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US VP Vance says Iran war 'will end immediately after the election' - report

US Vice President JD Vance says the Iran war will enter a 'different phase' after the midterms in an interview on Air Force Two.

Vice President JD Vance arrives at Joint Base Andrews Tuesday, 15th September 2026
Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor receive the Special Jury Award for "Naza" during the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Italy, September 12, 2026.

Israeli politicians denounce NAZA film, Iranian leadership reportedly divided

The US Airforce crewmember, callsign ''Bravo,'' in a '60 Minutes' interview.

'A modern-day miracle': US airman shot down over Iran recounts survival, rescue on 60 Minutes

A woman walks past a mural depicting Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran in August.

Iranian leadership divided as hard-liners sabotage negotiations, Khamenei still unseen - report


Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan to hold first meeting under new defense pact in Istanbul

Senior officials from the three countries will discuss joint military cooperation, defense production, and coordination mechanisms in the first talks since the Mecca Agreement was signed.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, accompanied by their ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.

Iran economic sanctions leading to extremist regime elements gaining power, dissident says - report

"Under President Trump, the Treasury Department will continue to cut off every economic lifeline sustaining this regime, until Tehran is left completely alone," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent takes questions from reporters as he speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC on August 24, 2026. Bessent, in a column for the Financial Times, declared that an "economic D-Day" had begun against Tehran on Monday.

Pakistan says army chief held talks with Iran focused on preventing further escalation in MidEast

Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir discussed regional peace and ways to reach a negotiated settlement to disputes, the statement added.

IRANIAN PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian meets with chief of Defence Forces of Pakistan, Field Marshal Asim Munir, in Tehran, Iran, May 23, 2026.

US State Dept. sanctions Iranian military activities, fuel export in Operation Economic Outcast

Sanctions targeted Iranian individuals and companies that facilitated the trade of petroleum and petrochemical products with Iran or supported military action against US forces.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks at the start of a ministerial meeting on political violence, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2026.

Treasury Secretary Bessent says US entering 'endgame' with Iran, will sever economic lifelines

"Any remaining tie to Tehran will hasten the economic ostracism of countries and entities, whether that tie be purposefully constructed or wilfully ignored."

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 20, 2026.

Greece moves Patriot interceptor to protect key military base amid rising US-Iran tensions - report

Sources close to the regime in Tehran warned that Iran may attack US military targets in Europe if US President Donald Trump escalated the conflict.

Patriot battery in Greece

Trump says Iran 'would love' to make a deal with the US but isn't prepared to make the right one

Trump also said that the US had total control over the "entire region having to do with the Strait of Hormuz."

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 7, 2026

Pentagon spokesperson says claims of US munitions shortage amid Iran war 'false' - report

"The US has massive amounts of 'munitions'" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on August 6, adding that claims of any munitions shortage were fabricated.

A general view of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 21, 2025.

ICE allegedly accelerated Iranian deportations during US-Iran war, NIAC claims

“These documents expose an operation that demands answers from the highest levels of government,” said NIAC Policy Director Ryan Costello.

 Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Treasury Secretary Bessent says US will 'squash' Iranian economy, collapse 'murderous regime'

"I see lots of reports that said, 'oh, well, this has never worked.' It does work, because we have a combination. It is a one-two punch," Bessent said.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stands behind U.S. President Donald Trump who speaks to the media on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.