US STRIKES IRGC TANKERS FOR THE FIRST TIME AS "TANKER FOR TANKER" POLICY GOES LIVE

Trump explicitly approved targeting IRGC vessels as a direct cost-imposition measure for Iran's ongoing attacks on commercial shipping. 6JPO US launches new 'tanker for tanker' policy, strikes Iranian ships in Strait of Hormuz - report Two tankers anchored north of the blockade line had their engine rooms hit by US drones. 6JPO US launches new 'tanker for tanker' policy, strikes Iranian ships in Strait of Hormuz - report The stated ambition of the broader 100-strike package was to buy "at least a month" of lower threat levels for commercial traffic. 6JPO US launches new 'tanker for tanker' policy, strikes Iranian ships in Strait of Hormuz - report Six months in, a month of breathing room is the goal. Make of that what you will.

Ballistic missiles destroyed drone hangars at Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan, a maintenance facility and fuel depot in Erbil, and struck the headquarters building at Ali al-Salem in Kuwait. 4CRD Tehran bombards US sites across West Asia after Washington's latest wave of brutal strikes Arash drones hit Al-Dhafra, Al-Minhad, and Sheikh Isa bases in the UAE and Bahrain. 4CRD Tehran bombards US sites across West Asia after Washington's latest wave of brutal strikes The IRGC stated, pointedly, that no information has been released about the fate of the US base commander in Kuwait. 4CRD Tehran bombards US sites across West Asia after Washington's latest wave of brutal strikes If the personnel casualty claims at three bases are confirmed, the pressure on Trump to escalate further will be intense, given his on-record promise that Iran would be hit "much harder" if it responded. 3AJE Iran, US exchange new attacks: Who was hit in latest strikes?

The Financial Times published an investigation based on leaked correspondence, travel records, and patent analysis showing Russia helped Iran develop a Mach 5-plus ramjet cruise missile under a programme called C430L, aimed specifically at threatening US carriers. 7YNT The secret project of Russia and Iran to hunt US aircraft carriers The programme was organised by Rosoboronexport and correspondence ran through this summer, well after the CIA had warned Moscow to stop. 7YNT The secret project of Russia and Iran to hunt US aircraft carriers Iran has built the propulsion system but operational deployment is not yet confirmed. 7YNT The secret project of Russia and Iran to hunt US aircraft carriers If even a small number enter service, the entire US naval posture in the Gulf has to be reconsidered, which is presumably why the FT ran it.

A residential building in Kuhestak, Hormozgan province, was hit during a wedding ceremony. 2AJE What do we know about the fatal US bombing of a wedding in Iran’s Sirik? The dead include a four-year-old, a 16-year-old, and two women; more than 60 others were wounded. 2AJE What do we know about the fatal US bombing of a wedding in Iran’s Sirik? Fragment analysis points to a variant of the AGM-84K SLAM-ER precision cruise missile. 2AJE What do we know about the fatal US bombing of a wedding in Iran’s Sirik? CENTCOM said it "never targets civilians" and attributed the reports to Iranian state media, which does not address the footage, the named victims, or why a precision weapon hit a wedding. 2AJE What do we know about the fatal US bombing of a wedding in Iran’s Sirik?

At the Bishkek summit, Xi, Putin, Modi, and Sharif all signed a declaration condemning US and Israeli strikes and backing IRANs NPT rights, which is not nothing even if none of them are going to war for Tehran. 10TTM SCO slams US-Israeli aggression, Ayatollah Khamenei’s assassination and sanctions on Iran US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned after months of friction with Hegseth, following two other senior Army departures since April, which is a significant leadership turnover six months into a $37 billion war with no decisive outcome. 12CRD US army secretary resigns as Pentagon tensions reach boiling point IRANs oil exports have reportedly collapsed from 2 million bpd in March to around 220,000 to 255,000 bpd in August, with food prices up 120 to 180 percent and the rial below 2 million to the dollar. 8JPO Iran’s worsening economic crisis raises questions over Tehran’s willingness to compromise The economy is clearly breaking down; whether that produces political concessions from a government now publicly committed to military retaliation at scale is the central question of the war.