Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei has threatened “earthquake-like” retaliation should US president Donald Trump take any further action.
Tehran has also cautioned its Gulf neighbours against joining Donald Trump’s “economic D-Day” sanctions after the US said it would look to hit Iran’s financial interests.
Should Trump "take action, our confrontation will be like an earthquake," Rezaei said.
He added: “If the countries surrounding Iran join the Americans in their economic war, not a drop of oil will leave the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, and we will also target other oil export routes from the Persian Gulf.”
Trump has promised to wage "Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale” on Iran in what he called the “toughest sanctions in history”. In response, Tehran accused Trump of threatening “economic terrorism”.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Saturday said that the imminent US announcement of new economic sanctions on Iran was an "assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty over every independent member state of the United Nations".
Watch: Trump sheds light on plan to increase Iran sanctions
Mariam’s final minutes: Inside the Israeli hospital strike that killed her – and the possible war crimes behind it
Journalist Mariam Abu Dagga was killed in the 25 August 2025 double-tap attack on Nasser Hospital in Gaza. Based on dozens of witness testimonies, whistleblowers and visual analysis, this is the most comprehensive reconstruction yet into the strike.
In pictures: Life in Iran continues amid uncertainty over state of war
Trump officials worked with Iran on deportation lists as tensions exploded, emails reveal
Newly disclosed emails show US immigration officials worked directly with Iranian representatives to deport Iranian nationals in 2025, even as tensions between Washington and Tehran were escalating.
The records, obtained by the National Iranian American Council and released Tuesday, detail cooperation surrounding three removal flights in September and December 2025 and January 2026 that returned more than 100 Iranians.
The emails indicate Iranian representatives requested changes to proposed passenger lists and that US officials sometimes accommodated those requests.
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Trump cannot let Iran make him ‘look like a loser,’ says former Fox News personality
President Donald Trump cannot let Iran make him “look like a loser” because his legacy is tied up in the war with the Islamic Republic, a former Fox News personality says.
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly, the former host of The O’Reilly Factor, made the remark on Tuesday night as the six-month anniversary of the start of the war draws closer.
Appearing on NewsNation’s On Balance, O’Reilly began by saying that he believes the US does have a strategy going forward in the conflict with Iran.
”From what I understand, there is some kind of strategy that will involve a tougher approach on Iran,” he claimed. “I don’t know what it is. It’s top secret, classified.”
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The life and light of Mariam Abu Dagga – Independent Arabia journalist killed by Israel in Gaza
Mariam Abu Dagga, a mother and journalist, was killed in a 2025 Israeli double-tap attack on the last functioning hospital in South Gaza - she had a way out of Gaza but stayed to cover the slaughter. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew reports.
Federal judge strikes down Trump’s visa ban from 75 countries including Iran
A federal judge in New York has struck down a Trump administration policy that suspended visa processing for citizens of 75 nations, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, and Somalia.
US District Judge Jeannette Vargas, appointed by President Joe Biden, set aside the policy Friday after ruling it "contrary to law and in excess of statutory authority."
The judge ruled Secretary of State Marco Rubio exceeded his authority in issuing the policy, which "runs afoul" of the Immigration and Nationality Act by mandating "the refusal of visas to eligible applicants without any basis in law."
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The USS Lincoln has been at sea for 270-plus days. Here’s why conditions on board fell apart
The food shortages and other problems that sparked outrage over substandard conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln stemmed from Iranian attacks that devastated a key Navy base on the island nation of Bahrain — leaving the ship to rely on supplies from an outpost about 2,200 miles away.
In recent weeks, relatives of some crew members went public with tales of skimpy, inedible meals, mouldy showers, broken toilets and sporadic laundry service on the Lincoln.
Military mother Danielle Rappa told NBC News that her son, who's serving on the ship, “describes the overall experience as a scene out of the [Fox TV show] American Horror Story, where he feels like everybody is dead but they don't know it yet.”
One sailor went overboard August 3 wearing a life vest and was rescued after nearly an hour in the water, and others were prevented from also jumping off the ship, according to reports.
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