Live Updates: US completes night of strikes on southern Iran, Netanyahu says Trump is in full control of Iran war
Explosions heard in southern Iran • Iran set to receive hundreds of Chinese shoulder-fired missiles • IDF bulldozer struck by Hezbollah drone • Netanyahu says Trump meeting was successful
Follow us on GoogleMilitary equipment targeted at an unknown location, during what US CENTCOM says are strikes on Iran, in this video screengrab released July 20.(photo credit: CENTCOM/Handout via REUTERS)
Netanyahu says Trump is in full control of Iran war, denies influencing strikes after DC meeting
Netanyahu denied pressuring Trump to enter or escalate the Iran war, saying the US president is the "senior partner" as the two leaders discussed the Hormuz blockade and further military action.
ByRUBY SADIKMANU.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/ELIZABETH FRANTZ/FILE PHOTO)Go to the full article > >
US CENTCOM completes strikes on Iran after explosions heard across country's south
Several locations in southern Iran were targeted by US forces, with explosions heard in the cities of Bushehr, Abu Musa, Kish Island, Ahwaz, and Qeshm Island, Iranian state media Press TV reported.
ByESTHER DAVISA US military aircraft flies 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 > >
CENTCOM outlines military assets in use for Strait of Hormuz blockade against Iran
On July 29, CENTCOM said, “CENTCOM forces continue to strictly enforce the US blockade against Iran. As of July 29 CENTCOM has redirected 20 commercial vessels, disabled 2, and boarded 2.”
BySETH J. FRANTZMANBoats navigate the sea on April 28, 2026 on Qeshm Island, Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. (photo credit: Asghar Besharati/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
US-Saudi Arabia airstrikes target Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces militia in Iraq
The strikes followed a series of drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia. The United States has made clear that it believes Iran-directed militias are responsible for the escalation.
BySETH J. FRANTZMANA man looks on near damage at a site belonging to Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) following airstrikes that the PMF said were carried out by US and Saudi forces, in Bartella, Nineveh province, Iraq, July 29, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)Go to the full article > >
Saudi Arabia seeking to build coalition to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks
The composition of the coalition has yet to be finalized and remains under discussion with dozens of countries, the sources said.
ByREUTERSExplosions take place on the deck of the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion on the Red Sea, in this handout picture released August 29, 2024. (photo credit: Houthi Military Media/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
