Live Updates: Iran fires missiles at US bases in Middle East following launches from Iraq towards Saudi Arabia
US, Saudi Arabia launched joint attack on Iranian-backed Iraqi militias • Iran fired missiles at US bases in the region • Netanyahu says Trump meeting was successful
Follow us on GoogleSmoke seen following reported missile launch from Iran toward Jordan, July 22, 2026.(photo credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)
US, Saudi militaries attack Iranian-backed militias in Iraq following Iranian strikes on US bases
A US official told The Jerusalem Post that Iran had launched at least four ballistic missiles towards a US military base in Jordan, adding that "This was a major attack."
ByESTHER DAVISSmoke seen following reported missile launch from Iran toward Jordan, July 22, 2026.(photo credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT)Go to the full article > >
No US pressure on Israel to withdraw from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Israeli public diplomacy chief says
When Netanyahu eulogized former senator Lindsey Graham as Israel's "number one friend," Trump responded: "No, I'm Israel's number one friend. Lindsey is number two."
Middle East diplomats: Progress made on temporary Strait of Hormuz shipping deal
Two Middle Eastern diplomats said Tuesday that there had been progress in efforts to resolve the crisis surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, although no final agreement had been reached.
ByAMICHAI STEIN, REUTERSA vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 16, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)Go to the full article > >
Netanyahu flew secretly to US after intelligence warned of threat of Iranian attack- report
According to N12, Israeli security forces recommended that Netanyahu's flight leave under secretive conditions after reports that Iran was escalating its efforts to attack Israeli officials.
ByTZVI JASPER Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara seen boarding the Wing of Zion ahead of a trip to the United States, July 6, 2025(photo credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO)Go to the full article > >
Oman proposes Hormuz management system with voluntary fees, source says
Iran has said the strait cannot go back to its pre-war status where shipping flowed freely, while Gulf states insist there be no mandatory payment of fees to Iran.
ByREUTERSA vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam,Oman, July 16, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER/FILE PHOTO)Go to the full article > >
IRGC says it struck three tankers in Strait of Hormuz
ByREUTERSOperation 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
