Live Updates: Netanyahu-Trump talks approach as Oman, Iran near deal to reopen strait amid lull in US strikes
Israel-Lebanon talks to continue in Rome • Houthis mirror Iranian pressure in Bab al-Mandab Strait • Kurdish opposition to Iran, US consulate targeted in Iraq
Follow us on GooglePalestinians walk next to yellow concrete block marking the “yellow zone” under Israeli military control in the Tufah neighborhood of Gaza City, July 27, 2026. (photo credit: Ali Hassan/Flash90)
Iran executes two men over charges related to January protests
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Oman, Iran, benefiting from lull in US strikes, approach deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz - report
Although the talks aren't meant to put a full stop to the US-Iran conflict, mediators hope that a temporary agreement to reopen the strait would accelerate talks for a more concrete deal.
ByARIELLA ROITMANShips and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER/FILE PHOTO)Go to the full article > >
Sirens in Gaza Envelope were false identification, IDF says
Next round of Israel-Lebanon talks to take place early August in Rome, US official says
Negotiators plan to focus on the trilateral framework, resolving border issues, and expanding pilot areas in southern Lebanon.
ByIDAN KWELLERRepresentations of the Israeli and Lebanese flags at a memorial near the Israel-Lebanon border, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following U.S.-mediated talks, as the town of Metula, Israel, appears in the distance, June 27, 2026.(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Just one in three Americans support Iran war, most unsure of Trump's goals - poll
Approval of the conflict has been below 40% since the US and Israel launched strikes on February 28, a stark contrast to the opening months of other recent conflicts.
ByREUTERSUS President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Michigan, US, July 27, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci)Go to the full article > >
‘Vanguard of Muslim causes’: Expert tells ‘Post’ why Houthis amplify aid to Hezbollah in media
The Houthis have been known to have sent resources, whether funds or material supplies, to Hezbollah since at least 2019, despite the current humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDHouthi supporters hold up posters of Houthi leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and the late leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, during a demonstration in Sanaa, Yemen, to show solidarity with Lebanon, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, April 17, 2026.(photo credit: KHALED ABDULLAH/ REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Yemen's FM says Houthis using Bab al-Mandab to mirror Iran's pressure in Strait of Hormuz
The Houthis seek to replicate the Iranian model of control over the Strait of Hormuz on Bab al-Mandab.
ByREUTERSA satellite imagery shows Bab el Mandeb Strait, a key shipping waterway and the gateway to the Red Sea, as Iran threatens using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, in this handout picture dated July 12, 2026.(photo credit: NASA Worldview/Handout via REUTERS)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
