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IDF was not planning to strike Iran on Oct. 10 despite reports of attack blocked by Trump

Sources told the Post it was unusual for IDF chief Eyal Zamir to be excluded from the Hegseth meeting, raising questions about the political considerations behind Netanyahu's decision.

(Illustrative) A projectile is fired during what the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said was a third round of strikes this week against Iran, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 11, 2026.
Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

Iran strikes Iranian opposition group Kurdistan Freedom Party in latest attack

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman hold hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 18, 2025.

Trump's push for Israel-Saudi relations faces obstacles amid elections, Houthi attacks - analysis

Iraqi security forces stand at the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after Iraq closed the crossing following airstrikes on the Iranian side that security sources said killed an Iraqi citizen, Iraq, April 4, 2026.

Iraq closes southern border crossing with Iran amid US pressure on Baghdad


US military weighs 'Mother of All Bombs' for Iran strikes as Eisenkot vows to destroy Hamas

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US military officers stand near US Air Force planes, which were used to evacuate people from Afghanistan, at Al Udeid airbase in Doha, Qatar, September 4, 2021.

Iran facing growing insurgency in separatist, largely Sunni, Sistan-Balochistan region - analysis

Reports of intensifying clashes between IRGC and Baloch rebels point to growing unrest in the country's southeast, where restrictions on reporting make the scale of fighting difficult to verify.

A member of Basij paramilitary forces attends a rally in support of Palestinians, in Tehran, Iran, October 13, 2023; illustrative.

German court sentences two for plotting to kill leader of German Jewish community for Iran

A Hamburg court ruled that Iranian intelligence recruited a man to carry out state-sponsored terrorism in Germany, sentencing him to eight and a half years in prison.

An illustrative silhouette of an intelligence agent handler with a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Iran warned Hezbollah to prepare for war as it expects US strikes soon, diplomats tell 'Post'

According to the sources, Iran's message to Hezbollah was: "We estimate that an American attack is a matter of time - you should also be prepared."

 HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS take part in a military exercise during a media tour organized for the occasion of Resistance and Liberation Day, in Aaramta, Lebanon, last month.

Basij female unit commander assassinated in latest attack targeting Iranian armed forces

Aqila, commander of the Afzal Sisters’ Basij unit in Mehrestan, was reportedly assassinated outside her home in front of her children.

Illustrative: An Iranian woman member of the Basij militia's Ashura battalion takes part in a military parade to mark the national Basij week at a military base of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in northeastern Tehran on November 25, 2008.

'Mother of all bombs': US potential Iran strike plans include largest non-nuclear weapon - report

According to CNN, multiple US officials said that the plans called for the MOAB to be used against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites, including Pickaxe Mountain.

This US Department of Defense (DoD) handout photo shows the Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB) weapon March 11, 2003 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

Five killed in Houthi strikes on Yemen's presidental palace, IDF kills two terrorists in Gaza

Rubio speaks with Lebanon's President about confiscation of explosives from Hezbollah • US considers using largest non-nuclear bomb against Iran • Basij female unit commander assassinated

An F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares to launch from the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the aircraft carrier sails regional waters in the Middle East.

US Space Force electromagnetic weapons played key role in Venezuela, Iran operations - report

The US Space Force has also accelerated the deployment of a new jamming system, allowing US personnel to deploy electronic warfare capabilities quickly.

The Axiom Mission 3 launches to the International Space Station at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. January 18, 2024.

US considers easing sanctions on shadow fleet vessels to cut freight rates, official says

The new talks center on the United States potentially allowing "legal oil" to flow on previously sanctioned vessels, the US official said.

A sailboat sails as a boat approaches to the boarding ladder of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar,

Trump says ‘leakers should be shot’ at Arizona rally, days after approving firing-squad execution

Recalling a leak Trump said delayed the June 2025 B-2 strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the president declared: “In the old days, we used to shoot leakers.”

US President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Arizona, US, October 14, 2026.