Pulse Iran 24 2026-08-17

The memorandum of understanding between Iran and America has expired; Tehran announced an agreement with Oman on the passage of Hormuz.

The 60-day deadline for the Iran-US memorandum of understanding expired on Monday without an agreement to end the war, while Tehran announced that it had reached an understanding with Oman on the plan for the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. ✅ Confirmed ▪️ Expiration of the June memorandum; The spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that the violations of the United States have made this deadline "completely ineffective" - ​​Al Jazeera ▪️ Ismail Baqaei's announcement of reaching an understanding with Oman about the transit route map; The two sides are finalizing the details for a joint statement - The Times of Israel, CBS News ▪️ Two drones attacked the personal office of the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Masrour Barzani and the residence of the head of the regional security apparatus in Pirmam district of Erbil, without any casualties; According to the regional security organization, the drones were launched from Iran's territory - Reuters, France 24 ▪️ Sardar Yadullah Javani, one of the IRGC's top commanders, said about changing the defensive situation to offensive in the framework of the policy of "maximum deterrence" - Al Jazeera ▪️ Trump wrote in Social Heritage that Washington's number one goal is that Iran does not have nuclear weapons in any way - France 24 ▪️ Trump ordered the Pentagon to reduce the annual joint exercise with South Korea, citing Seoul's refusal to cooperate in the war with Iran - The Times of Israel ▪️ Jared Kushner, Tony Blair and Nikolai Mladenov met with Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, after talks with the Hamas delegation in Egypt - The Times of Israel ▪️ The increase in oil prices in response to the deadlock in negotiations and the decrease in Hormuz shipping traffic - Reuters ❓ Not confirmed ▪️ The understanding announced by Muscat with Oman has not been confirmed and the text of the joint statement has not been published ▪️ The responsibility for the drone attack on Erbil has not been taken over by any group and Tehran has not reacted ▪️ Iran's claim about the captivity of three missing pilots in Qatar, without independent confirmation ❌ rejected ▪️ Keeping the missing pilots in Qatar - Qatari authorities have rejected this issue 📌 Date: 26 August 1405 (until 13:00 CET)

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