Iran

An oil refinery industrial facility with smokestacks and processing structures.

September 22, 2026

Iran’s GDP Shrinks 10.1% in Q1 2026 as Oil Sector Collapses 26.4% Under War and Sanctions

Iran’s economy contracted sharply in the first quarter of the Persian calendar year (21 March–20 June 2026), with GDP declining 10.1% year-on-year according to the Statistical Center of Iran. The Iran GDP

Exterior of the US Treasury building with columns and American flag

News·Policy·World

Iran rally draws state-reported 300,000 as commander claims 600,000 military registrations

Iran's government organised a mass rally in Tehran on September 18, with state media reporting more than 300,000 people on the streets. A Revolutionary Guard commander separately claimed that more than 600,000 people had registered for military training, with more

September 19, 2026

Strait of Hormuz tanker attacks put shipping under pressure as 80 merchant-vessel incidents are verified

Energy·Policy·World

A tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on September 18, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations,

Iran Claims 8 Tankers Hit in Hormuz as Ships Go Dark — Oil Flow Intact, Insurance Costs Rising

Energy·Policy·World

Iran's IRGC claims strikes on 8 tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Ships are switching off tracking. Oil still flows — but insurance costs

Exterior of a damaged building with conflict-related structural damage

Policy·USA·World

UN Iran inquiry finds “reasonable grounds” to believe US strikes amounted to war crimes

A UN-backed fact-finding mission has concluded it has reasonable grounds to believe US airstrikes in Iran may have constituted war crimes. The mission’s finding, released September 17, covers two strikes that killed

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

News·Policy·USA·World

US Iran war cost reaches $38 billion as CBO details spending and a five-year interceptor rebuild

The Defense Department‘s costs for combat operations against Iran reached approximately $38 billion as of August 1, 2026. That number is significant — but it is not a complete accounting of all

Sunita Somvanshi

September 16, 2026

Energy·Policy·USA

Iran War Cost Hits $38 Billion as CBO Projects More Monthly Spending

The United States has spent roughly $38 billion fighting in Iran since the conflict began, according to a new assessment by the Congressional Budget Office. That amount covers combat operations through August

Sunita Somvanshi

September 16, 2026

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in 2025, the target of Jim Massie's impeachment push over Iran war powers.

News·Policy·USA

Massie Seeks Hegseth Impeachment Over Iran War Powers Fight

Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, has filed articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, arguing that the Pentagon chief violated the War Powers Resolution by continuing military operations against Iran

Govind Tekale

September 16, 2026

A hardened aircraft shelter at Ali Al Salem Air Base damaged during Operation Desert Storm, the kind of infrastructure loss behind the $37.5B war cost.

Policy·USA·World

US Iran war losses: $37.5B cost, damaged aircraft and bases revealed

If you have been wondering what the US-Iran war has actually cost America in real terms — beyond the battlefield headlines — a new Pentagon watchdog report puts the damage into plain

Sunita Somvanshi

September 15, 2026

World

Treasury Expands Iran Sanctions Across 36 Entities And Major Banking Conduits

The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions targeting Iranian financial networks and aviation operations. The actions are part of a broader campaign called Operation Economic Outcast that aims to restrict Iran’s access

Govind Tekale

September 14, 2026

Saudi oil infrastructure used for energy security coverage

Business·World

Iraq Shuts Iran Crossings After Saudi Pipeline Drone Attack Claim Puts Maysan Under Scrutiny

Iraq temporarily closed three crossings into Iran while investigating drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline, according to Al Jazeera. The reported closures were Shalamcheh in Basra province, al-Shib in Maysan

Govind Tekale

September 13, 2026

Military transport aircraft parked at night on an airfield apron in Poland

India·World

Modi Warns Iran at BRICS Summit to Protect 20,000 Seafarers in Sea Lanes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that freedom of navigation and commerce, along with the safety and well-being of seafarers, must be protected as regional tensions continue. Modi made

Sunita Somvanshi

September 13, 2026

News·USA·World

Hung Cao Says Iran ‘Blew the Hell Out of’ Bahrain Base as USS Abraham Lincoln Loses Port Access

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao has publicly acknowledged extensive damage to Naval Support Activity Bahrain following Iranian attacks. Cao stated in a recent interview that Iranian forces "They blew the hell out

Govind Tekale

September 11, 2026

Diagram showing an NBN™ Network Connection Box connected via Ethernet from its UNI D 1 port to a router’s WAN port, with power outlets and a phone attached to the router’s Phone1 port, illustrating a typical home network setup.

News·Technology

AT&T Says Texas Outage Points to Cable Theft After Iranian Hacker Group Claims Attack

An Iranian hacker group claimed responsibility for Labor Day AT&T outages in Dallas, but AT&T says evidence points to cable theft instead. The group known as APT IRAN posted a message on

Karmactive Team

September 10, 2026

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