More than 1,300 people were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Virginia and Maryland over the past two weeks. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security described the operation as “one of the most successful in the history of security agencies.”
Published On 25 Aug 2026
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said in a briefing on Tuesday that the US sanctions on Iran are unilateral, and urged mediation efforts to resolve the crisis.
Published On 25 Aug 2026
The US has sanctioned Chinese entities tied to Iran’s shadow networks but stopped short of hitting major banks or China broadly, warning Beijing over Iranian oil as both sides try to preserve trade ties ahead of a Trump–Xi meeting set for September 24.
Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing.
Published On 25 Aug 2026
Deploying two US carrier strike groups to the Middle East represents a significant concentration of firepower, limiting carrier availability elsewhere. Former head of US Naval Forces Central Command Vice Admiral John Miller told Al Jazeera’s ‘This is America’ it comes at a cost.
Published On 25 Aug 2026
The US says it is targeting all of Iran’s sources of revenue, including oil, as Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces an ‘unprecedented’ economic war, warning of severe consequences for countries who continue to trade with Tehran.
Published On 24 Aug 2026
Canada has suspended trade talks with the US after negotiations collapsed, with Trump imposing 50% tariffs on about $20bn of Canadian goods and Ottawa vowing dollar-for-dollar retaliation. Al Jazeera’s Urooba Jamal explains how a trade war could drive up prices and put jobs at risk.
Published On 24 Aug 2026
A fast-moving wildfire near Reno, Nevada, has forced 42,000 people to evacuate and put another 45,000 on alert. Six people have been injured and several homes burned. Officials say the fire was human-caused and is under investigation.
Published On 24 Aug 2026
The US president says he will impose ‘crushing measures’ on Tehran.
After nearly six months of war on Iran, the US appears to be taking a different approach.
President Donald Trump says Washington will carry out a “crushing economic operation”.
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Attempts to reach an agreement to end the war have stalled.
Now, the US is calling on other countries to join what it calls the greatest coordinated economic isolation in history.
For its part, Iran says that any countries joining the US campaign will be treated as enemies.
What does this mean for the conflict?
Presenter: James Bays
Guests:
Jamal Abdi – president of the National Iranian American Council
Hassan Ahmadian – professor at the University of Tehran and deputy director at the Center for Middle East Scientific and Strategic Studies
Mark Pfeifle – former White House deputy national security adviser and president of Off the Record Strategies
Published On 23 Aug 2026
Political scientist Stephen Walt says President Donald Trump promised to make the US stronger, but many of his policies are making it weaker.
United States President Donald Trump’s unpredictability isn’t strengthening the US position in the Iran war, as “the Iranians have no reason to believe anything Trump tells them”, argues Stephen Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University.
Walt tells host Steve Clemons that the war is now in a “hurting stalemate” where “neither side really wants to escalate; they’re just waiting for the other side to crack”.
On the Palestinian-Israeli front, Walt doesn’t see an opening for a genuine political solution, as neither US party is willing to exert pressure on Israel, where “there’s still a very strong commitment to ‘Greater Israel’”.
Published On 23 Aug 2026
‘Leave my name and background out of it.’
Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has hit back at US Vice President JD Vance, saying his identity and religion aren’t causing the Trump administration’s problems.
Published On 23 Aug 2026