Umut Uras

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Based in Doha, he serves on Al Jazeera English’s Live Page team. Previously, he covered news and analysis from the European Union, Cyprus and Turkiye for aljazeera.com. Before joining Al Jazeera, Umut contributed news and commentary to various Turkish and Cypriot newspapers including Hurriyet Daily News. Umut was a member of the Al Jazeera Live Page team which received Edward R Murrow Breaking News awards in 2024 and 2025 for its coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza.

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These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran, as well as Israel’s attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, from August 30, 2026.

This screen grab taken from video footage released on July 20, 2026 by Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)'s Sepah News shows what they say a missile being launched from an undisclosed location towards US targets in the Gulf. Iran targeted US radar and air defence installations in the Gulf on July 21, warning Washington of "more decisive and powerful" attacks to come as the conflict threatened to widen with a blockade of Saudi ports by Houthi rebels in Yemen [File: AFP]

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Thursday, August 27, 2026.

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 27, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran, as well as Israel’s attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, from August 26, 2026.

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These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

People gather on the beach, as vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 25, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Monday, August 24, 2026.

TEHRAN, IRAN - AUGUST 24: (RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV) Currency exchange offices begin applying the new exchange rate to their buying and selling transactions as US dollar’s selling rate on the free market reaches an all-time high, hitting the 200,000 toman mark in Tehran, Iran on August 24, 2026. According to data from pashizi.com, a website that monitors Iran's free foreign exchange market, USD selling rate on the free market reached 200,000 tomans. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran, as well as Israel’s attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, from August 23, 2026.

FILE PHOTO: A vessel in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 30, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/via WANA (West Asia News Agency)via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. 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./File Photo

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Thursday, August 13, 2026.

People walk by a mural depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

KHAN YUNIS, PALESTINE - AUGUST 12 : (EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts graphic content) An 11-year-old child, Khalid Shaat, who is severely injured after an Israeli drone attack, is brought to Nasser Hospital for medical treatment, as a child and an elderly man are wounded after the strike, on August 12, 2026 in Khan Yunis, Palestine. ( Abed Rahim Khatib - Anadolu Agency )

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Tuesday, August 11, 2026.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in Tehran, Iran,

These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran from Monday, August 10, 2026.

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