alarabiya – US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Iran was “officially a failed nation,” whose leaders rely on fabricated claims.“Iran is officially a Failed Nation. IT IS DEAD!” Trump said on Truth Social amid renewed tension between both countries.He went on to say that Iran was without a navy, an air force and has been left with a …

alarabiya – The leaders of Russia, China, Turkey, India and Iran were in Kyrgyzstan Monday for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which seeks to be a counterbalance to the West. The regional SCO bloc – which brings together Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, four central Asian countries and Belarus – is celebrating its 25-year anniversary. For …

iranintl – Iranians pushed back against a senior government official questioning cheap gasoline, contrasting fuel subsidies with low wages and soaring living costs as the US dollar traded around a historic 2.1 million rials on Monday. “Give us a $3,000 salary and sell gasoline for 750,000 rials ($0.36) a liter. No problem,” one person wrote in response to Mohammad Jafar …

iranintl – A Revolutionary Court in Isfahan has sentenced 10 protesters to death and six others to prison terms of up to 25 years over the nationwide demonstrations in the central Iranian city, according to an activist-run Telegram news channel. Khabaraneha, run by Iranian political activist Mehdi Mahmoudian, said Branch 1 of the Isfahan Revolutionary Court issued the initial verdicts …

iranintl.com – A Revolutionary Court in Isfahan has sentenced 10 protesters to death and six others to prison terms of up to 25 years over the nationwide demonstrations in the central Iranian city, according to an activist-run Telegram news channel. Khabaraneha, run by Iranian political activist Mehdi Mahmoudian, said Branch 1 of the Isfahan Revolutionary Court issued the initial verdicts …

rferl.org – US forces have struck two Iranian missile launchers on Larak Island after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was observed preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, a senior US official said on August 30. The August 30 strike is the first publicly reported US attack on Iranian targets in more …

iranintl.com – Iranians described cancelled language tests, soaring costs, visa hurdles and internet restrictions as obstacles increasingly putting study abroad beyond reach, in messages sent to Iran International following new US sanctions. “Are Trump’s sanctions targeting the Iranian people or Islamic Republic officials? We are looking for a way to escape this situation, but it seems all the doors of …

iranhr.net – According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men and a woman were executed in Isfahan (Dastgerd) Central Prison on 24 August 2026. Their identities have been established as Arezou Rastad, a 23-year-old woman from Isfahan, 42-year-old Saleh Zeidabadi (right photo) from Fahraj and his nephew, 30-year-old Marat Zeidabadi (middle photo), and 33-year-old Amir Danayi (left photo) …

iranintl.com – The Treasury Department’s opener for Operation Economic Outcast, launched Monday to cut Iran’s remaining income, suggests Washington sees Dubai, Istanbul and Baghdad — not Beijing — as the critical channels for Tehran’s money. The regime needs hard currency to defend the rial, pay its military and security forces, and keep salaries, pensions, and subsidies flowing. Reports from across …

iranintl.com – China’s refusal to bow to US sanctions has raised hopes in Tehran that Beijing could blunt Washington’s new economic offensive, but a debate inside Iran reveals doubts over how far China is willing or able to go on Iran’s behalf. China has warned that it would respond if Chinese companies were targeted by any significant expansion of US …