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Basij female unit commander assassinated in latest attack targeting Iranian armed forces

Aqila, commander of the Afzal Sisters’ Basij unit in Mehrestan, was reportedly assassinated outside her home in front of her children.

Illustrative: An Iranian woman member of the Basij militia's Ashura battalion takes part in a military parade to mark the national Basij week at a military base of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in northeastern Tehran on November 25, 2008.
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 12, 2026.

US military destroys Iranian-affiliated ship in Gulf of Oman after evacuating crew

A person holds a placard representing a US flag, with an image of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on a billboard in the background, on the day of a ceremony marking 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, in Tehran, Iran, April 9, 2026.

Iranian leaders believe renewed US strikes are inevitable, warn Washington against attacking

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon.

Katz threatens to conquer more Lebanese territory if Hezbollah joins Iranian attacks on Israel


Iran's 'soft war': How Tehran turned antisemitism into a weapon against the West

The report said Iran has helped bring claims of Jewish control over American foreign policy into the mainstream, allowing such narratives to spread without continued Iranian involvement.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, US, September 24, 2026.

Israelis aren’t afraid of Iran, they’re afraid of supermarket prices, Zelekha says - interview

“If anyone gets in my way, I will bring down their government,” he said, stating he would demand control of the Finance Ministry and the Competition Authority in coalition negotiations.

Dr. Yaron Zelekha, chairman of the New Economic Party, and Yoaz Hendel, chairman of the Reservists Party, hold a press conference announcing their joint run in the upcoming general elections, in Tel Aviv, September 6, 2026.

Iran fortifies nuclear sites, rebuilds missile arsenal as it prepares for the next war - analysis

The emerging picture is of an Iran continuing its efforts to rebuild its missile and drone programs despite the damage inflicted by previous US and Israeli strikes.

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026.

US, UK among 29 countries condemning Iranian hybrid attacks, state-sponsored violence in West

“Any attempt by Iran to threaten, silence, intimidate, harass, harm, or coerce people on our territories through proxies or any other means is unacceptable,” the statement read.

A member of a police force stands guard on a street, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran Wednesday, 1st April 2026

UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford bomb plot

"We will not tolerate these threats on our soil," UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said. "We will crack down on Iran's use of criminal networks, using our full range of powers to target them."

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham gives a television interview following his meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2026.

Iran spread anti-Israel, US disinformation to global media through fake journalists, OpenAI says

Beyond helping operators place content before wider audiences, OpenAI said AI enabled malicious actors to conduct operations with greater scale, efficiency, linguistic fluency, and editorial ability.

An illustrative photo of a laptop displaying the Iranian flag, representing Iran in a digital or cyber context, March 27, 2026.

UN rapporteur joins weekly hunger strike over Iran's execution surge and protest crackdown

“The death penalty is being used against people for exercising the rights of freedom of assembly, association, and expression, as well as their political rights,” she said.

Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026.

CENTCOM strikes commercial vessel with precision munition after ship attempts to bypass blockade

Additionally, the IRGC said on Saturday that an oil tanker had exploded and caught fire after hitting a naval mine while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported.

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 2026; illustrative

Zamir says return to war with Iran may postpone Israel election as Pentagon prepares plans - report

Three US aircraft carriers will soon be in the Middle East, the New York Times said, adding that the Pentagon had developed plan for a three-day campaign against Iran.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir speaks at a conference of senior command staf at the Glilot IDF base on October 4, 2026.

Israel assassinated Iran's navy chief over fears he could lead a more dangerous IRGC - exclusive

Israeli officials viewed Alireza Tangsiri as a highly creative and resourceful commander, fearing he could become a more formidable IRGC chief than Ahmad Vahidi, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

Posters featuring portraits of the late Alireza Tangsiri and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are held by attendees of a funeral procession for IRGC Navy Chief Alireza Tangsiri, alongside other senior naval commanders and their families who were killed in US-Israeli strikes in late March, on April 1, 2026.