U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran was not ready to make what he called the "right deal" with Washington as tensions persisted over the war and the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s top security official Mohsen Rezaei said Iran would target the interests of countries helping the United States wage economic warfare against the Islamic Republic, state television reported.
Egypt and Iran’s foreign ministers have discussed efforts to de-escalate regional tensions, revive diplomacy between Tehran and Washington and implement their June memorandum of understanding.
Cairo also stressed the importance of freedom of navigation and Gulf security.
Syria’s Foreign Ministry and Expatriates has condemned what it described as an Israeli drone strike targeting a civilian vehicle west of Damascus, saying several civilians were injured.
It called the attack a “flagrant violation” of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and warned that repeated strikes could further destabilise the region.
A Yemeni rights group says nearly 59,000 civilians have been killed or injured by Houthi forces since 2015, according to state news agency Saba.
The Yemeni Network for Rights and Freedoms reported 15,478 deaths and 35,654 injuries, while warning that landmines planted in civilian areas continue to cause casualties and prevent families from safely returning home.
The Houthis did not immediately comment on the report.
Iran’s Basij chief Hossein Taeb says the global balance of power is shifting, claiming the U.S. and Israel are “in one of their weakest positions”.
According to Tasnim, Taeb said Washington was no longer the centre of global power and warned Iranians against being “deceived” by what he called an apparent return by Iran’s adversaries to negotiations.
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran has received “numerous messages” from neighbouring countries on shaping new regional security arrangements and expanding economic cooperation.
Ghalibaf said the U.S. had put its allies at risk by prioritising Israel’s interests, adding: “A homegrown, independent order is what will actually deliver peace and security.”
Repairs to Iran's South Pars Phase 14 gas refinery, damaged in an Israeli attack last June, are 70% complete, according to the Shana news agency.
Pars Oil and Gas Company chief executive Touraj Dehqani said the refinery was expected to be fully restored by the end of the year, with the damaged section returning to production.
Iran has doubled its weapons production over the past year, Defence Ministry spokesperson Reza Talaei-Nik said, according to the Tasnim News Agency.
Talaei-Nik said production doubled from July last year to July this year, while weapons and ammunition used in combat were being rapidly replaced with domestically manufactured equipment.
He said Iran had also limited military exhibitions and public unveilings of weapons to reduce vulnerabilities and preserve an element of surprise.
An Iranian military official called on Qatar on Saturday to transfer detained Iranian pilots to a hospital on land, saying they were being held on water and were in "poor physical condition", the Tasnim News Agency reported.
Mohammad Bagherzadeh, commander of the Committee for the Search for Missing Persons of Iran's Armed Forces General Staff, said the location where the pilots were being held was unsuitable.
He called on the International Committee of the Red Cross to send an air ambulance to Qatar to speed up the return of injured and sick detainees to Iran.
Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
IRNA said obtaining special permission for Iraqi tankers was one of Baghdad’s main requests during Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf's visit to Iraq.
The United States and Iran exchanged warnings ahead of Washington’s expected announcement of new economic sanctions targeting Tehran and its trading partners.
The measures could affect China, which bought more than 80% of Iran’s shipped oil in 2025, according to data from analytics firm Kpler.
Trump said Washington was watching developments in the conflict, adding that Tehran wanted an agreement but was not ready to make what he called the “right deal”.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is expected to outline what he has called the toughest sanctions imposed on Iran at a press conference on Monday. Trump has warned of economic consequences for countries providing “any type of lifeline” to Tehran.
The war has severely disrupted energy flows, while Tehran retains enough missile and drone capability to impede tanker traffic and has threatened to strike unauthorised vessels.
The nearly six-month conflict has killed thousands of people and disrupted shipping through the Strait, although the U.S. and Iran were not exchanging fire at the time of publication.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he thinks there is a chance of a peace being reached with Ukraine. He told the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia that he believed there was "a chance of finding a solution," to the conflict.
The Iranian Health Ministry said at least 18 people were killed and 142 others injured in U.S. airstrikes carried out between 30 August and 2 September.
U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Russia then Ukraine over the weekend, Russian state news agency TASS has reported, citing an unnamed source. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also said American envoys will visit the capitals of both countries.
The Iranian Army has again struck at U.S. bases in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for U.S. attacks on southern and western parts of Iran late on Tuesday, which reportedly killed 18 people and injured more than 100 others.
U.S. efforts to squeeze Iran’s economy through an oil blockade and sanctions are becoming increasingly difficult for Tehran to withstand, according to three senior Iranian sources. Washington is escalating pressure in hopes of securing concessions in future negotiations.
A U.S. campaign to throttle Iran's economy by blockading its oil exports and stopping sanctions evasion is growing increasingly difficult to withstand, three senior Iranian sources said.
U.S. efforts to squeeze Iran’s economy through an oil blockade and sanctions are becoming increasingly difficult for Tehran to withstand, according to three senior Iranian sources. Washington is escalating pressure in hopes of securing concessions in future negotiations.
The Iranian Health Ministry said at least 18 people were killed and 142 others injured in U.S. airstrikes carried out between 30 August and 2 September.
The Iranian Army has again struck at U.S. bases in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in retaliation for U.S. attacks on southern and western parts of Iran late on Tuesday, which reportedly killed 18 people and injured more than 100 others.
The U.S. has launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sites as Tehran retaliated against U.S. positions across the region, while Iranian officials said at least five people were killed and dozens wounded at a wedding near Sirik.
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