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US CENTCOM announces renewed wave of strikes against Iran

In a statement on X/Twitter, CENTCOM stated that the strikes are intended to degrade Iran’s “ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships freely transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”

A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet refuels during a patrol over the Middle East, pictured in an image shared by US Central Command on July 12, 2026.
Members of the military salute during a dignified transfer of the remains of six US Army service members of the 103rd Sustainment Command, who were killed in Kuwait, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, US, March 7, 2026.

Survivors of Iran's March attack on US base in Kuwait claim leadership ignored warnings - report

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) speaks with a Palestinian resident of Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, during a visit in the West Bank, July 9, 2026.

Member of Ro Khanna's West Bank entourage gives full recount of incident to 'Post'

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026

Iran opens a 3,000-km. front across the Gulf in bid to stretch US defenses - analysis


Israel warns US of new Iranian plot to assassinate Trump as tensions in region grow - report

The report follows the newest bout of attacks between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. 

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026

Replacing Graham Platner: US Senate replacement options split over Israel policy

Candidates hoping to become the Maine Democratic nominee for Senate are split on key issues of concern to the Jewish community.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (center) stands with Troy Jackson (left), who is now running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, and Graham Platner (right), who was then the Democrats' presumptive nominee, during Sanders' “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, May 24, 2026, in Orono, Maine.

Rahm Emanuel to 'Post': ‘I told Mamdani river to the sea means destroying the Jewish people’

US AFFAIRS: In an interview with the Post, the 2028 prospective US presidential hopeful says he won’t take AIPAC money, backs a Palestinian state, and stands by sanctions on the Jewish state.

FORMER WHITE HOUSE chief of staff Rahm Emanuel speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University on Wednesday. What was billed as an honest conversation about the US-Israel relationship ended up closer to an indictment of Israel.

Israel doesn't need unconditional US support to be confident in its own strength - analysis

Emanuel's argument has been made before and sits at the crossroads of which policy works best in the US-Israel relationship: whether Israel needs more “tough love" or unconditional love.

People walk past a projection depicting Israeli and US flags on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on Oct. 22, 2025.

Several explosions heard in southeastern Iran, air defense systems activated - report

US officials told The Jerusalem Post that America was not responsible for the explosions. However, a Bushehr official told IRNA that a military site in the region was hit by a US-Israeli projectile.

Smoke rises from explosions at an unknown location, following what US Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iranian military targets, in this screen grab from a video released on July 8, 2026.

White House preparing for prolonged Iran conflict over the Strait of Hormuz - report

US officials believe the conflict could last from several days to weeks, depending on whether Iran continues attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Axios reported.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters mid-flight in the press cabin of the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One after changing planes to return to Washington from RAF Mildenhall, Britain, July 8, 2026.

Will Turkey box Israel out of Hamas's future role in Gaza?

Israel watches Turkey’s rise with concern as F-35 talks, Hamas’s refusal to disarm and Iran’s uranium stockpile reshape the regional threat map.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes US President Donald Trump at Ankara Airport, who is paying an official visit to Turkey ahead of the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 7, 2026.

Hundreds rally in Houston after ICE fatally shoots migrant during enforcement operation

Family members, lawmakers and immigrant advocates called for an independent investigation after an ICE officer fatally shot a longtime Houston resident during a targeted enforcement operation.

People attend a vigil after the fatal shooting of Mexican motorist Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent in Houston, Texas, US, July 8, 2026.

Trump must not abandon his promise to people of Iran as collapse of Tehran deal looms - editorial

In January, US President Donald Trump told the Iranian people that help was coming; six months later, they deserve more than silence, bargaining, and regret.

Counter-protesters hold a banner with an image of US President Donald Trump on it, on the day of a rally marking Al-Quds Day and opposing the war on Iran and Lebanon outside the US consulate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 14, 2026.

Let us not fool ourselves: Iran has not changed - opinion

The Iranian leadership has not changed its goals or ideology, and the chants to kill Americans and Israelis are still what the public hears from its government.

Smoke rises from a fire after an explosion, amid reports of explosions by Iranian state media, in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released July 8, 2026.