Live Updates: Iran sends missiles, drones to Kuwait, Bessent says IRGC in 'economic death throes'
US prepared to launch a new wave of strikes against Iran at any time • Netanyahu warns that an attack from Tehran would be 'one of their last decisions
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Gulf shipping traffic via Hormuz below 10-day average, data shows
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Iranian missile, drone attack in Kuwait targets US military bases - report
Local sources told IRIB that a US base in Kuwait had been struck, claiming that smoke was rising from the site. Neither the US nor Kuwait have confirmed such reports.
ByESTHER DAVISStill from a video purporting to show an Iranian drone launch, released by Iran August 31, 2026.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X/@IRANinMumbai)Go to the full article > >
Pentagon limits classified access amid Iran war concerns - report
It was not immediately clear whether the documents remained available to US personnel through other means or how the reduction in access could affect military planning, according to the report.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFSecretary of War Pete Hegseth arrives for an event to honor Marines who were serving during the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing at the Pentagon on August 26, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia; illustrative(photo credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Bessent: Iran in 'death throes,' US allies will support efforts to economically 'asphyxiate' IRGC
The operation has been met with "a great show of support," Bessent told reporters. "What I can tell you is many of our allies came forward and said we will do whatever is necessary."
ByESTHER DAVISUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, US, September 1, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/SAM WOLFE)Go to the full article > >
US prepared to launch new wave of strikes against Iran at any time, Trump warns
“It was a very heavy attack last night, and we’re prepared to do another one anytime we want,” Trump continued, adding that the US “blew up much more than their radars” in Monday night’s strikes.
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Netanyahu warns that an attack from Tehran would be 'one of their last decisions'
Netanyahu made his remarks during an event at a Sderot hesder yeshiva, with N12 News reporting that some of the students began to sing anti-Palestinian songs in front of the prime minister.
ByYANIR YAGNA, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, MAARIV ONLINEAn F-35 adir from 140 squadron take part in an Israeli air force air show during the graduation ceremony for soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert, June 29, 2023.(photo credit: OFER ZIDON/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
