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Iran updates: Tehran says US sanctions ‘declaration of war’ on all nations

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 1204 words · By Christopher True; Zaid Sabah; Zsombor Peter; Caolán Magee; Edna Mohamed; Enes Abuomer; Christine Maguire; Nils Adler; Federica Marsi; Chris Hamill-Stewart; Stephen Quillen
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Claim 1: “more than 100 people, including former British ambassadors to the UN and former directors for the Middle East at the French Foreign Ministry, signed a letter calling on their governments to work together to uphold international law in the Palestinian territory.”
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Claim 2: “The director of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society in Gaza said there are more than 350,000 patients in need of medicine in the enclave.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Mohammad Abu Afash, director of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, stated over 350,000 patients in Gaza need medicine.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohammad Abu Afash, the director of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, has said that more than 350,000 patients in Gaza need medication.
https://8am.media/eng/hundreds-of-thousands-of-patients-in-g…
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web search NEUTRAL — Over 350,000 patients in Gaza need medicines, the head of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Mohammad Abu Afash, has warned.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ove…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Abu Salmiya, around 350,000 patients in Gaza require medication for chronic diseases, while the number of asthma cases has risen sharply due to the accumulation of war debris.
https://english.pnn.ps/news/47776
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Claim 3: “Israeli forces carried out numerous attacks in Lebanon, including in the areas of Bint Jbeil, Marjayoun and Tyre.”
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Multiple sources, including Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) and Anadolu Ajansı, confirm attacks in Bint Jbeil, Marjayoun, and Tyre.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli force of 3 Merkava tanks advances toward Deir Mimas and blocks town entrance, says Lebanese state media.Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said the attacks affected towns and areas across Ty…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-army-shells-sou…
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web search NEUTRAL — The attacks targeted the Tyre, Marjayoun, Bint Jbeil and Nabatieh districts and were accompanied by earthworks and movements by Israeli military vehicles, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported…
https://muslimnews.co.uk/news/israeli-attacks-hit-southern-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel attacks multiple towns across southern Lebanon. Israeli warplanes have carried out a series of air strikes across southern Lebanon. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported areas hit i…
https://1-e8259.azureedge.net/news/liveblog/2026/9/21/iran-w…
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Claim 4: “Iran granted Iraq permission to send a number of its oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s IRNA news agency.”
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Cross-references from Flipboard and context from Wikipedia regarding the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis confirm that Iran allowed Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the strait.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 5: “Abu Dhabi-based Muslim Council of Elders condemns Israel’s so-called “E1” settlement plan”
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Claim 6: “There is not a single clause in the memorandum that we have compromised.”
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Claim 7: “A spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics said the country has doubled its defensive weapons production in the last year.”
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Web search results, including a report from IRNA, confirm the claim that a military official stated defensive weapons production doubled in the last year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the most senior military body of Iranian Armed Forces. Its responsibility is to implement policy, monitor and coordinate activi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Staff_of_the_Armed_For…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL; Persian: وزارت دفاع و پشتیبانی نیروهای مسلح, romanized: vezârat-e defa' va poštibâni-ye niruhâ-ye mosallah) is the defence ministry of Iran …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF; Arabic: القوات المسلحة السودانية, romanized: Al-Qūwāt Al-Musallaḥah as-Sūdāniyah) are the military forces of the Republic of the Sudan. The force strength has been esti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces
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Claim 8: “The Muslim Council of Elders says it is an “autonomous international organisation” founded in Abu Dhabi in 2014”
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Claim 9: “making the US the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas”
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Claim 10: “Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei warned Gulf countries not to join US sanctions against Tehran, saying they would be considered enemies if they do.”
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Multiple independent web search results (Al Jazeera and other news reports) confirm that Mohsen Rezaei warned Gulf countries that joining US sanctions would result in them being considered enemies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments carried out during the 2026 Iran war. The strikes began on 28 February 2026, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on targets across Iran, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohsen Rezaee (Persian: محسن رضایی, born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirgha'ed (Persian: سبزوار رضایی میرقائد); born 1 September 1954) is a senior Iranian politician and former military officer who has served as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohsen_Rezaee
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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Claim 11: “The Houthi-run Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs says new US sanctions on Hezbollah constitute active participation in Israeli crimes.”
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Multiple independent sources (SABA news agency, Al Jazeera) confirm the Houthi-run Ministry of Foreign Affairs called US sanctions on Hezbollah 'active participation in Israeli crimes'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Houthi-run Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Washington's new sanctions against Hezbollah, Al Jazeera reported, citing local media."When the Israeli enemy is unable to achieve a militar…
https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Dowden:-UK-won't-send-gr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Houthi Foreign Ministry condemns US sanctions on Hezbollah. The Houthi-run Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs says new US sanctions on Hezbollah constitute active participation in Israeli crimes.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/8/22/iran-war-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis condemned new US sanctions on Hezbollah, calling them “active participation in Israeli crimes,” the Houthi-controlled SABA news agency reported.
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202608234914
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Claim 12: “US measures adopted this week that designated Hezbollah a proxy group of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific designation of Hezbollah as a proxy group of the IRGC in August 2026.
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Claim 13: “The council, which is chaired by Ahmed el-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Egypt’s al-Azhar”
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Claim 14: “US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has hailed the US’s oil and gas production as global energy remains strained due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Claim 15: “The Israeli military claimed an attack on southern Syria, after earlier reports of an Israeli drone hitting a truck in the village of Beit Jinn.”
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Multiple sources, including Al Jazeera and other reports, confirm the Israeli military claimed an attack in southern Syria targeting a truck in Beit Jinn.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli army chief visits southern Syria amid intensifying military aggression. Israel. The Israeli regime confirmed it had carried out the attack, saying it was necessary to prevent a “terror attack”…
https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/08/22/774869/Syria-dro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel also carried out an airstrike campaign to cripple the Syrian Armed Forces, and demanded that it stay out of southern Syria. The Israeli government remarked that these actions were intended to p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_invasion_of_Syria_(202…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel sees southern Syria ‘as a security zone’. Israel’s latest strike on Syria hit a small delivery truck on the main road between the Beit Jinn farmland and the town itself, according to Al Jazeera…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/israeli-drone-strik…
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Claim 16: “The two US Air Force KC-135 planes left Bulgaria yesterday, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told reporters.”
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Claim 17: “Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that Iran must decide to save itself from a situation of neither “war nor peace”.”
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Claim 18: “Two US tanker aircraft have left Bulgaria’s Bezmer airbase”
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Claim 19: “At least one Palestinian was killed and others wounded in an Israeli air strike on a home in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah.”
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Multiple web search results report an Israeli air strike in western Deir el-Balah that killed one Palestinian and wounded others.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, the targe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yellow Line is a demarcation line that has divided the Gaza Strip in two since the October 2025 implementation of the Gaza peace plan intended to end the Gaza war. The line originally separated 47…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Line_(Gaza)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As part of the Gaza war, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have used artificial intelligence to rapidly and automatically perform much of the process of determining what to bomb. Israel has greatly expa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI-assisted_targeting_in_the_G…
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Claim 20: “Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the US endangered the security of its regional allies “for the sake of Israel”.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf accused the US of endangering regional allies for the sake of Israel.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (born 23 August 1961) is an Iranian politician, pilot, and former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) brigadier general, who has served as Speaker of the Parliament of Ir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Bagher_Ghalibaf
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
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Claim 21: “AIPAC spent $6.3m this week as her lead in the polls has narrowed significantly.”
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Claim 22: “Wright also claimed the US military helped ship more than 15 million barrels of oil and other products out of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday this week.”
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