Live Updates: IDF publishes letters from Sinwar, terror leader's son two years after military assassinated him
Rubio speaks with Lebanon's president about confiscation of explosives from Hezbollah • Mladenov receives COGAT letter, says suspension of private sector goods into Gaza is 'unacceptable'
Follow us on GoogleA billboard of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is displayed on a building in a street in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2024(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)
'We'll knock it out fast': Trump threatens Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site with strikes
Trump did not confirm previous reports that the US would use a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast.
ByTZVI JASPERUS President Donald Trump speaks with media before boarding Marine One as he travels to Grand Island, Nebraska, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 5, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Eric Lee)Go to the full article > >
WATCH: IDF releases never-before-seen footage, marking two years since Hamas's Yahya Sinwar's death
The death of Yahya Sinwar on October 16, 2024, marked a turning point in Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and acted as a symbolic victory of Israel over the man who planned the October 7 massacre.
IDF, Shin Bet kill two terrorists in Khan Yunis who allegedly smuggled weapons into Gaza
The IDF and Shin Bet said that precise munitions and aerial surveillance were used to mitigate unnecessary harm to civilians. Operations in Gaza continue to dismantle threats to troops and civilians
ByASHER SMITHThe IDF and the ISA eliminated two terrorists who facilitated the smuggling of weapons and military equipment into the Gaza Strip, 15 October 2026(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)Go to the full article > >
Mladenov receives COGAT letter, says suspension of private sector goods into Gaza is 'unacceptable'
“Civilian supplies, humanitarian assistance and commercial activity must be protected from coercion, exploitation and interference,” Mladenov said.
BySARAH MOSKOWITZ, REUTERSNickolay Mladenov takes part in a charter announcement for U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026(photo credit: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)Go to the full article > >
Rubio urges Lebanon to not return confiscated explosives to Hezbollah, US official says
Rubio urged Aoun to hold accountable those who ordered, financed, and directed the shipment of of hundreds of kilograms of explosives from Hezbollah.
ByREUTERSUnited States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in New York, US, September 23, 2026.(photo credit: Yuki Iwamura/Pool via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Iran warned Hezbollah to prepare for war as it expects US strikes soon, diplomats tell 'Post'
According to the sources, Iran's message to Hezbollah was: "We estimate that an American attack is a matter of time - you should also be prepared."
Five killed as Houthis target Yemen's presidential palace in Aden with missiles
The Houthis also recently warned airlines that Saudi airspace and airports remain unsafe.
ByREUTERSYemeni security soldiers stand in front of a screen broadcasting Houthi-run forces launching a missile, during a demonstration staged to support missile forces in protecting the country's sovereignty and to denounce the Saudi accusation that Yemenis are attempting to attack Maca, on September 18.(photo credit: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)Go to the full article > >
Yemen’s government needs weapons, but they can’t come from the US or Israel, expert tells 'Post'
Though an expert from the Royal United Services Institute said that the Houthis needed to be defeated, he insisted this could only come about by empowering the legitimate government - not airstrikes.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDHouthi control around Bab el-Mandeb gives Iran-aligned forces leverage over a second major maritime choke point, opposite the Strait of Hormuz on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula. A Yemeni government army officer gestures as he rides a boat in Bab el-Mandeb, Yemen, April 2.(photo credit: REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Basij female unit commander assassinated in latest attack targeting Iranian armed forces
Aqila, commander of the Afzal Sisters’ Basij unit in Mehrestan, was reportedly assassinated outside her home in front of her children.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDIllustrative: An Iranian woman member of the Basij militia's Ashura battalion takes part in a military parade to mark the national Basij week at a military base of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards in northeastern Tehran on November 25, 2008.(photo credit: CHAVOSH HOMAVANDI/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.