Live Updates: Trump prioritizes Iran nuclear issue over economics, most Iranian launchers reportedly operational
South Korea weighs phased role in Hormuz mission • Hezbollah reportedly planning to occupy Beirut • Hamas preventing Gazan contractors from crossing Yellow Line to rebuild Rafah
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a 'Rose Garden Club' dinner for National Police Week in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC.(photo credit: KEVIN DIETSCH/GETTY IMAGES)
Trump says stopping Iran's nuclear program outweighs Americans' economic pain
"The only thing that matters, when I’m talking about Iran, they can’t have a nuclear weapon," US President Donald Trump said before departing the White House for a trip to China.
ByREUTERSUS President Donald Trump speaks to the press, ahead of departing the White House for Joint Base Andrews en route to Beijing, China, in Washington, DC, US, May 12, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/EVELYN HOCKSTEIN)Go to the full article > >
South Korea weighs phased role in Hormuz mission after US talks, defense minister says
South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back told a press conference that he had conveyed Seoul’s position at a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday.
ByREUTERSSouth Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-Back, speaks during the joint press conference with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, following the 57th Security Consultative Meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, November 4, 2025.(photo credit: Lee Jin-man/Pool via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Iran retains access to majority of missile launch sites, US intelligence shows - report
According to The New York Times, Iran can also use the missile stockpiles in non-operational sites by transferring them via mobile launchers.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFMockups of domestically-made Iranian missiles are displayed at an exhibition outside the Defence Museum in Tehran on March 31, 2026.(photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)Go to the full article > >
Hezbollah planning to occupy Beirut as pressure on Naim Qassem builds
According to sources in the security establishment, Hezbollah is convinced that Israel is plotting a move to divide Lebanon, during which the Lebanese state would lose large areas of territory.
ByAMIR BOHBOTA protester holds a picture of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem during a demonstration in Riad Al Solh Square in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 11, 2026.(photo credit: Manon Roca/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Hamas is preventing Gazan contractors from crossing Yellow Line to rebuild Rafah - report
The contractors were threatened at gunpoint by Hamas militants, who refused to permit them passage to the site. The contractors, who came from various parts of the Strip, were forcibly turned away.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFYOUNG PALESTINIAN workers break up concrete while working on rubble in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.(photo credit: Ramadan Abed/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
‘You cannot have it both ways’: Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi urges US to back regime change in Iran
Speaking at the POLITICO Security Summit in Washington DC, Pahlavi said Western governments had spent years pursuing a failed strategy of appeasement that ultimately emboldened Tehran.
ByALEX WINSTONReza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and an Iranian opposition figure, attends a press conference at the House of the 'Bundespressekonferenz' in Berlin, Germany, April 23, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen)Go to the full article > >
Saudi Arabia secretly launched attacks on Iran during regional escalations
Reuters was unable to confirm what the specific targets were.
ByREUTERSSmoke rises following an explosion in Tehran amid the war with Iran, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Two IDF soldiers moderately, lightly wounded following Hezbollah drone strike along Lebanese border
Trump: '100% confident' Iran will stop enriching uranium, will hand over remaining stockpiles
The comments were made on Sid Rosenberg's Sid & Friends show on New York's TalkRadio 77 WABC.
ByJAMES GENN, IDAN KWELLERUS President Donald Trump gestures while delivering remarks at the White House in Washington, May 11, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)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 • 13 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8.
