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21 August 2026
2 events recorded (0 confirmed), and 4 statements counted apart.
21 August 2026 in brief
The IDF said it struck a building in Baraashit in southern Lebanon after soldiers saw several suspects cross the ceasefire line into its buffer zone, and no casualties were reported. [1] US Central Command said its blockade of Iranian ports had redirected 68 commercial vessels, disabled three and boarded two, figures that have not been independently verified. [1] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said it was better to end the war now, while Trump said Iran was not ready to make the right deal and that the US had total control of the region around the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi said Iran's reaction to new US threats would be broad and decisive, and Hezbollah said new US sanctions and its redesignation would not deter it.
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Iran said its response to new US threats would be devastating; armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi said the reaction would be broad and decisive. Parliament speaker Ghalibaf said the US appeared to have concluded it could not win militarily, but acknowledged the country would not survive if people go hungry.
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
21 Aug · to a mixed audience
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$96.92
Brent crude, per barrel
+37% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
21 Aug · US Energy Information Administration
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Said: 4 statements, not counted as events
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Islamic Republic of Iran Army: Iran said its response to new US threats would be devastating; armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi said the reaction would be broad and decisive. Parliament speaker Ghalibaf said the US appeared to have concluded it could not win militarily, but acknowledged the country would not survive if people go hungry.
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Government of the United States: President Trump told reporters Iran was not ready to make the right deal and that the US has total control of the entire region around the Strait of Hormuz, including land areas well into it.
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Government of Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian told a meeting of doctors that it is better to end the war now because Iran is in a position of power and dignity, saying the whole world acknowledges Iran's victory and accusing the US of attacking schools, hospitals and infrastructure.
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Hezbollah: Hezbollah said the new US sanctions and its redesignation as operating under IRGC command will not deter it from the path of resistance, called its relationship with Iran one it cherishes, and said the measures aim to pressure its community.