Iran Update Special Report, August 3, 2026

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https://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran-khamenei-family-oligarchy-media/30244850.html
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[11] https://www.asriran dot com/fa/news/1177470/
[12] https://www.mako dot co.il/news-world/2026_q3/Article-cf1b00b3d11cf91027.htm
[13] https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-iran-war-israel-hormuz-august-2#post-138c707
[14] https://t.me/farsna/454282
[15] https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-no-talks-with-the-u-s-on-hormuz-strait-9863c9f0?mod=middle-east_news_article_pos1
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[17] https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2084043922519572654?s=20
[18] https://www.tabnak dot ir/fa/news/1388044 ;
https://www.iranintl.com/202608036820
[19] https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/government-institution/supreme-national-security-council-snsc
[20] https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603250024
[21] https://www.iranintl.com/202603162557
[22] https://www.tasnimnews dot ir/en/news/2026/07/05/3640515/ ;
https://eghtesadjournal dot com/political-cultural-social/316575/
[23] https://www.tabnak dot ir/fa/news/1388044
[24] https://t.me/sepah_pasdaran/207961
[25] https://t.me/sepah_pasdaran/207961 ; https://www.qudsonline dot ir/news/1159683/فیلم-برای-اولین-بار-اعلام-شد-انجام-عملیات-زمینی-ارتش-در-کردستان
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[27] https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/translation-the-deployment-of-artesh-special-forces-to-syria
[28] https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/translation-the-deployment-of-artesh-special-forces-to-syria ; https://greydynamics.com/nohed-irans-special-forces/
[29] https://t.me/farsna/454230
[30] https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-june-30-2026/ ; https://t.me/Nournews_ir/368591 ; https://www.iranintl.com/en/202606307939 ;
[31] https://t.me/defapress_ir/61408 ; https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-july-14-2026/
[32] https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-july-14-2026/ ; https://www.alsumaria dot tv/news/localnews/570104/نقل-جنود-واسلحة-ثقيلة-وتحركات-مريبة-ماذا-يحدث-على-الحدود-العراقية-الاي
[33] https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/why-iran-attacking-kurdish-groups-northern-iraq ; https://www.rudaw dot net/english/categories/kurdistan/953555 ; https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2026/07/21/iran-renews-attacks-on-kurdish-iranian-opposition-groups-in-iraq/
[34] https://x.com/LBpresidency/status/2084178410163564828?s=20
[35] https://today.lorientlejour dot com/article/1541978/no-more-planes-will-land-in-beirut-qomati-criticized-after-new-threats-against-the-state.html ; https://aawsat dot com/العالم-العربي/المشرق-العربي/5298558-حزب-الله-يلوّح-بشلّ-مطار-بيروت-دفاعاً-عن-الطيران-الإيراني ; https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-july-22-2026/
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[38] https://aawsat dot com/العالم-العربي/الخليج/5302758-استنفار-حوثي-خشية-هجوم-حكومي
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[41] https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-flew-irgc-commanders-missile-gear-yemens-houthis-sources-say-2026-07-23/ ; https://saba dot ye/ar/news3746630.htm
[42] https://x.com/Alsakaniali/status/2082579742901837847
[43] https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-are-attacking-saudi-arabia-iraq-sources-say-2026-07-30/




