Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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Axios, citing two Israeli officials, reported that senior military commanders from the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt discussed the war with the Islamic Republic and regional tensions at a secret meeting in Germany last week. Axios reported that the secret meeting of military commanders in Germany was held at the initiative of Brad Cooper, the commander of CENTCOM. According to Axios, at the secret meeting in Germany, Brad Cooper briefed Israeli and Arab military commanders on the U.S. plan to increase ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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At the annual meeting on the state of the U.S. economy and the international financial system, the U.S. Treasury secretary defended the Trump administration’s policies toward Iran, saying the president had taken action that, he said, previous U.S. presidents had refused to take for years. Referring to the Islamic Republic, Scott Bessent said: “A regime that has devoted itself to the slogan ‘Death to America’ and is seeking nuclear weapons to achieve that very goal is now facing a different U.S. policy.” He added: “Under President Trump’s leadership, the United States is no longer merely managing the threat from Iran; we are ending it.” @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Regarding the report Tasnim published describing an attack on fishing boats: Axios, citing U.S. officials, reported that on Monday, 23 Shahrivar 1405, the U.S. military destroyed two small Iranian boats after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces tried to seize a U.S. Navy drone in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Axios, IRGC forces used the boats in an attempt to seize a U.S. unmanned vessel used to patrol the strait. After detecting the attempt, a U.S. drone fired two missiles at the boats, destroying them and killing most of those on board. Tim Hawkins, a CENTCOM spokesperson, confirmed that Iranian forces had tried to seize the U.S. vessel, saying the boats “attempted to seize a U.S. unmanned surface vessel, but failed after a decisive response by CENTCOM forces.” He stressed that the vessel remains under the operational control of the U.S. military. Iranian media, meanwhile, have reported the attack on the two boats as a drone strike on “fishing boats.” Axios reported that the boats were hit near Korgan Port and Larak Island in Hormozgan Province. Ahmad Nafisi, deputy for political, security and social affairs at the Hormozgan Governor’s Office, blamed the attack on the U.S. military and reported that several fishermen were missing and search-and-rescue operations had begun. The incident comes as the U.S. military seeks to bring maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz closer to normal by increasing commercial shipping. A U.S. official told Axios that the U.S. military and Gulf Arab countries have also begun allowing oil tankers to transit the strait during the day in recent months, whereas previously crossings were made mostly at night. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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⚠️ A video released by Rokna News Agency shows tense moments aboard a Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737, which suffered a tire blowout on Monday, 23 Shahrivar, after taking off from Mashhad Airport bound for Kermanshah. After damage to an engine was reported, it was forced to return to Mashhad Airport. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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“Karghah” studio has announced the release of Aria Kasaei, a graphic designer and one of the studio’s co-founders, after nearly two months in detention, posting a photo of him. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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On Tuesday, 24 Shahrivar, lawyer Amir Raisian announced in a post on X that a criminal case had been opened against Reza Dormishian, an Iranian film and theater director. According to Raisian, the IRGC filed a complaint against Dormishian on charges of propaganda against the system, and the case is being heard in Branch Seven of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. Raisian added that the prosecutor’s office had issued an order for Dormishian’s arrest, and that the IRGC, as the complainant, had requested that his assets be frozen. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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Tehran police say they have arrested a person who threw three Molotov cocktails toward the “crowd gathered” in Tehran’s Punak Square on the evening of Monday, 23 Shahrivar. Punak Square is one of several squares in Tehran where government-organized nightly gatherings have been held since the start of the 40-day war. According to a statement issued by Tehran’s Law Enforcement Command, “At around 21:30, the individual threw three Molotov cocktails from atop a building toward the crowd, then fled.” The statement claims the person “intended to leave the country illegally through its western borders, but officers shot him in the right leg, arrested him, and transferred him to a hospital.” @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The official U.S. report on the costs and damage of the war with Iran has been released An official report by U.S. government oversight agencies says the war with Iran has led to “strategic shortages” in the stockpiles of some advanced U.S. weapons. The first official report by U.S. government inspectors on Operation Epic Fury, released publicly on Monday, 23 Shahrivar, says the widespread use of weapons in the war with Iran “has led to strategic shortages in inventories and exposed foundational industrial bottlenecks in replenishing munitions.” According to the assessment, the Pentagon is trying to address the problem by shortening weapons procurement and production timelines and increasing stocks of critical materials, components, and certain munitions, so that production can be ramped up quickly in an emergency. The report also shows that the U.S. spent about $33.4 billion on the war through June 29 (8 Tir). Nearly two-thirds of that amount was for munitions used, while $3.7 billion went toward lost equipment. The report lists a further $7.4 billion under other costs. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in late July (early Mordad) that the war had cost $37.5 billion up to that point. NBC News had earlier reported, citing officials and people familiar with internal estimates, that the actual cost of the war could have reached $80 billion to $100 billion when broader expenses were included. On Monday, as the assessment of Operation Epic Fury was released, U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the United States is now producing advanced weapons at a greater rate than at any time in its history, and that this equipment is being supplied daily to U.S. forces in the Middle East and elsewhere. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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A security project called “Ilaj” has published the personal information of a number of Iranians living abroad and called on citizens to identify more people and report them to the system. The Islamic Republic’s state broadcaster has also promoted the project, though it is unclear which security or government agency runs it or how it obtained the published identity information. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The “Jan-Fada” campaign, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ propaganda bodies, has begun sending text messages asking citizens to sign up for “military and emergency-response training” and to be organized into “people’s battalions.” A text message sent to some citizens asked recipients to register from 17:00 on Tuesday, 24 Shahrivar, for “military and emergency-response training courses run by the Jan-Fada people’s units.” The “Jan-Fada” campaign was launched on 8 Farvardin 1405, led by the “Qorb-e Baqi-Allah Cultural and Social Headquarters,” an organization affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Online, text-message, telephone, and in-person registration systems had been set up to recruit people over the age of 12 for the campaign. @ VahidHeadline Yesterday, I received lots of messages from citizens saying they hadn’t signed up for this campaign, but had still received that text message. 📡 @VahidOnline

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A U.S. federal court ruled on Monday, 23 Shahrivar, that the Trump administration may not enforce its order limiting how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States. The order, which the judge said was based on the government’s “extremely weak arguments,” was due to be enforced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday. Under a law the Trump administration is seeking to implement, visas for foreign students and for people staying in the United States through cultural exchange programs would be limited to four years. The law also says that journalists’ visas must not exceed 240 days. Under the law, which the court has now blocked from taking effect, all three groups would have to reapply and renew their visas to stay longer. The federal judge said that enforcing the new law would significantly “limit” the number of foreign students and journalists in the United States. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Austria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had requested an exemption from the UN travel ban for Mohammad Eslami, head of the Islamic Republic’s Atomic Energy Organization, but the request was rejected. The ministry said the president of the UN Security Council informed Vienna that the request had been rejected due to a lack of consensus. Austria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs added that, given the country’s international obligations, Eslami cannot enter the country. Eslami was on his way to Vienna to attend the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual General Conference, but was not allowed to attend. He had taken part in every one of the agency’s General Conferences since 2021. The travel ban stems from the “snapback” mechanism, which reinstated UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The Alghaya tanker is being towed to one of Oman’s ports after an attack off the Omani coast and a fire in its engine room. According to a Reuters report citing Omani officials, 23 crew members have been evacuated from the vessel, while two remain missing. Accounts of the cause of the incident are contradictory. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the Alghaya, flying the Panamanian flag, struck a sea mine while passing through the “prohibited zone” south of the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command called the claim false, saying the vessel “was hit by an Iranian missile last month and put out of action.” The International Maritime Organization had reported that the Alghaya was damaged on Saturday, without specifying the cause. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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At least 100 protesters in 13 provinces across Iran are at risk of execution The organization Iran Human Rights said at least 100 people arrested during the Dey protests are facing death sentences in 13 provinces across Iran. The highest number—46 people—is in Isfahan Province. According to the published list, after Isfahan, 22 people are in Tehran and Alborz provinces. The list also includes 10 people in Fars, seven in Razavi Khorasan, five in Markazi, three in Yazd, and two in Semnan. One person in each of North Khorasan, Gilan, Ardabil, Ilam, and Qazvin provinces is also facing a death sentence. The organization says the published list includes only protesters who have received a death sentence at least at the trial court stage. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Tasnim News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, reported on Monday evening, 23 Shahrivar 1405, that two “fishing boats” had been attacked by drones near the port of Kargan in the waters of the Persian Gulf. According to the report, which Tasnim attributed to the “United States,” several fishermen aboard the two boats are missing. Search and rescue operations have begun to find the missing fishermen, with rescue teams and relevant authorities searching the area. Tasnim said further details about the incident and the fishermen’s condition would be announced after official reports are received. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline