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Last UpdateAugust 31, 2026, 9:41 PM EDT
The U.S.-Iran war hostilities reignite in the battle for the Strait of Hormuz, roiling oil markets and leading President Donald Trump to tease strikes on Kharg Island after Iran attacked U.S. bases in Jordan.
WHAT TO KNOW
- President Donald Trump has ramped up his Iran rhetoric, calling the regime a “Failed Nation” while posting AI-generated imagery suggesting Kharg Island — Iran’s major oil-export hub — might be targeted.
- Iran fired at least eight ballistic missiles toward U.S. forces in Jordan after American strikes hit IRGC launch positions on Larak Island; Fox News sources said air defenses intercepted most of the incoming fire.
- U.S. strikes on Iranian minelaying forces have pushed the Strait of Hormuz back to the center of the Iran war, though CENTCOM says Tehran’s claim that a supertanker hit two mines is false.
- Oil prices climbed as renewed U.S.-Iran attacks rattled markets, while the opening-bell drop underscored fears the conflict could worsen inflation and keep interest rates elevated.
- The Iran economy is under growing pressure from sanctions and falling oil exports, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, as the rial slid to a historic low and Tehran warned it would answer every U.S. attack with a response “dozens of times greater.”
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7 hours ago
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Trump dismisses using nuclear weapons against Iran as ‘stupid question’
President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office. (Getty Images)
President Donald Trump ruled out using a nuclear weapon on Iran, calling it a “stupid question” because the country’s military has been defeated.
Trump was taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office when he was asked about the potential escalation of force.
“Well, I would never say. That, but the answer is yes, I ruled out,” he said. “I ruled it out there’s no reason for it.”
“What a stupid question that is,” he added. “Actually, here they are. They’re totally defeated militarily. So now I defeat him, and now I should use a nuclear weapon on top of them. What a stupid question.”
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2 hours ago
US-affiliated firm to seize control of Venezuelan oil fields from Chinese, Russian companies: report
A U.S.-affiliated oil company will take over several oil fields previously controlled by Chinese companies and a Russian firm, officials said, according to Reuters.
North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) could pave the way for significant relief in American oil markets as the ongoing war with Iran has kept prices at the pump elevated. NABEP was previously owned by U.S. oil tycoon Harry Sargeant and is now controlled by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, according to Reuters.
Reuters reported that the takeover is part of the sweeping deal President Donald Trump announced last week, under which Venezuela agreed to give the U.S. majority control over 65 billion barrels of oil from the nation’s reserves.
NABEP, a privately held oil company and the second-largest private Venezuelan oil producer, was granted 100-year concessions for 17 oil fields containing proven reserves.
The company is expected to pay $200 billion in royalties and taxes over the first 25 years, according to the White House.
NABEP will also grant the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital a 35% equity stake in its corporate parent, officials said.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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3 hours ago
Iraq sentences Iran-aligned militia member for kidnapping US journalist
In a rare move against an Iran-backed proxy, an Iraqi court has sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for his role in the late-March kidnapping of American journalist Shelly Kittleson.
Kittleson announced the verdict against Amir Rahim Jabar Lazim on Monday, noting that Lazim was convicted under Iraq’s Anti-Terrorism Law as one of several armed men who took her hostage in Baghdad on March 31.
“I am grateful to the Iraqi judiciary for its attention to my case, as well as to all those who helped get me out alive. And, of course, to those who love Iraq as much as I do and try to build a better future for it,” Kittleson said in a post on X.
The incident was captured on viral surveillance footage showing what appeared to be Kittleson being forced into a vehicle at a busy intersection. U.S. officials previously linked her capture to the Iran-aligned militia group Kata’ib Hezbollah.
Kittleson was then freed in April, Secretary of State Marco Rubio later announced, thanking Iraqi authorities for securing her release.
Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this report.
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4 hours ago
Ret. Gen Jack Keane says Iran thinks it can ‘outlast’ Trump admin through midterm elections
Iranian leaders believe the can “outlast” the United States and are hoping President Donald Trump comes out of the upcoming midterms elections in a weaker position, Fox News senior strategic analyst Ret. Gen. Jack Keane said.
As the country struggles to maintain is economy amid harsher U.S. sanctions, Tehran believes it can wait until the elections in hopes that Democrats pick up congressional seats and Trump loses support support for the ongoing war, Keane told “Special Report.”
“I think the Iranian threat will continue their aggression as we get closer to the midterms, and maybe increase it… because they clearly want President Trump to lose these midterm elections and be in a weaker position,” he said. “They think in their minds they can outlast us, that time is on their side.”
During an appearance on FOX Business’ “Kudlow,” Keane said Iranian leaders don’t care about the suffering of Iranians, but only about holding together the leadership infrastructure that sustains the regime.
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4 hours ago
US forces targeted Iranian minelaying infrastructure in Larak Island strike
U.S. strikes over the weekend targeted two Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first such strikes in a month.
Iranian forces were preparing to launch rockets carrying sea mines into the strait when U.S. forces targeted Larak Island, U.S. Central Command said.
CENTCOM said it had completed clearing sea mines from the strait last week.
In response, Iran launched eight ballistic missiles targeting U.S. bases in Jordan, all of which were intercepted, Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin told “America Reports.”
The United Arab Emirates also intercepted an Iranian projectile.
On Saturday, an oil tanker in the strait was hit by an Iranian anti-ship cruise missile—the seventh ship struck by Iranian projectiles since July 14.
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5 hours ago
Oil tanker struck by three projectiles off Oman, UK agency says
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. (Getty Images)
An oil tanker was struck Monday by three unknown projectiles while transiting out of the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said.
The incident happened east of port city of Khasab, Oman, said the UKMTO, which tracks maritime activity.
No casualties or damage was reported.
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5 hours ago
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submits resignation to Trump
Dan Driscoll speaks at a panel. (Getty Images)
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump, a senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox News.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Driscoll is expected to depart the Pentagon in the coming days.
The move also comes amid ongoing tension with War Secretary Pete Hegseth, the outlet reported.
This is an excerpt from a report by Sophia Compton and Jennifer Griffin.
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6 hours ago
New report exposes intact Iranian bunker that may hide regime’s ongoing nuclear work
A new report from a leading think tank has revealed what it says is a partially submerged Iranian uranium facility at the Natanz nuclear compound in Iran.
The revelation of the secretive facility raises new concerns over whether Iran’s nuclear weapons apparatus was destroyed during the two American-Israeli-launched wars against the regime in 2025 and 2026.
The Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) announced in late August that it has located an underground Iranian facility that is likely linked to uranium enrichment for the possible use in production of atomic weapons.
It wrote that “The facility does not appear to have been targeted in the military actions of either 2025 or 2026. Since the June 2025 war, no vehicle activity has been observed at the facility in available satellite imagery.”
According to the institute, “The Institute has identified a separately enclosed, partially below-ground, bunkered building at the Natanz Nuclear Complex that was likely intended to serve as uranium hexafluoride… storage facility to support large-scale uranium enrichment at the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant. The bunkered structure was constructed between 2010 and 2017, with the bulk of construction occurring between 2015 and 2017.”
It further added that “The lesson for today is that any temporary enrichment ban must include a dismantlement and dissolution of remaining capabilities and must not allow for any type of preparatory activity for the end of a ban.”
This is an excerpt from an article by Benjamin Weinthal.
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6 hours ago
Stocks fall and oil prices rise as US military strikes Iran near Strait of Hormuz
Stocks fell and the price of oil rose Monday at the close on Wall Street following this past weekend’s U.S. military strike against Iran.
Nearly every sector within the benchmark S&P 500 finished in the red. Energy stocks, though, notched gains. Exxon Mobil rose 2.7% and Chevron rose 2.1%, The Associated Press reported.
The bad news followed strikes over the weekend in the Strait of Hormuz, the first U.S. strike against Tehran in a month.
The war has curtailed traffic in the strait, which accounts for 20% of the world’s oil shipments, the AP reported.
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8 hours ago
Trump considers limited strikes in Strait of Hormuz to protect ships, report says
Vessels navigate the Strait of Hormuz. (Getty Images)
President Donald Trump is weighing the resumption of limited strikes in the Strait of Hormuz following the gunfire exchange between U.S. and Iranian forces over the weekend.
One official told Axios that the plan is to reduce the risk of Iranian attacks on oil tankers, U.S. Navy ships and Air Force aircraft.
“The President retains all options at his disposal,” the White House said. “The Iranians want to make a deal, but they are always a day late and a dollar short.”
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8 hours ago
Rahm Emanuel and brothers donate $500K to train West Bank pediatric doctors in Tel Aviv: report
Rahm Emanuel speaks at the Theodore Roosevelt President Library. (Getty Images)
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his brothers are donating $500,000 to fund the training of 11 pediatric West Bank doctors and 36 nurses at a Tel Aviv hospital.
The donation is aimed at opening the first pediatric healthcare facility in the northern West Bank, the Times of Israel reported.
“Kids and families get great care and doctors and nurses train together learning from each other, building hopefully a lifetime of trust,” he told Politico.
However, Israeli lawmaker Knesset Health Committee Chair Limor Son Har-Melech said she plans to block the initiative.
“The Israeli health system is intended first and foremost for Israeli citizens. I will not allow its resources to be used to build the enemy’s healthcare system,” Har-Melech she wrote on X.
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9 hours ago
IDF eliminates Hamas weapons supply commander in Gaza City strike
Hamas terrorists in Gaza. (Getty Images)
A Hama commander in charge of supplying weapons to to terrorists in Gaza was killed in a recent Israeli attack, thew Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Monday.
Omar Mohammed Roshdy Saraj, a Hamas commander in the Gaza City supply & maintenance company, was eliminated, the IDF said, in an effort to curb the threat to Israeli forces and civilians.
“Recently, the terrorists advanced attacks against IDF troops & Israeli civilians & operated to rehabilitate the capabilities of Hamas. They were struck in order to remove the threat they posed,” the IDF wrote on X.
In his role, Saraj managed the supply of weapons to Hamas terrorists in the Gaza City area, the IDF said.
In the same strike, an operative in the military wing of Hamas was also struck, it said.
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9 hours ago
UAE says it intercepted Iranian drone after exchange of fire between US and Iran
The skyline in Abu Dahbi, UAE. (Getty Images)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said that it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters Monday, a day after U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged gunfire.
In a statement, the UAE Defense Ministry said it “dealt with” an Iranian drone that was detected over its waters approaching from Iran, The Associated Press reported.
No damage was reported.
“This dangerous escalation constitutes a blatant violation of the UAE’s sovereignty, security, and stability, and a direct threat to the safety of its citizens and residents,” the UAE Foreign Ministry said.
The country’s Defense Ministry later later denied a claim by the Iranian army that the Al Minhad Air Base in Dubai had been targeted, saying it was false.
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10 hours ago
Trump to meet with fuel refiners, distributors to talk expanding capacity, lowering gas prices
President Donald Trump inside the Oval Office during a press conference. (AP)
President Donald Trump will meet with refiners and oil distributors on Tuesday to discuss expanding refining capacity and lowering gas prices.
“President Trump is laser-focused on ensuring his successful energy dominance agenda translates into the most cost savings possible at the pump for consumers,” the White House said Monday.
“As part of that commitment, the President will meet with industry leaders to collaborate on the best ways to increase refining capacity, further unleash American energy dominance across the entire supply chain, and bring down prices for the American people,” the White House added.
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Army extends 82nd Airborne Division’s Middle East deployment to a full year
The deployment of the 82nd airborne in the Middle East has been extended to a full year, two U.S. Army officials tell Fox News.
About 2,000 soldiers from the 82nd airborne first deployed to the region in March. The extended deployment was announced Sunday by division Commander Maj. Gen. Brandon R. Tegtmeier.
The extension is due to “operational requirements,” according to a letter to military families obtained by Fox.
The division’s headquarters, members of artillery units, the sustainment brigade, and air defense troops will be in the region for a full year, according to the Army. Paratroopers and the division’s combat aviation brigade have had their tours extended for up to a full year.
Fox News’ Liz Friden contributed to this report.
The extended deployment was announced Sunday by division Commander Maj. Gen. Brandon R. Tegtmeier. (Obtained by Fox News)
(Reuters)
The 82nd Airborne (Getty Images)
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