Live Updates: Trump to start 'Project Freedom Plus' if Iran talks fail, Israel-Lebanon negotiations to resume
US strikes Iranian tankers violating Hormuz blockade • UAE activates air defense system amid renewed Iranian attacks • Hezbollah launches rockets at northern Israel
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists as he makes his way to board Marine One before departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on May 8, 2026.(photo credit: Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)
US imposes sanctions on 10 individuals, companies for aiding Iran's weapons sector
The US Treasury said it was also prepared to act against any foreign company supporting illicit Iranian commerce and could impose secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions that aid Iran.
ByREUTERSA Shahed drone on display during the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran February 11, 2026.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Trump says US will start 'Project Freedom Plus' if Iran talks fail
Earlier on Saturday, a reporter asked Trump if he thought Iran was "slow-rolling" talks, to which the President replied, "We'll find out soon enough."
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Mojtaba Khamenei still playing critical role in Iran war strategy - report
Russia's Lavrov tells UAE counterpart of need to support US-Iran talks
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Israel-Lebanon talks to resume May 14-15 with US mediation
The US State Department specified that "comprehensive peace is contingent on the full restoration of Lebanese state authority and the complete disarmament of Hezbollah."
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israel Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter pose for a photo before their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, April 14, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE)Go to the full article > >
US attacks in Gulf violation of ceasefire, more than a ‘light slap,’ Iranian officials say
An Iranian military source warned that if the US attempted to re-enter the Persian Gulf, it would receive another "decisive response."
ByARIELLA ROITMANA still image released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a press release describing the operation dubbed "Epic Fury", an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, shows a rocket launch from a ship, in this picture obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026.(photo credit: US CENTCOM via X/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Strikes reported in Lebanon, missiles intercepted in northern Israel - report
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 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8.
