Live Updates: CENTCOM says 130 ships redirected under Iran blockade, Board of Peace pursuing Gaza plan
Board source says Gaza efforts continue ahead of Israeli elections • US forces report destroying 13 ships • US pulls bombers from RAF Fairford amid alleged Iranian plot
Follow us on GoogleSCREENSHOT FROM a video released by Iranian media showing an encounter between the IRGC Navy and a US warship in the Strait of Hormuz, which they claim withdrew from the area after receiving a warning.(photo credit: IRIB News Agency)
Board of Peace ‘not stepping back’ from Gaza plan ahead of Israeli elections - report
A Board of Peace source says Gaza roadmap efforts continue after an Israeli security source described ongoing operations to weaken Hamas.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFPRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Gaza Board of Peace Director Nickolay Mladenov, May 13, 2026.(photo credit: MA'AYAN TOAF/GPO)Go to the full article > >
Iraqi police officer killed, four others injured in Islamic State terror attack near Kirkuk
Despite the defeat of the Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate nearly a decade ago, the group retains sleeper cells in Iraq, Iraqi security officials told Reuters ahead of the US withdrawal.
ByREUTERSAn Iraqi police patrol transports Iraqi detainees to the Karkh Court during the trial of six French citizens accused of terrorism in Baghdad, on October 5, 2026; Illustrative.(photo credit: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP via Getty Images)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, saying they aimed to create conditions for regime change in Iran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike on a bunker in Tehran. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in what became the IAF’s largest-ever aerial operation.
Iran retaliated with missile attacks across the Middle East, targeting Gulf states and US military bases in the region.
Since February 28, ballistic missile attacks on Israel have killed 39 IDF soldiers and 23 civilians, while injuring at least 7,693 others. CENTCOM said 18 US soldiers were also killed.
A ceasefire was announced on April 7 and took effect the following day.
