Live Updates: Iranian attacks reportedly left billions in damage to US sites, Israel strikes southern Lebanon
Shin Bet foils terror plot in West Bank • Iran, Oman reach agreement on shares of Hormuz revenue • Iran asks Qatar to clarify fate of missing pilots
Follow us on GoogleSmoke rises from fires ignited by Israeli shelling that targeted the plain of Marjayoun in southern Lebanon on August 25, 2026. (photo credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)
Shipping traffic at key Gulf waterways remain subdued, data shows
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Iranian attacks caused billions in damages to US intelligence sites and hardware - report
Some of the intelligence-linked sites hit throughout the war include a Riyadh CIA station, a site in eastern Iraq, and other radar and surveillance equipment throughout the region, NBC reported.
ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTERFILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Stringer)Go to the full article > >
Mladenov tells UNSC that IDF, Hamas are causing Gaza ceasefire to unravel
Nikolay Mladenov, in a briefing to the UN, claimed that Hamas agreed to disarm and hand over authority in Gaza to a new body.
ByAMIR BOHBOT, MAYA ZANGER-SHAMIRMasked gunmen from the Qassam brigade, the militia wing of Hamas, attend the funeral of Mazen Faqha in Gaza City, Saturday, March, 25, 2017. The former Palestinian prisoner whom Israel sent to Gaza after his release was found shot dead at the entrance of his house in Gaza City.(photo credit: Wissam Nassar/Flash90.)Go to the full article > >
US removing Syria as sponsor of terror is 'blow' to victims, impacts on sectarian violence unknown
The Anti-Defamation League is still in the process of suing Syria on behalf of 130 US citizens who were killed or injured on October 7 and family members of American victims.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDUS President Donald Trump shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa during a bilateral meeting alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (photo credit: JONATHAN ERNST/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