Hostilities between the United States and Iran resumed after a month-long pause. Washington said Tehran was preparing to lay sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran retaliated by striking US military bases in Jordan. The US Treasury secretary also warned that more economic sanctions would target banks doing business with Iran.

FFrance 24 English2026-08-31 09:40

Fox News reports new details on the escalating Middle East conflict as Iran and the United States trade strikes. The US military has taken out Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz.

FFox News2026-08-31 09:30

Iran launched strikes on Jordan after the United States attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz. The US action was its first strike on Iran in about a month, after the Trump administration shifted its war aim toward imposing maximum economic pain on Tehran. Washington said the strikes sought to stop Iranian forces from disrupting global shipping through the strait.

Eeuronews2026-08-31 08:17

The US and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time in about a month. American forces hit Iranian rocket launchers, while Iran responded by firing missiles toward Jordan, prompting traders to pile into related market bets.

BBloomberg Television2026-08-31 08:05

The United States and Iran exchanged attacks for the first time in about a month, with Washington targeting Iranian rocket launchers and Tehran responding against US bases in Jordan. The renewed confrontation pushed oil prices higher and pressured Asian shares and US futures, while markets weighed Kevin Warsh’s hawkish tone and its implications for interest rates.

BBloomberg Television2026-08-31 07:44

On August 30, U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island in the first known American military action against Iranian targets since late July. Iran then attacked U.S. forces stationed in Jordan.

RReuters2026-08-31 07:37

Six months after the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran, Washington’s hoped-for swift victory has turned into a costly stalemate. The conflict is straining the US military, shaking global energy markets and increasing political pressure on President Donald Trump, with no clear end in sight.

CCNA2026-08-31 07:05

Bloomberg’s Asia Trade leads with the United States carrying out its first strike on Iran in weeks, while Warsh boosts market bets on higher interest rates. The program also provides analysis for the opening trading day in Asia.

BBloomberg Television2026-08-31 06:15

Iranian authorities released footage purportedly showing missiles and drones being launched. Tehran said the operation targeted the King Hussein and Al-Azraq US air bases in Jordan.

RReuters2026-08-31 05:13

After the US preemptively struck Iran’s Larak Island and Iran retaliated with missiles against US bases in Jordan, Sina Azodi of George Washington University told Al Jazeera that further escalation is “really up to the American side”. He warned that a US response could leave Iran with “no choice” but to retaliate, potentially returning the conflict to “full military confrontation”.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-31 04:47

The United States carried out a preemptive strike on Iran’s Larak Island to stop the IRGC from placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Iranian missile attacks on US bases in Jordan. Former Pentagon official David Des Roches said the operation’s specificity indicates Washington was targeting missiles capable of laying mines.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-31 02:58

Six months into the war with Iran, US senior military leaders are reportedly warning that forces are being stretched, deployments prolonged and weapons stockpiles reduced. There are concerns that resources redirected to the Middle East could leave the US less prepared for crises in other regions.

DDW News2026-08-31 02:27

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it launched ballistic-missile strikes against the King Hussein and al-Azraq US airbases in Jordan in retaliation for a US attack on two IRGC rocket launchers on Larak Island. Jordan’s military says it intercepted eight missiles in its airspace, while a senior US official confirmed the strike.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-31 02:06

President Donald Trump speaks with Trey Gowdy on ‘Sunday Night in America’ about his presidency, the 2026 midterm elections and the war in Iran. Trump describes the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as “unbelievable.”

FFox News2026-08-31 02:00

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims it launched a combined ballistic-missile and drone attack on two U.S. air bases in Jordan, saying the action was in response to a U.S. strike on Iran’s Larak Island.

FFox News2026-08-31 01:00

A U.S. official said American forces struck two Iranian rocket launch sites on Larak Island, at the eastern end of the Strait of Hormuz.

AABC News2026-08-31 00:15

A U.S. official tells NBC News that American forces struck two Iranian launchers preparing to deploy sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks mark the first U.S. strikes in the Iran war in weeks.

NNBC News2026-08-30 23:17

Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports that Iran attacked U.S. forces in Jordan after American forces struck Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island.

FFox News2026-08-30 23:16

The United States has struck Iran’s southern Larak Island in its first attack on the country since late July. Tehran has vowed retaliation, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed casualties. A US official said the targets were launchers prepared to fire rockets carrying mines.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-30 22:45

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., discusses the conflict with Iran and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. He also analyzes President Donald Trump’s Venezuelan oil deal and other political issues.

FFox News2026-08-30 21:45

Reports say explosions were heard in southern Iran.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-30 20:29

Fox News correspondent Alex Hogan reports that U.S. forces targeted two Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island. The report also discusses Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on the United States.

FFox News2026-08-30 20:25

Sounds of explosions have been heard in southern Iran.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-30 20:12

President Donald Trump has declared victory in the Iran War, posting an AI-generated image reading “Mission Accomplished” on Truth Social. CNN reports that Iran remains active at nuclear sites despite the ongoing conflict.

CCNN2026-08-30 19:00