The war with Iran reaches its six-month mark. Democratic House candidate Chris Backemeyer discusses his campaign against Rep. Mike Flood, while the Trump administration appeals an order blocking postal-service changes to mail-in-ballot rules 10 weeks before the midterm elections.

NNBC News2026-08-28 22:35

The US has expanded its military presence in the Middle East to support the war with Iran, with about 50,000 troops in the region. Two of its three currently available aircraft carriers have been pulled from the Pacific; the USS George Washington has joined the USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Sea, leaving no US carrier available in the Pacific.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-28 22:30

Peace negotiations have stalled as the U.S.-Iran war enters its sixth month. The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial is also continuing deliberations, while an accuser of Jerry Sandusky plans to recant earlier testimony.

FFox News2026-08-28 22:24

Sen. John Kennedy discusses the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and comments on Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez predicting “political change.”

FFox News2026-08-28 22:00

Washington has spent more than $36bn on the war against Iran and is seeking another $80bn from Congress. Petrol prices remain elevated in the US, allies worldwide are rattled, and tens of thousands of American troops remain deployed across the Middle East with no clear end date.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-28 21:30

Six months after the US and Israel began military action against Iran, the conflict shows no sign of ending. Washington is shifting towards economic pressure while Tehran remains defiant, with the Strait of Hormuz seen as key leverage. The uncertainty is keeping markets volatile, raising prices worldwide and straining international relations.

BBBC News2026-08-28 21:00

Six months after the United States and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, the continuing war is putting Washington’s relationship with the United Nations under increasing strain. The UN secretary-general condemned the strikes from the start, but the organisation has limited scope to contain the crisis without US cooperation.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-28 21:00

Chris Backemeyer, the Democrat challenging Nebraska Republican Rep. Mike Flood, discusses the Iran war’s effects on the U.S. economy and the lack of options for ending the conflict. NBC News journalists examine its economic, military and political implications as the war reaches six months.

NNBC News2026-08-28 20:56

The US-Iran conflict has reached its six-month mark. An expert says whether sanctions on China can cut off Iran’s economic lifeline will be decisive in the endgame. The program also covers Trump honoring NASA astronauts, creating a US Space Academy by executive order, and expanded US sanctions on Iran involving a Hong Kong bank.

VVOA Chinese2026-08-28 20:40

President Donald Trump promised the war on Iran would end within weeks. Six months later, US troops remain deployed across the region, gas prices are still high and Iran’s nuclear programme, though damaged, remains. The president who campaigned against forever wars now faces questions over whether he has begun one himself and what the conflict has achieved.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-28 20:30

Six months after the war, the physical and human toll remains visible across Iran. Destroyed buildings in Tehran and elsewhere stand as reminders of the devastation, while economic hardship continues to affect millions and psychological uncertainty weighs on people rebuilding their lives after the conflict.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-28 20:09

Leela Gray, a Democratic congressional candidate in Florida and retired Army brigadier general, said that as the Iran war reaches its sixth month, it has “achieved nothing but a cost of living crisis.”

BBloomberg Television2026-08-28 19:49

Six months after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, the conflict still has no clear route to an end. The Strait of Hormuz, which handled about 20 percent of global oil before the war, remains closed as Washington increases economic pressure on Tehran. International Crisis Group’s Ali Vaez provides analysis.

TTRT World2026-08-28 17:21

The war with Iran reaches six months as thousands remain missing after catastrophic flooding swept central Nepal. President Trump has also signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America.”

NNBC News2026-08-28 15:35

The US-Israeli war on Iran is affecting more than energy markets. Disruptions to gas supplies and shipping routes are driving up fertiliser costs, and some farmers may cut back on its use, potentially reducing crop yields and food supplies in the coming months. Fertiliser prices have already climbed sharply during the conflict.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-28 15:30

Six months after the conflict began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, ABC News reports on the current state of the war.

AABC News2026-08-28 13:32

Goldman Sachs analysts say Persian Gulf oil exports have recovered to about two-thirds of pre-war levels, limiting the Iran war’s effect on global crude prices. The top U.S. commander for the Middle East says American forces cleared Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S. allies questioned a similar claim by Donald Trump.

BBloomberg Television2026-08-28 13:25

Rami Khouri, a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow at the American University of Beirut, says the United States and Iran both need to end their standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. Yet each believes it can outlast the other, even as the economic pain on both sides grows.

TTRT World2026-08-28 13:22

Six months into the Iran war, ordinary people are paying the price. In Nepal, a barrier lake created by this week’s glacier collapse is overflowing and could burst, prompting rescuers to suspend the search for hundreds of missing people. President Trump renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America,” which Canada says it will ignore. A humanoid robot outran Usain Bolt but did not know how to stop.

RReuters2026-08-28 13:19

Fawaz Gerges, a professor of international relations at the London School of Economics, discusses the US war on Iran after six months. He says President Trump is seeking an exit, while Iran is refusing to give him a path out of the quagmire he is in.

TTRT World2026-08-28 13:17

Six months after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, there is still no apparent way out. That remains the case despite President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of victory and assertions that a deal was close, with Tehran Polytechnic University’s Seyed Sadegh Emamian offering his view.

TTRT World2026-08-28 13:14

Retired Gen. Jack Keane examines the Trump administration’s push to economically isolate Iran, warning that sanctions require relentless enforcement while China and other countries complicate the strategy. He also assesses rising tensions in the Middle East and delivers a pointed message to Gulf states about their own defenses.

FFox News2026-08-28 12:45

The Iran war has settled into a costly stalemate, leaving oil traders to weigh stalled diplomatic talks against a tentative recovery in crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Aldo Spanjer of BNP Paribas warns prices could reach $140 a barrel if the conflict lasts another six months.

RReuters2026-08-28 12:20

Six months into the war, many Iranians are contending with rising prices, economic uncertainty and fears that fighting could resume. Views of the country’s leadership remain sharply divided as war continues to shape daily life across Iran.

RReuters2026-08-28 10:38