Day: September 6, 2026

Netanyahu: We’ll finish Iran campaign, it’s 80-90% done

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 September 6, 2026 An Israeli Air Force fighter jet was seen in central Israel amid the ongoing war between Israel, the US, and Iran on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90) The prime minister vowed to finish Israel’s campaign against Iran, despite a significant de-escalation in fighting. By World Israel News Staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel remains committed to finishing off the Iranian regime despite a marked de-escalation in the conflict, arguing that the Israeli military has already completed up to 90 percent of its campaign against Tehran but still has work to do. Speaking to i24 …

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US pressure on Iran starting to tell, as sanctions and blockade bite

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By Parisa Hafezi and Angus Mcdowall September 3, 202610:59 AM EDTUpdated September 4, 2026 DUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – A U.S. campaign to throttle Iran’s economy by blockading its oil exports and stopping sanctions evasion is growing increasingly difficult to withstand, three senior Iranian sources said. Washington has in recent weeks ​sought to ratchet up the economic pressure on Tehran, in an effort to extract concessions in any future negotiation that six months of conflict have so far failed to secure. The Reuters Iran Briefing newsletter keeps you informed with the latest developments and analysis of the Iran war. Sign up here. Although Iran’s ‌clerical rulers managed …

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US strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying warships were targeted with ballistic missiles

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By  AMIR VAHDAT, TOQA EZZIDIN and CARA ANNAUpdated 5:00 PM EDT, September 5, 2026 CAIRO (AP) — U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with ballistic missiles, the American military said Saturday, warning that it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.” Experts called it a dangerous escalation after Iran’s previous attacks at sea targeted commercial shipping. The strikes — a day after U.S. President Donald Trump sought to minimize the conflict as “small potatoes” — keep up a new tilt back toward fighting after six months of on-again, off-again war that began with U.S. and Israeli attacks …

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US said drafting postwar plan to create alliance against Iran, expand Abraham Accords

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Trump said to tell confidants he’s working on ‘something much bigger’ in the Middle East after the war with Iran, but plan to only be implemented after US, Israeli elections By ToI Staff4 September 2026, 11:53 pmUpdated: 5 September 2026, 4:25 am   US President Donald Trump speaks September 4, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) US President Donald Trump’s administration is crafting a post-Iran war strategy to build a regional alignment of US allies to contain Iran, while also expanding the Abraham Accords, the Axios news site reported on Friday. The report said that …

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