https://iranwar.info/news/merz-germany-sugar-crypto-plastic-taxes-broken-promise2026-08-26T07:17:00.864ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T07:17:00.864ZMerz Promised No Tax Rises. Now Germany Is Debating Sugar, Crypto and Plastic Levies—Is This a Broken Promise?Politics, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.pngMerz Promised No Tax Rises. Now Germany Is Debating Sugar, Crypto and Plastic Levies—Is This a Broken Promise? https://iranwar.info/news/cia-director-ratcliffe-c17-moscow-russia-ukraine-deal2026-08-26T07:12:00.601ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T07:12:00.601ZCIA Director Ratcliffe Flew Into Moscow on a U.S. C-17. A Ukraine Deal—or Something Washington Won’t Name?Geopolitics, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/C-17_Globemaster_III.jpg/1280px-C-17_Globemaster_III.jpgCIA Director Ratcliffe Flew Into Moscow on a U.S. C-17. A Ukraine Deal—or Something Washington Won’t Name? https://iranwar.info/news/third-explosive-drone-leipzig-halle-airport-antonov-rdx2026-08-26T07:07:00.590ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T07:07:00.590ZA Third Explosive Drone Near Leipzig Exposes a Terrifying Hole in NATO’s Air-Cargo SecuritySecurity, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Antonov_An-124_Ruslan.jpg/1280px-Antonov_An-124_Ruslan.jpgA Third Explosive Drone Near Leipzig Exposes a Terrifying Hole in NATO’s Air-Cargo Security https://iranwar.info/news/gulf-oman-ship-to-ship-oil-transfers-hormuz-shuttle-tankers2026-08-26T07:02:00.856ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T07:02:00.856ZFifteen Tanker Transfers in One Day Reveal the Secret Workaround Keeping Gulf Oil MovingEnergy, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Sirius_Star_%28tanker%29.jpg/1280px-Sirius_Star_%28tanker%29.jpgFifteen Tanker Transfers in One Day Reveal the Secret Workaround Keeping Gulf Oil Moving https://iranwar.info/news/us-embassy-moscow-flag-dolly-parton-ratcliffe-fact-check2026-08-26T06:57:00.765ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T06:57:00.765ZThe U.S. Flag “Disappeared” in Moscow After the CIA Chief’s Visit. The Real Reason Was Dolly PartonVerification, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Embassy_of_the_United_States_in_Moscow.jpg/1280px-Embassy_of_the_United_States_in_Moscow.jpgThe U.S. Flag “Disappeared” in Moscow After the CIA Chief’s Visit. The Real Reason Was Dolly Parton https://iranwar.info/news/160th-soar-black-hawk-mishap-colorado-four-survive2026-08-26T06:52:00.576ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T06:52:00.576ZA Night Stalker Black Hawk Went Down in Colorado—and All Four Walked Away. What Failed?Defense, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/UH-60_Black_Hawk.jpg/1280px-UH-60_Black_Hawk.jpgA Night Stalker Black Hawk Went Down in Colorado—and All Four Walked Away. What Failed? https://iranwar.info/news/trump-south-korea-military-exercises-hostile-pew-55-percent2026-08-26T06:47:00.850ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T06:47:00.850ZTrump Calls U.S.-South Korea War Games “Hostile”—as 55% of Koreans Turn Against AmericaGeopolitics, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/1280px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.pngTrump Calls U.S.-South Korea War Games “Hostile”—as 55% of Koreans Turn Against America https://iranwar.info/news/ukraine-strike-pause-cia-vatican-moscow-russia-peace-track2026-08-26T06:42:00.611ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T06:42:00.611ZUkraine Paused Strikes as the CIA and Vatican Entered Moscow. Is Russia Testing a Secret Peace Track?Geopolitics, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Basilica_di_San_Pietro_in_Vaticano_September_2015-1a.jpg/1280px-Basilica_di_San_Pietro_in_Vaticano_September_2015-1a.jpgUkraine Paused Strikes as the CIA and Vatican Entered Moscow. Is Russia Testing a Secret Peace Track? https://iranwar.info/news/canada-retaliatory-tariffs-us-goods-50-percent-trade-war2026-08-26T06:37:00.544ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T06:37:00.544ZCanada Hits Back With Tariffs Up to 50% on $20 Billion of U.S. Goods—Is North America’s Trade Pact Unraveling?Markets, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Canada.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada.svg.pngCanada Hits Back With Tariffs Up to 50% on $20 Billion of U.S. Goods—Is North America’s Trade Pact Unraveling? https://iranwar.info/news/us-sever-iran-economic-lifelines-china-sanctions-showdown2026-08-26T06:32:00.483ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T06:32:00.483ZWashington Vows to “Sever Every Economic Lifeline” to Iran. China Just Said No—Who Blinks First?Military, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/1280px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.pngWashington Vows to “Sever Every Economic Lifeline” to Iran. China Just Said No—Who Blinks First? https://iranwar.info/news/saudi-arabia-textbooks-antisemitism-review-20262026-08-26T06:27:00.600ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T06:27:00.600ZSaudi Textbooks Declared Free of Antisemitism. What the 136-Book Review Found—and What It Did NotGeopolitics, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.pngSaudi Textbooks Declared Free of Antisemitism. What the 136-Book Review Found—and What It Did Not https://iranwar.info/news/us-navy-drones-100-iranian-mines-hormuz-fact-check2026-08-26T06:22:00.756ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T06:22:00.756ZU.S. Navy Says Hormuz’s Main Lane Is Clear—but Were 100 Objects Really Iranian Mines?Security, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/US_Navy_110207-N-0000X-001_Naval_mine.jpg/1280px-US_Navy_110207-N-0000X-001_Naval_mine.jpgU.S. Navy Says Hormuz’s Main Lane Is Clear—but Were 100 Objects Really Iranian Mines? https://iranwar.info/news/iran-oman-temporary-shipping-corridor-strait-hormuz2026-08-26T06:17:01.755ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T06:17:01.755ZIran and Oman Propose a Temporary Hormuz Shipping Corridor. Is This the First Crack in the Blockade?Security, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Strait_of_hormuz_full.jpg/1280px-Strait_of_hormuz_full.jpgIran and Oman Propose a Temporary Hormuz Shipping Corridor. Is This the First Crack in the Blockade? https://iranwar.info/news/russia-japan-nuclear-weapons-one-year-kobyakov-analysis2026-08-26T06:12:00.656ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T06:12:00.656ZRussia Says Japan Could Build a Nuclear Bomb in One Year. Is Tokyo Really One Decision Away?Nuclear, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Nagasakibomb.jpg/1024px-Nagasakibomb.jpgRussia Says Japan Could Build a Nuclear Bomb in One Year. Is Tokyo Really One Decision Away? https://iranwar.info/news/iran-largest-solar-power-plant-tehran-95mw-energy-crisis2026-08-26T06:07:00.648ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-26T06:07:00.648ZIran Opens Its Largest Solar Plant Near Tehran—but Can 95 MW Touch a Power Crisis Measured in Gigawatts?Energy, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Solar_panels_in_Ogiinuur.jpg/1280px-Solar_panels_in_Ogiinuur.jpgIran Opens Its Largest Solar Plant Near Tehran—but Can 95 MW Touch a Power Crisis Measured in Gigawatts? https://iranwar.info/news/houthis-saudi-tanker-amzan-ballistic-missile-red-sea2026-08-25T12:46:00.599ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T12:46:00.599ZHouthis Say They Hit Saudi Tanker Amzan With a Ballistic Missile and Drones. Maritime Monitors Confirm a Strike—not the WeaponSecurity, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.pngHouthis Say They Hit Saudi Tanker Amzan With a Ballistic Missile and Drones. Maritime Monitors Confirm a Strike—not the Weapon https://iranwar.info/news/netanyahu-iran-tried-assassinate-son-claim-evidence2026-08-25T12:41:01.612ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T12:41:01.612ZNetanyahu Says Iran Tried to Kill His Son—but Gives No Name, Date or EvidenceMilitary, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.pngNetanyahu Says Iran Tried to Kill His Son—but Gives No Name, Date or Evidence https://iranwar.info/news/us-iran-strikes-still-possible-economic-dday-hegseth2026-08-25T12:36:00.544ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T12:36:00.544ZEconomic D-Day—or More Bombs? The U.S. Says Iran Strikes Are Still on the TableMilitary, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/The_Pentagon_January_2008.jpg/1280px-The_Pentagon_January_2008.jpgEconomic D-Day—or More Bombs? The U.S. Says Iran Strikes Are Still on the Table https://iranwar.info/news/us-removes-syria-terror-sponsor-list-turkey-welcomes2026-08-25T12:31:00.601ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T12:31:00.601ZSyria Is Off America’s Terror Sponsor List—and Turkey Sees a Post-Assad Victory. What Changes Now?Geopolitics, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Flag_of_Syria_%282025-%29.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Syria_%282025-%29.svg.pngSyria Is Off America’s Terror Sponsor List—and Turkey Sees a Post-Assad Victory. What Changes Now? https://iranwar.info/news/us-diplomats-return-middle-east-embassies-iran-war2026-08-25T12:26:00.505ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T12:26:00.505ZU.S. Diplomats Are Returning to Middle East Embassies. Is Washington Seeing De-escalation—or Just Accepting Permanent Risk?Diplomacy, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/1280px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.pngU.S. Diplomats Are Returning to Middle East Embassies. Is Washington Seeing De-escalation—or Just Accepting Permanent Risk? https://iranwar.info/news/pashinyan-csto-expel-armenia-russia-security-break2026-08-25T12:21:00.803ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T12:21:00.803ZPashinyan Wants the CSTO to Expel Armenia. Is Russia Losing a 200-Year Security Relationship?Geopolitics, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_Armenia.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Armenia.svg.pngPashinyan Wants the CSTO to Expel Armenia. Is Russia Losing a 200-Year Security Relationship? https://iranwar.info/news/ukraine-storm-shadow-technology-britain-andy-burnham2026-08-25T12:16:00.659ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T12:16:00.659ZBritain Is Giving Ukraine the Secrets Behind Storm Shadow. The Missile Factory Headline Hides a Harder RealityMilitary, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Ukraine.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Ukraine.svg.pngBritain Is Giving Ukraine the Secrets Behind Storm Shadow. The Missile Factory Headline Hides a Harder Reality https://iranwar.info/news/algeria-mali-thaw-abdoulaye-maiga-algiers-sahel2026-08-25T12:11:00.576ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T12:11:00.576ZAlgeria and Mali Are Talking Again After a Drone Crisis. Is This a Real Sahel Reset—or a Tactical Truce?Geopolitics, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.pngAlgeria and Mali Are Talking Again After a Drone Crisis. Is This a Real Sahel Reset—or a Tactical Truce? https://iranwar.info/news/al-shabaab-konton-kenya-base-attack-second-in-two-days2026-08-25T12:06:00.522ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T12:06:00.522ZAl-Shabaab Reportedly Hit Kenya Twice in Two Days. The Konton Attack Is Still an Evidence TestMilitary, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Flag_of_Kenya.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Kenya.svg.pngAl-Shabaab Reportedly Hit Kenya Twice in Two Days. The Konton Attack Is Still an Evidence Test https://iranwar.info/news/10-million-reward-irgc-vahidi-abdollahi-aghajani-lashgarian-khademi2026-08-25T12:01:00.672ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T12:01:00.672Z$10 Million for Five IRGC Chiefs: Washington’s New Bounties Are an Intelligence Operation in PublicMilitary, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/US_Department_of_State_official_seal.svg/1024px-US_Department_of_State_official_seal.svg.png$10 Million for Five IRGC Chiefs: Washington’s New Bounties Are an Intelligence Operation in Public https://iranwar.info/news/operation-economic-outcast-iran-sanctions-cyber-oil-crypto2026-08-25T11:56:00.470ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T11:56:00.470ZTrump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Targets Iran’s Oil, Crypto and Cyber Networks. Can Operation Economic Outcast Actually Isolate Tehran?Military, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.pngTrump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Targets Iran’s Oil, Crypto and Cyber Networks. Can Operation Economic Outcast Actually Isolate Tehran? https://iranwar.info/news/tanker-disabled-hormuz-unknown-projectile-iran-attribution2026-08-25T11:51:00.638ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T11:51:00.638ZTanker Disabled Near Hormuz—and the First Iran Headline May Be the Wrong OneSecurity, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Strait_of_hormuz.jpg/1280px-Strait_of_hormuz.jpgTanker Disabled Near Hormuz—and the First Iran Headline May Be the Wrong One https://iranwar.info/news/us-c17-moscow-riga-mystery-flight-20262026-08-25T11:46:01.367ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T11:46:01.367ZA U.S. C-17 Just Landed in Moscow After Stopping in Riga. Secret Deal—or a Giant Cargo Plane With No Public Mission?Geopolitics, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/C-17_Globemaster_III_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-C-17_Globemaster_III_%28cropped%29.jpgA U.S. C-17 Just Landed in Moscow After Stopping in Riga. Secret Deal—or a Giant Cargo Plane With No Public Mission? https://iranwar.info/news/israeli-tourist-crete-wildfire-bbq-10000-bail2026-08-25T11:41:00.626ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T11:41:00.626ZIsraeli Tourist Freed on €10,000 Bail After Crete BBQ Wildfire—What Does the Evidence Actually Prove?Geopolitics, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.pngIsraeli Tourist Freed on €10,000 Bail After Crete BBQ Wildfire—What Does the Evidence Actually Prove? https://iranwar.info/news/france-storm-haarp-chemtrails-weather-weapons-fact-check2026-08-25T11:36:00.615ZIranWar.infoen2026-08-25T11:36:00.615ZFrance’s Sky Looked Apocalyptic. Does That Prove HAARP, Chemtrails or a Secret Weather Weapon?Verification, Iran war, Iran conflict 2026, OSINThttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/1280px-Flag_of_France.svg.pngFrance’s Sky Looked Apocalyptic. Does That Prove HAARP, Chemtrails or a Secret Weather Weapon?