On ‘Special Report,’ retired Gen. Jack Keane assesses U.S. operations targeting Iranian facilities, the economic pressure directed at Tehran and the Strait of Hormuz’s strategic significance.

FFox News2026-09-01 00:30

The Trump administration is intensifying economic pressure on Iran while warning of possible military action. Former US ambassador Joey Hood said Donald Trump understands the limits of strikes, but sanctions will not make Tehran abruptly change course. He noted that it took two years of sanctions to bring Iran to talks over the 2015 nuclear deal.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-01 00:19

Top stories include President Donald Trump vowing to respond to Iran’s overnight missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan; Russian drones striking the Kyiv region for a fifth straight day, after an ammunition depot outside Kyiv exploded days earlier, killing at least 38 people; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying EU countries support Washington’s economic isolation of Iran; and Nepal reporting more than 900 confirmed mudslide deaths and about 4,200 missing people, including foreign nationals from 38 countries.

VVOA Chinese2026-08-31 22:55

President Donald Trump said renewed U.S. strikes on Iran would be “limited,” while warning that this would not rule out the possibility of hitting Iran hard. He also dismissed concerns about American weapons stocks, saying the U.S. has “unlimited” quantities of older weapons.

TThe Associated Press2026-08-31 22:38

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he would not use a nuclear weapon against Iran, after the two sides exchanged strikes for the first time in a month. Trump described Iran as a “failed nation” and said its leaders, navy, air force and most surveillance equipment had been destroyed.

GGlobal News2026-08-31 22:15

The United States and Iran have exchanged fire for the first time in weeks, prompting President Donald Trump to threaten a forceful response. Iranian forces struck U.S. bases in the Middle East after a U.S. attack on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also shared an AI-generated video claiming Kharg Island had been destroyed, though there was no evidence the energy hub was hit.

GGlobal News2026-08-31 22:00

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s interventionist approach this summer has drawn pushback and raised questions about his credibility in financial markets. As G20 finance ministers prepare to meet Monday in Asheville, North Carolina, Bessent has pledged to refocus the discussion among leading economic policymakers on boosting growth.

BBloomberg Television2026-08-31 21:51

President Trump says U.S. strikes on Iran are part of a “very limited” campaign. Oil expert John Kilduff discusses a new U.S. oil deal with Venezuela, while the Supreme Court permits construction of the White House ballroom to proceed. In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian woman and an NBC News team amid rising settler violence in the occupied territory.

NNBC News2026-08-31 21:47

President Donald Trump brushed aside concerns that the conflict with Iran was depleting U.S. firepower, calling it “a relatively little war for us.”

BBloomberg Television2026-08-31 21:45

The United States and Iran have exchanged strikes for the first time in more than a month, as President Donald Trump intensifies threats to hit Iran’s main oil hub. NBC News correspondents examine the latest escalation and its implications for the midterm elections.

NNBC News2026-08-31 21:00

US diplomats and their families are returning to embassies across the Middle East after evacuating because of the war in Iran. Washington has been increasing economic pressure on Tehran, but recent exchanges of strikes indicate that the conflict is far from over and may be settling into a prolonged standoff.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-31 20:15

Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports that tensions are escalating as the United States and Iran exchange strikes. Retired Navy captain Brent Sadler discusses possible US retaliation after Iranian attacks targeted American bases in Jordan on “America Reports.”

FFox News2026-08-31 20:15

Bloomberg’s early edition of Balance of Power examines the latest developments between the United States and Iran, including Iran, the Strait of Hormuz and Donald Trump’s response. Guests include Ben Hodges, Rick Davis, Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Republican Congressman Rich McCormick of Georgia.

BBloomberg Television2026-08-31 19:38

The United States and Iran have traded fire again in a series of limited military confrontations. US forces say they struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, while Iran responded by launching missiles at US bases in Jordan. The latest exchange could further raise tensions, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining tense.

DDW News2026-08-31 19:29

After renewed U.S. strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran fired ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in Jordan. Chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports that President Donald Trump is vowing to hit Iran “hard,” while Tehran promises a “decisive” response.

FFox News2026-08-31 18:45

Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran “hard” after the two sides exchanged fire for the first time in more than a month. Iran’s president warned that further fighting with the US would not serve his country’s interests. Six months into the war, the rivals remain deadlocked, with Iran keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed and the US maintaining a naval counter-blockade.

FFrance 24 English2026-08-31 18:37

The United States and Iran have exchanged their first known attacks since July 29. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it targeted two US bases in Jordan that were used to launch strikes on Larak Island, while a US official confirmed attacks on two Iranian rocket launchers allegedly being used to lay sea mines. The Guard says at least three soldiers and civilians were killed.

AAl Jazeera English2026-08-31 18:18

US President Donald Trump is threatening to hit Iran hard after Washington and Tehran exchanged fire for the first time in a month. US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, and Tehran responded with missiles and drones targeting US bases across the region. Former US diplomat William Lawrence analyses Trump’s aims.

TTRT World2026-08-31 17:33

The US military has struck Iran in what is described as the first known American attack on the country since late July. Omid Memarian, a senior Iran analyst and communications director at Democracy for the Arab World Now, offers an explanation of what may follow.

TTRT World2026-08-31 17:24

U.S.-Iran hostilities have reignited in the battle for the Strait of Hormuz, roiling oil markets. The escalation followed an Iranian attack on U.S. bases in Jordan, with President Donald Trump hinting at an American response.

FFox News2026-08-31 15:45

The U.S. military has launched its first strikes on Iran in more than a month. President Trump says the U.S. has reached an oil deal with Venezuela, while more than a dozen people remain missing after flash floods at the Grand Canyon.

NNBC News2026-08-31 15:37

U.S. forces hit Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, their first military action in a month, ending a lull in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Iran vowed retaliation for what it called a deadly attack and later said it fired missiles at U.S. sites in Jordan.

TThe Associated Press2026-08-31 15:36

Iran’s foreign minister accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of misleading the United States into war with Iran. More than six months into the conflict, there is still no apparent end. US strikes on sites in Iran prompted a response from Tehran; although an April ceasefire stopped intense fighting, sporadic attacks have continued around the Strait of Hormuz.

FFrance 24 English2026-08-31 15:33

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Iran is taking U.S. sanctions seriously and is lashing out as mounting pressure weighs on its economy.

RReuters2026-08-31 15:22