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Israel has raised its forces’ readiness level in anticipation of tensions between Washington and Tehran widening after stalled negotiations, while Iran has warned it would change the scope of the confrontation and the type of weapons it uses if subjected to another US attack. The move comes alongside threats from President Donald Trump and diplomatic efforts led by Qatar and Pakistan to ease tensions.
US Central Command said its naval forces had rerouted 110 commercial vessels as part of measures to prevent unauthorised shipping movements to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas. The guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta is taking part in interception, inspection and navigational warning operations in the region’s waters.
France condemned Iranian authorities’ closure of the French language centre affiliated with its embassy in Tehran, describing the decision as unjustified and unacceptable, and announced that it would summon the Iranian ambassador and take appropriate measures. Tehran said the centre was closed under a judicial order after violating licensing requirements, and accused it of activities linked to national security.
Satellite images and maritime data showed four oil tankers crossing simultaneously in both directions via the Omani route through the Strait of Hormuz, with their automatic identification systems switched off, alongside at least 22 boats near Iranian waters, amid continuing risks to vessels and regional talks on regulating navigation.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said its forces targeted the Togo-flagged oil tanker Trend and forced it to stop in the Strait of Hormuz after a fire broke out on board, accusing it of attempting to pass illegally. The incident comes amid a sharp decline in the movement of commodity vessels through the waterway.
US President Donald Trump said he would soon decide on the course of the war with Iran, while keeping open the option of returning to wide-ranging military operations. At the same time, US officials confirmed that Iranian forces had shot down at least two US MQ-1 drones in recent days.
The Institute for Science and International Security said images taken on September 13 showed accelerated reconstruction work at the Talgahn 2 facility inside the Parchin military complex near Tehran, after it was hit by Israeli forces. The images showed a cover concealing parts of the site, along with construction equipment and new concrete fortifications.
US Central Command said its forces had diverted 104 commercial vessels as part of the naval blockade of Iranian ports. The new figure follows its announcement that 100 vessels had been diverted during the 60 days since operations resumed on July 14, 2026.
Iran Human Rights said it had verified the identities of more than 4,200 people killed during the January 2026 protests, including 420 women and 281 people under 18. It said the figure represents a minimum, while Iranian authorities had reported 3,117 deaths.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday it had asked a Swedish diplomat to leave the country, a day after Stockholm expelled an official at the Iranian embassy. Tehran summoned the Swedish ambassador to protest his country’s policies, while Sweden said its decision was linked to activities that violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
US and regional officials said Iran diversified the missiles, trajectories and warheads used against US forces, increasing pressure on interceptor systems. They said dozens of Patriot missiles and more than 12 THAAD missiles were launched to counter a single attack, while the Pentagon denied reports that US munitions had run out.
Several explosions were heard on Qeshm Island in southern Iran overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, while local sources said the sounds came from the sea. The incident follows similar events on the island in recent days, amid regional tensions and a sharp decline in ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Satellite images taken on September 11, 2026, showed continued construction and fortification work at the entrances to the Jabal al-Fas tunnel complex, south of Iran’s Natanz facility. The changes include surface structures, access roads and concrete barriers, amid growing US interest in activity inside the site.
A US official said US forces destroyed two small boats used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in an attempt to seize a US unmanned maritime vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. In a different account, Iranian media said the strike targeted two fishing boats off the coast of Hormozgan, leaving fishermen missing.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said an oil tanker exploded and caught fire after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, while US President Donald Trump said Washington was open to reaching an agreement with Tehran, without announcing the start of new talks or setting terms.
Tehran summoned the Austrian chargé d’affaires on Monday after Austria denied entry to Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, to attend an International Atomic Energy Agency meeting in Vienna. Iran’s Foreign Ministry described the visa decision as unjustified and accused the United States of pressuring the Austrian government.
Qeshm Island Governor said an Iranian commercial vessel was targeted early Sunday between Qeshm and Hengam islands, killing one person and injuring 3 others. The incident coincided with a British report that a vessel was hit by an unidentified projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, amid growing concerns over energy supplies.
Iranian state media reported that two explosions were heard from the sea near Qeshm Island in Hormozgan Province on Saturday evening, amid escalating confrontation between Iran and the United States and disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s main routes for energy supplies and trade.
Two explosions were heard on Iran’s southern Qeshm Island from the direction of the sea on Saturday evening, with no official explanation of their nature or causes. The sounds came after similar explosions that official sources in Hormozgan said resulted from air-defence systems activity, amid rising tensions and disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Russia plans to increase the number of specialists working at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant to about 150, after staff evacuated by Rosatom following the outbreak of war in February began returning. The move comes as the Russian company continues a project to build two new nuclear units at the plant.
Iranian parliamentary bodies are examining a new draft to regulate cyberspace that would require digital service providers to verify users’ identities and children’s ages, and proposes fines and the suspension of violators’ licences. The draft remains under consideration and has not reached the parliament’s plenary session, while officials at the Communications Ministry have objected to legal and structural aspects of it.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted two US warships and two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz with ballistic missiles, claiming the warships were damaged. Washington denied that any of its naval vessels were hit, amid US reports of concerns that Tehran may possess missiles capable of maneuvering and tracking moving targets.
U.S. forces targeted three oil tankers linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on September 5, 2026, in response to ballistic missile launches toward two U.S. warships. The strikes point to a U.S. effort to increase the economic cost of the maritime confrontation, amid risks to shipping and the environment in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman.
White House spokeswoman Olivia Wiles said Washington is monitoring activity at Iranian nuclear facilities and that President Donald Trump will not allow Tehran to possess a nuclear weapon. The statement came as an analysis showed construction accelerated in 2026 at a hardened site near Natanz, without evidence that centrifuges had been moved there.
