Iran war updates: Tehran slams US attacks on oil tankers, vows to respond
These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Saturday, September 5, 2026.
![Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, September 5, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-05T075328Z_698144029_RC2SCNAEWPZK_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-HORMUZ-1788634735.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![An injured person in a hospital following a US attack on a telecommunications tower in Kuhestak, in Minab, Iran, September 4, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-04T190329Z_1939706523_RC2DCNA4V8ZU_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-USA-STRIKES-SIRIK-1788549938.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 28, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-28T125017Z_430861520_RC2I7NAOVQB7_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-HORMUZ-1787952814.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![People gather on the beach, as vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 25, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-25T111240Z_2136989212_RC2J5NAAYWGP_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-HORMUZ-1787691077.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Women walk past a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 20, 2026. [Vahid Salemi/AP Photo]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26232599567667-1787348587.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blamed the US for a reutrn to violence in the Strait of Hormuz, and said new paths will be required to reach a lasting peace. [File: Elke Scholiers/Getty Images]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/getty_6a7fd502e4-1786762498.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![People walk by a mural depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-13T160902Z_81031738_RC2PXMAW3VJI_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-TRUMP-AIRPLANES-1786649800.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
