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2026 Iran War: 2026-09-01

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 11 updates Last updated 16:05 UTC
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UK maritime monitor reports tanker hit by three projectiles in Strait of Hormuz

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said late Monday a tanker was struck by three unknown projectiles while crossing the Strait of Hormuz, with no casualties reported and no public claim of responsibility in Al Jazeera coverage. Middle East Spectator separately reported that Iran struck a Saudi oil tanker with three anti-ship projectiles and later said a second Saudi tanker was hit in the same incident.
UKMTO / Al Jazeera / Middle East Spectator
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Iran parliament speaker says if Iran cannot export Gulf oil, no one will

Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that if the United States intends that Iran not export oil from the Gulf, no one will be able to export oil. Al Jazeera reported the warning alongside comments that President Trump described the Strait of Hormuz as in good shape.
Al Jazeera
16:05 UTC

Pezeshkian says Iran will return to June MoU if the US does the same

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the SCO summit in Bishkek that Iran will immediately reciprocate if the United States returns to commitments under the June memorandum of understanding. He said Washington abandoned the document within weeks. Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called sincere MoU implementation the only way forward.
Al Jazeera / IRNA
16:04 UTC

Qatar says it is working with Oman and Pakistan to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said Qatar is holding talks with Oman and Pakistan to de-escalate the Iran-US conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He warned against normalizing the waterway closure and said Doha is encouraging all sides to return to negotiations after the latest US-Iran exchanges.
Al Jazeera
16:04 UTC

Brent crude tops $92 after renewed US-Iran strikes around Hormuz

Brent crude rose about 2 percent on Tuesday to above $92 a barrel after the first US-Iran fire exchanges in more than a month. Al Jazeera reported Brent for November delivery near $92.31 as of 08:45 GMT, following the Larak Island strike and Iranian attacks on US-used bases in Jordan.
Al Jazeera
10:08 UTC

IRGC claims a second US MQ-9 Reaper shot down over the Gulf of Oman

Middle East Spectator reported that IRGC air defenses claimed to have shot down a second U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Gulf of Oman. Al Jazeera earlier carried an IRGC claim of an MQ-9 interception over the eastern Strait of Hormuz. There was no immediate public U.S. confirmation of either claim in the cited coverage.
Middle East Spectator
10:07 UTC

Iran says any further US attack would draw a disproportional response

A senior Iranian official told Reuters that Iran's response to any further U.S. attacks would be disproportional. Separately, Iran's armed forces warned that sites used to launch U.S. attacks on Iran would be targeted and that any new strike would trigger a much heavier reply, Anadolu Agency reported.
Reuters via Middle East Spectator / Anadolu Agency
10:06 UTC

Trump says US will hit Iran hard after strikes on forces in Jordan

President Donald Trump told Fox News the United States will respond to an Iranian attack on U.S. forces overnight in Jordan, saying: We are going to hit them hard. There will be a response. Al Jazeera reported the comments after renewed U.S.-Iran clashes following the Larak Island strike.
Middle East Spectator / Fox News via Al Jazeera
10:05 UTC

US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island, official says

A U.S. official said U.S. forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island after IRGC units were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Al Jazeera reported the strike as the first U.S.-Iran exchange of fire in more than a month. Iran later launched retaliatory strikes on U.S.-linked targets in Jordan and the UAE, according to the same coverage.
War Monitors / Al Jazeera
05:06 UTC

Bessent says US will sanction another bank over Iran transactions

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told AP the Trump administration plans to impose sanctions on another bank this week to further restrict Iran-related transactions. The move continues the economic pressure campaign alongside the renewed military exchanges around the Strait of Hormuz.
AP
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IRGC says it intercepted a US MQ-9 drone over eastern Hormuz

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said its air defenses intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 drone over the eastern Strait of Hormuz after President Trump vowed a hard response to Iranian strikes on bases hosting U.S. forces in Jordan. Al Jazeera reported the IRGC claim in its Sept. 1 live updates. There was no immediate public confirmation from U.S. officials in the same coverage.
Al Jazeera