﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Presstv</title><link>https://www.presstv.ir/</link><description>Press TV is a 24-hour English- and French-language news and documentary network affiliated with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:05:39 +0330</lastBuildDate><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/08/17/774554/pentagon-concedes-no-military-plan-secure-strait-hormuz-trump-seeks-scapegoats-source</link><title>Source: Pentagon concedes no military plan can secure Strait of Hormuz as Trump seeks scapegoats</title><description>An informed regional intelligence source tells Press TV that the US military has no viable plan to secure the Strait of Hormuz, as President Donald Trump looks for scapegoats and turns to psychological warfare against Iran.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/08/17/774551/Iran-IRGC-denial-Trump-talks-claims</link><title>IRGC calls Trump’s claims of backchannel talks ‘delusions’</title><description>IRGC spokesperson says Trump is delusional in claiming his administration held backchannel talks with the force.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/08/17/774547/IRGC-decisively-crush-threat-aggression</link><title>IRGC vows to ‘decisively crush any threat’ as Iran-US deal expires</title><description>The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) expresses its readiness to deliver a crushing response to any threat or aggression as a war-termination deal between Iran and the United States expires.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/08/17/774531/Iran-IRGC-costs-war</link><title>Iran defeated enemies at one-hundredth of their war expenditure: IRGC deputy chief</title><description>A senior IRGC commander says Iran managed to defeat its enemies while spending only one-hundredth of the amount the enemy spent on weapons.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/08/16/774499/Enemy-should-expect-strategic-surprises-IRGC-commander-warns-of-shift-to-offensive-posture</link><title>‘Enemy should expect strategic surprises’: IRGC commander warns of shift to offensive posture</title><description>He emphasized that the adversary was the initiator of the conflict, noting that Iran’s responses have thus far been purely defensive. </description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/08/16/774472/Iran-Army-chief-announces--30-000-bounty-for-killing-or-capturing-US-troops</link><title>Iran Army chief announces $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing US troops</title><description>Under this plan, any individual who kills or captures a US aggressor soldier and hands them over to authorities will receive a reward of 5 billion Tomans (approximately $30,000). </description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/08/16/774463/Iran-armed-forces-complete-defeat-US-Israel</link><title>Iran’s Armed Forces vow no retreat until ‘complete defeat’ of US, Israel</title><description>The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces pledges that it will not back down until securing the nation’s legitimate rights and inflicting a complete defeat on the aggressors, the United States and the Israeli regime, in the region.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/08/16/774460/Arab-Persian-Gulf-countries-frustrated-with-Trump-Report</link><title>Arab Persian Gulf states frustrated with Trump’s handling of war on Iran: Report</title><description>Arab Persian Gulf states are frustrated with President Donald Trump’s handling of the US-Israeli aggression against Iran, according to a recent report.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/08/17/774531/Iran-IRGC-costs-war</link><title>Iran defeated enemies at one-hundredth of their war expenditure: IRGC deputy chief</title><description>A senior IRGC commander says Iran managed to defeat its enemies while spending only one-hundredth of the amount the enemy spent on weapons.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/08/16/774499/Enemy-should-expect-strategic-surprises-IRGC-commander-warns-of-shift-to-offensive-posture</link><title>‘Enemy should expect strategic surprises’: IRGC commander warns of shift to offensive posture</title><description>He emphasized that the adversary was the initiator of the conflict, noting that Iran’s responses have thus far been purely defensive. </description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/08/16/774472/Iran-Army-chief-announces--30-000-bounty-for-killing-or-capturing-US-troops</link><title>Iran Army chief announces $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing US troops</title><description>Under this plan, any individual who kills or captures a US aggressor soldier and hands them over to authorities will receive a reward of 5 billion Tomans (approximately $30,000). </description><content:encoded 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report.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/08/16/774455/Commander--Qatar-must-allow-Iran-fact-finding-team-to-launch-probe-into-missing-pilots%E2%80%99-fate</link><title>Qatar must allow Iran fact-finding team to launch probe into missing pilots’ fate: Commander</title><description>A senior Iranian military commander has called upon Qatari authorities to allow a fact-finding team from the Iran Air Force to enter the country, and launch a probe into the fate of three missing Iranian pilots.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item><item><link>https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/08/15/774397/-Iran-urges-ICRC-follow-up-fate-three-pilots-captured-Qatar</link><title>Iran says Qatar captured three pilots during recent war; urges ICRC to pursue their case  </title><description> An Iranian commander calls on International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to urgently follow up on the status of three Iranian pilots captured by Qatari forces.</description><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" /></item></channel></rss>