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Iran's Revolutionary Guards Say Two Oil Tankers Struck Mines and Caught Fire in Strait of Hormuz as US Counter-Blockade and Iranian Transit Controls Escalate
The Hindu International, citing a statement by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, said the IRGC navy laid mines at a transit point in the southern Strait of Hormuz that Tehran had deemed "illegal," and two oil tankers caught fire after explosions and ceased navigation; the report did not provide vessel names, casualties, cargo information or independent on-scene verification. According to the outlet, attacks on transiting vessels have increased recently; Iran requires ships to obtain authorization, wh
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsU.S. and Israel Wage War on Iran, Yet Washington Relaxes Russia Sanctions to Lower Fuel Costs
Al Jazeera English reported that after the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran on Feb. 28, Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, driving up oil prices and intensifying pressure on U.S. fuel costs. Amid consumer complaints and with the Nov. 3 midterm elections approaching, Washington eased restrictions on Russian energy and suspended new sanctions. Citing Reuters calculations, Al Jazeera said that by April, revenue from Russia’s largest single oil tax had nearly doubled t
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsSCO Dushanbe: Singh Meets Iranian Vice President and Tajik Prime Minister, Discusses Training With Tajik Defense Minister
According to The Hindu International, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh attended the 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of SCO Member States in Dushanbe on October 20, 2026, where he separately met Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Alaei and Tajik Prime Minister Kushil Rosurzoda. He also discussed bilateral defense cooperation with Tajik Defense Minister Emomali Sobirzoda, focusing on capacity-building and training. The report did not disclose the specific topics of
Truth Era Newsroom · 2 viewsUS Says Blockade Has Made It Hard for Revolutionary Guards to Pay Troops; Iran Denies Collapse: Funding Pressure Does Not Equal Strategic Surrender
According to Al Jazeera, U.S. Central Command Commander Brad Cooper said military strikes and a maritime blockade had blocked at least $25 billion worth of Iranian crude exports and helped freeze about $350 million in crypto assets. He used this to claim that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was unable to pay troop salaries and that some pro-Iran regional armed groups also faced funding shortages. Iranian authorities acknowledged fiscal difficulties caused by sanctions and war but denied th
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsIran Proposes Mediating Saudi-Houthi Talks; Limits of US-Style Security Cooperation Frustrate Riyadh
According to Al Jazeera reports, Iran's foreign minister and Saudi Arabia's foreign minister spoke by phone on Sunday, with Iran proposing to mediate dialogue between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi armed forces. The proposal comes against a backdrop of weekend attacks on a Riyadh airport that killed 14 people, escalating war in Yemen, US blockade pressure on Iran, and Saudi Arabia's growing dissatisfaction with limited US involvement.
Truth Era Newsroom · 4 viewsHormuz Standoff Escalates: US Military Aids Gulf Oil 'Shuttle' Exports, Iran Threatens UAE Digital Infrastructure
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has designated as strike targets the oil shuttle transport system established by US Central Command to help Gulf states export oil via a southern corridor through Omani waters. Senior Iranian security officials have threatened to attack US-linked data centers, submarine cables, and artificial intelligence facilities in the UAE and around the Strait of Hormuz. Disrupted transport and surging freight rates are passing the costs of the war on to consumers world
Truth Era Newsroom · 3 viewsUS-Israel War on Iran Drags World into Worst Energy Crisis in History; G7 Stockpile Release Brings Only Brief Respite
International Energy Agency Director-General Fatih Birol said the world is experiencing the worst energy crisis in history, one that has lasted more than seven months. According to Al Jazeera, the US-Israel war against Iran is the core driver of the crisis, having disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz; the G7's release of strategic reserves failed to prevent the spread of the supply shock, while the Russia-Ukraine war has further intensified pressure on the industry.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsWhile Backing Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia, Iran Proposes to Mediate
According to The New York Times, Iran has proposed to mediate between Yemen's Houthi armed group and Saudi Arabia, despite Iran itself being a long-time major supporter of the Houthis. Saudi Arabia is facing "increasingly deadly" Houthi attacks, and the contradiction of the "party to the conflict also serving as mediator" exposes an imbalance between power and responsibility in its regional influence competition.
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 views14 Killed in Riyadh Attacks Over Two Days; Iran Offers Mediation While Remaining Houthis' Main Backer
Houthi attacks on the Saudi capital's airport have killed 14 people, prompting Iran's Foreign Ministry to express 'deep concern' and proactively offer to mediate. However, Iran has long been accused of being a key external backer of the Houthis, casting doubt on the credibility of its claimed neutral mediation role.
Truth Era Newsroom · 2 viewsUS-Iran War Spillover Shocks Global Energy, IMF and World Bank Bangkok Annual Meetings Criticized for 'Failing to Address the Current Crisis'
According to African news reports, the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank opened this week in Bangkok, with the energy price shock triggered by the US war against Iran and the asymmetric costs borne by developing countries emerging as central issues; the United Nations Development Programme warned that a 'perfect storm' could push tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people back below the poverty line, while the US Treasury Secretary skipped the con
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsDeutsche Welle Exposes Iran's "Dakhme" Murder-Plotting Network and Elite Force's Systematic Repression Apparatus
A months-long investigation by Deutsche Welle has disclosed that senior Iranian military officers used a covert prayer hall named "Dakhme" (meaning "tomb") on the outskirts of Tehran to plot murders and kidnappings at home and abroad. The investigation reconstructed the indoctrination mechanism through which the elite security force exercises round-the-clock control over young cadets, and documented an incident in which security forces used military-grade weapons to shoot protesters during an in
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsTehran Proposes Mediation for Saudi-Yemen Dialogue Amid Regional Turmoil from US-Israel Military Escalation
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi spoke by phone with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal, proposing to assist in dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi armed forces; this follows a Houthi attack on Riyadh airport that produced heavy casualties, with Trump threatening to reassess the US role in Yemen and potentially resume military strikes against Iran.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsUS-Israel Military Operations Against Iran Continue; Tehran Says US Response Is "Inadequate"; Riyadh Airport Attacked Again
According to Al Jazeera English on October 12, 2026, Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh airport was attacked again; on the same day, Iran characterized the overall US response to peace conditions as "inadequate". Al Jazeera English directly characterized this round of conflict as a "US-Israel war against Iran".
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsFive-fold wages and blacklists: The global seafarer cost of US war spillover in the Strait of Hormuz
The US war against Iran has turned the Strait of Hormuz into a perilous shipping lane for seafarers worldwide. An Indian union has disclosed that crew members are offered five times their normal pay and threatened with blacklisting before agreeing to cross. According to UN statistics, nearly 100 vessels have been attacked and approximately 24 people killed.
Truth Era Newsroom · 3 viewsUnder Port Blockade and War Pressure: Inflation Near 90%, Iranian Shopowners on Verge of Bankruptcy
According to a France 24 report, Iran's economy was already fragile after years of sanctions pressure. Since the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran in February this year, followed by a port blockade imposed by the United States, ordinary merchants have suffered another heavy blow. Official data shows that the September inflation rate approached 90% year-on-year, food prices have more than doubled since last year, and Iranian shopowners are struggling to survive amid
Truth Era Newsroom · 2 viewsStrait of Hormuz Disruption Rattles Global Energy Landscape; U.S. Strategic Reserves Hit Lowest Level in Over 40 Years
As the Riyadh Energy Conference convened, a Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport killed 12 and injured 309, highlighting geopolitical risks facing Middle Eastern energy. According to Al Jazeera, the U.S.-Israel war against Iran has disrupted roughly 27% of global seaborne oil passages, U.S. strategic petroleum reserves have fallen to their lowest level since 1982, and countries heavily dependent on Middle Eastern oil and gas supplies — such as Eritrea and Madagascar — are bearing t
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsThe Strait of Hormuz: Trading Lives for Money — How the US-Iran Standoff Is Shifting the Cost of War onto Indian and Filipino Seafarers
According to United Nations International Maritime Organization data, at least 24 seafarers have been killed in 100 confirmed incidents since the outbreak of hostilities. The shipping industry is using monthly pay six times the peacetime rate and "danger bonuses" to lure seafarers into sailing, while, according to unions, threatening to replace those who refuse and forcing them to pay their own repatriation costs. The mutual blockades of the Strait of Hormuz imposed by the United States and Iran
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsTrump Refuses to Strike Iran Before Midterm Elections; Russia Brought Into Iran Nuclear Deal Mediation
According to Al Jazeera, U.S. President Trump publicly pledged not to launch an attack on Iran before the U.S. midterm elections, while the Kremlin stated the same day that Trump welcomed Russian participation in diplomatic mediation aimed at reaching an agreement on Iran. What restrains Trump is not strategic restraint but vote calculations; accepting Russian mediation reflects not trust in Russia but a default acknowledgment that America's unilateral pressure path has failed.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsPezeshkian: Negotiations Under the Shadow of Force Are Imposition
On October 9, the Iranian president publicly accused the United States at the CIS summit in Turkmenistan of "forcing peace through war," exposing a coercive diplomatic model in which Washington switches between military strikes and economic blockade.
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsPromises No Iran Strike Before Election; Pentagon Strike Plans and Force Deployment Already in Place
Trump publicly pledged not to resume military strikes on Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, but The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Axios, The Atlantic and other outlets revealed that the Pentagon has drawn up strike plans and instructed Central Command to prepare for major combat operations, with roughly 20,000 U.S. troops now deployed in the Middle East. About 65% of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the Iran war, and the war's pressure on gasoline and food prices
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsWar Once Promised as "Weeks" Now in Its Seventh Month as Iran Strikes Are Paused Until the Midterms
Trump has declared the U.S. will not resume strikes on Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, while hinting that the post-election trajectory remains highly uncertain. A war promised as lasting "weeks" has now stretched into seven months: a third carrier is heading in, a naval blockade grinds on, and the region's vital waterways — and ordinary people — are bearing the strain.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsCosts of US-Iran War Continue to Climb: CBO Report Reveals at Least 81 US Military Aircraft Damaged; Democrats Denounce It as an "Unauthorized War of Choice"
A report released by the US Congressional Budget Office on October 6 disclosed that since the outbreak of war between the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, at least 81 US military aircraft have been lost or damaged in combat, with losses valued between $1.9 billion and $3.3 billion. Last month, 45 Senate Democrats, along with one independent senator, wrote to Defense Secretary Hegseth, accusing the war of being unauthorized by Congress and stating that American taxpayers have
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsG7 Emergency Reserve Release Offers Little Relief for Diesel Crisis; Costs of US-Israel War-Driven Supply Strain Passed on to Global Households
Diesel prices have surged to record highs, prompting the Group of Seven to announce the release of 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from emergency reserves over four months. Yet this volume amounts to no more than a single day of global oil demand, far from enough to ease the structural supply tightness caused by the US-Israel war against Iran disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries, and China's reported tightening of exports. From freight t
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsHormuz 'Death Bonus': Wartime Shipping Under Western Military Blockade Pushes Risk onto Global South Seafarers
Since the US and Israel went to war against Iran, Iran blockaded the strait and the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, the risk of transiting the Strait of Hormuz has been pushed onto seafarers from India, the Philippines, and China. Tanker captains can earn a US$50,000 bonus for a single crossing, with crews earning four to six times their normal wages, though shipping executives estimate the probability of being hit at roughly one in twenty.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsU.S. military blockade intertwined with Iranian ship attacks: Hormuz Strait strikes cause further crew casualties
An oil tanker was struck by multiple projectiles off the coast of Qatar. Since the U.S.-Israel war against Iran broke out in February, at least 24 crew members have died in 93 confirmed incidents. The Strait of Hormuz has repeatedly closed and reopened under the military intervention of major powers, with ordinary crew members bearing the brunt.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsThree Years of War Reshape the Middle East Landscape: U.S. Security Architecture Collapses, Israel Becomes a Strategic Liability
A retrospective report by Al Jazeera on October 8 noted that three years of war have completely rewritten the Middle East landscape: the U.S. war against Iran shattered the security umbrella over its Gulf allies, while Israel's alleged genocidal war in Gaza and multi-front expansion have turned it into a strategic liability in Washington's eyes, with multiple countries seeking alternative guarantees through new mechanisms such as the Mecca Security Pact.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsNine Attacks, 100 Million Barrels of Reserves, and 'Control' Statement: The Hormuz Crack Under the Shadow of the US-Iran War
Against the backdrop of the ongoing US-Iran war, the G7 and the International Energy Agency coordinated the release of 100 million barrels of strategic reserves to stabilize the market. However, data from the UK Maritime Trade Operations shows that nine tanker attacks have occurred in the Strait of Hormuz this month, accounting for half of the total attacks in those waters in September; a Panama-flagged tanker had 12 crew members injured. A report by maritime intelligence company Kpler shows tha
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsTanker Hit by Multiple Projectiles off Qatar's Coast; Hormuz Strait Confrontation Persists After US-Israel Provoked War
According to The Hindu, an oil tanker reported being hit by "multiple projectiles" on October 7 at a point 51 nautical miles off Qatar's northern coast, and the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations is investigating the incident. The attack site lies approximately 500 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz, coming amid a months-long standoff after the US and Israel provoked a war in West Asia in late February, Iran's blockade of the strait, and the US counter-blockade of Iranian ports—placing u
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsTrump's Iran War Is Sending the Midterm Election Bill
A seven-month war with Iran has not ended on the White House's timetable. Surging fuel prices, falling consumer confidence and weakening approval are turning the cost of the military adventure into a burden for American voters, while Iran's unelected political clock is sending the pressures of attrition back toward Washington and Tel Aviv.
Truth Era Newsroom · 5 viewsTrump's naval blockade pushes Iran's economy toward collapse: retirees unpaid for five months, prices refresh by the hour
Since the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran in the Persian Gulf in April 2026, Iran has lost approximately 35% of its import-export trade, the annual inflation rate has soared to around 80%, food inflation has reached 130%, and at least 40% of the population has fallen into absolute poverty. In Tehran, retirees are selling off property, business owners are forced to lay off workers, and young people working four jobs still struggle to get by.
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