Friday, September 11, 2026

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The head of the Islamic Republic’s 14th government, who is visiting India, acknowledged in the country’s capital on Friday, 20 Shahrivar 1405, that U.S. pressure on Iran had reached a “difficult and dangerous” stage. Noting that the world is now at one of its “most complex junctures,” he called for “operational cooperation” among BRICS member countries. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The sister of Amir Mohammad Shah-Karami posted a video on her Instagram page, saying she had visited the place where, according to her, her brother spent his final moments there before his arrest. In the caption, she wrote: “On 18 Shahrivar, I returned to the same street where my brother was last seen, to raise his voice again from that very place. This time, I stood there to call out Amir Mohammad Shah-Karami’s name.” In the video, Amir Mohammad’s sister holds a photo of him and shouts his name on the same street. Amir Mohammad Shah-Karami, a 14-year-old boy, was arrested in Shahr-e Qods on 18 Dey. His body was handed over to his family about 60 days later. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Netanyahu: Weapons discovered at Ali al-Taher had been sent by Iran to Hezbollah On Friday, 20 Shahrivar, the Israeli prime minister announced that Israeli forces had removed large quantities of weapons from Hezbollah infrastructure during an operation in the Ali al-Taher heights in southern Lebanon. Referring to the weapons they had discovered, Benjamin Netanyahu said: “We removed a very large quantity of weapons from there, which had been organized and financed by Iran for years.” The Israeli military had earlier announced in a video that its forces had destroyed underground and above-ground infrastructure after taking operational control of the Ali al-Taher heights. According to the Israeli military, the network extended for more than two kilometers and included dozens of rockets, missiles and drones, as well as anti-tank missiles, mines and explosives. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed media reports that American aircraft were damaged during recent missile attacks by the Islamic Republic on Jordan. In an interview with NewsNation on Thursday, 19 Shahrivar, he was asked about the reports and said: “No. There was no damage. Nothing happened.” Shortly before Trump’s remarks, Fox News reported, citing a senior U.S. official, that Iranian ballistic missiles had damaged American warplanes stationed in Jordan during a massive missile attack on Tuesday, 17 Shahrivar. Fox News published the report by its chief correspondent, Jennifer Griffin. CBS News was the first to report that “several U.S. military aircraft were damaged” during Iran’s missile attacks on a base housing U.S. forces in Jordan. The Jordanian military said in a statement on Wednesday, 18 Shahrivar, that Iran had fired 20 ballistic missiles toward Jordan the previous night. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The American company Anthropic has announced that it identified and disrupted three operations linked to the Iranian government, in which its Claude AI model was used to create and distribute propaganda, design surveillance systems, and compile information related to targeting U.S. naval forces. On Thursday, 19 Shahrivar, the company detailed a series of cases involving the misuse of Anthropic’s AI models in its latest threat intelligence report. The report covers activity identified and disrupted from December 2025 through August 2026 and also examines cases involving China, Russia, and other countries. According to the report, Anthropic identified and blocked accounts that used Claude to carry out influence operations aimed at shaping public opinion. Three of these operations were linked to actors aligned with the Islamic Republic’s government. Anthropic says each operation was carried out by an individual or group that either worked directly for an Iranian government propaganda agency or acted on its behalf. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Iran Telecommunication Company announced in a notice published on the Codal system (the comprehensive information system for companies listed on the stock exchange) that the cost of calls from landlines to mobile phones will increase by 45% starting Friday, 20 Shahrivar. According to Entekhab, the notice states that the maximum charge for calls from landlines to mobile phones has risen from 625 rials to 906 rials. The change follows the issuance of a directive to increase charges for calls from landlines to mobile phones, calls between mobile phones, and text messages. Iran Telecommunication Company said the exact impact of the increase on its revenue is not yet known, and its financial effects will be published in periodic reports. The company also raised the monthly fixed charge for landlines by 45% in Khordad. The monthly fixed charge for residential subscribers is now 43,500 tomans in Tehran and other major cities, 32,625 tomans in provincial capitals, and 24,650 tomans in other cities. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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U.S. President Donald Trump once again called the Strait of Hormuz the “Strait of Trump” on the second night of the Republicans’ midterm election rally in Dallas, saying, “We control the Strait of Trump.” The U.S. president again stressed that “we can never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon, and it never will.” He said Iran is backing down everywhere. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Hung Cao, acting secretary of the U.S. Navy, told The Epoch Times that Islamic Republic forces had inflicted extensive damage on the U.S. Navy support base in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet. Discussing the recent deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and the logistical demands of a prolonged operation, Cao said the damage to the Bahrain base had affected its ability to support the carrier. “The ship’s crew had nowhere to dock,” he said. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Oil prices jumped more than six percent on Thursday, 19 Shahrivar, amid escalating conflict in the region and growing concerns about disruptions to energy supplies. Brent crude reached $107.63 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude also surpassed $100. According to OilPrice data, Murban crude rose more than five percent to $122.48, while the OPEC basket was priced at $112.25, up more than four percent. The price increases came after attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and Houthi advances along the Red Sea coast. Reuters reported that the capture of the port of Mokha and the Houthis’ advance toward the Hanish Islands have heightened concerns about the security of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Saudi Arabia’s oil export route. Meanwhile, ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply, and preliminary data show that only seven ships passed through the waterway on 18 Shahrivar. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote in a video posted on X: “Tonight, we destroyed Iran’s largest base outside Iran—the Ali al-Taher tunnels in Lebanon. We are completing the mission. Happy New Year!” Earlier, the Israeli military said it had destroyed Hezbollah’s tunnel network in the Ali al-Taher highlands using more than 1,100 tons of explosives. The military said dozens of missiles, rockets, drones, small arms, anti-tank missiles, hundreds of mines, and large quantities of explosives were found in the tunnels, which it said were more than two kilometers long. According to the Israeli military, the destruction of this site completed the operation to demolish a network of eight tunnels, with a total length of 5.4 kilometers, in the Ali al-Taher area and at Shqif Castle. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center reported on Thursday evening, Washington time, that several “projectiles” had struck two vessels off the coast of Oman. According to the report, the strikes occurred four nautical miles west of the city of Khasab, in Oman’s Musandam Governorate. The captain of one vessel said he had witnessed four unidentified projectiles hit two unidentified vessels. One vessel caught fire as a result; the status of the second is unknown. Omani authorities are investigating the incident. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline