Sep 3, 2026, 13:41:14 ISTUS Iran war | Sept 2 highlights: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that airlines, the maritime sector and digital assets could be among the areas targeted as the Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to put further pressure on Iran’s economy.Key Events10:34 PM IST, September 2Qatar condemns Iran's targeting of Saudi tanker in Hormuz10:15 PM IST, September 2Deputy IRGC commander vows to ‘respond firmly’ to any enemy move9:54 PM IST, September 2UAE denounces Iranian strikes on four Gulf nations9:16 PM IST, September 2Marco Rubio says Iran will ‘continue to feel the squeeze’ as hostilities resume9:04 PM IST, September 2Iran war LIVE updates: Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz 'Trump Strait'9:01 PM IST, September 2Iran war LIVE updates: Pakistan says 'hopeful' for peace in West Asia despite recent escalation8:58 PM IST, September 2Iran's Araghchi meets senior Hamas official in Tehran8:24 PM IST, September 2Iran arrests 11 foreign nationals over fuel smuggling, says state media7:43 PM IST, September 2Iran seizes vessel with smuggled fuel, 11 detained - Report7:19 PM IST, September 2US strikes were to prevent Iran's attack on undersea cables in Hormuz, says report7:05 PM IST, September 2'Will soon see that Iran's new strategy', warns Iranians security chief6:35 PM IST, September 2US CENTCOM denies targeting civilians after Iran alleges strike on wedding6:17 PM IST, September 2US' fresh warning - ‘Will sever Iran’s ties with outside world'6:03 PM IST, September 2Airlines, digital assets could be next Iran-related targets, says US5:37 PM IST, September 2US official Scott Bessent's tough talk on Iran5:17 PM IST, September 2‘Iran’s new strategy will shatter your foundations,' says Iranian security chief4:55 PM IST, September 2Both sides can't sustain current situation indefinitely, says expert4:27 PM IST, September 2‘Not forcing Iran to bargaining table,’ says Trump4:03 PM IST, September 2Iranian hackers targeted US infrastructure, says report3:44 PM IST, September 2Trump aides attempt to de-escalate war ahead of midterms3:32 PM IST, September 2USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand after over 250 days in West Asia3:14 PM IST, September 2Stocks fall as US-Iran turmoil keeps oil elevated3:06 PM IST, September 2Iranians victims of authorities’ decisions, repeated mass repression, says UN Security Council president2:47 PM IST, September 2Two aboard SIDR vessel killed, says Saudi shipping company2:35 PM IST, September 2Two vessels on fire after hitting naval mines in Hormuz; Iran says ‘unauthorised passage will carry consequences’2:29 PM IST, September 2Iran launches fresh attack following US strikes at wedding that killed four2:07 PM IST, September 2'Conflict could potentially continue until…', warns Iranian military spokesperson2:00 PM IST, September 2‘It was horrific’, says survivor in US strike at wedding1:54 PM IST, September 2Three Basij paramilitary fighters killed in US strikes on Iran's Lavan Island1:49 PM IST, September 2Iran's IRGC says two tankers hit naval mines in Hormuz1:35 PM IST, September 2Iran war LIVE updates: Iran's Ghalibaf calls US ‘satan’ after 5 killed at wedding in US strikes1:32 PM IST, September 2Iran war LIVE updates: Two killed during attack on Saudi Arabia's Sidr1:29 PM IST, September 2Iran Guards12:54 PM IST, September 2Iran Guards say four personnel killed in US attack in western province12:44 PM IST, September 2Iran war LIVE updates: Iran fires on Gulf neighbors after US military strikes Iranian military targets12:33 PM IST, September 2Pakistan expresses concern over escalating tensions between US and Iran12:13 PM IST, September 2Iran says attacked US military targets in UAE, Kuwait12:04 PM IST, September 2IRGC claims attack on US bases in UAE11:43 AM IST, September 2Iranian drone attack causes fire at residential complex in Kuwait11:37 AM IST, September 2Oil prices surge to six-week high as US-Iran renew strikes11:26 AM IST, September 2Sensex, Nifty see sharp drop amid Iran-US conflict flare-up10:55 AM IST, September 2IRGC deputy general tells countries hosting US bases to expel US forces10:45 AM IST, September 2Fire at US base in Erbil International Airport following Iranian attack10:27 AM IST, September 2‘Will never forget’: Iranian embassy condemns killing of five at wedding in US attacks10:14 AM IST, September 2Iran's response to US9:23 AM IST, September 2Bahrain issues alert for potential attack; urges residents to remain calm9:03 AM IST, September 2Iran war LIVE updates: Iran says 11 dead in US strikes8:57 AM IST, September 2Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon8:37 AM IST, September 2Iran war LIVE updates: Iran condemns killing of five at wedding in Sirik8:15 AM IST, September 2Iran vows to retaliate8:10 AM IST, September 2Iran war LIVE updates: Two oil supertankers hit by projectiles in Hormuz, Marisks says7:55 AM IST, September 2Trump warns Iran against responding to Tuesday's attack7:54 AM IST, September 2Why did US attack Iran?7:49 AM IST, September 2Fresh strikes come as war escalated on Monday7:47 AM IST, September 2Iran war LIVE updates: US completes fresh strikes on Iran7:45 AM IST, September 2US strikes kills five, injures 50 at wedding near Sirik7:39 AM IST, September 2Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data shows7:36 AM IST, September 2US completes fresh strikes; Trump says Tehran's economy 'totally collapsing'7:19 AM IST, September 2Peru cuts ties with Tehran over escalating war7:07 AM IST, September 2IRGC says it targeting US bases in Erbil7:01 AM IST, September 2US attacked 2 Iranian govt tankers, says reportUS Iran war | Sept 2 highlights: A person holds a fragment of a projectile bearing a warning in English at a site that Iranian media said was hit in a US strike in Kuhestak, southern Iran, early Wednesday.US Iran war | Sept 2 highlights: Tensions in West Asia renewed over the last two days as both Iran and the United States launched strikes against each other. Iran launched a fresh wave of attacks on US targets across the Middle East on Wednesday, escalating tensions following an extensive American bombardment and a deadly strike on a wedding ceremony in southern Iran that reportedly killed five, including a four-year-old boy.Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US bases in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, marking the heaviest exchange between the two sides in weeks. The escalation came after US President Donald Trump warned of “much harder and higher” attacks if Tehran retaliated against the American strikes. US targets Iran US Central Command on Tuesday said it targeted “air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets and facilities, mine laying capabilities, and communications sites” associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It added that the strikes followed a recent attack by IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members “The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members,” Central Command added in the statement posted on X. 5 killed in US strikes at wedding At least five people were killed and 50 were injured at a residential home in Kuhestak, Sirik, a coastal area on the Strait of Hormuz. A 4-year-old child was reportedly among those killed, reported the IRNA news agency citing a provincial official who put the number of wounded at ⁠68. Iran's foreign ministry condemned the killing and said that the cruelty cannot be separated from the chain of atrocities that happened before. “This cruelty cannot be separated from the chain of atrocities that preceded it in #Minab, #Lamerd, Qeshm and elsewhere nor from the strikes on military targets that were dressed in deceptive justifications,” Esmaeil Baqaei said. Trump's stark warning US President Donald Trump said the strikes were in retaliation for Iran trying to put mines in the strait and for an earlier assault on a military base and warned of more attacks if Tehran responded, Bloomberg reported. He warned Iran that “very little will be left of the nation," if it chooses to retaliate to the fresh US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz. The US president also claimed that Washington was in “almost total control” of the key maritime route, while adding that the Iranian economy was “collapsing” due to America's sanctions and “economic D-day” approach to the war. “If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings and, when it is over, there will be very little left of the Islamic Republic of Iran!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Iran retaliates Iran launched strikes on Wednesday targeting American interests in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan after vowing "severe punishment" in response to US attacks, including one that the Iranian Red Crescent said left four people dead at a wedding celebration, AFP reported. US Marine Corps base Camp Titin in Jordan was targeted for an "intense ballistic missile attack", Iran's Revolutionary Guards said early Wednesday, according to Iranian news outlet Tasnim. ...Read MoreIran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US bases in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, marking the heaviest exchange between the two sides in weeks. The escalation came after US President Donald Trump warned of “much harder and higher” attacks if Tehran retaliated against the American strikes. US targets Iran US Central Command on Tuesday said it targeted “air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets and facilities, mine laying capabilities, and communications sites” associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It added that the strikes followed a recent attack by IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members “The strikes follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members,” Central Command added in the statement posted on X. 5 killed in US strikes at wedding At least five people were killed and 50 were injured at a residential home in Kuhestak, Sirik, a coastal area on the Strait of Hormuz. A 4-year-old child was reportedly among those killed, reported the IRNA news agency citing a provincial official who put the number of wounded at ⁠68. Iran's foreign ministry condemned the killing and said that the cruelty cannot be separated from the chain of atrocities that happened before. “This cruelty cannot be separated from the chain of atrocities that preceded it in #Minab, #Lamerd, Qeshm and elsewhere nor from the strikes on military targets that were dressed in deceptive justifications,” Esmaeil Baqaei said. Trump's stark warning US President Donald Trump said the strikes were in retaliation for Iran trying to put mines in the strait and for an earlier assault on a military base and warned of more attacks if Tehran responded, Bloomberg reported. He warned Iran that “very little will be left of the nation," if it chooses to retaliate to the fresh US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz. The US president also claimed that Washington was in “almost total control” of the key maritime route, while adding that the Iranian economy was “collapsing” due to America's sanctions and “economic D-day” approach to the war. “If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings and, when it is over, there will be very little left of the Islamic Republic of Iran!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Iran retaliates Iran launched strikes on Wednesday targeting American interests in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan after vowing "severe punishment" in response to US attacks, including one that the Iranian Red Crescent said left four people dead at a wedding celebration, AFP reported. US Marine Corps base Camp Titin in Jordan was targeted for an "intense ballistic missile attack", Iran's Revolutionary Guards said early Wednesday, according to Iranian news outlet Tasnim. Follow all the updates here:Sep 3, 2026, 13:41:14 ISTSep 3, 2026, 05:52:10 ISTAccording to The Wall Street Journal, US stocks closed lower as renewed hostilities between the US and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices and long-term Treasury yields higher.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.70%, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.33% and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.12%. The latest market moves have also raised fresh concerns about inflation as investors assess the economic impact of the ongoing Iran war.Sep 3, 2026, 05:11:31 ISTUS President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump Strait”, while claiming that the strategic waterway is under US control, as per Al Jazeera. Trump made the comments as fighting with Iran continued and attacks on vessels in the area were reported. Iran maintains that the strait is closed and under its control, while the US says it remains open for shipping. The remarks come amid growing tensions and rising oil prices.Sep 3, 2026, 04:38:11 ISTSenior Trump aides are seeking to prevent the Iran war from escalating before November’s congressional elections, as per Reuters.Four people familiar with the discussions said White House officials could consider increasing military action after the elections, although a return to full-scale war is considered unlikely. In the meantime, the Trump administration plans to maintain economic pressure on Iran, Reuters reported.Sep 3, 2026, 04:26:17 ISTAccording to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency, Iran’s UN representative Amir Saeid Iravani criticised UNICEF over what Tehran described as the agency’s failure to condemn US and Israeli attacks that have killed Iranian children. Iravani raised the issue during a UNICEF board meeting in New York, leading to an exchange with the US representative. UNICEF has previously raised concerns over child casualties in Iran and urged all sides to follow international humanitarian law.Sep 3, 2026, 04:15:59 ISTAccording to Al Jazeera, Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged Middle Eastern countries to reject external interference and strengthen regional dialogue on peace and security. Xi made the remarks during his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, his first visit to Egypt in a decade. The two leaders also discussed the US-Israel war on Iran and called for diplomatic efforts toward a comprehensive agreement to end the conflict.Sep 3, 2026, 03:13:07 ISTAccording to Reuters, the UAE has condemned what it called a “hostile Iranian attack” on the Saudi-owned tanker Sidr in the Strait of Hormuz, which killed two Filipino sailors. The vessel was reportedly struck by projectiles while sailing near Oman’s Musandam Peninsula on Monday. The UAE expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia and said attacks on commercial shipping, or using the Strait of Hormuz for economic pressure, pose a direct threat to regional stability.Sep 3, 2026, 03:12:12 ISTIran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) has added 11 more vessels to its blacklist, taking the total number of banned ships to 56. Tehran says the vessels were listed for alleged violations of rules imposed on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.The latest list includes the Panama-flagged oil tanker Kiku, Liberia-flagged LNG tanker Mubaraz and Minoan Pioneer. The PGSA said banned vessels could face fines, seizure or confiscation if they do not report to authorities.Sep 3, 2026, 02:25:50 ISTAccording to WAFA, two 19-year-old Palestinians were killed during an attack by Israeli forces and settlers in the village of al-Mughayyir, north of Ramallah. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society identified the victims as Omar Mohammad Na’ssan and Khalil Abu Aliya. WAFA reported that one teenager was shot in the neck and the other in the back, citing medical sources. The incident took place amid continued violence and clashes in the occupied West Bank.Sep 3, 2026, 02:23:11 ISTAccording to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), American forces have redirected 86 commercial vessels as part of the naval blockade against Iran, up from 84 reported the previous day.CENTCOM said in a post on X that US forces have also disabled three vessels and boarded two others to ensure compliance with the blockade. The Strait of Hormuz remains a key focus as Washington continues efforts to control shipping through the strategic waterway.Sep 3, 2026, 01:30:18 ISTAccording to Reuters, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned countries against helping Iran create ways to raise funds while facing American sanctions. Rubio said Washington could impose sanctions on countries that assist Tehran in bypassing the US measures.He also said the Strait of Hormuz will remain open and that the US will keep targeting threats to its forces and global shipping. His comments came after fresh clashes between US and Iranian forces in the Gulf.Sep 3, 2026, 00:23:41 ISTAs per Reuters, US President Donald Trump has played down the prospect of a prolonged conflict with Iran, saying he does not expect the renewed fighting to continue for “too long.” Trump also claimed that the US now has strong control over the Strait of Hormuz, where clashes have taken place. He said American forces are helping move vessels carrying millions of barrels of oil through the key waterway, while also intercepting Iranian drones when attacks occur.Sep 2, 2026, 22:34:57 ISTIran war LIVE updates: Qatar's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it “condemns the Islamic Republic of Iran's targeting of the Saudi tanker (SIDR) while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, and the resulting fatalities among the tanker's crew, considering this a blatant violation of the rules of international law and freedom of maritime navigation, as well as a flagrant breach of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2817.”“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates the State of Qatar's categorical rejection of using the Strait of Hormuz as a means of exerting pressure. In this context, the Ministry calls for the Strait to be reopened unconditionally, stressing that freedom of navigation through this vital waterway is an established principle that is non-negotiable. It notes that the continued closure of the Strait puts the vital interests of the countries of the region and the global economy at risk,” it added.Sep 2, 2026, 22:15:43 ISTIran war LIVE updates: IRGC Deputy Commander Mostafa Izadi said the force was “fully prepared against the enemy”, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported.Izadi said the IRGC would use its missile and drone capabilities to “respond firmly to any enemy movement”.Sep 2, 2026, 21:54:34 ISTIran war LIVE updates: The UAE on Wednesday denounced a series of Iranian missile and drone strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq’s Kurdistan region, warning that the attacks undermine regional stability and ‘blatant violation’ of the sovereignty of the countries involved.In a statement, the UAE foreign ministry said the attacks posed a threat to the security of the region and reaffirmed Abu Dhabi’s support for Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, along with Iraq and the Kurdistan regional government.Sep 2, 2026, 21:16:58 ISTIran war LIVE updates: The secretary of state said the US will continue pressuring Iran until it drops any nuclear weapons ambitions and ends support for terrorism in the Middle East and beyond.“The core and central issue is in the end that Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon,” he said.“They want money for two things, to sponsor terrorism and to obtain a nuclear weapon,” he told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade in an interview aired on Wednesday. They spoke on Tuesday shortly after Trump announced that the U.S. had resumed military operations against Iran in and around the Strait of Hormuz, but before Iran retaliated by attacking American interests in the region.Rubio said “they keep shooting at things” in the strait, and so the U.S. “will continue to target those things that pose a threat to our forces and to international shipping.”(AP)Sep 2, 2026, 21:04:15 ISTIran war LIVE updates: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait," despite the fact that the crucial waterway remains contested amid the war with Iran."Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to TRUMP STRAIT??? Like America itself, it would be 'hotter' than ever before!" Trump said on his Truth Social network.(AFP)Sep 2, 2026, 21:01:24 ISTIran war LIVE updates: Pakistan on Wednesday said that it was "hopeful" for peace in West Asia despite recent escalation between the US and Iran, underlining the need for "dialogue and diplomacy" for stability in the region.The remark made by Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi comes days after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on Monday and discussed the evolving regional situation."The prime minister had reiterated Pakistan's commitment to peace through restraint, dialogue and diplomacy, while stressing that the Islamabad MoU offered the most viable pathway to lasting peace and stability in the region," Andrabi said."Despite recent escalations, we remain hopeful, and we will continue to strive for dialogue and diplomacy," Andrabi said at a weekly press briefing.(PTI)Sep 2, 2026, 20:58:11 ISTIran war LIVE updates: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Basem Naim, a senior member of Hamas’ political bureau, in Tehran on Wednesday, Iran’s state media reported.Sep 2, 2026, 20:24:57 ISTIran war LIVE updates: Iranian authorities have detained 11 foreign nationals for allegedly attempting to smuggle fuel out of the country, state television reported Wednesday.The arrests were made in southern Iran as the country grapples with fuel shortages and struggles to import enough supplies to meet domestic demand amid a US naval blockade of Iranian ports."Border guards arrested 11 foreign suspects," state TV reported without specifying nationalities of those arrested. Sep 2, 2026, 19:43:23 ISTIran war LIVE updates: Iran border guards seize vessel with 382,000 litres of smuggled fuel in the northern Gulf, detain 11 foreign suspects, reported Iranian state media.Sep 2, 2026, 19:19:32 ISTIran war LIVE updates: US overnight strikes on Iran were a pre-emptive operation aimed at thwarting an Iranian plan to target undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz, Al Arabiya reported citing US source. Sep 2, 2026, 19:05:06 ISTIran war LIVE updates: Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaee said in a post on X, “With all this flailing about, you will not only fail to climb out of the infernal depths you have created for yourselves, but you will soon see that Iran's new strategy on the battlefield, in diplomacy, and in countering the economic siege will shatter your very foundations.”Sep 2, 2026, 18:35:37 ISTIran war LIVE updates: US Central Command denied targeting civilians after Iranian media reported that at least four people were killed in a US strike on a wedding in Sirik, southern Iran."The U.S. military never targets civilians, unlike the Revolutionary Guards," Reuters quoted CENTCOM as saying. Sep 2, 2026, 18:17:26 ISTIran war LIVE updates: United States Secretary of the Treasury said in an interview with Fox news that they were going to cut Iran's ties with the outside world as tensions between the two contries have escalated. “We are going to sever every tie that [Iran] has to the outside world... This is all hands on deck,” he said. Home World news US Iran war | Sept 2 highlights: 'Going to sever Iran's ties to outside world' - US' fresh warning amid renewed tensions