Live Updates: Trump warns of stronger strikes against Iran as regime continues attacks across Middle East
Oil tankers turn around, avoid Red Sea following warnings by Yemen's Houthis • Israel, Lebanon delegations to meet in Rome on August 4 for new negotiations round
Follow us on GoogleBoats float near the coast of Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/FILE PHOTO)
Sirens sound in Kuwait as military reports that air defenses intercept hostile Iranian drones
Sirens sounded in Kuwait on Thursday morning, according to reports from the Kuwait Interior Ministry.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFSmoke billows near the oil facility in Mangaf, Kuwait, July 18, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.(photo credit: Social Media/via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
US House passes $1 trillion defense bill despite Iran, Israel concerns
US Democrats object to the ongoing and deeply unpopular war with Iran, which the Pentagon said has cost the US $37.5 billion so far.
ByREUTERSUS President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci)Go to the full article > >
Explosions heard in southern Iran, local media reports
Several explosions were heard in the southern Iranian city of Sirik on Thursday morning
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFAn explosion at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 20, 2026. (photo credit: CENTCOM/Handout via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Houthis claim credit for two tankers struck in Red Sea
IDF says Palestinian soccer players and FIFA referee were Hamas, PIJ terrorists
The military described efforts to portray the terrorists as innocent civilians as "part of a broader effort promoted by various actors against the State of Israel."
Gofman met head of CIA during secret Washington visit to coordinate Iran nuclear deal - report
According to Axios' sources, the visit aimed to coordinate the US and Israel ahead of the ongoing negotiations with Iran and the nuclear issue.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFTaken before his appointment as Mossad Chief, Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)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
Thirty-nine IDF soldiers and 23 civilians have been killed, and at least 7,693 more injured in ballistic missile attacks across Israel since February 28 • 18 US soldiers killed, CENTCOM says
A ceasefire deal was announced on April 7 and went into effect on April 8
