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  • • US - Iran War — Latest Update for Today, Sept 3, 2026 — 03:41 AM IST LIVE 

      This is the biggest escalation since July, breaking a month-long lull. 

      What happened overnight (Sept 2-3) 

      • US completed latest wave of strikes late Tuesday — US Central Command says it hit IRGC targets: air defense sites, radar systems, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities, communications sites. Axios reports 2 Iranian government tankers also hit 

      • Iran retaliated immediately — IRGC announced attacks on US bases in Jordan, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq's Kurdistan region. This is described as the heaviest exchange in weeks 

      • Civilian toll: Iran says at least 19 dead, including 4 at a wedding party near Sirik on Strait of Hormuz coast, plus 50-68 wounded. Red Crescent says a 4-year-old child among killed at wedding. Iran Foreign Ministry calls it "war crime". Health minister says 18 total killed, 108 injured in latest US strikes. IRGC says 4 personnel killed in Kermanshah 

      • US view: CENTCOM spox Tim Hawkins: "US military never targets civilians, unlike IRGC". US says strikes were retaliation for Iran trying to add sea mines to Hormuz and firing 8 missiles at US base in Jordan 

      Trump's stance today 

      • Trump said renewed campaign "won't last too long" and was "very justified" — said Iran was trying to build rocket that drops mines and restoring radar/missile systems that were targeted 

      • Warned Iran would be hit "much harder" if it retaliates 

      • Floated renaming Strait of Hormuz to "Trump Strait" — posted on Truth Social: "Now that we have it under U.S.A. control, should we change the name... Like America itself, it would be 'hotter' than ever" 

      • Aides seek 'quiet' until Nov 3 midterm elections — White House sources say pressure stays on Iran but full escalation may wait till after vote. Only 31% of Americans approve of war per late Aug Reuters/Ipsos poll 

      Strait of Hormuz — world oil choke point 

      • 20% of world's oil flows through it. Iran effectively closed it — added 11 more ships to blacklist, total now 56 vessels deemed non-compliant, subject to fines/confiscation if they try to sail through 

      • Iran seized a vessel with 382,000 litres smuggled fuel, arrested 11 foreign crew 

      • Two Filipino sailors killed when Saudi tanker SIDR hit by "unknown projectiles" in Hormuz on Aug 31 

      • US Energy Secretary says 17M barrels still transited Monday — highest since war reduced flows. OPEC+ meeting Sept 6 likely to keep output unchanged 

      • Oil price: Over $115 — trade disruptions, India worker killed in Kuwait reported in live coverage 

      Global reactions today 

      • Iran's rial crashes to new record low 2.2 million per US dollar — down 10% in past week, lost half value in a year 

      • US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warns "everyone" against backing Tehran — says airlines, maritime, digital assets could be targets for squeezing Iran economy 

      • China's Xi Jinping says willing to work with West Asia countries to "safeguard international shipping" 

      • Russia's Putin offered "unwavering support" to Iran's new Supreme Leader — per Al Arabiya live 

      • Pakistan says "hopeful for peace", pushing dialogue via SCO 

      Status right now: Fighting continues but US military says latest wave completed. Iran security chief Mohsen Rezaei warns US will face "new strategy on battlefield, diplomacy and economic blockade"