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Day 156 of the WarSunday, August 2, 2026

Day 156 — Trump Calls Off the Attack Pending a Swift Hormuz Deal; Tehran Denies an Agreement as Oman Talks Near the End

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Inside Iran — Retirees in the Streets, Prisoners' Families Extorted

  • Telecommunications retirees protested in Tehran, Ahvaz, Mashhad, Ardabil, Kermanshah, and other cities against the telecom company and its major shareholders, including the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order and a firm tied to the IRGC Cooperative Foundation, Iran International reports.source
  • Iran International has learned that people are extorting families of detained and sentenced protesters with promises to overturn death sentences or reduce punishments; lawyer Nazli Sedghi says intelligence agents are among the extortionists and urges families to use independent lawyers.source
  • Two opposition sources inside Iran told the New York Post that anger over executions of protesters, the economic crisis, and the war has brought the country to the point where a new uprising could begin at any moment, per Iran International.source
  • The board of the House of Cinema wrote to President Pezeshkian criticizing summonses and actions by some institutions against filmmakers and cultural figures, and asked for a committee to ensure accountability, RadioFarda reports.source

A Hormuz Deal in the 'Final Stages' — or No Deal at All?

Gulf & Naval
  • Israel's Channel 12 reports FM Abbas Araghchi accepted a compromise drafted by Qatari and U.S. mediators under which ships would enter the Gulf through Iranian waters and exit through Omani waters; Oman reportedly agreed but doubts the IRGC is aligned with official positions, per Iran International.source
  • IRGC-linked Fars called the report 'false,' and a military source said the Strait stays closed while 'hostile U.S. actions' continue, with passage only via the announced route and with IRGC Navy permission, per RadioFarda.source
  • Araghchi told the cabinet that talks with Oman are 'in their final stages,' per IRNA cited by RadioFarda; the Financial Times says reviving the June 17 Tehran–Washington memorandum depends on that deal, and spokesman Baghaei insists the Oman talks are bilateral and 'do not concern anyone else.'source
  • Channel 12 also reports mediators are working to return both sides to the agreement signed in the Iranian month of Khordad, which would guarantee Hormuz stays open for 60 days without tolls and revive the ceasefire, per Iran International.source

An LNG Carrier and a Tanker Hit as Talk of a Truce Spreads

Gulf & Naval
  • UKMTO says an LNG carrier and an oil tanker were attacked on Saturday in the northern and northeastern Strait of Hormuz, that the regional threat level remains 'severe,' and that GNSS jamming continues and commercial traffic stays below normal, per Iran International.source
  • Open Source Intel says IRGC forces were firing on ships even as Trump spoke of a ceasefire and Hormuz talks, while MP Hassan Qashqavi declared control of all traffic in Hormuz, the Sea of Oman, and the Persian Gulf Iran's 'natural and legal right.'source
  • CENTCOM says that as of Aug. 2 it has redirected 35 commercial vessels under the blockade, disabled two, and boarded two, as USS Abraham Lincoln operates in the Arabian Sea.source

Trump Calls Off the Attack — on Condition of a Swift Hormuz Deal

  • Trump wrote on Truth Social that he agreed to a request from Iran and other Middle Eastern countries to cancel the planned attack, provided a very swift agreement brings the immediate, complete, and unconditional reopening of Hormuz and ends Iran's nuclear threat — adding that 'America's quiver is full,' per Iran International.source
  • The Wall Street Journal says pressure from Gulf states and mediators' progress drove the decision — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged Trump in a call to de-escalate — though WarMonitor, also citing the WSJ, says some Gulf states such as the UAE are pushing Trump to escalate.source
  • Mehr and Sepah News, quoting military officials, called Trump's claim that Iran had asked him to refrain from new attacks 'a new lie,' insisting forces are at maximum readiness and that 'the battlefield will be the deciding factor,' RadioFarda reports.source

Drones on Iraqi Kurdistan and Death Threats on a Tehran Highway

  • The Rojava Telegram channel reports Iranian drones launched from the Piranshahr area targeted bases of Iranian Kurdish parties in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil, and shared video of a U.S. C-RAM system intercepting drones over Erbil; Iraqi and U.S. officials have not commented, per Iran International.source
  • A new billboard above a Tehran highway, made by the IRGC-linked Owj organization, depicts Melania and Barron Trump as bloodied corpses alongside Ivanka Trump with the word 'KILLED' and the message 'Hey, terrorist! Get ready to die,' Visegrád 24 reports.source
  • Egypt's Information Minister Diaa Rashwan rejected reports quoting unnamed Egyptian officials that the IRGC was behind the drone attack at Damietta port, warning against blaming any party before the investigation ends, per Babak Taghvaee.source

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