Here are Pres TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT, on August 23, 2026.

Iran’s security chief says the Islamic Republic will neutralize the US’s economic pressure, including by responding to countries joining an American “economic war” against the country.

Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref says economic pressure cannot change the Iranian people’s resolve and would instead produce the opposite effect.

A senior IRGC commander says Iran managed to defeat its enemies while spending only one-hundredth of the amount the enemy spent on weapons.

Iran’s first vice president says the country will prevail against economic pressure after securing victory on the military front.

Iran’s top general says the country’s police forces will put the rioters in their place in cooperation with the people.

Peaceful economic protests by Tehran bazaar merchants over currency depreciation were hijacked by hostile external actors using media manipulation to push create unrest and push their "regime-change" narratives.