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'Whatever we do is political' says Iranian director Asgari at Venice
Even the smallest choice in Iran today becomes a "political act," with cinema a powerful tool of resistance, Iranian director Ali Asgari said at the Venice Film Festival Friday. The director of "Divine Comedy", part of last year's secondary competition, is back at Venice this season competing for the Golden Lion with "A Bit of Light," about a doctor in Tehran scarred by the violence inflicted on anti-regime protesters who decides to give up and end his own life.
Iranian VP Invites Regional Authorities to Form Islamic Political Bloc
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref called on regional authorities to embrace rationality, free themselves from dependency and unite under the banner of Islam, proposing the formation of a powerful Islamic economic and political bloc.
Iran war largely ignored at the Republican midterm convention
Aside from mentions by Trump and top administration officials, speakers at the convention mostly avoided talking about the war.
Fact check: Trump, RFK Jr. and others make false claims on night 2 of GOP convention
(CNN) — President Donald Trump delivered another rapid-fire series of false claims on the second night of Republicans’ midterm convention on Thursday. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did his own barrage of wrongness. And various other speakers uttered statements that were untrue, misleading or missing critical context.Here is a fact check of some of the assertions from the final day of the convention. This is not intended as a comprehensive list of Thursday’s falsehoods.Trump’s many false claimsTrump made numerous false claims, some of which he also made in his longer speech Wednesday.Trump claimed that there were “no empty seats” in the Dallas arena as he spoke Thursday, which was visibly untrue. CNN White House correspondent Alayna Treene, who was there, wrote in a live chat right after Trump made the claim that “I’m looking at rows of empty seats” and that “the idea that there are ‘no empty seats’ is just laughably untrue,” though she also said the room was mostly full. Trump has for years made false claims about supposedly never having had an empty seat.Trump further inflated one of his favorite fictional figures, claiming Thursday that “$22 trillion” in investment has come into the US; on Wednesday, he had put it at “over $20 trillion,” and even that lower figure has no apparent basis in reality. As of the time he spoke Thursday, the White House’s own website claimed there had been “$11.2 trillion” in “major investment announcements” this term, not “over $20 trillion,” and the White House figure was itself a major exaggeration of actual investment.Trump, talking about elections, lied that “there’s never been bigger cheaters” than Democrats; there is no basis for broadly describing Democrats as election cheaters. For the second straight night, Trump falsely claimed that the Biden administration allowed “25 million people” to pour into the country, though that number is nowhere close to correct. Trump again falsely claimed that former President Joe Biden and other Democrats “created the worst inflation in American history,” though even peak Biden-era inflation, 9.1% in June 2022, was far from the all-time record of 23.7%; it was a 40-year high, but the rate then fell sharply before Trump returned to office.Trump also baselessly claimed that Democrats would “defund the police” and give “voting rights and welfare to 25 million illegal aliens” if they won the midterms. Republicans will still control the White House in 2027 and 2028 and the president would be in position to veto any such changes if a Democratic-controlled Congress sought to make them, but there is no indication that Democrats want to do so. Also, even groups favoring strict immigration policies estimate that the total undocumented population is far less than “25 million” or even 20 million.As he did Wednesday, Trump claimed the US now has the world’s lowest prescription drug prices. The assertion is so broad that it is unclear what exactly Trump is referencing. But experts told CNN they highly doubt that the prices for brand-name drugs in the US are generally less than they are in other countries, and the Trump administration has not provided details to prove the claim.“It’s tough to claim that you’re getting the lowest prices anywhere in the world and then also not have any evidence to support that,” said Andrew Mulcahy, a senior health economist at RAND, while Diederik Stadig, senior healthcare economist at financial institution ING, said, “To say that the US now has the lowest drug prices in the world is at this moment not true.”And as he did Wednesday, Trump said “more Americans are working today than ever before” – which is true but nearly meaningless, since the number of people working in the US generally rises over time simply because the population rises over time.“There are more Americans working because there are more Americans. That’s the entire analysis,” Justin Wolfers, a University of Michigan professor of public policy and economics, wrote in his newsletter in August.RFK Jr.’s false claims on the pandemic, Trump’s record and moreFalse claim about Democrats and the 2024 electionKennedy unsuccessfully ran for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination before withdrawing to run as an independent and then eventually endorsing Republican candidate Donald Trump. In Kennedy’s Thursday convention speech, he complained of how the Democrats handled the nomination race.At one point, he said, “For the first time in history, they cancelled their own convention. No voter ever cast a primary ballot for Kamala Harris, no elected delegate was ever consulted; the party of ‘No Kings’ simply anointed a queen.”Kennedy is entitled to express unhappiness about how quickly Democratic leaders coalesced around then-Vice President Harris after Biden unexpectedly dropped out of the race in July 2024, after the primaries were over and less than four months from Election Day. But it’s not true that the party canceled its convention or that delegates didn’t get any say.The convention was held; it was a four-day event in Chicago in August 2024. Democratic convention delegates officially nominated Harris in a virtual roll call vote in advance of the convention. It’s true that Harris was the only candidate on the roll call ballot, but that’s because she was the only candidate who gathered enough delegate signatures to appear on the ballot.It’s clear that party elites’ backing of Harris played a key role in the unusual nomination process. But Kennedy’s specific allegations that the convention was abandoned and delegates were cut out of the process are not true.False claim that Democrats closed ‘every church’ during the Covid-19 pandemicWhile attacking Democrats, Kennedy claimed that, during the Covid-19 pandemic, “They closed every church in our country for a year.”It’s not true that every church in the country was closed for a year, nor even that every church in a Democratic state was closed for a year.Every state issued some type of guidance or order about social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic, but many states – including some led by Democrats and some led by Republicans – incorporated religious exemptions into those limitations on social interactions.According to a Pew Research Center analysis from April 2020, 15 states allowed religious gatherings to continue without a limit on their size. That set of states included Colorado, Michigan and Pennsylvania, which all had Democratic governors. And at least two states with Republican governors, Alaska and Idaho, were among the states that prohibited religious gatherings at least briefly.False claim that Trump ‘ended nine wars’Trump has repeatedly claimed that he has ended “eight wars.” Kennedy went one higher on Thursday, declaring, “President Trump has ended nine wars.”That’s false. Trump hasn’t even ended eight wars.Trump’s list of eight includes two situations that were never actually wars during his tenure: a diplomatic dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia and a mysterious supposed situation between Serbia and Kosovo. The list also includes a war, involving Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, that hasn’t actually ended despite a peace agreement brokered by the Trump administration.In addition, the list includes the war between Israel and Hamas, but Israel continues to conduct frequent attacks in Gaza despite a US-brokered ceasefire agreement. And it includes the brief 2025 conflict between Israel and Iran, though Israel proceeded to join the US in starting another war against Iran in 2026.Claim about reversing a decline in longevityKennedy speaking of the Trump administration, claimed Thursday: “We have now reversed a 30-year decline in longevity. “Kennedy referenced preliminary data that he said he had received from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week, but it’s unclear what metric of longevity he’s referring to.CDC data shows that US life expectancy had been steadily increasing for decades before a sharp drop during the Covid-19 pandemic. Life expectancy had already started to rebound in 2022, under the Biden administration, and reached a new record high in 2024 before Trump’s second term began.Preliminary data shared by the CDC in July suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025.CNN has reached out to HHS for clarification on Kennedy’s comments.Claim that Democrats ‘lost 360,000 children’Speaking about Democrats, Kennedy said: “They somehow lost 360,000 children and they turned our federal government into the biggest child trafficking operation in world history.”Trump and other Republicans have made similar claims. But there’s no basis for the assertion that Democrats “lost” so many children or that the federal government was engaged in human trafficking.A 2024 report from the inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement had reported that more than 32,000 unaccompanied migrant children failed to appear as scheduled for immigration court hearings after being released or transferred out of custody between fiscal years 2019 and 2023 – a period that, notably, includes two years and four months under the first Trump administration. The report also said that 291,000 unaccompanied migrant children during this period were not given notices to appear in court.The report said that ICE had “no assurances” these children “are safe from trafficking, exploitation, or forced labor.” But it did not say all the children were actually “lost” and did not definitively assert that any of them were trafficked – let alone that the government was somehow involved in a trafficking operation. And, again, the report spanned parts of both a Republican administration and a Democratic administration.Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, told CNN in 2024: “Long story short, no, there are not 320,000 kids missing. 32,000 kids missed court. That doesn’t mean they’re missing, it means they missed court (either because their sponsor didn’t bring them or they are teenagers who didn’t want to show up). The remaining 291,000 cases mentioned by the (Office of the Inspector General) are cases where ICE hasn’t filed the paperwork to start their immigration court cases.”Vance on inflation, crime and taxes on Social SecurityA false claim about the media and Biden-era inflationVice President JD Vance mocked the media during part of his speech on Thursday. But he made a false claim about Biden-era inflation while lampooning how the media supposedly challenged him over another false claim on that subject.Vance said: “The president and I would go during a campaign, we’d say, ‘You know, inflation is as high as it’s been in 100 years,’ and the fake news would say, ‘No, no, no, it’s as high as it’s been in 68 years.’ That ain’t good, ladies and gentlemen.”Mainstream journalists, at least, wouldn’t say that inflation under Biden was as high as it had been “in 68 years.” Rather, CNN and others noted that peak inflation under the Biden administration, 9.1% in June 2022, was the highest in about 40 years.Vance is entitled to make his general point that this correction still doesn’t make Biden-era inflation sound good, but his specific number was, again, wrong. And he didn’t acknowledge that inflation fell sharply under Biden after hitting the 40-year high, declining to 2.9% in Biden’s last full month in office, December 2024, and 3.0% in January 2025, when Trump and Vance were inaugurated.The rate was 3.4% in July 2026, the most recent month for which data is available.Trump didn’t end taxes on Social SecurityVance claimed, “We’ve ended taxes on Social Security.” Several other convention speakers, including Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie of Pennsylvania and Ohio House candidate Derek Merrin, similarly said the administration has achieved “no tax on Social Security.”It hasn’t. The big domestic policy bill Trump signed in 2025 did create an additional, temporary $6,000-per-year tax deduction for individuals age 65 and older (which phases out for individuals earning $75,000 per year or more), but as the White House has implicitly acknowledged, millions of Social Security recipients will continue to pay taxes on their benefits even before the temporary new deduction expires after 2028.The Social Security Administration said in 2025 that “the bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits.Claim about violent crime rate under BidenWhile criticizing the Biden administration, Vice President JD Vance claimed Thursday that the US “became a country where violent crime exploded, unless, of course, you could afford private security.”But violent crime did not explode under Biden. In fact, as FactCheck.org reported last month, data collected and published by the FBI shows that the national violent crime rate was at a lower level in 2023 and 2024, the last two full calendar years of Biden’s term, than it was in 2020, the last full calendar year of Trump’s first term. The year 2020 was highly unusual in many ways – violent crime jumped amid the Covid-19 pandemic – but Biden nonetheless left office with violent crime lower than it was when he took over. In fact, the 2024 violent crime rate was even lower than the 2019 rate under Trump before the pandemic.There was an increase in violent crime during the earlier part of Biden’s term. But given the subsequent decline, it’s misleading at best to claim violent crime “exploded” with no further context.Asked earlier this month about Trump’s similar previous claims to have reversed a Biden-era upswing in violence, crime data expert Jeff Asher said in an email: “No, crime began dropping significantly in 2023 during the Biden administration. Murder fell at record rates in 2023, 2024 and 2025 and, while 2026 may not feature a record decline nationally, it is still on track to see a sizable double-digit decline this year. Violent crime similarly fell nationally in 2023 and 2024, though the drops were more muted than the decline that was recorded by the FBI in 2025.”Other GOP speakersMike Johnson’s false claim about the inflation Republicans inherited from BidenSome other speakers at the convention took aim at inflation under Biden. House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed that “Republicans inherited from the Biden administration record-high inflation.”That’s not true. The inflation rate was 2.9% in Biden’s last full month in office, December 2024, and 3.0% in January 2025, when Trump took over. That’s lower than the most recent rate, 3.4% in July 2026, and nowhere close to the all-time record of 23.7%, which was reached in 1920, or the highest point of Jimmy Carter’s presidency, 14.8%, which was reached in 1980.Johnson correctly said moments later that inflation reached “a 40-year high of 9.1% inflation” under Biden. But a 40-year high is not an all-time record. More importantly, Johnson didn’t explain that 9.1% was much higher than the rate Trump inherited or that the 9.1% rate occurred in June 2022, with roughly two-and-a-half years left in Biden’s term.The cumulative increase in prices from the beginning of the Biden administration to the end was also not the highest in US history. Federal figures show that beginning-to-end inflation under Biden was less than half of that during Carter’s term.What Johnson left out of his claim about a congressional resolutionWhile attacking Democrats as extreme, Johnson said: “Just last week, nearly every Democrat in the House of Representatives voted against condemning socialism and Marxism. They voted against it.”But the resolution didn’t use the word “Marxism.” And Johnson didn’t mention that the resolution wasn’t only about condemning socialism. Rather, it contained other language that Democratic leadership said was the focus of the party’s opposition to the resolution.The resolution’s first provision said it “condemns and denounces socialism in all its forms, including the Democratic Socialists of America, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States.” But its fifth provision said it “calls for enactment of the SAVE America Act,” Trump’s favored elections bill, which contains various provisions opposed by many Democrats.So while it’s very possible many Democrats would have opposed the resolution even without its expression of support for the SAVE America Act, the call to pass this elections bill served as a poison pill that ensured most Democrats wouldn’t support it.“House Resolution 1490 explicitly calls for enactment of the so-called SAVE America Act, which is the top legislative priority of far-right extremists,” Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement last week.A New Mexico candidate left out key context in an attack on his opponentGreg Cunningham, a Republican House candidate in New Mexico, used some of his Thursday speech to criticize his Democratic opponent, Rep. Gabe Vasquez. Cunningham said of Vasquez: “He even voted against a resolution honoring the sacrifices and service of the brave men and women in law enforcement who protect, every day, our communities.”But Cunningham left out important context about the resolution. While its focus was expressing support for law enforcement, its preamble contained statements praising the Trump administration and criticizing “leftist activists,” “progressive politicians” and “sanctuary city policies” for allegedly making law enforcement less safe.In other words, a House member might vote against such a resolution, as the vast majority of Democrats did, because they disagreed with conservative components of it, not the general expressions of support for law enforcement. (CNN has reached out to Vasquez’s campaign and House office for comment on his vote.) It’s common for parties to write resolutions in a way that would make it difficult for opponents to support but would open those opponents to campaign attacks if they voted “no.”An Ohio candidate’s misleading attack about Democrats and votingMerrin, the Republican candidate running against Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur for a House seat in Ohio, claimed in his speech, “While Democrats talk about letting illegal immigrants vote in our election, Republicans fight for proof of citizenship, photo ID and fair elections.”It’s a big country, so it’s possible some Democrat somewhere is talking about letting undocumented people vote in some election. But Merrin’s claim is misleading at best. There is no proposal from Democrats in Congress to let undocumented people vote in the 2026 midterms – the election Merrin appeared to be referring to when he said “our election” – or vote in future federal elections.CNN has reached out to Merrin’s campaign for an explanation of his claim.House Majority Leader Steve Scalise invoked a similar theme in his speech Wednesday, claiming that Democrats had voted last week “to allow illegals to vote in our federal elections.” But there was no congressional vote on letting undocumented immigrants vote in any elections.Rather, there was a vote on the non-binding Republican resolution that included multiple provisions, including one that “reiterates the notion that American elections are for American citizens only,” one supporting Trump’s favored elections bill and one denouncing socialism.Opposing that multi-clause resolution doesn’t necessarily mean someone supports voting by any non-citizens, let alone non-citizens in the country illegally.This article has been updated with additional items.CNN’s Deja Oliver contributed to this report.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. 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Anthropic says it blocked possible efforts to use AI for biological weapons development, Iran-linked cases
The company detailed five cases involving potentially dangerous biological research, saying it banned the associated accounts and strengthened its safeguards.
Behind the Scenes, Vance Gathered Unvarnished Views of the Iran War
Vice President JD Vance received sobering assessments about the war that did not line up with what he, along with President Trump and other top administration officials, were saying publicly.
This Week In Politics: Renewed Conflict With Iran
Following a month-long pause in conflict, American and Iranian forces resumed hostilities this week when U.S. strikes hit Iranian territory on Sunday, Aug. 30. The U.S. struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, a critical strategic island along the Strait of Hormuz, and the attack is reported to have killed two people and wounded others....
Trump names Adam Telle acting secretary of the Army
Two Mississippians are now leaders in U.S. military policy, partially charged with steering the nation through the monthslong conflict with Iran.
Ella Langley leads Country Music Association Awards nods, with mentor Miranda Lambert close behind
Ella Langley leads the 2026 Country Music Association Awards nominations with nine nods, thanks to her hit “Choosin’ Texas.” | WWL
The Political Cost of Sending Korean Forces to Hormuz
By pressuring Seoul to support his Iran war, Trump is weakening a vital alliance.
If Trump Can’t Fill a Dallas Arena, Can He Turn Out a November Vote? | WSJ Politics Newsletter for Sept. 10
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The Legal and Political Impact of Iran’s UN Nuclear Referral
For the first time in 20 years, Iran’s nuclear file has been officially referred back to the United Nations Security Council.On Wednesd ...
Trump Says Iran War Will End ‘Immediately’ After Midterms
Trump sought to reassure voters by predicting that gasoline prices would fall sharply after the midterm elections.
Republican Senate Candidates Avoid Tariffs and Iran War at Trump’s Convention
Four battleground Senate nominees who spoke sidestepped a pair of issues that have posed political challenges, focusing instead on Mr. Trump’s tax law and other topics.
Oil-bubble research could lead to technological breakthroughs
Binghamton University assistant professor collaborates with Georgia Tech for a $590,000 National Science Foundation grant.
WATCH: Trump says oil prices will come down after midterm elections
President Donald Trump, in an exchange with reporters before traveling to Dallas for the midterm Republican convention, added that he believes Iran will finally relent after the pivotal elections are held in the U.S.
With AI memes, Trump promotes mythical version of himself as challenges stack up ahead of midterms
In the real world, President Donald Trump is struggling to stop inflation, rout the Iranian government and restore American manufacturing with tariffs. It's a different story in the fantastical vision that he shares with supporters on social media.
Trump’s Ability to Channel Voter Concerns Is Tested as Republicans Gather in Dallas
As Republicans face down tough midterm elections, President Trump has appeared out of step with the party on Iran, the economy and other issues.
Oil jumps $1 in early trade after Iran launches missiles at Jordan
Oil prices jumped for the fourth straight session, gaining more than $1 in early trade on Wednesday after Iran launched fresh attacks on U.S. military assets in the Gulf as the war between Washington and Tehran continued to spill out across the region.
US targets multiple Iranian tankers near Kharg Island
The US targeted multiple Iranian tankers near Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to two US officials.
US issues sweeping sanctions against Iranian airlines, foreign businesses
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced new sanctions against all of Iran’s airlines and nearly a dozen foreign companies doing business with Iran’s Mahan Air, which had earlier been sanction…
Trump honors 9/11 first responders — and plugs his political priorities
President Donald Trump on Tuesday honored the heroes of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks — but couldn’t resist mentioning the Iran war and communism.
Tuesday Morning Politics: State of Iran War; Home Stretch to Midterms
Jonathan Lemire, co-host of Morning Joe on MS NOW, writer for MS NOW and staff writer for The Atlantic, talks about the latest developments in national politics.
Meta Removes Iran-Linked Network That Faked American Personas to Sway US Political Debate
The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) welcomes Meta’s recent removal of an Iranian regime-linked network that disguised its origins while seeking to influence American political discourse. Meta disclosed the takedown on Aug. 27 in its H2 2026 Adversarial Threat Report. The network consisted of four Facebook accounts and 31 Instagram accounts linked to actors based in […]
US targets Iran’s airline industry as part of pressure campaign
The Trump administration took sweeping actions against Iran’s airline industry on Tuesday as part of its pressure campaign on Tehran.
California’s political hopefuls remain silent on state’s job losses, unemployment
Dan Walters Commentary: The aspirants for those positions are making all sorts of promises to win voters’ approval. But few, if any, have mentioned a slow-motion menace affecting a fundamental
Former Pentagon official analyzes Strait of Hormuz oil threats
Former Pentagon official Brent Sadler discusses rising geopolitical risks including Iran's threats in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. envoys pushing for Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations and the new Russia-North Korea road bridge.
Huawei heads to trial in US over its business dealings in Iran
Eight years after U.S. prosecutors secretly charged China's Huawei Technologies with defrauding HSBC and other banks over its business with Iran, the case is finally heading for trial.
Huawei Heads to Trial in US Over Its Business Dealings in Iran
By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Eight years after U.S. prosecutors secretly charged China's Huawei Technologies with defrauding HSBC and other banks over its business with Iran, the case is finally heading for trial. Huawei also faces charges for conspiring to steal trade secrets ...
Oil price approaches $100 a barrel after attacks on Saudi oil facilities
Saudi authorities said operations at some energy facilities have been attacked by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis
Military and intelligence officials discuss smaller presence in the Middle East as US looks for another post-9/11 strategy
In offices across the military and in the intelligence community, there have been recent quiet discussions about cutting the number of people and facilities typically stationed in the Middle East if the Trump administration succeeds in ending the Iran conflict, six sources say.
Oil rises as risks of prolonged Mideast conflict heighten supply worries
Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday as risks of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East grew after Iran threatened to retaliate against any new U.S. attacks on its assets, heightening worries over supply disruption.
The war on Iran’s energy infrastructure creates rising political risk
When Israel targeted Tehran’s oil storage facilities in the initial days of the war launched on Feb. 28, black smoke blanketed the capital and plunged parts of the city into darkness. Roughly ten days later, strikes hit natural gas facilities at the giant South Pars field, key oil refineries, major steel plants, and petrochemical complexes, impacting thousands of workers. These attacks on vital energy and industrial assets revealed a critical dimension of the conflict: compounding an already acute domestic energy...
Rise of the far right: can Farage get a boost from AfD’s win in Germany?
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the rise of the far-right in Germany and how it might affect the UK
5 Races to Watch This Fall for Answers to the Biggest Midterm Questions
From Iowa to Michigan to Texas, key contests will offer clues about voters’ views of President Trump, progressive ideas, the war with Iran and more.
Kurdish Political Prisoner Warisheh Moradi Expresses Solidarity with Grieving Sanandaj Families
Warisheh Moradi, a Kurdish political prisoner held in Evin Prison, expressed her condolences to the families of the victims of the Sanan ...
Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in U.S.
Prices shot up after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in February and have not settled down since
Domestic demand drives business sentiment turnaround in South Korea
The overall outlook surpassed the baseline of 100 for the first time since before the US-Iran conflict.
Could Trump’s Iran trade war threaten Spain’s saffron-infused paella?
US threats to punish Iran’s trade partners could disrupt Spain’s saffron supply, pressuring paella chefs and exporters.
Security Forces Dismantle Terrorist Cells Southeast of Iran
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Intelligence Ministry announced the dismantling of three operational cells affiliated with terrorist Takfiri groups in southeastern Iran, with nine terrorists arrested and three others killed in clashes with security forces.
Iran Dismisses Push to Refer Nuclear File to UNSC
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned US and Israeli attempts to pressure the UN nuclear chief and pave the way for referring Iran’s nuclear file to the UN Security Council, warning that Tehran will take necessary measures in response to any such move.
Political Prisoner Kamal Jafari Yazdi Calls for Immediate Peaceful Transfer of Power in Iran
In an open statement addressing deepening economic collapse, escalating public outrage, and the regime’s desperate manoeuvres to retain ...
Qalibaf Mocks Bessent’s ‘Liftoff’ Claims, Highlights US Economic Pressures
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf responded to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s remarks about the US economy and oil prices, highlighting mounting economic and financial pressures facing Washington.
Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran War, refinery issues
The average price of regular gas was $4.14 a gallon heading into the holiday, according to AAA motor club.
Oil extends gains after US and Iran strike ships
Oil prices extended gains on Monday as tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran on vessels sailing in the Strait of Hormuz and other areas heightened concerns of a prolonged supply disruption from the Middle East.
Oil Prices Rise Slightly After U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes
Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, was up about 1 percent as trading resumed on Sunday, while the national average price of gas was nearly $4.15 a gallon.
Poll: Cracks emerge in GOP support for Trump and his handling of the Iran war
The share of Republicans who strongly approve of Trump and how he’s managed the war has dropped significantly in recent months, according to the new NBC News Decision Desk Poll.
A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the earliest days of this election cycle, the U.S. wasn't at war with Iran . The East Wing of the White House was still standing and the Ke
A Whiplash Election Year Enters Its Final Stretch as Trump Holds Wild Cards
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the earliest days of this election cycle, the U.S. wasn't at war with Iran. The East Wing of the White House was still standing and the Kennedy Center wasn't threatened with demolition. Artificial intelligence data centers weren't bipartisan shorthand for the tech sector's ...
Political Prisoners Meysam Dehbanzadeh, Javad Vafaei, and Mohammad Hassani Mark PMOI’s 61st Anniversary
PMOI political prisoners Meysam Dehbanzadeh, Javad Vafaei, and Mohammad Hassani commemorate the 61st anniversary of the founding of the PMOI.
Squad list for Bologna vs. Sassuolo
Domenico Tedesco has named the following squad for tomorrow’s match:Goalkeepers: Happonen, Pessina, Skorupski.Defenders: De Silvestri, Heggem, Helland, Holm, Miranda, Rahim, Theate, Vitik, Zortea.Mi...
Political Prisoners in Iran Who Refuse to Let the State Own the Future
There are moments when a prison ceases to be merely a place of confinement and becomes a contest over who possesses the future. From Vakilabad Prison in
Iran Urges BRICS to Prosecute War Criminals
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Judiciary chief called on BRICS members to condemn violations of Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and use universal jurisdiction to pursue those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during two wars of aggression against Iran.
Letter from Iranian Former Political Prisoners, Writers, Scholars, Activists
We, the undersigned former Iranian political prisoners, activists, writers, artists, intellectuals, academic scholars, researchers, and members of civil society within Iran and in exile, stand resolutely in support of the open letter published in The Guardian on 20 August 2026,
Trump says Iran conflict, which has killed 18 US service members and injured hundreds more, is ‘small potatoes’
President Donald Trump on Friday labeled the Iran war “small potatoes,” the latest attempt to minimize a six-month conflict that caused a spike in gas prices and led to the deaths of 18 American service-members.
U.S. issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it is 'financial lifeline' for Iran
The actions come nearly a week after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced “Operation Economic Outcast"
U.S. issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it is 'financial lifeline' for Iran
The actions come nearly a week after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced “Operation Economic Outcast"
A More Confident Iran Emerges After Six Months of War With the U.S.
New intelligence reports have assessed that Iran now has a far better understanding of its capabilities and the limits of U.S. power.
National average price for diesel hits new record high amid Iran conflict
The AAA national average price for diesel fuel has reached a new record high of $5.85 as of Sept. 4, 2026, beating the prior record from June 2022.
U.S. Diesel Prices Set New High
Because of the war in Iran, the cost has climbed past the record it reached in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
When War Pays: Trump, Iran, and the Politics of Private Gain
A Democratic congressional analysis does not prove financial motive, but it highlights a deeper accountability problem when a president can shape energy
Qalibaf Mocks US over Oil, Treasury Yield Pressures
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Parliament speaker warned that the US is facing growing pressure from rising oil futures prices, elevated Treasury yields and the depletion of the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), saying the consequences of US’ policies are increasingly difficult to conceal.
Behind the Scenes with Kaitlan Collins: Trump administration won’t commit to a timeline in Iran as midterms loom large
JD Vance Says He Wouldn’t Call Iran Conflict a War
In the first White House press briefing since Karoline Leavitt left as press secretary, the vice president suggested that when the conflict would end was up to Tehran.
Vance says Iran conflict isn’t a ‘war,’ even as he refuses to say when it will end
Vice President JD Vance could provide neither a timeline for the Iran war to end nor a date when gas prices might sink below pre-war levels during a White House appearance Thursday, suggesting instead it was up to Iran to conclude the conflict that began with joint US-Israeli airstrikes six months ago.
Trump promises to campaign for Republicans and says they have a winning midterm message
Voters' dim views of the economy and the war in Iran have put Republicans in a tough spot as the midterm election season enters its final stretch.
Iran targets Kuwait in retaliation for U.S. bombardments
It came after U.S. allies Bahrain and Jordan said their air defense systems also intercepted several Iranian air attacks Wednesday
Hegseth Extends Mideast Deployments Into 2027, Escalating Strain on Troops
The move is part of an open-ended military strategy designed to give President Trump options in the Iran war.
US military fended off Iranian drones as it escorted a record amount of oil through Strait of Hormuz, sources say
The US military escorted 40 commercial vessels carrying 18 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, marking a wartime high as Iran and the US exchanged a new round strikes on Tuesday, two US officials familiar with the operations told CNN.
Driscoll offers no reason for his exit as Army secretary but says Wednesday is his last full day
Dan Driscoll has announced that his last full day as U.S. Army secretary is Wednesday, but his social media post offered no explanation for why he is stepping down after 18 months as the service's civilian leader.
Trump says midterms won't impact Iran war efforts: 'I'm not running'
President Donald Trump said the looming November midterms won't affect his commitment to the Iran war ‒ noting that he's not on the ballot.
Trump Returns to a Familiar Playbook as the War With Iran Flares Up Again
President Trump called on Iranians to “rise up and fight” on Tuesday as the United States seems increasingly bogged down after six months of conflict.
Trump aides, fearing a midterm rout, push to keep Iran war 'quiet' for now
Top aides to President Donald Trump want to keep Iran war contained heading into midterms, as Republicans defend slim majorities.
Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors, retaliating for U.S. military strikes
Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has increased since the weekend after the American military hit Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz
Islamic World Science and Technology Exchange Office unveiled
TEHRAN - The Islamic World Science and Technology Exchange Office (STEP-AUT) has been unveiled with the aim of developing and systematizing scientific and technological exchanges, expanding scientific diplomacy, and connecting Iranian researchers with a network of scientists, scholars, and universities across the Islamic world.
Iran attempted cyberattacks on range of U.S. infrastructure, sources say
The attempts have so far been unsuccessful, but an Iranian hacking group warned that “unexpected and critical events” would soon target American infrastructure.
Oil up nearly 1% as US and Iran trade fresh strikes
Oil prices rose nearly 1% in early trade on Wednesday, extending the previous session's surge, as concerns over supply disruption intensified after the U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes overnight, dimming hopes for a quick easing of tensions in the Middle East.
Eagles updated practice squad: Complete list of 17 players
The Eagles filled their practice squad by signing Kiran Amegadjie, Jaydon Blue, Danny Gray and Robert Longerbeam
US military carries out new strikes on Iranian targets
The US military conducted additional strikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran on Tuesday, in response to recent attempted attacks against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and American troops deployed to the region, according to US Central Command.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, White House says
No reason was given for the departure of Driscoll, who is a friend of Vice President JD Vance, but tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported.
Trump says U.S. might ‘smack’ Iran but that fighting is likely to remain limited
The president downplays the possibility of escalating military action against Tehran, despite recent tit-for-tat attacks.
Political expert discusses the Iran war as it hits the six-month mark
Defense Dept., SBA aim to revamp US defense industrial pipeline
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler discusses how small businesses are working with the US government to replenish defense supplies amid the Iran conflict on 'The Claman Countdown.'
Bessent heads to G20 to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties
The Group of 20 finance ministers is meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday and Tuesday.
Live updates: U.S. and Iran trade strikes after monthlong lull
Live updates and the latest news as the U.S. and Iran trade strikes after monthlong lull and Trump voters express frustrations with the administration in interviews with NBC News.
Global Oil Price Rises to $90 a Barrel After U.S. and Iran Trade Attacks
The first attacks in a month jolted energy markets. The average U.S. gasoline price remained 37 percent higher since the war began.
Family ties bring 2 generations of physicians together
Medicine is a family affair for Drs. Niranjan, Megha and Nakul Rao who work as doctors and colleagues at Saint Peter's Healthcare System.
U.S. strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz
Iran swiftly vowed to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack
U.S. strikes Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz
Iran swiftly vowed to retaliate for what it called a deadly attack
US strikes Iranian island where forces were preparing to launch mines, official says
The US military on Sunday struck Iran’s Larak Island, where forces were observed preparing to launch mines into the Strait of Hormuz, according to a US official, marking the first strikes in the war in over a month.
Sen. Ted Cruz calls for elections in Venezuela to proceed ‘rapidly’
The Texas senator also said the U.S. should arm Iranian protesters in Iran.
Why the United States Can’t Quit Its Wars
The country’s longest war came to an end exactly five years ago. Today it offers lessons for policymakers seeking to avoid an endless war in Iran.
Politics chat: more tariffs, mail-in voting order, Kushner-Jeffries meeting
Real economic sanctions on Canada and economic threats to countries trading with Iran may work against Republicans in the midterm elections.
No, Iran is not winning: In Act IV of the war, it’s losing its leverage in Hormuz
As the latest phase of the war unfolds, Iran is losing its leverage in Hormuz
Louisiana fertilizer plants lay off 200 as war with Iran drives up cost of key raw material
The company said it is reducing staffing at the plants in Convent and St. James, because of the availability and cost of sulfur, one of the key components of phosphate fertilizer production. Ammonia production at the Faustina plant in St. James will not be affected.
Louisiana fertilizer plant lays off 200 as war with Iran drives up cost of key raw material
The company said it is reducing staffing at the plants in Convent and St. James, because of the availability and cost of sulfur, one of the key components of phosphate fertilizer production. Ammonia production at the Faustina plant in St. James will not be affected.