Live Updates: Security cabinet meeting ends without Lebanon ceasefire, Hamas refuses disarmament plan
Israel monitoring Iran ceasefire talks, is prepared to resume attacks • Over 20 rockets fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel • IDF chief: Southern Lebanon to become a no-go zone for Hezbollah
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, flanked by U.S. State Department Counsellor Michael Needham and U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, meets with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh Moawad April 14, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE)
US deploys additional troops to Middle East as Hormuz blockade enters third day - report
The deployment reportedly includes a carrier strike group with approximately 6,000 personnel aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, alongside roughly 4,200 Marines.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFThe Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) transits the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 15, 2026. (photo credit: US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John R. Farren)Go to the full article > >
Hamas plans to use Iran, Lebanon negotiations to avoid disarmament, gain control of Gaza's BoP
A source from the security establishment warned that Hamas is taking advantage of Israel's focus on the Hezbollah situation and the US focus on the Iranian front to buy time.
ByAMIR BOHBOTAn illustrative image of a silhouette over the backdrop of the Hamas flag.(photo credit: tanitost/Shutterstock)Go to the full article > >
Security cabinet meeting ends without Lebanon ceasefire, no plans currently in place
The meeting comes after sources told the Post that no plans are in place for a ceasefire in Lebanon after Hezbollah-affiliated media claimed that a ceasefire would go into effect on Wednesday.
US sanctions Iranian oil shipping network run by son of Ali Shamkhani
Shamkhani’s network had previously been sanctioned by the Treasury in July of 2025. The US issued 115 sanctions against the group, according to a Treasury press release at the time.
US Senate Republicans block latest bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers
The Senate voted 52-47 not to advance the war powers resolution, underscoring his party's continuing support for the Republican president's war policy more than six weeks after the war began.
Iran offers proposal allowing ships to exit Oman side of Hormuz free of attack, source says
The war with Iran has resulted in the largest-ever disruption of global oil and gas supplies due to Iran's interruption of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
ByREUTERSA vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/FILE PHOTO)Go to the full article > >
Kremlin says US has rejected its proposal that Russia take Iranian uranium stocks
Russia first proposed last June that it take control of Iran's uranium stock, but no action was taken. According to news reports, Russia reissued the proposal again this week.
ByREUTERSALMOST FOUR years into the Ukraine-Russia war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has proved the adage that Russia was not as weak as some thought, but not as strong as some assumed. Here, Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via video link at the Kremlin, in Moscow last month.(photo credit: REUTERS)Go to the full article > >Operation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker, Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
Iran retaliated by firing across the Middle East at Gulf nations and US military bases in the region
Twelve IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • Eleven US soldiers killed
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8.
