Pezeshkian says Iran ‘has not become Venezuela’ despite war and sanctions
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran has stood firm despite what he calls a full-scale war.
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aljazeera.com
23.08.2026
Iran war live: Iranian parliament advances plans for Hormuz service fees
Draft law says ships of countries permitted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz will pay for services provided by Iran.
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aljazeera.com
24.08.2026
U.S. vows ‘economic D-Day’ as Iran threatens to halt all oil exports
Iran in turn vowed to shut down all oil exports from the Gulf "if the economic war continues."
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japantimes.co.jp
24.08.2026
Iran discovers major new gas reserves amid war-hit energy sector
Iran on Sunday said it had discovered more than 200 billion cubic metres of natural gas in the southern Fars province, with more than 160 billion cubic metres potentially recoverable. The find comes a
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france24.com
23.08.2026
Trump has ‘run out of options’ in Iran war: Stephen Walt
Political scientist Stephen Walt says Trump promised to make US stronger, but many of his policies are making it weaker.
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aljazeera.com
23.08.2026
Iran war: Top US lawmaker says Republicans can ‘absolutely’ win midterms
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Trump ally, admits it 'would be helpful' if conflict ends before elections in November.
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aljazeera.com
23.08.2026
Mike Pence warns Trump he’ll have to ‘go in and finish the job’ in Iran
Pence, a stalwart Iran hawk, implies that boots on the ground will be required to ‘finish the job’ as war stretches to six month anniversary
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independent.co.uk
23.08.2026
Can Nigeria cash in on Iran war?
Ekperikpe Ekpo says the US-Israel war on Iran has pushed Nigeria to expand its gas production.
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aljazeera.com
23.08.2026
Iran government signals fuel price hike on eve of new US sanctions
Prices for food and other items are soaring, and there is a history of unrest, so any increase is being considered.
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aljazeera.com
23.08.2026
Can Iran retaliate against countries that join US ‘economic war’?
Iran warns that countries backing US economic sanctions will be considered an enemy of Tehran.
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aljazeera.com
23.08.2026
Iran’s president says US memorandum is best path out of stalled war, and other Middle East news
Iran's president has defended a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. as the best way to end a stalled conflict
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abcnews.com
23.08.2026
Middle East live: Iran's president says country facing 'many problems' as US sanctions loom
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday said that his country was facing "many problems" and that authorities were striving "to overcome inflation, livelihood problems, unemployment, and to secu
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france24.com
23.08.2026
How much more are you spending on petrol since the war in Iran began?
At least 145 countries have reported increases in petrol prices since the attacks on Iran by the US and Israel began.
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aljazeera.com
24.08.2026
U.S. to unveil "economic D-Day" sanctions on Iran
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the new measures will be the "greatest financial offensive" ever.
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cbsnews.com
24.08.2026
Pakistan’s army chief Munir returns to Iran: Can he break US war deadlock?
Pakistan says it can offer a channel between Tehran and Washington, but analysts differ over how much influence it has.
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aljazeera.com
24.08.2026
‘We know this movie’: Iran mocks latest US sanctions
Abbas Araghchi said new US sanctions, likely to be unveiled Monday, are like watching the 'same movie on repeat'.
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aljazeera.com
24.08.2026
Iran-US war latest: Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ arrives as Tehran threatens ‘earthquake-like’ retaliation
Iran’s new security chief warns Gulf neighbours they will be treated as ‘enemies’ if they join Trump’s economic war
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independent.co.uk
24.08.2026
White House promises full-throttle economic warfare against Iran with new plan for sanctions
The streets of Washington, D.C., turned into a speedway on Sunday as IndyCars raced around the National Mall. Meanwhile, the Trump administration said new economic pressure for allies and enemies alik
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cbsnews.com
24.08.2026
Will Donald Trump’s new sanctions against Iran work?
The US president says he will impose 'crushing measures' on Tehran.
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aljazeera.com
23.08.2026
Iran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plant
Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British basesHackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British powe
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theguardian.com
23.08.2026