberthreat intelligence.

  The attempted attacks were aimed at internet-connected automated systems but have so far failed to cause any disruption, according to the report.

• 2 Sept 2026, 03:44:58 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Trump aides attempt to de-escalate war ahead of midterms

  Iran war LIVE updates: As the midterms approach and the Trump administration braces to see how the Americans have fared with the US' war with Iran, the President's aides are attempting to avoid the war from escalating, news agency Reuters reported citing four people familiar with the discussions.

  However, the renewed strikes already pose a threat to this approach.

  The sources, requesting anonymity, told Reuters that US officials may consider intensifying military operations against Iran after the November 3 election but return to an all-out conflict is not on the cards, at least for now.

  “We are keeping the pressure on Iran. But November is a priority,” Reuters reported a White House official as saying.

• 2 Sept 2026, 03:32:22 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand after over 250 days in West Asia

  Iran war LIVE updates: After an arduous deployment in West Asia amid US-Iran war, the USS Abraham Lincoln arrived at a port in Thailand on Wednesday.

  Associated Press journalists saw the aircraft carrier, which has around 5,000 service members aboard, as it entered Laem Chabang port in Chonburi province. The arrival came shortly after the destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. passed through the area.

  The Lincoln spent over 250 consecutive days at sea — a record for the carrier.

• 2 Sept 2026, 03:14:18 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Stocks fall as US-Iran turmoil keeps oil elevated

  Iran war LIVE updates: Stocks were under pressure while bond yields stayed elevated as an escalation in the conflict between the US and Iran kept fueling an advance in oil prices, leaving the prospect of interest-rate hikes this month in play.

  Brent crude hovered near $95 a barrel after the US carried out its second round of attacks against the Islamic Republic in three days, prompting retaliation by Tehran. Bonds fell in Europe and Asia, while 30-year Treasury yields were around 5.28%, near the 19-year high hit before Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expanded a buyback program to contain long-term borrowing costs.

  S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% after three straight sessions of losses. European stocks dropped 0.4%, while their Asian counterparts fell the most in two weeks. The dollar and gold barely budged. (Bloomberg)

• 2 Sept 2026, 03:06:09 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iranians victims of authorities’ decisions, repeated mass repression, says UN Security Council president

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iranians have been the victims of decisions taken by their own government and repeated episodes of mass repression, France’s UN ambassador and Security Council president for September, Jérôme Bonnafont, said on Tuesday.

  Speaking to reporters while outlining the council’s agenda for the month, Bonnafont said the Iranian people had borne the consequences of choices made by their authorities over several years.

  “They are the victims of the choices made by the Iranian authorities for years now, with these episodes of mass repression,” he said.

  Bonnafont also said Iran’s nuclear programme would remain a key focus of discussions at the UN Security Council this month.

• 2 Sept 2026, 02:47:43 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Two aboard SIDR vessel killed, says Saudi shipping company

  Iran war LIVE updates: Two crew members were killed aboard the SIDR vessel while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, Saudi Arabian shipping company Bahri said on X.

  The company said both victims were Filipino nationals.

• 2 Sept 2026, 02:35:30 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Two vessels on fire after hitting naval mines in Hormuz; Iran says ‘unauthorised passage will carry consequences’

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari on Wednesday shared an image showing two tankers on fire after they struck naval mines while crossing the Strait of Hormuz, leaving them unable to continue their voyage.

  In a post on X, he reiterated Iranian claims that the route the vessels were passing via had been declared illegal by Iran.

  “This route has already been declared illegal by Iran. The explosions damaged both vessels and left them unable to continue moving. Iran has made its position clear: unauthorized passage through the Strait will carry consequences.”

• 2 Sept 2026, 02:29:18 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran launches fresh attack following US strikes at wedding that killed four

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran launched a fresh wave of attacks on US targets across the Middle East on Wednesday, escalating tensions following an extensive American bombardment and a deadly strike on a wedding ceremony in southern Iran that killed four, including a four-year-old boy

  Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US bases in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, marking the heaviest exchange between the two sides in weeks.

  The escalation came after US President Donald Trump warned of “much harder and higher” attacks if Tehran retaliated against the American strikes.

  (With inputs from AFP)

• 2 Sept 2026, 02:07:06 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: 'Conflict could potentially continue until…', warns Iranian military spokesperson

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump does not want to continue launching strikes against Iran and is instead calling on the Iranian people to rise up.

  He added that Iran targeted US bases across Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates overnight in response to US strikes and warned that the conflict could potentially continue until a new president takes office in Washington.

• 2 Sept 2026, 02:00:42 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: ‘It was horrific,’ says survivor of US strike on wedding

  Iran war LIVE updates: A survivor injured in a US strike on a wedding ceremony recalled the attack, describing the moment as “horrific," Press TV reported.

• 2 Sept 2026, 01:54:52 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Three Basij paramilitary fighters killed in US strikes on Iran's Lavan Island

  Iran war LIVE updates: Three Basij paramilitary fighters were killed in US strikes on Iran’s Lavan Island, Al Jazeera reported, citing Iranian state media.

• 2 Sept 2026, 01:49:54 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran's IRGC says two tankers hit naval mines in Hormuz

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said two tankers struck naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and were forced to stop their voyages, according to a statement, AFP reported.

  In a statement, the Guards said the oil tankers sought "at the urging of the US military to transit via an illegal route" in the strait before "striking mines and exploding", adding that they "are currently on fire."

• 2 Sept 2026, 01:35:25 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran's Ghalibaf calls US ‘satan’ after 5 killed at wedding in US strikes

  Minab school: children massacred.
  Lamerd sports hall: kids slaughtered.
  Kouhestak wedding: children killed with families.
  
  If a power acts like Satan, picks targets like Satan, and kills like Satan, it’s Satan.
  
  Shields a junior Satan that does the same? It’s THE Great Satan.

  — محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) September 2, 2026

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, on Wednesday branded the United States “Satan” following a deadly strike on a wedding ceremony in southern Iran.

  Iranian officials said at least four people were killed and dozens injured in the late-night attack in Kuhestak. Ghalibaf said children were among those killed and families were torn apart.

  He also referenced other deadly incidents during the early stages of the Middle East war, including a strike on a school in Minab.

  “If a power acts like Satan, picks targets like Satan, and kills like Satan, it’s Satan,” Ghalibaf wrote on X, accusing the United States of shielding Israel, which he described as a “junior Satan.”

• 2 Sept 2026, 01:32:59 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Two killed during attack on Saudi Arabia's Sidr

  Iran war LIVE updates: Two people were killed after the very large crude carrier Sidr, run by Saudi Arabia’s Bahri shipping company, was hit while sailing northeast of Khasab, Oman on August 31, Reuters reported.

• 2 Sept 2026, 01:29:09 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: US attack on Iranian Gulf island kills three paramilitary personnel: Iran Guards

  Iran war LIVE updates: US attack on Iranian Gulf island kills three paramilitary personnel: Iran Guards, AFP reported.

• 2 Sept 2026, 12:54:52 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran Guards say four personnel killed in US attack in western province

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that four personnel were killed in a US attack on the western province of Kermanshah.

  "Four fighters of the IRGC Aerospace Force in Kermanshah province were martyred in an attack by the US regime," the Guards said in a statement carried by Fars news agency, using their acronym.

  -AFP

• 2 Sept 2026, 12:44:36 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran fires on Gulf neighbors after US military strikes Iranian military targets

  Iran war LIVE updates: Bahrain intercepted an Iranian aerial attack early Wednesday, as Tehran continued to fire on allies of the United States in the Gulf region despite threats from President Donald Trump to escalate American military attacks.

  Bahrain, which hosts an important U.S. naval base, said its air defense systems intercepted incoming fire from Iran, accusing Iran of “attacks targeting civilians” in a statement issued by its military.

  -AP

• 2 Sept 2026, 12:33:20 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Pakistan expresses concern over escalating tensions between US and Iran

  Iran war LIVE updates: Pakistan on Wednesday expressed concern over escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and said that the Islamabad remains positive that parties will return to the table for dialogue, Reuters reported.

• 2 Sept 2026, 12:13:03 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran says attacked US military targets in UAE, Kuwait

  Iran war LIVE updates: Iran on Wednesday said it attacked US military targets in UAE, Kuwait, AFP reported.

• 2 Sept 2026, 12:04:18 PM IST

  Iran war LIVE updates: IRGC claims attack on US bases in UAE

  Iran war LIVE updates: The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have claimed it carried out drone strikes on US bases in the United Arab Emirates.

  “In response to the targeting of innocent civilians since dawn today, dozens of army kamikaze drones have targeted the radar systems and locations of US forces at the al-Dhafra and al-Minhad bases in the UAE,” state media quoted an IRGC statement as saying.

  However, there is no confirmation from the UAE regarding the alleged Iranian attack.