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2026 Iran War: 2026-09-04

Friday, September 4, 2026 5 updates Last updated 05:09 UTC
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Iran oil minister says industry is circumventing US blockade as Brent near $96

Iran Petroleum Minister Mohsen Paknejad said the country oil industry continues to circumvent the blockade imposed by US forces, calling the situation difficult but manageable. Separately, Reuters-cited market data in Al Jazeera live coverage showed Brent around $95.67 early Friday, on track for its steepest weekly gain since mid-July amid renewed US-Iran hostilities.
Al Jazeera
05:08 UTC

South Korea reviewing military options to support Hormuz freedom of navigation

A South Korean presidential Blue House official told Reuters that Seoul is reviewing practical options, including military measures, to support freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The official said claims that South Korea had provided no assistance were not true, while also saying South Korea-US security talks were not currently progressing.
Al Jazeera / Reuters
05:07 UTC

EU joins US Operation Economic Outcast pressure campaign against Iran, Bessent says

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the European Union has joined Operation Economic Outcast, a US-led campaign aimed at cutting Iran remaining financial lifelines. Bessent said Washington appreciates the EU early stance and framed the move as pressure against funding for nuclear ambitions, weapons programs and proxy groups. Iran has condemned the campaign.
Al Jazeera
05:06 UTC

Iran first VP Aref warns of asymmetrical, multi-layered response to US attacks

Iran First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said US strikes have changed Tehran calculations and warned Iran response will be asymmetrical and multi-layered. Al Jazeera live coverage listed the warning alongside Vance remarks ruling out talks until commercial shipping attacks in Hormuz stop.
Al Jazeera
05:05 UTC

Vance says all options remain open and rules out Iran talks until Hormuz ship attacks stop

US Vice President JD Vance said all options remain on the table against Iran and ruled out talks unless Tehran halts commercial shipping attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. At a White House briefing he declined to give an end timeline, saying he would not call the conflict a war while also acknowledging recent flare-ups. He said major combat operations lasted about six weeks and argued US escorts are reducing the energy-market impact of Iranian ship attacks.
Al Jazeera