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

These were the updates on 22 August 2026.

epa13165937 Iranian women walk next to an anti-US billboard at the Enghelab square in central Tehran, Iran, 13 August 2026. Tensions between Iran and the US remain high as opposing claims persist over shipping control in the Strait of Hormuz. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV. (As mandated by Iran's Directorate General for Foreign Media) --
Iranian women walk next to an anti-US billboard at the Enghelab Square in central Tehran, Iran, on August 13, 2026 [Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA]
By Christopher True, Zaid Sabah, Zsombor Peter, Caolán Magee, Edna Mohamed, Enes Abuomer, Christine Maguire, Nils Adler, Federica Marsi, Chris Hamill-Stewart and Stephen Quillen
Published On 22 Aug 2026

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