Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Iran reports say serious damage to communications sites in Hormozgan
Hormozgan telecom officials said Tuesday that a US attack seriously damaged several telecommunications towers and internet sites in the southern Iranian province, Iranian media reported.
'IRGC says missile-drone strike hit US facilities in Erbil'
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Tuesday that its ground forces carried out a combined missile and drone attack on US facilities in Erbil, northern Iraq.
The IRGC said the strike destroyed a maintenance center and warehouses containing US military equipment, as well as a system used to control a US surveillance balloon, in a statement carried by Iranian state media.
It also said fuel tanks at the base were set on fire and alleged that a number of US personnel were killed.
G20 finance leaders, except China, back ‘free, safe’ Hormuz transit
G20 finance leaders called Tuesday for “free, safe and predictable navigation” through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a chair’s statement issued after talks in Asheville, North Carolina.
The statement said continued disruptions to energy trade were a concern and that safe navigation through Hormuz and worldwide was essential to sustaining durable growth.
All G20 members present agreed to the statement except China, which objected to the paragraph containing the Hormuz language as well as three other sections.
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