Live Updates: US strikes Iran's defense systems, launch sites after several ships attacked in Hormuz

July 8, 4:01 AM

Reports of renewed explosions in southern Iran

July 8, 2:27 AM

US strikes were five times more powerful than previous strikes in Hormuz

July 8, 1:29 AM

US strikes targeted Iranian air defense and launch sites

July 8, 12:54 AM

Iran's foreign ministry condemns 'US violations of the MoU'

July 8, 12:52 AM

US CENTCOM strikes Iran

July 8, 12:51 AM

US strikes southern Iran in response to Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A ship in the Strait of Hormuz, June 2026

(photo credit: REUTERS)

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July 7, 10:19 PM

US revoking license that authorized Iranian oil sales, official says

The move came after three tankers reported being struck by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days. A US official said initial indications show that Iran was responsible for the strikes.

ByREUTERS

Drone view of oil tanker HELGA berthed at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, April 24, 2026.

(photo credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Aty/File Photo)

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July 7, 8:52 PM

Netanyahu reiterates concern that US sale of F-35s to Turkey could disrupt regional power balance

Netanyahu told CNN that he had spoken to Trump about his concerns regarding the possibility that the sale could disrupt the balance of power in the region.

ByGOLDIE KATZ

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a cornerstone laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in east Jerusalem near the separation wall with the West Bank on July 5, 2026.

(photo credit: ILIA YEFIMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)

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July 7, 8:48 PM

Prime Minister Netanyahu visits wounded IDF soldiers at Haifa's Rambam Hospital

July 7, 7:39 PM

WATCH: Hezbollah RPG, missile launchers found in civilian home in southern Lebanon, IDF says

On Monday, the IDF announced it had found over 150 weapons in the southern Lebanese village of Hadatha over the past month, also located in the Security Zone.