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Iran war live: Pezeshkian says US ‘hasn’t fulfilled its commitments’

US Central Command says its forces bombed two IRGC rocket launchers on Larak Island.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, August 8, 2026. Iran's Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL. NO ACCESS FOR ISRAELI MEDIA. NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. DIGITAL: NO USE BBC PERSIAN. NO USE VOA PERSIAN. NO USE MANOTO. NO USE IRAN INTERNATIONAL. NO USE RADIO FARDA. ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, August 8, 2026. [Handout/Iran's Presidential website/WANA vis Reuters]
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Published On 31 Aug 2026

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  • In a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the SCO summit with India’s PM Narendra Modi, Iran’s president insisted that “Iran never welcomes war” but the US “has not fulfilled its commitments”.
  • Iran says it has attacked US bases in Jordan and US military targets at the Al Minhad airbase in the UAE after US forces bombed two rocket launchers on Iran’s Larak Island.