Iran

Herzog says Israel-Saudi peace is his dream, 'unsurprised' by renewed Iran conflict, in interview

President Isaac Herzog discussed the unfolding situation with Iran and the prospect of normalization in the region in a Thursday interview with Saudi state-owned Al-Arabiya.

President Isaac Herzog speaks at a conference in Herzliya, June 30, 2026.
Family members with US flags wait to greet freed American detainees released in a prisoner swap deal between U.S and Iran upon arriving at Davison Army Airfield at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, US, September 19, 2023.

Iran judiciary denies Trump statement that American prisoner was freed

US President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to the media with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent behind him, on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Trump expected to expand Iran military campaign as Tehran warns of broader retaliation

Reporters raise hands as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2026.

Iran no longer a 'very strong, powerful terrorist state' after Operation Epic Fury, Leavitt says


Strait of Hormuz escalation pushing Iran to 'run faster toward a nuclear bomb,' expert warns

According to INSS Iran expert Ben Sabti, the regime's very survival gives the leadership a sense of victory. The central power mechanisms continue to function. 

Damage from interceptions from the latest barrage from Iran, March 19, 2026

After Strait of Hormuz, Iran turns to Bab el-Mandeb as new pressure point - analysis

Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now using the Houthis to extend its threat to global trade and energy supplies beyond the Persian Gulf.

Armed Yemeni supporters of the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist organization brandish their weapons during a protest against US strikes on Iran in Sanaa on July 10, 2026.

Trump wants to impose fees for Strait of Hormuz transit just like Iran: Is that legal? - explainer

US President Donald Trump claimed that the US would impose a 20% tariff on cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz amid a dispute over Tehran's efforts to maintain control of the waterway.

US President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to the media with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent behind him, on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

‘I want to be reimbursed’: How will Gulf nations receive Trump’s push for protection payments?

“Trump is transactional, always looking for where the money is. He's a businessman; he admits it, and he's not ashamed of it; he's proud of it. The Gulf States understood that from the beginning."

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), in front of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2025.

Netanyahu to Iran: New attacks on Israel will be met with 'much more powerful' response

Speaking at the Negev Conference in Dimona, the prime minister also said Hezbollah now has only 7% to 8% of the missiles it possessed at the start of the war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Negev Conference in Dimona, July 14, 2026

Fifty-five detained Iranian fishermen freed in UAE, embassy says

The fishermen were detained by the UAE's coast guard in recent months due to "special conditions" in the region, Iran's embassy in the UAE stated.

 Fishermen unload their catch on May 16, 2026 along the Strait of Hormuz on Qeshm Island, Iran.

Was the Mossad's Ahmadinejad operation a failure, or did Trump kill it? - analysis

The Mossad's failure may not have been its plan to install Ahmadinejad as Iran's new leader, but its inability to anticipate Trump would halt key parts of it.

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a press conference after registering as a candidate for the presidential election, at Tehran’s Interior Ministry, June 2024.

Iran's attacks on Emirati tankers leaves Gulf united against Islamic regime - analysis

Gulf solidarity is now emerging in an even larger way than before. While some countries want an agreement that will end the fighting, they are also outraged by Iran’s new attacks.

The VLCC Mobassa B (previously named Front Forth), one of the two tankers which the UAE defense ministry said was struck by Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, seen in Rotterdam, Netherlands, August 18, 2024

Netanyahu selectively investigates security leaks for his own political gain, NYT reporter alleges

Journalist Ronen Bergman said that Netanyahu simultaneously leaks security information and then investigates it, allegedly making decisions that will serve him politically.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a memorial ceremony for Zionist leader Theodor Herzl at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on July 5, 2026.

India, New Zealand summon Iranian diplomats in wake of attacks in Strait of Hormuz

India summoned Iran's representatives in Delhi after Iran had struck two ships carrying a total of 30 Indian sailors, the External Affairs Ministry announced.

This frame grab taken from AFPTV video footage on July 12, 2026 shows a cargo ship anchoring near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan.