Defence`s Feeds

Commodity vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which roughly one-fifth of the world's seaborne oil trade usually passes, fell to single-digit levels per day over the weekend, according to preliminary ship-tracking data as of September 14.

The IRGC Navy Command announced that the supertanker "Algaya" exploded south of the Strait of Hormuz after striking naval mines.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has confirmed the downing of an advanced MQ-1 drone in the airspace over the Strait of Hormuz.

The United States sanctioned VTB Bank, one of Russia's largest financial institutions, for helping Iran evade sanctions and sustain its support for terrorism. VTB Bank opened offices in Iran, built banking ties with sanctioned Iranian financial institutions, and worked to move billions of dollars in Iranian assets.

US President Donald Trump has said Washington is open to making a deal with Iran to end the six-month-long war.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he prepared Trump for the consequences of military action against Iran. Americans deserve to see the plan.

Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva has warned that any assessment of the economic and developmental consequences of the Strait of Hormuz crisis would be incomplete without addressing its root causes, which he attributed directly to US and Israeli military aggression.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says the United States must stop its illegal and interventionist actions against Iran.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says members of the BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) use every opportunity to demonstrate their opposition to the US unilateral approach and to seek solutions to counter its consequences.

The spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Behrouz Kamalvandi, has described preventing AEOI chief Mohammad Eslami from attending the IAEA General Conference as a dangerous precedent for all countries, stressing that the agency and its member states must stand up to US bullying and political pressure.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has begun its 70th General Conference, with the United States obstructing Iran's participation.

Iran's nuclear policy remains clear, and discussions about nuclear deterrence are not unusual after repeated attacks and acts of sabotage targeting the country's nuclear facilities, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei says, rejecting claims that Tehran has changed its nuclear doctrine or is considering withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei, referring to Europe's push for the so-called 'snapback' sanctions mechanism against Iran, says UN Security Council members have not reached a consensus yet.

Iran's nuclear chief was barred from attending the UN atomic watchdog's annual conference in Vienna, Iranian state television said on September 14, prompting Tehran to protest to Austria.

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab facility on Sep. 14, 2026.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says the United States must stop its illegal and interventionist actions against Iran.

In direct alignment with President Trump's mandate for comprehensive transparency on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the Department of War (DOW) today announced the issuance of a targeted legal waiver. This waiver establishes an authorized, legally protected disclosure mechanism for current and former personnel to provide UAP-related National Defense Information (NDI) to designated representatives of the PURSUE effort.

The Department of War's Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy, in partnership with the Economic Defense Unit, announced today a $450 million redeemable preferred equity investment in The Elmet Group through the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program. This strategic investment will strengthen domestic tungsten capacity, bolster U.S. industrial resilience and military readiness, and help secure an essential material for the defense industrial base.

Movement slows. Equipment gets heavier. Water becomes an obstacle instead of a landmark. The environment quietly strips away assumptions about how quickly a formation should move or how easily a soldier can accomplish a familiar task.

Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States concluded Exercise Freedom Edge 26 on Sept. 11.