2026 Iran War: 2026-08-31 — Live Updates

09:30 UTC

Pezeshkian says Iran is not seeking war but will respond to aggression

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran is not looking for war but will give a decisive response to aggressors and will not sit still in the face of attacks. He said regional instability is not in any country's interest, according to statements carried by Iranian media and quoted by AFP and Al Jazeera.

Al Jazeera / AFP / Fars

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09:19 UTC

UAE denies Al-Minhad air base was hit; confirms shooting down a drone

Iranian state media said Iranian forces launched drones at U.S. military assets at Al-Minhad Air Base in the UAE. The UAE Ministry of Defence called claims that the base was targeted unfounded and said its air force downed a drone approaching from Iran over territorial waters. The UAE foreign ministry condemned what it called Iranian aggression.

Al Jazeera / UAE MoD

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09:00 UTC

CENTCOM says Larak strike hit IRGC minelaying threat; IRGC reports two dead

U.S. Central Command said it took limited, precise action against IRGC minelaying forces posing an imminent threat in the Strait of Hormuz, rejecting Tehran's description of the raid as aggression. Iran's IRGC said the Larak Island attack killed two people and injured two others, according to BBC reporting citing the corps.

BBC / CENTCOM

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08:45 UTC

Trump posts Truth Social clips claiming Kharg Island is being destroyed

Hours after the U.S. strike on Larak Island, President Donald Trump posted apparent AI-generated videos on Truth Social showing oil infrastructure exploding, including one captioned that Kharg Island was being blown to smithereens. BBC reported the posts did not elaborate. Iran had not commented on the claim in early Monday coverage.

BBC / Truth Social

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08:34 UTC

Jordan army says it intercepted eight Iranian missiles overnight

Jordan's army said air defence systems intercepted eight missiles that entered its airspace at dawn on Monday. Iran's IRGC earlier claimed ballistic missile and drone strikes on King Hussein and Al-Azraq (Muwaffaq Salti) bases hosting U.S. forces. A U.S. official separately told Al Jazeera Arabic the missiles were intercepted.

BBC / Jordan army / Al Jazeera

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