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Iran, Oman Working On New Hormuz Maritime Traffic Settings
“The Strait of Hormuz has no more than two coastal countries, and these two countries are simply the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Sultanate of Oman, declared Irans Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi to the countrys state media on August 25.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi
Gharibabadi’s interview came hours after foreign ministers of Oman and Iran said in a joint statement that they had discussed a phased framework, including the establishment of a temporary joint shipping corridor and the implementation of a joint project to clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz to resume “secure passage” for ships through the waterway.
Gharibabadi said Iran is still in the state of war and that the Strait of Hormuz is now a matter of Iran’s national security and fundamental changes must be made in the entry and exit routes.
According to the official, the working agreement between Oman and Iran is that the new naval traffic route will work like a “round-trip freeway” with the entry route to the Persian Gulf through Iranian waters and the exit route through Omani territorial waters and ships passing through Iranian waters on both routes.
The southern route of the Strait of Hormuz is to be closed and the matter will be reported to the International Maritime Organization.
This arrangement is supposed to be temporary, and Tehran and Muscat allow themselves up to 60 days to come up with a permanent agreement.
Gharibabadi reiterated that the entire traffic through Hormuz will remain closed until the United States among other things lifts the economic blockade of Iran and ends the war on all fronts, including Lebanon.
Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi discussed the Strait of Hormuz with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on August 25 in Tehran.
Following the meeting, Araqchi wrote on X that he hoped to soon be able “to announce the institution of a short lived hall for the Strait of Hormuz and sensible preparations to revive secure transport.”
Separately, US President Donald Trumpannouncedon Truth Social on August 25 — citing reports from the US Navy and US Central Command (CENTCOM)– that “all mines have been eliminated and/or detonated from inside the International Waters of the Strait of Hormuz” and declared the shipping lanes open for maritime traffic. Gharibabadi rejected that as propaganda.
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22:19
25.8.2026
Britain Supports US Actions Against Iran
The United Kingdom supports US efforts to achieve a diplomatic solution on Iran and welcomes moves to step up pressure on Tehran, British Finance Minister John Healey said.
In comments on August 25, Healey said that includes the new sanctions announced a day earlier by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Healey also urged Iran to stop its “destabilizing exercise” in the Strait of Hormuz and across the Middle East.
Bessent said the United States was launching a campaign to sever every economic lifeline that sustains this tyrannical regime until Tehran stands alone.” He stated nations could be given timelines to close down exercise that props Iran’s regime up.
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19:30
25.8.2026
Bessent On Iran: ‘The Pressure Is Working’
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asserted on September 25 that Iran’s management has acknowledged the effectiveness of US stress on the Islamic republic.
In a publish on X, Bessent wrote: “Iran’s leadership is admitting what the world can now see: the pressure is working.”
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Referring to remarks by Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian on August 21 saying “the war must come to an end at some point,” Bessent stated Pezeshkian had acknowledged Iran’s financial difficulties.
Bessent additionally cited remarks by Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, saying he had been “even more direct.”
“No matter how much military power we have, if people are hungry and we do not have financial circulation, economic growth and domestic production, we will not endure,” Bessent quoted Qalibaf as saying.
Bessent added:”Under President Trump, Treasury will continue to sever every economic lifeline sustaining this regime until Tehran stands alone.”
The feedback got here a day after the Trump administration launched Operation Economic Outcast, a brand new marketing campaign aimed toward intensifying financial stress on Iran via sanctions and different measures.
Bessent had beforehand stated the administration’s aim was to “collapse this regime” via financial stress.
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18:11
25.8.2026
Oman, Iran Outline Plan to Restore Safe Navigation in Hormuz
People collect on the seashore as vessels within the Strait of Hormuz are seen close to the seashore of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on August 25.
Iran and Oman introduced an settlement on a proposed framework to renew secure navigation via the Strait of Hormuz.
In a joint assertion on August 25, the 2 nations stated the plan consists of establishing a joint non permanent transport lane and a mission to take away mines from the very important waterway.
“The proposed framework includes creating a temporary joint operation through the Strait of Hormuz for the purpose of implementing…a joint corridor through the Strait, with the goal of managing a single corridor for permanent and future management of the Strait, as well as providing mechanisms for information exchange, traffic management, and security-related services,” the joint assertion learn.
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi traveled to Iran on August 25, the place he met along with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araqchi.
Both sides emphasised the significance of together with regional states bordering the waters of the Gulf within the discussions.
Oman and Iran have been in talks for weeks on preparations to revive secure business navigation via the Strait of Hormuz.
Earlier this month, Tehran stated the 2 sides had reached an understanding on the geographical coordinates of a proposed transport route.
The negotiations have centered on increasing secure passage whereas addressing Iran’s issues over sovereignty and safety within the strategic waterway, management over which has been a central sticking level within the battle between Iran and the United States.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump stated on August 25 that he had been informed that the Strait of Hormuz had been fully demined, claiming that “Iran has been notified that any ship or boat placing new mines will be immediately and systemically destroyed.”
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16:04
25.8.2026
Iran Sentences Another Protester To Death
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the loss of life sentence of political prisoner Arghavan Fallahi, elevating renewed issues over using capital punishment in opposition to political detainees, in accordance with the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
Fallahi, 24, was sentenced to loss of life in July by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, headed by Judge Abolqasem Salavati, on a cost of “baghi,” or armed riot, in accordance with HRANA. The Supreme Court has now upheld that sentence.
Arghavan Fallahi
The case dates again to Fallahi’s arrest in early 2025, when Iranian safety forces detained her and transferred her to Ward 209 of Evin Prison, in accordance with HRANA. She was subsequently held in Wards 209 and 241, each related to Iran’s safety and intelligence equipment.
According to an knowledgeable supply cited by HRANA, Fallahi was subjected to makes an attempt to drive her to admit to involvement within the January 2025 killings of two senior Iranian judges, Mohammad Moghiseh and Ali Razini.
Rights teams have additionally reported that Iranian authorities accused Fallahi of hyperlinks to Mojahedin-e Khalq. The allegations haven’t been independently verified.
Fallahi had beforehand been arrested in the course of the nationwide protests that adopted the loss of life in custody of Mahsa Amini in September 2022. She was later sentenced to jail, in accordance with rights teams.
Her loss of life sentence can now be carried out except she receives a judicial reprieve or one other type of intervention.
The cost of “baghi” is outlined beneath Iranian legislation as an armed rebellion in opposition to the Islamic republic and might carry the loss of life penalty. Iranian courts have more and more used national-security fees, together with “baghi,” in opposition to political activists and folks accused of involvement in anti-government protests.
The affirmation of Fallahi’s sentence comes amid rising concern from rights organizations about executions in Iran following the nationwide protests in December and January. Human rights teams have documented loss of life sentences in opposition to protesters and political prisoners, whereas warning that these already sentenced to loss of life face an imminent danger of execution.
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15:08
25.8.2026
Trump: Iran Killing Protesters ‘Even When They Are Not Protesting’
US President Donald Trump stated Iran’s “failing” regime is killing protesters “even when they are not protesting” at an unprecedented charge.
In a publish on Truth Social on August 25, Trump wrote: “The failing Islamic Republic of Iran is not paying large segments of their military, while at the same time killing protesters, even when they are not protesting, at levels not seen before. It is a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions, and must be stopped, NOW.”
Trump didn’t present additional particulars or proof for his declare. It was unclear whether or not he was referring to individuals killed in the course of the mass crackdown on protests earlier this yr or to new, unreported killings.
The protests started on December 28, 2025, and continued into January, prompting a lethal crackdown by Iranian safety forces.
Iran has since executed protesters and others arrested in reference to the rebellion. The UN human rights chief stated earlier this month that Iran had executed not less than 56 individuals on national-security fees since March 19, together with 27 individuals linked to the anti-government protests.
In whole, Iran has executed 494 individuals this yr, in accordance with the newest knowledge.
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15:04
25.8.2026
Qatar Calls US Sanctions Against Iran ‘Unilateral’
The Qatari authorities considers the brand new US sanctions in opposition to Iran “unilateral,” however Doha helps continued mediation efforts to resolve the dispute between the US and Iran, stated a spokesman for the Qatari Foreign Ministry on August 25.
Despite being the goal of missiles by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in current months, Qatar, together with Pakistan and Turkey, has tried to deliver Tehran and Washington nearer collectively via mediation.
“Across the globe, our goal is to cut off all the economic arteries that sustain this tyrannical regime until Tehran is completely alone,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated at a press convention on September 2, in regards to the new stress marketing campaign in opposition to Iran.
Alongside the renewed financial stress, efforts at mediation proceed. On September 24 , the Pakistani Army chief Asim Munir traveled to Tehran, and on September 25 Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi arrived within the Iranian capital to fulfill with officers.
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14:52
25.8.2026
USS Abraham Lincoln To Dock In Thailand After Long Iran War Deployment
The USS Abraham Lincoln (file picture)
The US plane provider USS Abraham Lincoln, which left the Middle East on August 22 after a chronic deployment supporting US navy operations in opposition to Iran, is scheduled to dock in Thailand subsequent week for crew relaxation and recreation, a Thai official stated.
The ship, carrying roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines, has gone greater than 200 days and not using a port name, setting a modern-day file for consecutive days at sea. The provider has been deployed for 274 days since leaving its dwelling port of San Diego in November.
Reports in current weeks have cited meals and water shortages, plumbing issues, disrupted mail, and deteriorating morale among the many crew. Families of sailors have additionally raised issues about psychological well being. The Pentagon has disputed stories that circumstances aboard the ship have considerably deteriorated.
Democratic lawmakers have demanded solutions from the Pentagon over the extended deployment and circumstances aboard the provider. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Connecticut Democrat, despatched Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth a listing of questions in regards to the deployment and its affect on the crew.
US President Donald Trump has downplayed issues in regards to the sailors, saying the ship was “beautifully maintained and beautifully taken care of,” whereas Hegseth stated stories of deteriorating circumstances had “completely misrepresented” the scenario.
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14:48
25.8.2026
US Suspends Sports Exchanges License for Iran
Jayson Tatum of the United States and Mike Rostampour of Iran compete in the course of the males’s basketball group-stage recreation on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Saitama, Japan, in July 2021.
The US Treasury Department has indefinitely suspended a basic authorization for skilled and newbie sports activities actions and exchanges between the United States and Iran, efficient August 24.
General License F beforehand approved sure providers supporting sports activities actions and exchanges between the 2 nations, together with sports activities matches and occasions, sponsorship of gamers, teaching, refereeing, and coaching. The suspension means actions that aren’t in any other case approved would require a particular license from the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
OFAC additionally indefinitely suspended General License G, which coated sure tutorial exchanges and academic providers, in addition to separate authorizations protecting sure academic actions in third nations, noncommercial private remittances to or from Iran, and providers associated to conferences.
The suspensions are a part of the Trump administration’s broader marketing campaign to extend financial stress on Iran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that Washington intends to chop off Iran’s financial lifelines.
OFAC issued a separate basic license permitting transactions ordinarily incident and essential to wind down actions that had beforehand been approved beneath the suspended provisions via September 8.
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14:37
25.8.2026
US Secret Service Says Aware of Iran Video ‘Appearing to Threaten’ Trump’s Son
The US Secret Service stated on August 24 that it was conscious of a video aired by Iran’s state broadcaster that seems to threaten Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Donald Trump.
The video, which was aired on Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB, purported to indicate details about Barron Trump’s whereabouts and actions in New York City, together with his college, escort autos, and the positions of Secret Service personnel. It additionally claimed that his actions had been “fully monitored.” The claims within the video couldn’t be independently verified.
Barron Trump
A Secret Service spokesperson informed CNN that the company “investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat” towards its protectees, however declined to debate protecting intelligence for operational-security causes.
CNN reported that Iranian hard-line media have repeatedly featured content material threatening Trump and members of his household for the reason that assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several other members of his household on the outset of the US-Israeli warfare with Iran in February.
In late July, Tasnim, an Iranian news company affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, printed a video discussing alleged vulnerabilities within the safety of first girl Melania Trump and suggesting methods she might be attacked. The video additionally included a menace directed at Barron Trump.
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