Live Updates: US sanctions Iranian-linked entities, oil tanker struck near Hormuz
Netanyahu claims Iran tried to assassinate one of his sons • Infiltration scare in eastern Jordan Valley • Houthis warn against supporting sanctions on Iran
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Drugs found in Gaza aid as IDF destroys Hamas weapons depots in mosque, arrests West Bank terrorist
"Hamas remains the main obstacle to further improving the situation in the Gaza Strip," a senior COGAT official said.
ByAMIR BOHBOT, LEO FEIERBERG BETTERTrucks loaded with humanitarian aid wait at the Kerem Shalom crossing before entering the Gaza Strip from southern Israel, August 12, 2026. (photo credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
US State Dept. sanctions Iranian military activities, fuel export in Operation Economic Outcast
Sanctions targeted Iranian individuals and companies that facilitated the trade of petroleum and petrochemical products with Iran or supported military action against US forces.
ByESTHER DAVISUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks at the start of a ministerial meeting on political violence, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2026.(photo credit: JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Greece warns Turkey against violating sovereign rights, vows response from 'position of strength'
“Yes, we want peace. But we want it from a position of strength. With security and without fear complexes,” Gerapetritis said.
ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER, MAARIV ONLINE Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis talks during an interview with Reuters, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens,Greece, June 18, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
US can still strike Hormuz targets, Hegseth warns as 'Economic D-Day' takes aim at Iran's economy
"By no means are we foreclosing using kinetic strikes anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz or around Iran," Hegseth told reporters.
ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER, AARON GLICK, REUTERSUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Eric Lee)Go to the full article > >
'Iran tried to assassinate one of my sons,' Netanyahu reveals
Netanyahu was speaking on a phone call with Channel 14's military correspondent, Noam Amir, when he stated that the Islamic regime tried to assassinate one of his sons.
ByJAMES GENNIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/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
